Management addressed the event’s transition to a virtual state in a recent statement.
Due to continued uncertainty about the public safety and technical aspects of hosting such an event during the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event conference is now officially going digital. The conference’s transition to a digital format means that the event will be accessible to music enthusiasts worldwide for the first time.
‘As travel to Amsterdam is limited for most of the broader international B2B audience, our 2020 conference program will take place as an online-focused format. As always, we will combine panels, masterclasses, and interactive Q&As with an extensive networking platform that enables ADE delegates to connect and meet up, both virtually as well as in real life’, say the festival’s organizers.
Although is confirmed, it remains unclear whether the festival will be taking place. Organizers addressed the uncertainty that surrounds the conference’s accompaniment in the same statement, writing,
‘As the interpretations and consequences of the countermeasures by the Dutch government are still unclear for a city-wide event such as ADE, the festival’s exact shape is currently uncertain. Clearly, the normal size and scope of the festival make it seriously challenging to ensure everyone’s health and safety, and so we are continuously reevaluating the situation in close cooperation with the government’, reads the event’s press release.
As of now, most of Amsterdam is open, and tourism has been on the rise, but local officials have yet to reinstate mass gatherings, festivals, and venues like nightclubs.
Amsterdam Dance Event 26th edition will take place from October 21st-25th, 2020.
