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MODEX 2020 Day 1: Good leads, smaller attendance as expected

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As expected the first-day attendance at MODEX 2020 was down but the quality of attendees was” good” said many of the exhibitors when talking with Material Handling Wholesaler staff.

The exhibitors who were interviewed were very sympathetic to the show producer MHI and to the pre-registered attendees who choose to not participate this year due to the unforeseen circumstances caused by the COVID-19 virus.

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Dematic canceled their participation at MODEX last week due to the coronavirus threat to their employees.

MHI officials have been working at ways to bring the MODEX 2020 to the people who pre-registered by giving them a digital format to view the many exhibitors at this year’s show through a virtual experience to compliment the MODEX 2020 experience as if they were attending.

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The KION Group canceled their participation at MODEX last week due to the coronavirus threat to their employees.

Anyone who has registered with the show consisting of manufacturing and supply chain professionals will get links through a daily e-newsletter to participating exhibitors video recordings of what they are presenting at MODEX.  The newsletter will also provide links to the sessions through podcasts from every MODEX show floor educational session.  These podcasts will be posted on MHI’s new podcast portal available at videos.mhi.org/category/mhi-cast

MHI Session canceled boardWhile some seminars have been canceled, many sessions are still going on throughout the show. When coming into the show floor or when you get your MODEX badge there are seminar boards that will tell you if a session is canceled.

The MODEX 2020 show goes through Thursday, March 12th at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga.

Click here for a recap of Day 1 activities.

 

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