Facebook cancels F8 conference, citing coronavirus concerns

Facebook has actually validated that it has actually canceled its yearly F8 designers conference over growing issues about the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

More particularly, the business states it’s canceling the “in-person element,” which would have been kept in San Jose, Calif. There might still be video discussions, together with regional and live-streamed occasions, under the F8 umbrella.

“Celebrating our worldwide designer neighborhood at F8 each year is exceptionally crucial to us at Facebook, however we won’ t sacrifice the health and wellness of our neighborhood to do so,” stated Konstantinos Papamiltiadis, Facebook’s director of designer platforms and programs, in a declaration. “Out of issues around COVID-19, we’ re cancelling the in-person element of F8, however we eagerly anticipate getting in touch with our designer partners through regional occasions, video and live streamed material.”

The relocation follows the current cancellation of the Mobile World Congress occasion , which was set up to occur today in Barcelona. A number of business have pulled out of next month’s Game Developers Conference , although organizers stated the other day that the occasion will be “moving forward as prepared.”