SEMA 2020 Cancelled

[JAY]

Statement from SEMA about the 2020 SEMA Show

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (August 5, 2020) -- SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, announced today that due to Covid-19 and concerns that event facilities and services will be unavailable, the SEMA Show will not be taking place in 2020.

While both event organizers and industry members have been working tirelessly to deliver an outstanding SEMA Show in November, mounting uncertainty has rendered continuing with the event inadvisable. SEMA expects the decision will bring much needed clarity to an uncertain picture and will help exhibitors, attendees and partners plan accordingly.

Recent SEMA Show survey results indicated interest in a possible virtual tradecshow with related live elements. SEMA will be working with industry members to determine interest levels on specific alternatives.

“The SEMA Show is committed to furthering businesses in the automotive specialty equipment market, and to providing manufacturers and buyers with the best opportunity to connect, promote new products and discover new trends,” said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. “We appreciate the spirit, hard work and innovation our industry puts into the SEMA Show each year. While we are disappointed circumstances prevent us from hosting the Show in November, we look forward to getting everyone together in 2021 for another outstanding event.”

Full refunds for SEMA Show exhibitor booth deposits and attendee registration fees will be issued.

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[GreyFox]

 

[cosine]

i'm not surprise that sema was cancelled as with all the other big shows that have been cancelled thru out the year. its been a screwed up year with everything being cancelled. hopefully 2021 will be better. but i have a feeling we are running into the same $h*t that we are in now,

 

[Notorious]

 

[nostatic]

CES 2021 was moved to digital-only last month, and Google has extended their work-at-home advisory into summer 2021.

On a positive note, seems that wheeling is reasonably open and should stay that way (though Oceano dunes are still closed).

 

[Kyanche]

Yeah, if there's one thing I learned in 2020, it's that 'avoid it like the plague' was an oxymoron lol. People like gathering together sooo.. yeaaah...

Spaced out outdoor gatherings are cool, so of course wheeling is ok! <3

Man one of my favorite bay area -> las vegas roadtrips was for SEMA back in the day.

 

[INCRHULK]

Statement from SEMA about the 2020 SEMA Show

DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (August 5, 2020) -- SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, announced today that due to Covid-19 and concerns that event facilities and services will be unavailable, the SEMA Show will not be taking place in 2020.

While both event organizers and industry members have been working tirelessly to deliver an outstanding SEMA Show in November, mounting uncertainty has rendered continuing with the event inadvisable. SEMA expects the decision will bring much needed clarity to an uncertain picture and will help exhibitors, attendees and partners plan accordingly.

Recent SEMA Show survey results indicated interest in a possible virtual tradecshow with related live elements. SEMA will be working with industry members to determine interest levels on specific alternatives.

“The SEMA Show is committed to furthering businesses in the automotive specialty equipment market, and to providing manufacturers and buyers with the best opportunity to connect, promote new products and discover new trends,” said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. “We appreciate the spirit, hard work and innovation our industry puts into the SEMA Show each year. While we are disappointed circumstances prevent us from hosting the Show in November, we look forward to getting everyone together in 2021 for another outstanding event.”

Full refunds for SEMA Show exhibitor booth deposits and attendee registration fees will be issued.

Not surprised, it seems Americans are unable to act like adults, and so we get continued uncertainty and events closed out for the foreseeable future.

 

[Pig-Pen]

Was talking to a friend the other day thats involved with a sema build. I was like, i dont think its going to happen this year. He said yeah its happening.

lol

 

[JimLee]

Glass half full...we don't have to see 200,000 Bronco pictures posted on our Wrangler forum, at least this year.

 

[shadowmoto17]

Would be curious how they'd do it virtually. I know that for some shows for other things that have done a virtual show they still sold tickets which may be a way to still get a revenue for it, but they would go to location to location and just have a time when they would be showing off that particular companies products coming out. I know I was looking forward to seeing what @Metalcloak, @TeraFlex, @Dynatrac, @Rigid Industries, @PoisonSpyderCustoms, @Bestop, @RockKrawler, and a few others. Regardless the safer way to do it.

 

[Drveovru]

Well at least we won’t have to see a bunch of aev products that will never hit the market.

 

[shadowmoto17]

Well at least we won’t have to see a bunch of aev products that will never hit the market.

Heard the snorkel is coming out soon but haven’t heard much from AEV.

 

[Drveovru]

Heard the snorkel is coming out soon but haven’t heard much from AEV.

I heard the bumper was coming out 2 years ago

 

[shadowmoto17]

I heard the bumper was coming out 2 years ago

I went with ARB, otherwise have been sticking with @poisonspydercustoms. Looking forward to their new parts coming this year and next spring.

 

[Drveovru]

I went with ARB, otherwise have been sticking with @poisonspydercustoms. Looking forward to their new parts coming this year and next spring.

I ended up buying a warn

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