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The 2020 Comprehensive Elearning, EdTech & LMS Event AND CANCELLATIONS Tracker

April 26, 2020

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Cancellations
By Month

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
May	Jun	Jul	Aug
Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Online events

LMSPulse Elearning Success Summit
WCET + University of Maryland Global Campus Summit

Cancellations

Education and elearning:

MoodleMoot UK & Ireland 2020 (Deferred)
DoceboInspire Europe 2020
ELI Annual Meeting: EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative
EduTECH Philippines
SXSW EDU
Penn State University prohibits travelling abroad for Spring Break
ASCD Empower 20
TED Talks
ACE2020
Rutgers Online Learning Conference
DSE 2020: Digital Signage Expo (Deferred)
Open EdX 2020
H5P Con

Major events:

E3
Sports leagues including the NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, NCAA
PGA Tour, 2020 BNP Paribas Open
2020 Indian Premier League
St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Tribeca Film Festival in NYC
Tokyo cherry blossom festival
Mobile World Congress – MWC 2020
Game Developers Conference (Deferred)
HP Reinvent 2020
Google I/O 2020
Google Cloud Next ’20
Facebook F8 Developers Conference
Geneva Motor Show
Adobe Summit (Moved online)
EmTech Asia (Deferred)
SXSW (Deferred)
Coachella (Deferred)
Tomorrowland Winter 2020
Salesforce World Tour Sydney
Microsoft IoT in Action
Cisco Live
Zendesk Relate
Shopify Unite 2020
SalesLoft REV2020
REV’d Up Media Summit (Moved online)
ASEAN Summit in Las Vegas
Movie openings: James Bond No Time To Die, Mulan, New Mutants

All events, month by month

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March

9-12 SXSW EDU 2020 Conference & Festival, Austin CANCELLED

sxswedu.com — #SWSWEDU

12-16 ASCD Empower20 Conference (and Pre-Conference Institutes), Los Angeles CANCELLED

empower.ascd.org — #empower20

14-15 ACE 2020: American Council on Education 102nd Annual Meeting, San Diego CANCELLED

aceannualmeeting.org

16-16 Rutgers Online Learning Conference, New Brunswick, NJ DEFERRED

ruonlinecon.rutgers.edu

16-18 CoSN Annual Conference, Washington DC MOVED ONLINE

cosnconference.org

22-26 APAIE 2020: Asia-Pacific Association for International Education Annual Conference & Exhibition, Vancouver POSTPONED

apaie2020.org — #

24-25 W3C Workshop on Web & Machine Learning, Berlin POSTPONED

w3.org/2020/01/machine-learning-workshop — #

29-31 Blackboard TLC MEA 2020 — Teaching & Learning Conference, Dubai RESCHEDULED – OCTOBER 12-14

bbtlcmea.com — #BbTLCMEA

31- April 3 DSE 2020: Digital Signage Expo, Las Vegas DEFERRED

digitalsignageexpo.net — #

April

5-8 Ellucian Live 2020 + Degree Works Forum, Orlando CANCELLED

ellucian.com/ellucianlive — #

6-8 Moodlemoot UK & Ireland 2020, Dublin DEFERRED

moodlemoot.ie

6-10 AACE SITE 2020: Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education, New Orleans MOVED ONLINE

site.aace.org/conf

15-16 WCET + University of Maryland Global Campus Summit, Largo, MD MOVED ONLINE

wcet.wiche.edu/events/summits/WCET-UMGC-summit — #WCETSummit

23-24 MoodleMoot Brasil 2020 — São Paulo, São Paulo DEFERRED

moodlebrasil.org — #

May

May 17-20 ATD 2020 International Conference & EXPO, Denver CANCELLED

atdconference.td.org

We have an important announcement about #ATD2020. Please read the FAQ here: https://t.co/HAoqA3OXXv
— Association for Talent Development (ATD) (@atd) April 7, 2020

May 18-20 Blackboard TLC Europe, Amsterdam MOVED ONLINE

bbtlceurope.com

We are excited to announce that we turn TLC Europe 2020 into an ONLINE event.
We’d like to invite all of you to participate and to contribute to making the first online TLC conference ever held a success!
From May 18th until June 5th. Mark your calendar!#BbTLCEUR pic.twitter.com/N7LJ4hTU6H
— Blackboard Europe (@BlackboardEUR) April 20, 2020

May 18-20 H5P Conference 2020, Wisconsin CANCELLED

h5pcon-2020.h5p.org

There will of course not be an H5P Conference in May. It is like postponing Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Please stay healthy and safe everyone. https://t.co/KXxF1tyXKj
— H5P (@H5PTechnology) March 24, 2020

May 18-20 5th Annual Online and eLearning Summit 2020 MOVED ONLINE

corporatelearningnetwork.com/events-onlineandelearning

May 18-20 IMS Global Learning Impact Leadership Institute 2020, Denver CANCELLED

imsglobal.org/event/li/2020

May 19-22 Open edX 2020, Lisbon CANCELLED

con.openedx.org — #OpenedX2020

It is with a heavy heart that we are announcing the cancellation of the “in person” 2020 Open edX Conference: https://t.co/eVmyIsb30u
— Open edX (@OpenEdX) March 10, 2020

May 26-29 JAM Online — Jenzabar’s Annual Meeting

jenzabar.com/jam-2020

Congratulations @Jenzabar – Fun to see your #VirtualConference #JAM2020 coming to life. We are excited to present to your wonderful clients. https://t.co/x2wyLUGNr9
— Laurel Stiller (@LaurelKStiller) April 22, 2020

June

June 1-5 AACE EdMedia + Innovate Learning — World Conference On Educational Media & Technology, Amsterdam MOVED ONLINE

aace.org/conf/edmedia

Submit your proposals now for EDIL 2020: Final Call for Papers Due March 18. – https://t.co/Hbn23g4xLJ pic.twitter.com/PdWK2u3VZb
— AACE (@aace) March 9, 2020

June 1-3 EdTech Week, New York City

edtechweek.com

Introducing the first wave of our VC Sharks: Matt Greenfield, @RethinkEDU, Sarah K. Lee, @PeakStateVentures, Graham Forman, @Edovate Maia Sharpley @LearnCapital. Come meet us in June! Apply to the Gallery of Innovation today: https://t.co/kv7UTF8ta5 #armyofedtech #EdTechWeek2020 pic.twitter.com/TDKupze15z
— EDTECH WEEK (@edtechweek) March 6, 2020

June 1- August 9 Creative Commons Certificate for Educators, Online

certificates.creativecommons.org

June 2-5 HEAd’20: 6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances, Valencia MOVED ONLINE

headconf.org

#IRE_INFO_WORKSHOP

RT @headconf: Interested in games and gamification in education? #HEAd20 hosts GamEffect workshop and it has just opened the call for papers!!

More info here: https://t.co/9JCYeFsPXr #RI
— IRE UBarcelona (@ire_ub) March 2, 2020

June 2-3 EduTECH 2020, Sydney DEFERRED

terrapinn.com/exhibition/edutech-australia

EDUTECH 2020 POSTPONED due to the escalation of COVID-19 and the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee's latest limits on organised gatherings. Further details of which will be announced soon. Visit https://t.co/D0i184sDaM for more information pic.twitter.com/cOlyCPBzNk
— EduTECH & National FutureSchools Festival (@EduTECH_AU) March 16, 2020

Junio 4-5 MoodleMoot México Online

Moodlemoot MX 2020

June 10-12 World Education Services + Center for International Higher Education’s 2020 WES-CIHE Summer Institute, Chestnut Hill, MA CANCELLED

knowledge.wes.org/2020-WES-CIHE-Summer-Institute.html

June 15-19 Open Apereo 2020

apereo.org/content/open-apereo-2020-vision

Open Apereo 2020 Online registration is open! Learn how higher education is using open-source software to mitigate risk, pursue the academic mission, control costs, and retain and develop capacity. #apereo20 #opensource #highered REGISTER NOW https://t.co/yvVDiXRZPS pic.twitter.com/juXj075zN7
— Apereo Foundation (@Apereo) May 19, 2020

June 17: Kahoot! EDU Summit

kahoot.com/schools/kahoot-edu-summit

To support teachers and students whose schools are affected by #COVID19 outbreak, we’re offering free access to Kahoot! Premium.
Please share if you know someone affected or click here to get free access. https://t.co/ioe4asFwS7
— Kahoot! (@GetKahoot) March 4, 2020

June 18-18 EdTechX Summit, London MOVED ONLINE

edtechxeurope.com

EdTechX is pivoting to address the world’s largest online experiment in history for education and the workplace ➡️ #edtech #onlinelearning #remotework #techforgood #covid19 https://t.co/mmAPvt6t1b
— EdTechX Summit (@EdTechEurope) March 20, 2020

24-26 CIDU2020: XI Congreso Iberoamericano de Docencia Universitaria, Islas Canarias CANCELLED

cidu2020.ull.es

July

July 1-3 WERA Focal Meeting & SEP Spanish and Iberoamerican Education Conference 2020 — World Education Research Association, Santiago de Compostela DEFERRED

wera-compostela.com

@WERA_EdResearch, @Bordonsep, #RETINDE and @UniversidadeUSC have decided to postpone the 2020 WERA Focal Meeting in Santiago de Compostela, Spain to 2021. WERA 2020 +1 will take place from 7-9 July 2021 with the Workshops on 6 July 2021. https://t.co/o8eLKtT9IN pic.twitter.com/ktrNP1X5H1
— WERA (@WERA_EdResearch) April 7, 2020

July 6-8 AACE Global Learn 2020, Shanghai

aace.org/conf/glearn

JUST ANNOUNCED: JTATE is publishing a fast-tracked, open access, special issue on supporting current and future teachers during this global COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Call for Submissions Due April 30 – https://t.co/TrLCVBScL1 pic.twitter.com/BPnRM03cag
— AACE (@aace) April 17, 2020

July 6-8 EDULEARN20: 12th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma de Mallorca MOVED ONLINE

iated.org/edulearn

UPDATE #COVID19: #EDULEARN20 Committee has taken the decision to move EDULEARN to a fully #virtual format. More info here: https://t.co/aIz3v3YExM pic.twitter.com/jQDiNJNo1Q
— EDULEARN20 (@EdulearnConf) April 6, 2020

July 6-9 NASSP: National Principals Conference 2020, National Harbor, MD

principalsconference.org — Still scheduled.

July 8-10 MoodleMoot Francophone 2020 & Mahara Hui, Tours

moodlemoot.fr

July 8-10 Education Commission of the States’ National Forum on Education Policy, San Diego

ecs.org/convene-counsel/national-forum-on-education-policy — #

July 13-16 OSCON: Open Source Software Conference, Portland MOVED ONLINE

conferences.oreilly.com/oscon/oscon-or

July 20-22 D2L Fusion 2020, Anaheim MOVED ONLINE

d2l.com/events/fusion

For the safety & well-being of our guests, we’ve decided to move #D2LFusion to virtual w/ free registration!

While we can’t all be together in person this year, we’re fully committed to bringing you the absolute best experience possible! https://t.co/WwERUnQ2gi #D2LHeroesUnite
— D2L (@D2L) April 3, 2020

#BbWorld20 is going virtual! After careful consideration of the health and wellbeing of our global community, we have decided to deliver BbWorld 2020 online. Stay tuned to https://t.co/Bl0dKRKVDu for details. pic.twitter.com/lQYcHFbgjs
— Blackboard (@Blackboard) March 30, 2020

July 29-31 Connected Learning Summit, Cambridge, MA CANCELLED

connectedlearningsummit.org

Important Update about CLS2020:

Connected Learning Summit 2020 Cancelled Due to Covid19https://t.co/ne9M4e2w6r #CLS2020 #ConnectedLearning
— CL Summit (@TheCLSummit) April 13, 2020

August

August 4-6 DT&L: Distance Teaching & Learning, Madison, WI

dtlconference.wisc.edu — #

August 25-27 Blackboard TLC APAC, Cairns

bbtlcapac.com — #

September

September 1-4 MoodleMoot DACH 2020 — Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Lübeck

moodlemootdach.org

September 1-3 THE World Academic Summit 2020, Toronto

tes.shocklogic.com/summits/worldacademic/2020

September 21-23 Global Online Learning Summit 2020, Toronto

globalonlinelearningsummit.ca

September 24-25 UMSL FTTC Focus on Learning & Technology, St. Louis

umsl.edu/services/ctl/fttc — #

September 30- October 1 IEEE LWMOOCs: Learning With MOOCs VII, Antigua, Guatemala

lwmoocs-conference.org — #

October

29-31 Blackboard TLC MEA 2020 — Teaching & Learning Conference, Dubai