Here's the latest compilation of coronavirus updates from readers, organizations and companies.
-Editor
8th Hong Kong Coin Show Postponed to April 2021
Kavita Lam of the Hong Kong Coin Show writes:
"In view of the travel ban and the ongoing global pandemic, the 8th Hong Kong Coin Show is postponed to 9 - 11 April 2021."
From the announcement:
"The well-being of our community remains our top priority, hence we have been working hard to actively monitor the Coronavirus situation. The Hong Kong SAR government announced on 2 June that the compulsory 14-day quarantine of foreign tourists arriving in Hong Kong will remain in place until 18 September, which implies overseas exhibitors will have great difficulty joining the event. Consequently, it is with profound sadness that we have to announce the postponement of the 8th Hong Kong Coin Show, which is now tentatively scheduled to take place 9 – 11 April 2021. We look forward to welcoming you all in Hong Kong then. In the meantime, stay safe and look after each other!
"This was a difficult decision for the organisers and the industry to make. However, we believe it is the correct course of action that will help sustain the numismatic industry in the long run. Our sole focus remains to provide an event of enhanced quality, with the greatest number of exhibitors and visitors so that your participation is a huge success.
"We would like to express our gratitude to exhibitors, visitors and all stakeholders from all around the world for their tremendous support and understanding during this unprecedented time. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. We would love to hear from you.
"Yours sincerely,
Hong Kong Coin Show Team"
August Las Vegas PCGS Substitute Show Announced
From the announcement:
"In May, we made a commitment to support our industry by providing substitute PCGS Members Only Shows that follow local government and CDC safety guidelines.
"Today we are excited to announce the addition of a new event to our show schedule to supplement the cancelation of major numismatic tradeshows.
"Please join us August 4-7, 2020, at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the first of our supplemental PCGS Members Only Show events!
"MORE UPCOMING DATES:
"PCGS Members Only Show August 26-28, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (location subject to change)
"PCGS Members Only Show (Long Beach Expo Substitute) mid-late September, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada"
'All About Coins' Virtual Festival Planned
Matt Hill,
Associate Publisher of Coin Collector and the All About Coins website writes:
"I hope you are well during these challenging times.
"I am writing to let you know about the very first 'All About Coins' Virtual Festival, which will take place at
allaboutcoins.co.uk
between 16 October and 13 November, and also to ask if you would like to be involved.
"In short, the event is an online celebration of coin and banknote collecting, with daily videos and articles, a coin and banknote trader marketplace, special souvenirs, and more.
"If you would like to contribute a video, article or gallery to the festival programme, please don't hesitate to let me know. We are looking for content that will (at least initially) be exclusive to the festival, be as interactive as possible (pre-recorded videos are perfect) and that you are happy for us to host on the
allaboutcoins.co.uk
website.
"We will require the content by 4 September, in order to create the programme of events, however, we would be very grateful if you could come back with ideas or subjects as soon as possible, so we can begin planning and publicising the festival programme.
"This is a brand new initiative for us, and we hope to engage, inspire and entertain coin collectors right around the world, whilst many events, societies and museums are unable to welcome collectors. I hope you will be able to help and please don't hesitate to let me know if you have questions! Please feel free to pass this email on to colleagues."
The American Numismatic Association is moving its Money Talks lectures online, and the American Numismatic Society has already done so with all of its events. Elsewhere in this issue you can read about the latest expansion of the speaker list for the new Newman Numismatic Portal Symposium. Online numismatic events have exploded in this new environment.
Please consider participating in any and all of these events.
For more information, Matt can be reached at
matthewh@warnersgroup.co.uk
.
-Editor
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES: JUNE 28, 2020
(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n26a12.html)
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