- // Update 1 (07/04/2020 12:01 pm)
- Digital-only events until July 2021 confirmed
Microsoft has already moved its Microsoft MVP Summit, Build 2020, and Inspire 2020 online in light of coronavirus pandemic. The latest one to join the list is Ignite 2020 that was scheduled to be held this September in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Microsoft has taken several steps to help contain or create awareness regarding the pandemic. Notably, the company pledged $1 million, closed its retail stores, built a coronavirus tracker map, to name a few. You may read more about Microsoft’s response to coronavirus here.
Update 1 (07/04/2020 12:01 pm)
Microsoft has now confirmed its plans to move all internal and external events online until July 2021, in an official email sent to MVPs. You can find the company’s statement in the tweet below:
It’s official: All Microsoft conferences will be digital-only through July 2021. pic.twitter.com/wTBb7Z6pQB
— Ginny Caughey (@gcaughey) April 6, 2020
