Canada's largest and longest-running conference on the bioeconomy will be postponed for one year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Originally scheduled for June 9-11 in Prince George, the Canadian Bioeconomy Conference and Exhibition will now be held June 22-24, 2021 at the Prince George Conference and Civic Centre.
"The health and wellbeing of our speakers, delegates, exhibitors, partners, staff and volunteers is our number one priority," said Rob van Adrichem, conference board chair. "Therefore, as the COVID-19 situation is still rapidly evolving, we have taken the proactive decision to postpone the conference.
"The coming months will be challenging for us all. We want to ensure our attendees are able to focus all of their efforts on their own health and wellbeing and that of their families, as well as the wellbeing of their businesses and organizations."
In place of the conference, organizers are planning a "free virtual learning opportunity" in June. More details are to come.
