opti 2022: New Time Slot in May
Thursday, November 25 2021 | 13 h 33 min | News
The international trade show for optics & design, which was planned for January 14 to 16, 2022 at the Fairground Munich, will not take place at the beginning of the year. Uncontrolled rapidly increasing infection rates in the coronavirus pandemic, and changes to government requirements at short notice, also regarding 2G-plus regulations along with visitor restrictions, make reliable planning impossible. The organiser has therefore decided to postpone opti until May 13 to 15, 2022 (Friday to Sunday) in Munich.
“It is currently impossible to predict whether the situation will ease again by January. Our primary goal was and remains to organise an opti 2022, which promises success for all participants. In this increasingly acute situation, we can no longer guarantee this for the planned time slot of the event,” explained Klaus Plaschka, Managing Director of GHM Gesellschaft für Handwerksmessen mbH.
In addition to the uncontrolled rapidly
increasing infection rates, the urgent wishes of the exhibitors have played an
equal role in this decision. From the current perspective, it is hardly
possible for service providers and employees of opti exhibitors – and also for
opti visitors – to plan their participation for January, despite the
comprehensive hygiene concept.
Safety concept adapted
until the last moment
Up to the very last moment, GHM and the opti team had continuously adapted the
safety concept for opti 2022, to create the best possible conditions for a
successful industry meeting. The unpredictability has reached its peak, not
least with the latest federal and state regulations, and the resulting U-turn
regarding the previously applicable government guidelines.
“Just like we were, the exhibitors and opticians alike were looking forward to seeing each other again! Especially in these difficult times, opti remains an efficient marketing platform. Our aim is to reliably enable the exhibiting companies and opticians to achieve economic success – we want to offer the trade show public a great product experience. Until recently, this was possible under the previously applicable conditions. However, all the underlying new facts and developments, taken together, make postponing opti the only sensible course of action,” said Bettina Reiter, director of opti.
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