Winter Music Conference rescheduled as coronavirus fears lead to state of emergency
The same day Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency across Florida, organizers of the Winter Music Conference announced Monday that the electronic music industry conference will be rescheduled.
Winter Music Conference, which was bought out by the operators of the Ultra Music Festival in 2017, was scheduled to take place at Miami Beach’s Faena Forum from March 16-19.
“Due to the Florida Governor’s declaration of a public health emergency and the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention’s Interim Guidance for COVID-19, the 35th edition of Winter Music Conference, originally scheduled for March 16 – 19, 2020, will be rescheduled,” organizers said in a statement Monday. “After spending the past ten months preparing for the event with our team, panelists and event partners, we are profoundly disappointed, however, there is nothing more important than the health, safety and physical well-being of our attendees and employees.”
The price of the conference’s tickets increased from its 2019 show in Miami Beach. Early-bird passes cost $280, up from $150 in 2019. And special-access badges started at $405.
In their statement, organizers said that badge holders should “stand by for direct communication with further updates.”
There are 18 known cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, involving residents of Florida plus one involving a non-resident visitor to Florida.
This story was originally published March 9, 2020 at 6:31 PM.
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