JCI Slashes ISC West Booth 88.8%

I'm OK with this. In fact, I applaud Reed for keeping the show on. In order to show my appreciation, I am going to give every Reed representative I see at the show a big hug and a kiss.

Is it just me or does it seem like ISC has slowed their floor plan updates - specifically the ones no longer attending? Plus there is the unknown "held" booth status. Hmm... In fairness, I do still see some on the list above as no longer attending and they're still showing ISC on their websites.

This will definitely influence my employer's decision, and we were already leaning away...

We are hitting critical mass with regards to cancellations- expect the distribution players to drop next, ADI, Anixter, etc - if their customers aren't going to be there then there is no point in going. After that the large manufacturers - Axis/Hanwha will follow suite.

is Milestone, Axis still attending?

that might be a violation of the Copenhagen letter to which they are a signatory:

Canceling and cutting losses for these large organizations does not hurt them financially near as hard as it would for a smaller company. We have already spent $100k and unless the show is canceled by Reed/SIA where we could see a refund we will be there with a limited staff, each of which have volunteered to be there.

One of my board members flew yesterday from FLL to BWI and was surprised to see only a handful of people in both busy airports wearing any protective masks. Seems the traveling public is not as concerned about this virus, at least at these two airports.

Update: Axis comments to IPVM:

Axis plans to attend ISC West, and, like other companies, we are closely monitoring developments and intend to communicate any changes to our customers and partners.

I am posting this here since it's the most current of the many ongoing ISC West threads.

Well at least ASIS has proactively cancelled their upcoming show:

To that end, we wanted to inform you that we have decided to postpone the ASIS Europe 2020 conference scheduled for 1-3 April in Prague due to COVID-19 concerns. We are proactively communicating with event registrants to make sure that their needs are met through this unfortunate but necessary process.

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JCI has now said:

At this time, Johnson Controls will be at ISC West. While we will have a smaller presence for both our products and service business we look forward to engaging with customers and partners.

Considering JCI is a multi-billion security business with numerous lines and offerings, it will not feasible to show their offerings in that comparably tiny 20' x 20' booth, though perhaps they expect such tiny attendance.

It is not clear to us if JCI is trying to save face or save face for ISC West but going from a 4,500 sqft booth to a 400 sqft booth is incredible.

That noted, we have changed the title from 'drops' to 'slashes 88.8%'.

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