FUTURE TAG USA EVENTS:
Stanford University ~ POSTPONED UNTIL 2021
College of William and Mary ~ 2 0 2 2
Dear TAG 2020 community,
We write with unfortunate news regarding the planned TAG meeting at Stanford in early May.
As no doubt all of you are aware, the grave situation with COVID-19 poses a serious health risk to many, and efforts to limits its spread have necessarily disrupted routines of travel and work.
With the Bay Area a hotspot in this outbreak, many organizations here have been forced or strongly encouraged to cancel their conferences and other gatherings. Stanford’s own preventive measures have stepped up in the last days, resulting in the cancellation of many scheduled Spring events both large and small.
In the interest of our public health, we feel the most responsible decision is to postpone the planned TAG meeting at Stanford.
We considered carefully various options from a virtual conference to rescheduling for later in 2020, but feel our best choice – to maintain the spirit of in-person dialog and align with busy academic schedules – is to shift Stanford’s TAG meeting to spring 2021. While we hope soon to settle on a specific date for 2021, we want to thank immediately our colleagues at William & Mary for their understanding, flexibility, and support in this, which in turn means that they will host TAG the following year (2022).
Those who have registered for TAG 2020 will be receiving refunds immediately, directly to the card they booked with. We encourage those who have already booked flights and hotel rooms to contact the airlines and hotels as soon as possible to cancel or modify reservations as needed.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at tag2020us@stanford.edu.
We are deeply saddened by the situation, and grateful for your understanding in light of these challenges. Thank you once again for your interest and efforts in preparing for TAG, and we look forward to working with you all to make the belated Stanford meeting a great (and healthier) success.
TAG 2020 Organizing Committee at Stanford
We write with unfortunate news regarding the planned TAG meeting at Stanford in early May.
As no doubt all of you are aware, the grave situation with COVID-19 poses a serious health risk to many, and efforts to limits its spread have necessarily disrupted routines of travel and work.
With the Bay Area a hotspot in this outbreak, many organizations here have been forced or strongly encouraged to cancel their conferences and other gatherings. Stanford’s own preventive measures have stepped up in the last days, resulting in the cancellation of many scheduled Spring events both large and small.
In the interest of our public health, we feel the most responsible decision is to postpone the planned TAG meeting at Stanford.
We considered carefully various options from a virtual conference to rescheduling for later in 2020, but feel our best choice – to maintain the spirit of in-person dialog and align with busy academic schedules – is to shift Stanford’s TAG meeting to spring 2021. While we hope soon to settle on a specific date for 2021, we want to thank immediately our colleagues at William & Mary for their understanding, flexibility, and support in this, which in turn means that they will host TAG the following year (2022).
Those who have registered for TAG 2020 will be receiving refunds immediately, directly to the card they booked with. We encourage those who have already booked flights and hotel rooms to contact the airlines and hotels as soon as possible to cancel or modify reservations as needed.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at tag2020us@stanford.edu.
We are deeply saddened by the situation, and grateful for your understanding in light of these challenges. Thank you once again for your interest and efforts in preparing for TAG, and we look forward to working with you all to make the belated Stanford meeting a great (and healthier) success.
TAG 2020 Organizing Committee at Stanford
