Press release - GIFEN and Reed Expositions France announce the postponement of WNE 2020

  • 24.09.2020
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The uncertainty of the global health environment has forced the organisers of WNE, GIFEN and Reed Expositions France, to take the tough decision today to postpone the 2020 edition of WNE.

Reflection is underway to study all opportunities for postponement.

The uncertainty of the global health environment has forced the organisers of WNE, GIFEN and Reed Expositions France, to take the tough decision today to postpone the 2020 edition of WNE.


The decision follows a review of the predictable impact of deteriorating health and regulatory conditions on the participation of international visitors, and on organizing the show. This is the second time the pandemic has had an impact on WNE, earlier having caused its postponement from June to December 2020.


Throughout this exceptional and difficult period, Reed Expositions France and GIFEN have remained committed to maintaining the show, a determination fostered by regular dialogue with leading players in the world civil nuclear community accompanied by an appreciation of their ability to mobilize international professionals.


The worsening of the pandemic since the end of August, the closing of borders and the imposition of 14-day quarantines around the world and particularly in Europe, as well as the tightening of regulations for major events in the Paris region, make it impossible today for the anticipated number of visitors to attend WNE in December.


In those circumstances, the tough decision taken today by GIFEN and Reed Expositions France not to hold WNE in December 2020 was unavoidable. This very promising edition, under the theme of decarbonation,  would have been unable to live up to the expectations of the global nuclear industry and to the ambitions of GIFEN and Reed Expositions France. 
The organizers are currently exploring all opportunities to reschedule WNE, focusing on the 4th quarter of 2021. They will be keen to preserve the elements that have made WNE successful in the past and have been part of its DNA since 2014: the quality of its international audience, the generationof business leads, and the promotion of nuclear expertise and innovation.


The team that works daily for the success of WNE thanks its sponsors, exhibitors, institutional and press partners, visitors, as well as suppliers for their commitment and support, and looks forward to informing them very soon of the dates and place of this 4th edition of WNE.

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