IFA Berlin: Europe's Consumer Electronics Anchor Fair and the Product-Launch Operational Handbook
IFA Berlin (Internationale Funkausstellung) has anchored European consumer electronics since 1924, one of Germany's oldest industrial exhibitions, hosting…
The exact change
IFA was closed in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19, reopening on 2 September 2022 with hybrid format.
IFA ran as a significantly reduced-scale event in 2020 and was fully cancelled as a physical event in 2021 due to COVID-19, reopening on 2 September 2022 with hybrid format.
Suggested change
IFA ran as a significantly reduced-scale event in 2020 and was fully cancelled as a physical event in 2021 due to COVID-19, reopening on 2 September 2022 with hybrid format.
Why this is better
IFA was not closed in both 2020 and 2021. The 2020 edition ran as a reduced-scale in-person/hybrid event; only the 2021 edition was fully cancelled as a physical event due to COVID-19.
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