that the entire show, you have to have a vaccine to get into the show. and we felt like that was really going to be one of the most important things that we could put in place to make sure that we were doing things right. we know that there are people that won t be able to make it to ces in person and we want them to connect with us digitally, but for those who are ready, who are vaccinated, who are wearing masks and following our policies, we also wanted to have a show for them and give them what they needed to do to continue to grow their business. so many major tech firms have pulled out, citing safety concerns. who s right them or you? i think these are unprecedented times and people need to make the decisions that are right for them. we ve had about 10% of our exhibitors actually pull out, so when you take. 0nly10%? 0nly10%. so when you look at the total number, we had over 2,300 exhibitors, which is 90% that wanted to come and 10% that didn t. you re closing a day early. are yo
and we felt like that was really going to be one of the most important things that we could put in place to make sure that we were doing things right. we know that there are people that won t be able to make it to ces in person and we want them to connect with us digitally, but for those who are ready, who are vaccinated, who are wearing masks and following our policies, we also wanted to have a show for them and give them what they needed to do to continue to grow their business. so many major tech firms have pulled out, citing safety concerns. who s right them or you? i think these are unprecedented times and people need to make the decisions that are right for them. we ve had about 10% of our exhibitors actually pull out, so when you take. only 10%? only 10%. so when you look at the total number, we had over 2,300 exhibitors, which is 90% that wanted to come and 10% that didn t. you re closing a day early. are you refunding the exhibitors that day s fees? actually, you know, becau
they re still going to be able to set up appointments so actually, the physical part is closing but the great news is the show continues to go on through 31 january, so they can make more connections and continue to do business. so you re not refunding them for the extra day? no, because they are still doing business and they re still connecting and they re having great valuable, you know, business that they can connect with. interesting. karen, thanks very much for taking the time and thanks for having us on this unexpectedly large stage. i know! thank you for coming! upbeat electronic music plays. welcome to eureka park, where there s always something weird to see, including this. this is levita a cabinet where you can make anything float. they ve put perfumes and watches in here for retail shops but today, they ve put my microphone inside. and because the founders are magicians, they won t tell me how this is done. i am going to need that back, please. really? yes. sure, 0k. here
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from the show, they re still going to be able to set up appointments so actually, the physical part is closing but the great news is the show continues to go on through 31 january, so they can make more connections and continue to do business. so you re not refunding them for the extra day? no, because they are still doing business and they re still connecting and they re having great valuable, you know, business that they can connect with. interesting. karen, thanks very much for taking the time and thanks for having us on this unexpectedly large stage. i know! thank you for coming! upbeat electronic music plays. welcome to eureka park, where there s always something weird to see, including this. this is levita - a cabinet where you can make anything float. they ve put perfumes and watches in here for retail shops but today, they ve put my microphone inside. and because the founders are magicians, they won t tell me how this is done. i am going to need that back, please. really? yes.