San Diego Convention Center to reopen for events on Aug. 1
Chris Morrow
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Convention Center will reopen for events on Aug. 1, following more than 15 months of serving as an emergency shelter for homeless San Diegans and as a housing facility for unaccompanied children asylum seekers, officials said Wednesday.
The first event to return to the facility is SPIE Optics + Photonics, a meeting that showcases light-based technologies, scheduled for Aug. 1-5.
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The return follows a shutdown of public gatherings that began with COVID-19 state and county health orders in March 2020. More than 150 convention center events were canceled, postponed or turned virtual. According to the convention center s estimates, those lost events would have produced an estimated economic impact of $2.3 billion and an estimated $50 million in tax revenue for San Diego.
The center has 30 events already scheduled between August and December, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2021 annual meeting (Aug. 31-Sept. 3), the American Society of Anesthesiologists annual meeting (Oct. 8-12) and Comic-Con: Special Edition (Nov. 26-28).
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