The fluidity of public health and travel advisories from the White House to state houses to city halls forced Precast Show and World of Concrete organizers to promote their postponed events with pending labels. Backed with Operation Warp Speed vaccine development dividends, sound minded authorities have enabled the National Precast Concrete Association and Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute to stage the Precast Show, May 18-20 in New Orleans, and Informa Markets to stick with its June 8-10 target for World of Concrete in Las Vegas.
Near press time, pre-registration for New Orleans activities was running at 75 percent the level that staff saw for the same timeframe prior to the 2020 Precast Show in Fort Worth, Texas. While they encourage in-person participation, NPCA and PCI have set a hybrid format where virtual presentations accompany in-person committee meetings and other Precast Show or PCI Convention functions. Members and allies who are not traveling to New Orleans will be