INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURAL JOURNALISTS' WORLD CONGRESS CANCELLED...
Due to the corona pandemic, the board of directors for the Danish association Danske Fødevare- og Landbrugsjournalister has unfortunately deemed it necessary to cancel the IFAJ 2020 Congress. The decision also applies to the pre-congress in Copenhagen/Zealand and the two post-congresses on Funen and the Faroe Islands... We are naturally very sorry that we have had to make the decision to cancel the congress. However, in light of how quickly the corona epidemic is escalating, and the resulting travel restrictions all over the world, we consider it impossible to hold the congress as planned in June. A possible postponement to a later date would entail much uncertainty with relation to disease risk, the programme, and the number of participants. On this background, we consider the most responsible course of action to be cancellation now and thereby clarification of the situation for all concerned. IFAJ presidium supports the Danish congress organizing committee... The congress orga...