Dear SIAL Shanghai Community,

In view of the global spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), and after intensive consultation and communication with exhibitors and partners, we will postpone SIAL Shanghai 2020 to September 28th – 30th, 2020 at National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) (NECC).

The serious international concerns of COVID-19 dictate that health and safety of exhibitors and visitors must be our priority. Therefore, we have undertaken further analysis of the current situation. In light of cities like Beijing and Shanghai adding more precautionary restrictions, such as a 14-day self-isolation upon landing in China, we must reconsider our plans. The impact on travel in May, for our international participants, is too logistically challenging to continue as planned. Therefore, as the organizer of SIAL Shanghai, we have decided to postpone the SIAL Shanghai 2020 to September. We are pleased to report that this decision is supported by both international and domestic exhibitors and partners.

Currently all our work, preparation and promotion for SIAL Shanghai 2020 has adapted to the new exhibition date and venue. We will work closely with the venue and all partners in the coming months to make sure SIAL Shanghai 2020 will have a great edition in September. At this moment we invite all our international exhibitors, visitors and partners to follow the most up-to-date news about SIAL Shanghai 2020 on our website and social media accounts. For more information, free visitor registration and the pre-cautions will be taken onsite, please visit www.sialchina.com.

We would like to sincerely thank you for your understanding and support. We look forward to welcoming you to SIAL Shanghai 2020 in September 28^th-30^th at NECC.

Sincerely,

SIAL Shanghai Organizer Office

March 16,2020