Due to the ongoing effect of COVID-19 pandemic, Messe Düsseldorf has decided to reduce the duration of the next year’s drupa 2021 from 11 to 9 days. The show was earlier scheduled to be held from April 20-30. The decision to shorten the show has been made as a result of the requests from exhibitors facing trouble due to travel restrictions caused by the coronavirus crisis. Claus Bolza-Schünemann, president, drupa announced that they assume drupa 2021 would pull less overseas visitors, which is why they decided to shorten the runtime of the show. However, he mentions that nine days will still allow exhibitors to present their running machines, which is the unique feature of every edition of drupa.
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