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March 6, 2020

March 2020 COVID-19 Update

City of Austin

For Immediate Release

Release Date:

March 6, 2020

Contact:

Terri McBride, Derick Hackett or City of Austin’s Communications and Public Information Office
Austin Convention Center Department

With all our scheduled events, the Austin Convention Center Department is following the official guidelines of the City of Austin. We are vigorously reaching out to all clients and are actively responding to those who expressed concerns about the scheduling of their events.

The Austin Convention Center Department is listening to their clients’ comments and working with them on possible options. We want to assure clients, along with our partners in the tourism and hotel industry, that we are open for business and we appreciate their choice to remain in Austin.

We are very grateful for everyone’s ongoing support and continue to implement our enhanced housekeeping protocols. Our goal is to assure a healthy place to work for our employees and a fit place for visitors to convene.

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