DConf 2020 Canceled

[Mathias Lang]

On Saturday, 7 March 2020 at 20:37:32 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> I really wish I didn't have to make this announcement, but in 
> light of the COVID-19 outbreak and with an abundance of 
> caution, the D Language Foundation and Symmetry Investments 
> have agreed to cancel DConf 2020.
>
> Though it's possible that things will have cleared up by June, 
> we can't be sure that will be the case. We don't want to put 
> members of the D community at risk if things are not cleared 
> up, or risk travel disruptions for those who do register and 
> make travel plans. We decided it's better to cancel earlier 
> rather than later to minimize the number of people who will 
> need to cancel or rebook their travel arrangements.
>
> Personally, I was really looking forward to heading to London 
> and seeing everyone again, but I do agree with the decision. We 
> hope not many of you will be impacted by the decision and we're 
> terribly sorry if you are.

Sad to hear this, I was really looking forward to it. But indeed 
there seem to be no other choice.
Don't think an online event will quite fill the gap, many of us 
already interact online very frequently anyway.