The Conference Scene for 2022

Optimism towards the end of last year that the pandemic was running its course, and that things would start returning to normal, have been thwarted by the emergency of the Omicron variant of COVID, and uncertainty continues around in-person events in 2022.

The first casualty of Omicron is the World Money Fair, which has been cancelled for the second year in a row to be replaced by an online version. The dates for this have been moved – to 23-28 February.

The Technical Forum

Organised by Dieter Merkle and Thomas Hogenkamp of Spaleck, the Technical Forum normally forms part of the World Money Fair. Last year it, too, went online, with a series of four webinars running over the course of four months. This year, it will be holding two sessions during the World Money Fair, on 23 and 24 February. There will be a maximum of 12 papers, divided over the two days, with a Q&A panel following each session.