The board of directors of The Monitoring Association (TMA) today announced its decision to transition the organization’s 2020 Annual Meeting and Ops-Tech (formerly known as Fall Operations Management Seminar and Technology Summit) to a virtual format. TMA says the dramatic increase in the spread of COVID-19 in recent weeks raised great concern for the wellbeing of the members and other prospective attendees. The meetings will be presented as follows:
“My colleagues on the board of directors and TMA staff are very excited about the shift to virtual programming, as it opens up some outstanding new opportunities for both attendees and speakers,” said TMA President Don Young. “We anticipate a heightened comfort level with registering for each event and hope everyone can enjoy the savings and convenience from avoiding travel but still have access to programs and networking opportunities using the latest collaboration technologies that all of us have been forced to adopt in recent months.”