to be essential to company operations and be
tasks that can only be done in if the traveler
is physically present. Exceptions also cannot
create an unacceptable health risk. They may be
granted for something like the start of vehicle
manufacturing, according to the memo.
“We ask that you look out on your calendar
at least 90 days and find creative ways to
complete work without traveling or having
people needlessly come to us,” Hackett’s memo
said, encouraging use of video conferences,
telephone conversations and email. He wrote
that some meetings may have to be canceled
or rescheduled.
Twitter tightened its guidance for employees on
travel, but it was not an outright ban.
CONFERENCES GOING DARK
Adobe says it has canceled the in-person version
of its eponymous Summit, scheduled for March
29 to April 2 in Las Vegas, due to concerns
about COVID-19.
More than 20,000 people were expected to
attend the conference, which will be held as an
“online experience” this year, the company said.
The move comes as trade events, conferences
and other gatherings are being canceled — or
moved online — around the world due to fears
about the fast-spreading virus.
Google, meanwhile, said it is canceling its annual
developers conference, Google I/O, that was
to be held starting May 12 in Mountain View,
California, due to concerns about coronavirus.
The company may consider “other ways to evolve
Google I/O,” a spokeswoman said, suggesting it