Google I/O starts May 11th virtually with a ‘limited’ in-person audience
Google just announced that its annual I/O developer conference is taking place at the Shoreline Amphitheater on May 11th and 12th with a “limited live audience.” This would mark the first time there has been any in-person component of I/O since 2019, but right now details are scarce as to who will be in that audience.
The “save the date” Google just shared said that the event this year will be “completely free and open to everyone virtually” and encouraged potential attendees to “plan to tune in online.” From the sound of things, Google will just be using the Shoreline Amphitheater as a venue to broadcast from, rather than a place where attendees can gather, but we’re reaching out to Google to confirm this. Basically, don’t book any plane tickets to California yet, because chances are you’ll be watching at home just like last year.
Google I/O was canceled entirely in 2020 in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2021 event took place virtually, like so many other tech events have in the last two years. While cases in the US have dropped significantly since peaking earlier this year thanks to the Omicron variant, it appears Google is putting safety first.
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