First MWC, then GDC, now Nvidia's GPU conference is online-only as coronavirus spreads in Silicon Valley

Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference, due to take place on March 22 to 26 in Silicon Valley's San Jose McEnery Convention Center, has been cancelled following the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak in Northern California.

The chip giant's loyalists will not get to see CEO Jensen Huang in the flesh, wearing his signature black leather jacket, pacing on stage in front of a screen filled with specifications and 3D rendering examples. The estimated 10,000 people who were expected to attend the conference will have to watch his long keynote speech in a web browser wherever they are.

“As the coronavirus situation is not improving, we’re turning GTC San Jose into a digital conference rather than a live event,” Nvidia announced on Monday. “Jensen will still give a keynote. We will still share our announcements. And we’ll work to ensure our speakers can share their talks. But we’ll do this all online.”