Tech conferences are back, baby. Sort of.
That’s according to Google, which on Wednesday announced that its annual developer conference, Google I/O, is scheduled to take place on May 11 and 12, 2022.
“We’ll be back live from Shoreline Amphitheater for this year’s #GoogleIO,” wrote Google CEO Sundar Pichau. “Join us online May 11-12”
Notably, this year’s Google I/O website suggests but doesn’t clearly confirm that 2022’s conference may have some in-person element along with an online stream.
“Join I/O live from Shoreline and online May 11-12, 2022,” notes the site.
We reached out to Google to determine whether or not attendees will be in person at Shoreline this year, but received no immediate response. Perhaps Google is trying to hedge its bets?
Google I/O was straight up canceled in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the world, “out of concern for the health and safety of our developers, employees, and local communities—and in line with ‘shelter in place’ requirements by the local Bay Area government.”
This year, apparently, will be different. Probably. Assuming, of course, no surprises get in the way.
