7th April 2021
SHIFT2022 International Architecture Conference
Dear All
2020 has been an unprecedented year with economies and travel worldwide heavily affected by the pandemic that is Covid-19. Even with the development of vaccines in 2021, we continue to see the effects of the pandemic in our recovery phase, with travel borders being cautiously reopened with strict travel conditions and checks. International travel will remain low and many of us will continue to work remotely from our home offices.
DOMA Initiatives Architecture Foundation has been relatively dormant during these times to allow the volunteers and people that support the programmes to focus on their practice and work.
SHIFT2020 International Architectural Conference that was to be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre last year has already been delayed and rescheduled to this year. We have intended to hold the conference in September 2021 and with only 6 months away from the date, the restrictions and circumstances does not look encouranging.
Current travel restrictions across international borders are still limited and the possibilities for international speakers travelling into Malaysia look to be quite slim for 2021.
Rest assured, we are committed to make the SHIFT Conference a regional and international event and will continue to monitor the travel conditions for these speakers to come. However it is unfortunate that we have to defer the conference again for another year to 2022.
We would like to thank the sponsors and the paid participants that continue to stay with us during this period and we truly hope to see all of you again during SHIFT2022. We will make further announcements on the conference at a later date.
With regards,
SHIFT2022 Organizing Committee
DOMA Initiatives Berhad Architecture Foundation