InfoComm 2011 – Day 1 Impressions June 15, 2011 by Super UserResting my aching feet and back after a day of wandering about and chatting through the first of three days at InfoComm in Orlando. The international reception across the road promises the chance to “partake” (who still uses that word???) of drinks and snacks. Thirsty me is highly likely to partake. Day 1 at least …
InfoComm DisplaySearch Conference: More AM notes June 14, 2011 by Super UserMore notes from the morning session of the DisplaySearch conference. The Corning session was a bit of a letdown – more of an explanatory thing about how Gorilla Glass is made and little about the future of glass as a display surface. The Intel session was was pretty much just a run-through of what Intel …
InfoComm preview: bring on the gadgets June 7, 2011 by Super UserI finally got my act together sufficiently to book flights down and back to Orlando for InfoComm next week. I think I have been at everyone of these for about five years now, and it is always an interesting, completely different experience from the digital signage-centric shows. This is a show for the ops guys …
Soiree Nu in Montreal to promote Digital OOH with agencies June 1, 2011 by Super UserOn the heels of a successful Adlympics awareness-raising event/party in Toronto, the Canadian Out of home Digital Association’s Quebec wing is prepping for an event June 16th in Montreal. With less than 2 weeks away, CODACAN Montreal is gearing-up for the first annual Soirée Nü event, happening on June 16th, 2011 at La Ronde in …
OMD and Ronald McDonald House big winners at CODACAN's Adlympics May 20, 2011 by Super UserCODACAN managed to squeeze in its second annual Adlympics this week without getting waterlogged, a victory given how damp it’s been in the Great Lakes and eastern seaboard the last, well, forever. The event – which has teams of ad agency people competing in fun mental and physical games – was run at the old …
CETW and DSE just 2.5 weeks apart in 2012 May 16, 2011 by Super UserThe wrap-up email from CET World at the end of April just dropped in my Inbox, with word that the exhibitors were pleased with the piles of qualified leads who wandered their way through the halls a couple of weeks ago. The show’s organizers don’t do the numbers thing with bodies, booths and square feet …
Strategy Institute going ahead with 6th annual DS Investor conference in NYC May 16, 2011 by Super UserThe Strategy Institute has cut out its other events aimed at this sector, but is going ahead with plans for what will be the 6th annual Digital Signage Investor Conference in New York, October 25-26. The draft agenda has been schemed up and there are just a handful of confirmed presenters so far, including: * Virginia Cargill, …
CODACAN's 2nd ADLYMPICS to promote DigitalOOH set for next week May 13, 2011 by Super UserThe Canadian Out-of-Home Digital Association (CODACAN) has its second annual ADLYMPICS set up for next week in Toronto. This year’s event so far has 16 ad agency teams registered, and several sponsors, including LG, Intel and the Steam Whistle Brewery. The format is a series of loopy sports events, with agency teams competing over the …
Mixer Report: good, diverse turnout May 11, 2011 by Super UserWe had 55 confirmed and my guess is about 45-50 faces through the evening for the latest incarnation of the Toronto digital signage and Digital OOH mixer. There were plenty of familiar faces but also some new ones. The venue seemed to work very well and the wait staff was really efficient in making sure …
Last reminder: Toronto digital signage mixer tonight May 10, 2011 by Super User A final reminder to people in the Toronto area that tonight is the digital signage and digital out of home mixer. The event host this time around is Rise Vision, and its president Byron Darlison. We now have roughly 55 people registered, a big, healthy crowd, and we expect more to just show up. …
