DSF Plans Aug. 4th Meet And Mingle In Minneapolis July 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation is getting back to its pre-COVID rhythm and routine of pairing scheduled in-person board meetings with evening mixers in different cities – with a new event set for a few weeks from now in Minneapolis, which is awesome in the summer and not so much in January. The August 4th DSF Meet …
Digital Signage Japan Wraps Up Near Tokyo, Pulling An Estimated 30,000 Attendees June 17, 2022 by Dave Haynes Here’s a video glimpse of Digital Signage Japan, which was running the last three days at an exhibition center in the general orbit of Tokyo. The video was pulled together by an online publication focused on e-readers, so the commentary gets a little whiny about the absence of e-paper products at the exhibit stands. There’s …
Surprise!: Trade Shows Are COVID Super-Spreader Events June 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes Three tests, three negatives so far, but I am not out of the woods yet with respect to getting or dodging COVID-19 after five days and nights in Las Vegas last week. There are many, many reports of people who were at InfoComm last week getting home, doing tests, and getting the two little red …
This Week’s InfoComm Pulled Just Shy Of 20,000 Attendees, Down Or Up Sharply … Depending On Perspective June 11, 2022 by Dave Haynes InfoComm’s return to a fully live show saw just shy of 20,000 attendees passing though the exhibit halls in Las Vegas this week. AVIXA, the trade association that owns and runs the event, says the show “welcomed 19,681 verified attendees from more than 110 countries and all 50 U.S states, and 522 exhibitors showcased innovative …
InfoComm Day 1: Busy-ish, Not Much Truly New, But Awesome To Be Back June 8, 2022 by Dave Haynes Day One of the exhibit hall for Infocomm 2022 is behind me, and I’m quickly knocking out a quick impressions post before I head out in search of beer and food. OK, I found beer in my hotel room fridge, but the point holds … The show looks pretty busy, and overall looks good and …
How Did They Do A Virtual Queen In That Jubilee Carriage? June 6, 2022 by Dave Haynes There was lots of buzz this weekend coming out of the UK about the Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth, with many public celebrations but only limited glimpses of the monarch, who is understandably having mobility issues at 96 years. One of the workarounds for her inability to appear in an ornate carriage during a parade …
DSS Europe Summit To Focus On How Digital Signage Is Now Business-Critical June 3, 2022 by Dave Haynes Just as industry trade shows are getting back to normal in a sort of/not really post-pandemic era, conferences are also making a comeback after months or years of cancellations or virtual versions. The annual Digital Signage Summit Europe (DSS Europe) will have its first in-person event in three years next month in Munich. The July …
InfoComm Forecasting 20,000 Attendees, 525 Exhibitors For Almost-Back-To-Normal Vegas Show In June May 16, 2022 by Dave Haynes In the wake of last week’s Integrated Systems Europe, the folks at the trade association AVIXA (which co-owns ISE) are now putting the focus on InfoComm, the sister pro AV trade show in Las Vegas. Instead of ISE and InfoComm being a few months apart, they are a few weeks this year – the tight …
SID Says Display Week Saw Attendance Back At Pre-Pandemic Levels May 16, 2022 by Dave Haynes Photo credit: SimBeyond Hardcore pro display people would have been a bit torn last week, having to focus physically or online to what was happening and on show at a pair of industry trade shows and conferences nine time zones apart. While Integrated Systems Europe was on in Barcelona, Spain, the Society for Information Display’s …
ISE Says 43,691 People Attended Just-Ended Trade Show In Barcelona May 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes The numbers have very quickly come in from Integrated Systems Europe about how attendance went this week. The big pro AV trade show closed a few hours ago in Barcelona. ISE says the total attendee count was 43,691 from 151 countries. Because many attendees go for more than a day, the total count of admissions …
