Rebooted DSE Formalizes Name Tweak, From Expo To Experience August 30, 2021 by Super User The company that is rebooting DSE has formalized what was evident on the event website – a tweak of the brand to make it Digital Signage Experience, as opposed to Expo. It’s a logical move to stick with the acronym DSE, which was widely used for many, many years. Lotsa people will make the age-old …
Digital Projection Says Never Mind To AV Trade Shows In N.A. For Balance of 2021, Citing COVID Risks August 25, 2021 by Super User There’s no end of speculation about the fate of AV and digital signage trade shows this fall, as the Delta variant continues to clobber people who could be vaxxed but, bewilderingly, don’t want to get jabbed. The home technologies trade show CEDIA is still set to go next week, but with way, way fewer stands …
Synnex Calls Off Plans For Annual In-Person Inspire Conference This Fall As US COVID Cases Escalate August 20, 2021 by Super User The AV distribution giant has shut down plans for an in-person version of its big annual conference – saying the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated Americans makes it too risky. Synnex SVP Bob Stegner, in an email blast to resellers and vendor partners this morning, writes: I hope you and your families continue …
Rebooted DSE’s Organizers Hire On Industry Vet David Drain To Build Conference Side Of Show August 19, 2021 by Super User The company that is re-booting Digital Signage Expo in March 2022 – and undoubtedly praying the U.S. really does get control over COVID by then – has brought on a familiar face to develop and run the conference side of the trade show. The events company Questex has hired industry veteran David Drain to be the Director of …
Rising COVID Cases In EU Force Cancellation Of Digital Signage Summit In Munich August 13, 2021 by Super User The accelerated push back to normalcy and vaccine hesitancy or denials has taken out yet more plans for industry events this fall – with news overnight that the annual Digital Signage Summit in Germany has been cancelled. Invidis, the longtime event’s Munich-based organizers, say the “current pandemic development as well as the health requirements for …
InfoComm Says Spiking COVID Cases Mean Masks, 6-Foot Distancing, Will Be Mandatory At October Show August 12, 2021 by Super User The trade association AVIXA has pushed out an update on plans for this fall’s planned InfoComm show that I think most people who were planning to go will greet with one collective, “Oh Crap!” The show’s organizers are saying the event is still going ahead, but those people planning to attend will now have to …
Tokyo Olympics Used Projection Mapping In Novel Ways, But The Most Stunning Visual Wasn’t Quite Real August 9, 2021 by Super User If you watched any of the Olympics in Tokyo on broadcast TV or online you would have seen some stunning visual effects. The one that hit me was the projection mapping introductions for the highest profile track events – the 100 metre sprints for women and men. The stadium was darkened and the full length …
Almo Resumes In-Person E4 Experience Road Show Events In US, Starting in Boston In October August 3, 2021 by Super User The AV distribution company Almo Professional A/V is resuming its schedule of AV road shows in cities across the U.S., with organizers undoubtedly hoping the rapidly-rising case counts among unvaccinated Americans will not force those efforts back to online-only. The company has been doing these regional events for years, but they have been online only …
InfoComm Digital Signage Mixer Good To Go With Full Set Of Sponsors July 22, 2021 by Super User It took all of about 36 hours, but I’m happy to report the digital signage mixer has a full set of sponsors and is good to go for late October in Orlando. Sponsors are needed to help cover the costs of the event – most notably in this case the cocktails. With all five in …
In-Person D=SIGN Digital Signage Conference Set For InfoComm In October … Plus A Sixteen:Nine Mixer! July 20, 2021 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation and the trade association AVIXA have paired up again to run an industry-focused conference at InfoComm 2021 in late October in Orlando. The D=SIGN digital signage conference is a pair of half-day programs on Oct. 26-27 at the Orange County Convention Center – done in-person unlike the virtual version done last …
