Rebooted DSE Starts To Announce Exhibitors; Adopts NYC-Inspired Floor Plan For Hall November 17, 2021 by Dave Haynes In looking at the background on the DSF partnership with Questex, I noticed the business events company has started making announcements about exhibitors who have now committed to the Digital Signage Experience floor in late March in Vegas. There are only seven eight listed right now, but I have heard from at least a couple …
DSF, Questex Formalize Business Ties Ahead Of Rebooted DSE November 17, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation has developed deeper business ties with the events firm that is rebooting the longtime DSE trade show and conference as Digital Signage Experience in March 2022. The DSF has worked an arrangement with Questex to join the conference as an Industry Association partner. DSE takes place March 22-24, 2022 in Las …
ISE Says 700+ Exhibitors Taking Stands in Early February, So Far, Inc. “Bellwether” Tech Brands November 12, 2021 by Dave Haynes An encouraging note about things returning to business norms – Integrated Systems Europe reports more than 700 exhibitors set to show their pots and pans in Barcelona in less than three months. “It is very heartening to see that globally, events and exhibitions are returning to strength,” says Mike Blackman, Managing Director of Integrated Systems …
No Crying For Boohoo As Its LED-filled Offices Win Big UK AV Award November 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes The UK-based publication AV Magazine does a big awards evening – black tie and the whole nine yards – every year in London, and the 2021 version was the other night. Much of what is handed out is AV stuff that doesn’t have a whole bunch to do with digital signage – think of when …
Sixteen:Nine ISE Mixer Set For Feb. 2 In Barcelona; Call For Sponsors November 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes With InfoComm out of the way, the next major trade show focused on digital signage and pro AV (if you set aside CES and NRF) is Integrated Systems Europe in Barcelona, at the start of February. Sixteen:Nine will be doing a digital signage industry mixer during that week, off-site and in conjunction with the global …
To No One’s Surprise, Last Month’s InfoComm Saw Attendee Numbers Down By 70%-85% November 8, 2021 by Dave Haynes AVIXA has released the numbers for its 2021 InfoComm trade show, run in Florida couple of weeks ago. As anyone paying attention expected, the numbers were way down. Verified attendance was 7,335, a little more than half of the 14,017 who registered to attend. The AVIXA press release does not say if the verified total …
AVIXA Puts Much Of Last Week’s InfoComm Panels And Presentations Up As Video On Demand November 3, 2021 by Dave Haynes AVIXA has now made much of the educational material from last week’s InfoComm trade show available for on-demand viewing – though they are behind a modestly-priced pay wall. Says AVIXA: If you couldn’t catch the livestreams last week, we’ve got you covered. Purchase the virtual package today and travel back in time to watch the …
The First, Likely Inevitable COVID Case Surfaces In Wake Of Last Week’s InfoComm Show November 2, 2021 by Dave Haynes There was a small shit-storm whorling away on social media in the weeks and days before last week’s InfoComm trade show in Orlando, focused on the health safety and overall business merits of the event in the midst of a pandemic. And that little storm is continuing as reports emerge of people who went to …
AVIXA Announces 2021 AV Professional Awards October 29, 2021 by Dave Haynes AVIXA – aka the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association – yesterday announced the 2021 winners of its AV Professional Awards. While a lot of the winners may be more familiar to other corners of the pro AV, there are some great people like Brandy Alvarado-Miranda who work in or touch on digital signage. The awards, …
Video: We Go Walkies At InfoComm 2021 With Manny And Ben Of Q Division October 28, 2021 by Dave Haynes Manolo Almagro and Ben Gauthier from the consultancy Q Division are down at InfoComm walking the floor and getting set to speak tomorrow morning. They very kindly offered to give me a quick walk-around and impressions from the floor. The quick summary: it’s busier than expected, but in the context of digital signage, there’s not …
