DPAA Release Speaker List For Annual NYC DOOH Summit September 4, 2019 by Dave Haynes The DPAA has released a preliminary list of speakers and opened registration for its annual Video Everywhere Summit, which will be held on October 15 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. The ad industry-focused organization says the new hotel space was necessary to accommodate an anticipated record number of delegates and expanded list …
Touch Taiwan Final Impressions August 30, 2019 by Dave Haynes Heading home, yay, after almost seven days in Taipei for the Touch Taiwan trade show. When I was out south of Taipei in a city called Hsinchu, my car went past Taiwan Semiconductor, which has a plant footprint that would make automaker plants look like local gas stations. HUGE. That’s the sort of thing Taiwan …
Day One Impressions From Touch Taiwan – Mini And Micro LED On Rise August 28, 2019 by Dave Haynes Well this was going to be a pain in the butt, I thought, as I went through airport-level security screening to get into the exhibit hall Wednesday for the first day of Touch Taiwan. There were scanners and bag checkers and line-ups. Then I realized Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwan’s president, was at the opening of the …
DSF Mixer Draws Over-Subscribed Crowd In Chicago August 15, 2019 by Dave Haynes Hanging out in the United Club, waiting for a flight back to my socialist paradise from O’Hare, after a couple of days with the Digital Signage Federation board and a great DSF mixer on Wednesday night. The mixer was at NEC’s terrific new digs in a suburban office park south of O’Hare. The event drew …
Next DSF Meet And Greet Set For Aug. 14th In Chicago July 31, 2019 by Dave Haynes The next Digital Signage Federation Meet and Greet mixer is set for two weeks from today in suburban Chicago, at NEC’s offices out in the ‘burbs. The event on Aug. 14th – 6 to 8:30 pm CDT – will have a couple of presentations: NEXT/NOW will present “Rooted in Greatness” – a discussion about its work …
The Best Digital Signage Mixer You’ve Probably Never Heard Of July 9, 2019 by Dave Haynes Telecine has been doing digital signage content and technology solutions for corporate clients forever – operating out of one of the 1,000s of beautiful old stone buildings that litter the older stretches of Montreal. Founder James Fine has the company offices on two floors, as well as the basement, a residence on the top floor, …
DSF NYC Summer Mixer Set For July 17th June 28, 2019 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation is holding a summertime mixer in New York City on July 17th at the offices of the creative studio C&G Partners. The mixer will run for two hours, starting at 5 PM. There will be drinks and light hors d’oeuvres. RSVPs are limited to 60 people. Admission is free for members, …
Touch Taiwan Expects 40,000 For Show Focused On Emerging Display Tech Like Micro & MiniLED June 24, 2019 by Dave Haynes This seems to be the Year of the Trade Show around Sixteen:Nine. So far, I’ve done six, and number seven will be Touch Taiwan, in late August in Taipei. It is the biggest event of the year for Taiwan’s display industry, and should pull some 40,000 attendees Aug. 28-30 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center. …
InfoComm 2019 Draws 44K+ Attendees, 950+ Exhibitors June 17, 2019 by Dave Haynes AVIXA – the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association – says last week’s InfoComm show in Orlando logged 44,129 registered attendees, up modestly from the last Florida show and about 1,300 over last year in Las Vegas. The show gets roughly half the attendees who go to Integrated Systems Europe (ISE had 81,000), which runs in February …
Orlando-Bound: InfoComm 2019’s Halls Opens Wednesday, And 16:9 Is There June 10, 2019 by Dave Haynes It is InfoComm week, and this year the show is in Orlando once again, as it is every second year. The weather forecast says high 80s, high humidity and thunderstorms – so if you venture outdoors you are going to be soaked either by perspiration or passing storms. Always fun! I am heading down first …