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 …
It’s Impossible And Silly To Cover InfoComm From 2,000 Miles Away, So Here Goes … October 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes It is impossible, and arguably silly, to try to get much of a sense of how a trade show is going in Florida, from a home office in Nova Scotia, but what the hell, here goes … Based on some emails, texts and social media monitoring, the now-open InfoComm trade show hall looks pretty much …
InfoComm Underway, Exhibit Hall Opens Tomorrow October 26, 2021 by Dave Haynes InfoComm is on this week in Orlando, with the the Digital Signage Federation running its D=Sign education event today in collaboration with AVIXA. It will be super-interesting to get photos, video and commentary on how the show works and operates this week, as I will not be there in person. COVID, among a billion things, …
ISE Floor Plan Coming Together; Digital Signage Firms Grouped In One Hall Again October 21, 2021 by Dave Haynes I am starting to look ahead to Integrated Systems Europe, even though the next big pro AV show is actually next week – InfoComm in Orlando. I am looking past that because I am not going, and this year’s InfoComm is expected be a shadow of its normal self in terms of numbers. There has …
AVIXA Pushes Out Details On Virtual Side Of InfoComm Show October 13, 2021 by Dave Haynes AVIXA has been working hard to convince both buyers and sellers that it is safe to be in Orlando in just a couple of weeks (Oct. 27-29) for its pro AV trade show InfoComm, but has announced fuller details on the virtual side of the show aimed at pro AV buyers and sellers who will …
While Many Displaycos Have Revised Or Cancelled InfoComm Plans, Philips Announces It Is All In For 2021 October 12, 2021 by Dave Haynes There has been a periodic drip-drip of announcements from AV companies saying they had decided to pull out of InfoComm at the end of this month because of worries about COVID-19, but in a different twist, PPDS (aka Philips) has pushed out an announcement saying specifically it WILL be there. The PR firm passing that …
ISE Opens Registration For Feb. Show In Barcelona October 7, 2021 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe has opened registration for its 2022 trade show, set for Feb. 1-4 in Barcelona, Spain. The timing seems a bit odd, as show co-owner AVIXA has a full court press on right now convincing pro AV people to come to InfoComm at the end of this month. That show’s attendance and exhibitor …