When Your Pro AV Company Is Named Covid, All You Can Do Is Laugh, Shrug And Carry On September 23, 2021 by Dave Haynes The organizers of the InfoComm trade show coming up in a few weeks are doing everything possible to keep COVID out of the convention center venue, but in an exceptionally weird twist, Covid has booth 3354 on the exhibit hall floor. A Tempe, AZ company called Covid has been manufacturing audio-visual connectivity solutions for nearly …
CEDIA Attendance Clobbered By COVID September 20, 2021 by Dave Haynes The numbers for the recent home AV/residential tech trade show CEDIA Expo are in, and both attendee and exhibitor numbers were utterly clobbered. The last normal times version of the show, in 2019, attracted almost 20,000 attendees and 500 exhibitors, when it was held in Denver two years ago. The 2021 show was held at …
The Sixteen:Nine Mixer At InfoComm Is Unfortunately Now A No-Go September 10, 2021 by Dave Haynes When I was speaking with my friends at AVIXA several months ago, the prospects for a digital signage mixer tied in with InfoComm this fall seemed entirely solid. It would pull together the digital signage crowd at what is an event with many different interests and crowds, and would deliver much needed networking for people …
AVIXA CEO Labuskes: InfoComm Going Ahead In October Unless Local Restrictions Block It September 9, 2021 by Dave Haynes AVIXA CEO David Labuskes said barring government intervention – like local or county shutdowns – the InfoComm trade show his organization puts on is going ahead in late October, in Orlando, FL. “We believe that holding this event is the right thing to do,” he said, talking today on a YouTube livestream with AVNation’s Tim …
Sony Formally Cancels InfoComm And NAB Plans Next Month, Citing Health Safety Concerns September 7, 2021 by Dave Haynes I think this has been quietly known for some time, but Sony has made it official that it is passing on putting up a stand at InfoComm in Orlando next month – citing health safety concerns. It will also skip the broadcast-focused NAB Show in October. Sony normally has a very large, front-row, visible as …
InfoComm Says Spiking COVID Cases Mean Masks, 6-Foot Distancing, Will Be Mandatory At October Show August 12, 2021 by Dave Haynes 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 …
InfoComm Digital Signage Mixer Good To Go With Full Set Of Sponsors July 22, 2021 by Dave Haynes 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 Dave Haynes 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 …
InfoComm Was Supposed To Be This Week, But Registration Now Open For Fall-Deferred Show June 15, 2021 by Dave Haynes If the world wasn’t still upside down with the pandemic, many of you (plus me) would be in Orlando for InfoComm this week. The bad news is COVID. The good news is that you are not having to deal with punishing heat paired with 92% humidity (unless you already live in the south and this …
DSF, DSEG, AVIXA Plan Digital Signage Certification Week For June April 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) and the Digital Signage Experts Group (DSEG, or for total simplicity, the Brawns), have started something called Digital Signage Certification Week – a period in June intended to promote credentialing and professional development in digital signage and experiential technologies. The three-day program involves the Digital Signage Certified Expert (DSCE) and …
