More Than 800 Exhibitors Now Booked For ISE Next Month April 22, 2022 by Dave Haynes The company that puts on Integrated Systems Europe for its trade association owners did a press briefing Thursday that dug into plans and expectations for the world’s leading biggest pro AV, set for Barcelona on May 10th to 13th. Integrated Systems Events Managing Director Mike Blackman says more than 800 exhibitors are booked for the …
Spain Drops Masks Mandates, As Does Next Month’s ISE Trade Show There April 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes If you have plans to attend the big Integrated Systems Europe pro AV and digital signage trade show next month in Barcelona, you will likely be interested in news that Spain’s two-year-long face mask mandate has just been dropped. The Spanish government has approved the end of the mandatory use of face masks in most …
Pro AV Industry Saw Record Sales Growth In March 2022: AVIXA Research April 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes Despite ongoing supply chain issues, the pro AV industry saw record sales growth last month in North America and even more so globally, according the latest business index numbers from the research wing of the trade association AVIXA. The new Pro AV Business Index says its AV Sales Index (AVI-S) measured 72.7 for March, up …
Barcelona To Be Lit Up With Projection Mapping During ISE In May April 7, 2022 by Dave Haynes The organizers of Integrated Systems Europe have announced a set of immersive visual experiences around Barcelona next month to coincide with the giant pro AV show. Dubbed Light Up Barcelona, the short-term events will include the work of one of ISE’s keynote speakers, generative data artist Refik Anadol. The three events are: I RISE at …
AVIXA Suspends Russian Member Companies, Blocks Exhibiting At ISE, InfoComm March 30, 2022 by Dave Haynes The trade association AVIXA has suspended the memberships of Russian companies and individuals, and banned Russian companies from exhibiting at its biggest trade shows, Integrated Systems Europe (co-owned wth CEDIA) and InfoComm. The organization has also withdrawn support for an event called ISRussia. The statement came out a few days ago, but I managed to …
With 78 Days Until ISE (We Hope), Time To Look At How Access Will Work February 21, 2022 by Dave Haynes I spent a couple of free hours this weekend shovelling my office – neat freak is not a description that ever gets attached to me – doing things like shredding no end of print-outs for airline and hotel/VRBO bookings that got shelved as this pandemic wore on. Now I find myself once again doing planes …
Going Back To (Hopefully) Normal, InfoComm Opens Registration For Traditional June Show In Vegas February 10, 2022 by Dave Haynes The big pro AV trade show InfoComm is angling back to some kind of normalcy, with the 2022 event back in the blast furnace of Las Vegas from June 4-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Education is at the front end of these days, with the exhibit hall open from the 8th to 10th. Most …
ISE’s Shift To May Creates Show Partnership With Global IOT Event February 1, 2022 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe’s COVID-forced shift from this week in Barcelona (sigh) to mid-May opened up an opportunity to partner with another significant going on at the same time – focused on Internet of Things technology and issues. ISE says it is joining forces with IOT Solutions World Congress (IOTSWC), described as “the largest international event …
Postponed ISE Creates Pro AV Trade Show Overlaps In UK, And Likely Elsewhere January 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes The decision to push the normally big Integrated Systems Europe trade show from three weeks out to four months out has not gone over well with at least some of the people involved in the UK’s pro AV ecosystem. Postponed over coronavirus concerns, the show is now set for the middle of May in Barcelona, …
ISE Pushes Back Its Barcelona Show To Mid-May, And You Know Why January 11, 2022 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) has been pushed back three months, and will now take place in mid-May in Barcelona. The re-scheduling is directly attributable to the pandemic, says ISE’s organizers, “in the light of the increasing impact of the Omicron variant in Spain.” “We’ve been closely monitoring the conditions in Europe and have been working …
