Vancouver, British Columbia is the Next Stop on the 2015 Stampede Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series

ProAV dealers and end-user customers in the great Pacific northwest will have the opportunity to learn how to profitably integrate drones, video conferencing, and video walls into their long-term business development plans when the 2015 Stampede Big Book of AV (BBOAV) Tour and Conference series makes its next stop at The Westin Wall Centre at the Vancouver Airport (3099 Corvette Way, Richmond, BC) on May 14, 2015. Registration information can be found at www.bigbookofavtour.com. 

The ProAV industry’s biggest annual traveling roadshow is going to provide Vancouver-area dealers and their customers with a jam-packed agenda of manufacturer exhibits, information-rich presentations, and CTS-certified training classes that emphasize both mainstream ProAV product categories and new revenue-generating platforms like drones.

“The Stampede Big Book of AV Tour & Conference series is the industry event that it is precisely because it consistently shows dealers how to continue to maximize their sales of traditional ProAV solutions while learning how to add new product categories into their mix,” Stampede President & COO Kevin Kelly said today. “The Vancouver stop will be a great example of this.  We’re going to provide dealers with terrific information about profiting from the continued adoption of low cost video conferencing and video walls in more and more vertical market applications and, at the same event, we are going to introduce them to the next generation of drones from many of today’s leading drone manufacturers.

Specifically, the Vancouver stop will feature drone-centric training sessions on UAV Fundamentals: Overview of the Technology and Use in the ProAV Industry and UAV Applications for the ProAV Industry.

“Drones are poised to become a major revenue stream for ProAV dealers because many businesses, in a variety of fields, are beginning to understand just how much value they add to their operations,” Kelly explained. “Only Stampede, with its strategic alliance with Unmanned Vehicle University, has the capability to provide dealers with a wide range of drone options and the training courses required to certify operators.  This is a combination that no other company can offer ProAV dealers.”

This stop will also feature a session about Video Conferencing Fundamentals for the ProAV Industry and a presentation fromNEC Account Manager, Channel Sales Mark Weniger, briefing attendees on NEC 10 Steps to a Successful Video Wall. Attendees in this class will come away with a better understanding of what goes into a video wall solution including tips for mounting, ventilation, color calibration, power management and content creation.

Furthermore, Stampede will offer event incentives such as a $500 Stampede credit to qualified attendees and a $50 Amex gift card to all in attendance the day of the Tour and Conference. Every attendee will also be entered into a drawing to win a 60” LG LED HDTV.

Manufacturers participating in the 2015 Stampede Big Book of AV Tour & Conference include Optoma, Sharp, Chief, Mustang, Ken-a-vision, Lumens, Sony, Christie, Hitatchi, Hitachi Starboard, Samsung, Ladibug, Atlona, Balt, Iogear, Epson, LG, Vision, NEC, Benq, Da-Lite, Casio, AVteq, Canon, Peerless AV, Hall Research, DynoScan, Vidyo, Circle Technology, WHOOSH! Screen Shine, Gefin, MediaPointe, AmpliVox, Audio Solutions, Vaddio, Luidia, and BrightSign.

APG Displays To Unveil Stunning, Easy-To-Use Videowalls at ExhibitorLive 2015

Underscoring its commitment to providing the best videowall sub-rentals and distribution services to exhibitors worldwide, APG Displays, North America’s leading distributor of videowalls, today announced that they will be showcasing various all-new, easy-to-use displays at ExhibitorLive 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada at Booth #1955 the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

“Our goal at ExhibitorLive 2015 is to show the industry that it’s easy to creatively integrate videowalls into tradeshow booths,” APG Displays President David Weatherhead said today. “Digital displays are becoming increasingly more prevalent in public event and marketing spaces. Our 20x20 booth will showcase several stunning products designed for various exhibitor applications.”

APG Displays will prominently feature a 32 panel NEC 55” Ultra-Thin Bezel videowall with 8K resolution visuals. “Our new, easy-to-rent videowall solutions will create an immersive environment,” Weatherhead added. “Having an 8k videowall there will show exhibitors how transformative digital displays can be in event spaces.”

 This past year, APG Displays has experienced record-breaking growth. They recently opened a large office in Orlando, Florida, dramatically increasing the size of their videowall rental fleet.  They also signed a North American distribution agreement with Green Hippo for their new AViary Video Processor Range.

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For more information on APG Displays at ExhibitorLive 2015, visit Booth 1955 from March 1-5, 2015.

NanoLumens® Partners With Emerald Expositions and Pixelfire to Create Spectacular Entrance to GlobalShop 2015

Underscoring the role interactive display technology is playing in shaping the future of retail design, Emerald Expositions, producers of the annual GlobalShop Show, is partnering with NanoLumens® (www.nanolumens.com), the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of indoor LED visual display solutions, to create a spectacular interactive entrance to GlobalShop 2015, which runs from March 24—26, 2015 in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

In selecting NanoLumens to create this new entranceway, Doug Hope, Vice President of Content at Emerald Expositions, said, “Because GlobalShop is the largest retail design trade show in the nation, we are always looking for ways to make a relatable design statement to the retail industry. In the newly expanded Mandalay Bay Convention Center, we have the additional challenge of scale in that most entrance units used by trade shows are dwarfed by the size of the Center.

“Compounding this is the rapidly accelerating fusion of digital and physical in the retail industry.  As a result, it became very clear to us that what we needed to do in 2015 was to create a large-scale digital project that is able to create an unmistakable entrance destination. With NanoLumens, GlobalShop is able to achieve all of the elements with one company’s product.  An added benefit to the NanoLumens solution is that the substrate is lightweight enough so that it can be rigged in the overhead structures of Mandalay Bay without any modifications,” Hope emphasized. 

According to NanoLumens Vice President of Marketing & Business Development Nate Remmes, NanoLumens is pulling out all of the stops to create an entranceway that will stop show attendees in their tracks and engage them in a way they have never experienced before.  “We’re working with Pixelfire to create a 21st century visual experience that showcases how the latest web and native app technologies deliver multi-screen solutions that meet the growing demands of today's online, mobile and social consumers.”

According to Pixelfire President Steve Bumstead, “Pixelfire is renowned for creating stunning, out-of-the-box digital content that takes advantage of the very latest in display technology.  NanoLumens’ technology is the very best out there and we really looking forward to showcasing how our creative thinking can push the envelope in creating an immersive digital experience that is unique to GlobalShop and the retail channel of the 21st century.”

Emerald Expositions is a leading operator of large business-to-business trade shows in the United States, producing more than 85 trade shows and conference events per year, connecting over 525,000 buyers and sellers across ten diversified end-markets, including gift, home and general merchandise; sports; hospitality and retail design; jewelry, luxury, and antiques; e-commerce; photography; decorated apparel; building; healthcare; and military. Emerald is headquartered in San Juan Capistrano, CA. The company’s shows are typically the most prominent and important for exhibitors and attendees within their various industries. GlobalShop is the world's largest annual event for retail design and shopper marketing. It's the only show in the world where retail professionals can find the largest, most comprehensive array of store fixture companies and more in-store solutions than any live event in the nation.