Dozens of Las Vegas conventions and business gatherings changed dates multiple times due to the pandemic. Most have set new 2021 dates.
Conventions
T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert is expected to discuss innovations in 5G technology and “spotlight a look into the future of how these advancements are enabling people to work, communicate and learn more efficiently.”
Disney has cited the increase in cases here as the reason it’s keeping its executives and stars away from the annual gathering of the National Association of Theatre Owners.
Gaming industry vendors gathered in Las Vegas this week for the first time in more than a year to showcase their newest products at the Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention.
Boasting a new brand that drops the mention of malls, ICSC is scheduled to hold its retail real estate conference and expo in December.
Adding esports to the entertainment mix at a casino can be tricky, but the combination has the potential to be powerful, panelists said during a session at the Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention.
Panelists, during a Tuesday session at NIGA’s Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention, made no secret of their support for smoke-free casinos nationwide in Indian country.
In addition to the name change at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, the meeting space within The Venetian also is taking on a new name, The Venetian Convention Center.
CES is adding space technology and food technology to the list of exhibit categories at the Jan. 5-8 event in Las Vegas, organizers said in a news release.
The LVCVA’s board of directors accepted the recommendation of its compensation committee to give president and CEO Steve Hill a 4 percent pay increase effective in September.
LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill, who didn’t get a raise or bonus last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be considered for more compensation Tuesday.
After a competitive bid process. R&R was selected for the lucrative five-year contract, but it will get an assist from New York-based Grey Global for social media work.
The annual Nightclub & Bar Show, which henceforth will be known as the Bar & Restaurant Show, filled the convention center with products tailor-made for Instagram.
Nevada added more than 10,000 jobs last month as coronavirus restrictions loosened and tourism regained its footing in Las Vegas, though unemployment remains high.
Barrett-Jackson’s Las Vegas Auction at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s new West Hall Expansion kicked off Thursday morning with an “Automobilia” auction.
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