Dozens of conventions and business gatherings in Las Vegas have new dates in late 2021 or 2022.
Conventions
Even the world’s largest tech conference is feeling the effects of the U.S. government shutdown.
For the Las Vegas tourism industry, the start of the new year is the kickoff of one of the busiest times of the year — especially for those who capitalize on the city’s ability to host major trade shows and conventions.
For a tech-heavy show, Consumer Electronics Show has always had a cool factor. A look back into our photo archives reminds us how times change.
Las Vegas is known for its towering, glitzy casinos, but it also has plenty of small motels scattered about. And during CES, their normally cheap rooms skyrocket in price.
Four of the nine current CES keynoters are women. GenderAvenger, the activist group that raised a ruckus last year, recently sent CES organizers a congratulatory letter and awarded the show a “Gold Stamp of Approval” for a roster of keynote and “featured” speakers that it says is 45 percent women — 60 percent of them women of color.
The annual competition honors outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products. Award categories include, 3D printing, digital imaging/photography, virtual and augmented reality and more.
For the first time in Las Vegas, Centerplate will deliver hot food on demand to CES booths so that exhibitors can maximize their sales time and won’t have to face crowds in lines at convention center food outlets.
With over 180,000 people expected to converge on various convention centers and venues across Las Vegas for the annual CES convention, roads near the sites are expected to be clogged.
The four days of the CES convention will bring an abundance of lights, sounds and people to the Las Vegas Strip. For newcomers, it can be easy to get swept up in the bustle of one of the world’s largest consumer electronics conventions.
CES will feature the latest developments in autonomous driving, urban infrastructure, quantum computing, home entertainment, as well as virtual and augmented reality.
CES, the world’s largest consumer tech show, is coming into Las Vegas Jan. 8, and is expected to bring in more than 180,000 visitors. Attraction businesses across the valley are preparing to see swings in the number of visitors.
The top-selling rap and RB artist, and accomplished songwriter and producer headlines XS Nightclub at Wynn Las Vegas on Jan. 10.
By the time the renovation phase begins in 2020, a new, 600,000-square-foot exhibit hall will be open, which will enable the LVCVA to accommodate trade shows and meetings while working on improvements to the existing facilities.
The G2E conference gives vendors an opportunity to show off the latest gaming technology, but some of the attendees at the 2018 G2E said they were underwhelmed by this year’s technology.
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