The fast-rising sport gets its moment in the sun with its own convention in the convention capital of the world.
Conventions
Open to the general public and set to take place from July 11 to 17, the convention will be held at the newly renovated Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
The nearly 2-year renovation of 2.1 million square feet of convention space added new tropical designs and technology.
DesignerCon attracts more than 70,000 attendees each year and hundreds more artists and vendors.
The massive World Market Center complex next to Interstate-15 has been open since 2005 and brings thousands of visitors to Las Vegas each year.
The Commercial UAV Expo Americas opens a three-day run in Las Vegas starting Monday at the Westgate. The event focuses on commercial UAS integration and operation.
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority gave a hard-hat tour of the construction site at Paradise Road and Convention Center Drive to showcase the building that 14½ months from now will be teeming with thousands of people attending CES in 2021.
Panelists in 2019’s final G2E education session discussed trends in nongaming amenities, from nightclubs to the prospect of hosting Los Angeles’ quirky Two Bit Circus.
A trade show that has frequently rotated between Orlando and Las Vegas has made a permanent commitment to Southern Nevada with 13 years of events beginning in 2027.
To assure the Las Vegas Convention Center expansion will be completed by CES 2021, the LVCVA board of directors approved a contract amendment that increases the cost.
Though they could end up competing for the same clientele, representatives of the Las Vegas Monorail and a company that wants to build an underground people mover system are forging a relationship.
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