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.
Elsewhere, the day belonged to Warner Bros., which brought out Oprah Winfrey, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.
The Las Vegas Convention Center is kicking off a 2½-year renovation project that will not displace a single convention.
The National Association of Broadcasters will return to Las Vegas this week for its annual event — one of the city’s largest conventions — and it expects to be up to 25 percent larger than 2022.
It all started with the World Congress of Flight, which marked the grand opening of the Las Vegas Convention Center on April 12, 1959.
The two golden retrievers, introduced at a demonstration event, replace two canines who retired from the team.