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.
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.
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.