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.
World of Concrete became the first major trade show to open in the U.S. when the doors opened at the Las Vegas Convention Center’s new $1 billion West Hall expansion Tuesday.
Conventioneers attending the World of Concrete trade show on Monday were the first customers to use the $52.5 million underground transit system developed by Elon Musk.
Sheldon Adelson, who died Monday at age 87, seized an opportunity in the late 1970s to capitalize on the then-fledgling personal computer industry.
Crews finished the $980.3 million building in time for CES — which was canceled — but the LVCVA now must start paying for utilities and insurance without a revenue source.