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 remaining Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Self Test kits that were given out free at CES are being donated to the Southern Nevada Health District for public distribution.
The omicron variant of COVID-19 was believed to be the reason less than a quarter of the usual CES attendance was in Las Vegas for the shortened three-day tech show.
Smart city technology helps cities tackle dangerous driving and extreme weather, but Las Vegas officials and tech firms have more ambitious plans of what the technology can do.
Pandemic leaves Southern Nevada’s tech and consumer electronics convention smaller than usual — but still darn big.
Thousands of companies will unveil their latest products when CES opens its trade show doors this week. On Monday evening, CES gave the media an early look at what to expect.
The Consumer Technology Association announced Friday that the CES 2022 would close a day early as an additional COVID-19 safety measure.
The departure of companies like Microsoft and Google from CES 2022 will result in a smaller turnout, but organizers say it will still pack a punch with the tech crowd.
Several major companies have pulled out of attending the biggest U.S. technology conference next month in Las Vegas over growing concerns about the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
A free concert on the Las Vegas Strip will kick off the opening night of CES in January.
Organizers of CES on Friday announced new COVID-19 testing protocols that will add a new layer of protection for people attending the early January trade show, one of the largest on the city’s annual convention calendar