#LondonIsThePlaceToBe

The NEC Solutions Showcase forms the bedrock of London Digital Signage Week

The NEC Solutions Showcase, now in its 6th year, is to underpin a week long calendar of events as the AV industry hits the Capital for what has become the UK’s biggest AV and digital signage event of the year.

At the DailyDOOH Gala Awards in November last year, Dirk Hülsermann called for a London Digital Signage Week, citing London as the leader in digital outdoor media. Coining the hashtag #LondonIsThePlaceToBe, Hülsermann, NEC’s Head of Digital Media, supported by Adrian Cotterill of the DailyDOOH, have championed the formation of a formal gathering of the industry in London, with the already established NEC Showcase at its core.

Currently, London Digital Signage Week has attracted industry events to run in parallel to the NEC Showcase creating the follow exciting agenda:

 

Tuesday 13th May

  • The DailyDOOH Media Summit

    The David Lean Room at BAFTA, information and registration - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

  • VUKUNET Media Dinner

    May 13th

 

Wednesday 14th May

  • The NEC Solutions Showcase Day 1

    The Velodrome, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

  • The International Scala Conference (ISC)

    The Timber Lodge, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

  • The Screen Forum Breakfast Briefing

    The Velodrome, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - More Info

  • OVAB Europe Member Meeting

    The Velodrome, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

  • OVAB (Out of Home Video Advertising Bureau)

    Digital Signage Workshops and tour of Westfield Shopping Centre - More Info or Register

  • Infocomm Networking Event

    The Velodrome, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, upper level from 4-5pm

 

Thursday 15th May

  • The NEC Solutions Showcase Day 2

    The Velodrome, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

  • Employee Communications Thought Leadership Summit

    The Velodrome, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - Website

  • AV User Group

    The Timber Lodge, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

  • OVAB (Out of Home Video Advertising Bureau)

    Digital Signage Workshops and tour of Westfield Shopping Centre - More Info or Register

  • Scala Retail Forum - How to win the Digital In-Store Communication Race (by invitation only)

    The Velodrome, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

 

New for 2014, the NEC Showcase will run over a two day period. The 2013 event at Tobacco Dock in London attracted approximately 1,200 attendees, a 20% increase on the previous year.

Simon Jackson, VP NEC Display Solutions states, “We are anticipating a similar number of attendees to last year, so by spreading the event over two days we are enabling a greater period for dialogue and customer engagement.”

"The Olympic venue was chosen as part of our blueprint for finding new and interesting venues in which to host the Showcase,” Simon Jackson continues. “We strive to offer an experience to our visitors as well as educating and informing them about what’s new in the AV industry, and the venue goes a long way to providing a theme and delivering that experience. The Velodrome represents an iconic landmark in British Olympic History, something NEC is proud to be associated with as we continue to establish the best AV industry event in the UK calendar.”

The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park begins to open its gates to the general public this Spring and the NEC Showcase is one of the first events to take place as Olympic Legacy plans take shape. The Olympic Park is one of the most accessible destinations in the Capital and offers plenty of scope to host events throughout London Digital Signage Week.

Keep an eye on hashtag #LondonIsThePlaceToBe on Twitter.