This week, the Ministry of New Media is presenting the 5th annual New York Digital Signage Week at the iconic Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. Coming off of its most successful year yet, NYDSW once again boasts an incredible lineup of events, speakers, and networking opportunities centered around out of home media and its advancements. If you’re an OOH media nerd like us you’ll know there’s too much to do in just one week, so we found the top 5 can’t miss events.
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AVNation Live at Times Square Podcast
When: Monday, October 24th, 2-4 PM
Where: YouTube (or scroll down)
Using Daktronics’ office which overlooks Times Square, AVNation will be hosting a podcast speaking with various leaders in the digital signage, out of home media, and audio/video industries on a range of relevant topics in their fields. Watch the podcast below.
2) BARCO Media Lab Session
When: Monday, October 24, 4-7 PM
Where: Barco Demo Center, 9th Floor, 26 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
The official kickoff of NYDSW, global tech company BARCO is holding a reception and presentation featuring keynote speaker Dave Etherington, Chief Strategic Officer of Intersection, the largest municipal media company in the US. He’ll be discussing branding and advertisements and their roles in the ever evolving cityscape. The networking opportunity and buffet are added perks.
3) Increasing Cross-Platform Impact with OOH
When: Tuesday, October 25, 8:30-11 AM
Where: Union League Club, 38 East 37th Street (Park Avenue)
Hosted by The Advertising Research Foundation, this star-studded speaker series focuses on the growing importance of OOH media in today’s markets and new tech in the field. The event features speakers such as Elliott Waldron, VP of Analytics at Placed and Dan Levi, EVP and CMO at Clear Channel Outdoor. Fun perk: breakfast is included.
4) Video Everywhere Summit
When: Thursday, October 27, 8 AM-6 PM
Where: Roosevelt Hotel 45 East 45th Street & Madison Avenue, New York City
The largest and most attended event of NYDSW, the Video Everywhere Summit presented by Digital Place-Based Advertising Agency is an absolute can’t miss. The day is comprised of networking, panels and key speakers addressing various topics including digital OOH. Speakers include Alan Schulman, Director of Brand Creative and Content Marketing at Deloitte Digital, Doug Ray, CEO at Carat, and Heather Dumford, Marketing Director at conAgra. Breakfast, coffee and cocktails are provided, in addition to sweet messenger bags from us at DOmedia.
5) Xlab Conference
When: Friday, October 28, 8:00 AM-7:30 PM
Where: SVA Theater 333 W 23rd St, New York
To wrap up New York Digital Signage Week, SEGD is presenting the Xlab Conference. Titled “The Intersection of Physical and DIgital” this year’s focus is the impact of technoogical progress on media, digital signage, and digital OOH. The Xlab Conference features key speakers such as George Burciaga of smarTECHS.net, Chad Huston of Leviathan, and Wilson Brown of Antfood There are also tours and workshops presented by Xlabs the day before the conference.
BONUS: Rocktober ‘016*
When: Thursday, October 27 6:30-10:30 PM
Where: SAMSUNG 837, 837 Washington Street, New York, NY 10014
A fun, casual side event, Rocktober ‘016 hosted by Show+Tell is a night of food, drinks and music, with a Samsung virtual reality experience as a plus. Watch C-level executives belt out tunes during Big Wig Karaoke while enjoying a drink as a prelude to the Xlab Conference.
*This event is by invitation only.
New York Digital Signage Week is important to the industry and we love to see so much excitement. DOmedia will be on the ground giving you the best of NYDSW. Keep up on all of the action by following us on Twitter.
For more details on NYDSW visit http://newyork2016.digitalsignageweek.com/
