Kiosk Trade Show Events
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Introduction
Here is our list of peer-reviewed and personally reviewed kiosk trade shows and events companies exhibit and attend. Trade shows are judged by quality of attendees but also how much they market and network. FSTEC for example never promoted itself prior to event and had terrible mobile networking. Waste of time in our view. NRF sets the standard as does HIMSS. The effectiveness of “The Show Itself” is part of the complete equation. Not all or nothing. The KMA currently has a booth at NRF, HIMSS, NRA and IAAPA.
Quick Kiosk and Digital Signage Tradeshow Recommendations (based on our experience and others)
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Shows and Events that are worthwhile
- NRF (also one in Singapore)
- IAAP
- NRA
- HIMSS
- FTE, InfoComm, ISE (Barcelona), MURTEC, CSUN
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Show and Events to AVOID
- FSTEC – used to be good but poorly run which is unusual for NRN but then it is Hotel event. Foot traffic terrible.
- SSIS – another hotel event in December. Very mixed bag (vending e.g.), tries to appeal to everyone but focuses on nothing. No repeat sponsors, no kiosks. It’s like a pizza with eight small slices of different stuff and none of them have sausage and extra cheese.
- CES and NAB – consumer stuff though some interesting digital signage but usually gadgets
- HITEC? The jury still out on this one. They are like SSIS — they like going it alone in blackhole mode.
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General Tips
- Normally you get a booth right? Nowadays that is NOT always the case. You can participate to a very large degree without having a booth. Good trade shows enable the widest possible audience.
- For reference — participation in KMA tradeshows: Around $1800 for demo in booth, $499 for virtual
- Hotel events rarely work out. DSE has switched to hotel get together and that seems nice.
- Fresh attendance is always better than a recirculated audience.
- Not a big fan of GES. Always problems – slow to resolve. Freeman is much better
- Check out the show and mobile. 65% of your audience prospects will be mobile-based.
- We have a wide spectrum of companies in the association so different shows for payment people or digital signage or EV or Airports or kiosks or Hotels
2025 Kiosk Trade shows
January
- NRF National Retail Federation in NYC – RECOMMENDED
- CES – never been but consumer electronics is mostly just interesting
February
- ISE Barcelona – RECOMMENDED
- EuroCis – Dusseldorf – RECOMMENDED
March
- HIMSS – RECOMMENDED
- MURTEC – spendy invite conference. Influential, power players.
- CSUN in Anaheim – RECOMMENDED
- NGA
- ShopTalk – has emerged as very nice show. Might be the highest spend for booth.
- Retail in UK is good show
- CinemaCon March 31 – April 3, 2025 Las Vegas, NV
April
- CinemaCon March 31 – April 3, 2025 Las Vegas, NV
- Seatrade Cruise April 7-10, 2025 Miami, FL
- IGA Indian Gaming
- The Car Wash Show April 26-28, 2025 Las Vegas, NV
- ETA Payments
- China Vending in Shanghai
- Advanced Clean Transportation – Anaheim CC — 28-30 — EV technology
May
- National Restaurant Association NRA — North Building — 8813 – RECOMMENDED
- SBC North America Summit
June
- InfoComm – RECOMMENDED
July
- RetailNOW – RSPA
- TBD
August
- Prepaid Expo in Vegas
September
- VARTECH 2024 Seems like a good show for resellers
- FSTEC – disappointing — avoid
- Embedded World – – RECOMMENDED
October
- CREATE in Nashville – RECOMMENDED
- NACS October 8-10 Convenience Stores — – RECOMMENDED
- M-Enabling Accessibility — – RECOMMENDED
- G2E in Vegas Oct 7-10 – RECOMMENDED
- Money 20/20 Oct 27-30
- FTE Long Beach Oct 28-30 – RECOMMENDED
November
- IAAPA Nov #5727 – RECOMMENDED
December
- no trade shows
- Hotel Seminar — Tampa – mixed verticals
Historic Trade shows (mostly canceled and/or virtual-only due to pandemic)
Locations and dates are historical and may be different going forward
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- Jan – CES in Vegas
- Jan 13-15 NRF Retail Big Show in New York — See KMA and a dozen other members at the biggest show of the year.
- Feb – ICE Totally Gaming UK (7th-9th) [link]
- Feb – ISE Europe
- Feb 16-20 Euroshop in Dusseldorf
- Feb – ICX Symposium Phoenix
- Feb ATMIA US
- Mar China Vending and Self-Service Fair Guangzho
- Mar 9-11 MURTEC at Paris Hotel in Vegas – Restaurant Kiosks
- Mar 9-13 HIMSS Orlando – Healthcare Kiosks
- Mar 11-15 CSUN Anaheim – Accessible kiosks
- Mar – BAI Connect San Diego
- Mar – Retail Business Tech, Olympia, London, UK
- Mar Biometrics – ConnectID in Washington
- Mar ShopTalk Venetian
- Mar Smart Cities Connect in Kansas City
- Mar 31 – Apri 3, 2011 DSE Vegas
- Apr – ISRI Show in Vegas April 8-11
- Apr 14-16 New Orleans ATA Telemedicine
- Apr – 24-26 NAMA Las Vegas Convention Center – Vending
- Apr – Card Forum
- Apr Card and Payments Middle East
- Apr – ISRI Show in Vegas April 8-11
- Apr Phoenix – Restaurant Leadership Appetize, Elotouch, etc
- Apr Indian Gaming Show Vegas link
- Apr 26 National Association of Theatre Owners – Vegas
- Apr – Waste Expo – Vegas
- Apr NAMA LVCC Micromarkets and Vending
- Apr China Kiosk and Vending Show in Shanghai
- Apr – Telemedicine Chicago
- Apr – Transact18 by ETA Las Vegas
- May 16-19, 2020 – NRA National Restaurant Show McCormick Chicago
- May RBTE London — see Polytouch
- May American Resort Development Association – Annual Convention & Expo 2018
- May – The Car Wash Show – in Nashville
- May – Customer Engagement Summit Mexico
- May – International Parking Institute
- May – 18-21 in Chicago NRA – https://restaurant.org/Events/National-Restaurant-Association-Show URL for National Restaurant Association Show
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- May – Display Week, SFO Moscone
- Retail and Brand World Congress – Barcelona – 5/27
- Jun Nashville – Restaurant Directions Emerging
- Jun 10/11, 2020 – Smart City Expo in Atlanta
- Jun 12-14 – InfoComm
- Jun 18-21 HITEC Hospitality in Minneapolis
- Jul – Pawn Expo in Vegas
- 07 17-20, 2020 Infocomm Las Vegas
- 07 28-31, 2019 Retail Now San Antonio
- 08 – ACA Corrections
- RetailNow Gaylord OpryLand
- Sep 8-10 FSTEC in Dallas – Food Order & Self-Order
- Sep 16 Future Restaurants Austin, TX
- Sep 16-17 VARTECH Atlanta
- Sep – Shanghai Digital Signage Show
- Oct 18 – Kiosk Summit North London
- Oct 26-29 HITEC in San Antonio (rescheduled)
- Oct 2 NACS in Atlanta – Cstore kiosks
- Oct/Nov – Digital Signage Week in New York
- Oct 14 G2E [Gaming] – Betting Kiosk Tradeshow
- Nov IAAPA Amusements – Ticketing Kiosk Tradeshow
- NOV Marijuana Biz Vegas – Vending Kiosks Tradeshow