AMHERST, NEW YORK, March 11, 2016 – Continuing on with the ProAV industry’s most heavily anticipated annual tour, Stampede, North America’s largest distributor of Pro AV solutions, today announced that the second stop of its Spring 2016 Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series will be in Montreal on March 17th. The tour’s first Canadian stop will take place at the Montreal Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Registration is open here.
“Stampede’s 2016 Big Book of AV Tour offers attendees unprecedented insight into every major product category on the market today,” said Stampede President & COO Kevin Kelly. “In addition to offering engaging informational keynotes, training sessions and product showcases, we’re now bringing our sales team to address any questions and concerns that attendees may have along the way. Our ultimate goal with this tour is to provide attendees with the information and resources they need to further their success.”
The 2016 Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series offers attendees a first look at the most innovative products on the market, including product showcases in audio, video, display, projection, lighting and staging, digital signage, conferencing, digital content creation, networking, signal distribution, and more.
“Additionally, this year’s tour will build on the industry momentum we generated with Drone Video Systems in 2015,” Kelly said. “Stampede truly made a splash in the ProAV industrywith the introduction of drones to our lineup, and this year, we’re going to dive even deeper into how integrators can capitalize on the commercial drone business.”
The first stop kicked off in Salt Lake City, Utah, on March 10th, and according to Kelly, it was a complete hit. “Between the engaging presentations and ample time provided to attendees to network with industry professionals, we set the pace for the remainder of the spring. We are confident that this tour will continue to be a smashing success across North America.”
On March 17th, Montreal tour stop attendees can enjoy a complimentary breakfast at 9:00 AM followed by one-on-one meetings with leading ProAV manufacturers who will be showcasing their newest products. Free CTS-certified training sessions and presentations will follow throughout the day, including, “Atlona, 5 Things You Need to Know Before Installing 4K” by Amelia Vrabel, National Sales Manager at Atlona; “Overview of the Drone/ UAS Industry and Business Potential” by Fred Bivetto, Dean of the School of Flight Training at Unmanned Vehicle University; “Drone Video Systems: A New AV Category for A New Age of Opportunities” by Rob Luther, Sales Representative, Drone Video Systems at Stampede; and “Understanding and Specifying Outdoor LFD with Samsung” by Jonathan Brawn, Principal at Brawn Consulting. Complimentary lunch will follow at 12:00 PM.
Throughout the year, participating tour exhibitors include AEE, Atlona, AVTEQ, Cassio, Chief, Christie, DJI, Display Ten, Epson, Hitachi, HuddleCamHD, JELCO, Ken-A-Vision, LG, Luidia, Lumens, Luxel, Mustang, NEC, Oklahoma Sound, Optoma, Peerless AV, Philips, Planar, Premier Mounts, Ricoh, Samsung, Sharp, Stewart Filmscreen, TAP it, TSI Touch, Unmanned Vehicle University, Vidyo, WePresent WiPG, WilsonPro, and xFOLD.
During the first quarter of 2016, the Stampede BBOAV Tour & Conference tour will also visit Indianapolis, Indiana on March 24th, 2016.
All 2016 Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series attendees will receive a $50 American Express Gift Card, $500 Stampede Credit, and be entered into a drawing for one of two DJI drones.
About Stampede
Headquartered in Amherst, New York, Stampede (www.stampedeglobal.com) is North and Latin America’s leading distributor of integrated, custom designed AV/IT technology solutions that help resellers and integrators meet the growing and expanding technology needs of customers in a wide range of vertical markets that include corporate, education, emergency responders, government, hospitality, house of worship, law enforcement, and security, among others. Stampede is the one forward-looking value-added distributor strategically positioned to offer traditional ProAV solutions from more than 150 manufacturers and ground-breaking new product categories such as drones, unified communications, and low cost video conferencing that create major new revenue centers for its more than 12,000 resellers Stampede annually produces the “Big Book of AV,” a 1,100+ page catalog and companion website (www.BigBookofAV.com) providing hundreds of sales, installation and spec tips for Stampede’s dealers in addition to product details on more than 8,000 SKUs. For more information on Stampede, log onto www.stampedeglobal.com.
