This week we'll be hitting multiple event floors! Come say hello at ISC High Performance, Augmented World Expo, and InfoComm!

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Next week Collabora will be covering a lot of ground, attending 3 separate events in 3 different time zones: ISC High Performance, Augmented World Expo, and InfoComm! Catch up with us at one of these events: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/industry-week-in-focus-isc-awe-infocomm-take-the-stage.html

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L-Acoustics updates L-ISA to v3.2, adding 16 free outputs in L-ISA Studio and enhanced Mixhalo integration https://rekkerd.org/l-acoustics-updates-l-isa-to-v3-2-adding-16-free-outputs-in-l-isa-studio-and-enhanced-mixhalo-integration/

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Canon and Panasonic Drop Out of NAB Due to COVID-19 Concerns

Panasonic and Canon have announced that neither will be attending NAB this fall as previously planned, joining Sony in pulling out of trade show commitments due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19.

Canon informed PetaPixel that it has canceled plans to attend both the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas as well as Infocomm in Orlando, Florida. The company issued the following statement:

Due to the ongoing health and safety concerns presented by the COVID-19 Delta variant, Canon has made a carefully considered decision to withdraw from this year’s NAB and InfoComm Shows. The communities that NAB and InfoComm represent are something that we will greatly miss this year, but the health and safety of our team members, customers, and potential show guests is our number one priority. Canon will continue our plans to communicate exciting new products and innovations in virtual and remote settings, and our teams all over the world will share our news and updates in the coming weeks. We are continuously monitoring the situation and we look forward to attending events in the future.

The announcement follows a similar statement from Sony earlier this week where the company said that it would not be attending NAB or InfoComm out of concerns for the safety of its employees and partners.

Panasonic also announced that it would be pulling out of plans to attend NAB, per a statement issued by the company's Director of Professional Imaging, Carter Hoskins:

It’s hard to believe that it’s already September, which means NAB 2021 is right around the corner. As you prepare for the event, I want to provide an update on Panasonic’s plans for the show.

After careful consideration of several key factors impacting the show, including the current conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the decision not to attend the event in Las Vegas.

In place of participating in-person, we’re planning to meet and connect with our valued customers via our digital platforms where we look forward to sharing our exciting announcements. We are confident a digital experience will be effective, similar to events we’ve hosted over the last 18 months. We will be in touch with updates on event specifics over the next few weeks, but please reach out directly with any immediate questions.

We continue to appreciate your business and look forward to connecting outside of the show!

While COVID cases have been slightly declining in Las Vegas where the NAB Show is still scheduled to take place from Saturday October 9 through Wednesday the October 13, concerns over safety have now led multiple companies to adjust plans for in-person exhibitions. InfoComm, which takes place in Orlando, Florida, is still scheduled to take place in late October, but the state currently accounts for nearly a quarter of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States.

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Sony Pulls from Two More Trade Shows Citing COVID Concerns

Sony has announced that it has scrapped plans to attend the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference as well as InfoComm in-person. The company specified that it did plan to coordinate with NAB digitally, however.

While COVID cases are slightly declining in Nevada and Clark County which is home to Las Vegas and the NAB Show, concerns over safety have led Sony to adjust its plans for in-person exhibitions.

InfoComm is scheduled to take place in Late October in Orlando, Florida. Florida currently accounts for nearly a quarter of all COVID-19 deaths in the United States.

A Sony representative issued the following statement to PetaPixel :

Sony Electronics has been closely monitoring the evolving situation of the COVID-19 Delta variant. With October on the horizon, we’ve considered the unprecedented circumstances and made the difficult decision that we will not be participating in person at next month’s NAB Show or InfoComm. While these events are an important forum to reach our customers and introduce new products, this is a choice we made to ensure we’re putting our employees’ and our partners’ health and well-being first. As the world continues to grapple with the pandemic and businesses adopt digital alternatives and online opportunities to prevent the spread of the virus, Sony Electronics will continue to communicate and engage with our customers and partners in interactive, accessible ways that allow us to safely deliver exciting product news and updates to a wide online audience. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and look forward to participating at industry events in-person at some point in the future.

Additionally, we’re excited to announce that Sony will be hosting a press conference at NAB Show, in conjunction with the NAB, prior to the show’s opening. Please join our online event on Sunday, October 10 at 9am PT/12pm ET at NABShow.com/Live and pro.sony, where we’ll unveil and showcase Sony’s latest professional innovations.

The announcement follows the company's last-minute decision to pull from WPPI in August, when Sony backed out of plans to set up its booth on the trade show floor just one week after it decided to join the conference. In its statement on its decision to leave WPPI, Sony said that it would continue to monitor the situation to determine if it would attend tradeshows again. The company appears to have done that and concluded that now is not the time to return to in-person events.

The next major tradeshow for Sony is likely the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. Sony was listed as an exhibitor for the 2021 show, so it is likely that Sony does plan to attend in 2022 -- at least for now.

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