LAS VEGAS — Self Service Expo, being held from April 25-26, opened its doors to plenty of praise for the wide range of exhibitors and high volume of foot traffic.
Held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, Self Service Expo is hosting approximately 170 exhibitors showcasing their latest hardware or software.
"This has been an excellent show so far," said Lawrence Dvorchik, general manager of Self Service Expo. "The quality of attendees has been tremendous."
Many exhibitors said the number of visitors to their booths was high and constant.
"The amount of people coming by is above my expectations and I'm very pleased," said James Kruper, president of Kioware. "We've gotten some very good leads."
"I'm extremely satisfied with the volume of traffic we've had come by," said Kirk Nelson, OEM products manager for Arcatech Systems.
A feature of this year's tradeshow is "Self-Service Street: The Real-Life Kiosk Experience." Offerings from six companies — Pay By Touch, IBM, Source Technologies, United States Postal Service, ecast, Motion Computing and In-Touch Survey Systems — are deployed in a "real-life" environment ranging from a post office to a supermarket. Visitors are encouraged use the various kiosks to experience how they work and how a consumer may interact with them.
The show also features a Tech Talks Theatre. Interactive discussions on a variety of topics and problems are being conducted both days. Some of the topics discussed on the opening day of the show were "What Every Manager Should Know About Self-Service," "Closed Loop Cash Management Process" and "Efficiently Managing a Nationwide Self-Service and Interaction Digital Media Deployment End to End."
"It's all about the exhibitors," Dvorchik said. "I believe they're seeing the quality and quantity of the attendees they need in order for the show to be successful for them."
