LOUISVILLE, Ky. — NetWorld Alliance, publisher of ATMmarketplace, KIOSKmarketplace, Kiosk magazine and Kiosks.org, has announced plans to add a second annual tradeshow — Kiosk Show — to its bill for the kiosk end-user market, according to a news release.
The first Kiosk Show of 2005 will be held in Orlando at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, Feb. 20-23.
The Kiosk Show is designed to educate the end-market about opportunities to adopt kiosk and other self-service technology. Advances in software and hardware as well as booming user-adoption rates have made the implementation of the equipment an efficient way to lower the cost of doing business while improving customer satisfaction.
Many of the exhibitors from the Boston Kiosk Show in October will return for the Orlando show, bringing self-service kiosks for vertical industries including retail, quick-serve restaurant/meals-to-order, travel and tourism, hotel/motel, transportation, banking and finance, gaming and entertainment, photo processing, healthcare, human resources and government. Attendees will be able to test-drive best-in-class self-service technology and connect with the world's top suppliers of kiosk solutions, as well as comparison shop between providers via The Kiosk Show’s self-service showcase.
The two-day event begins Feb. 22 with seminars targeted to the grocery, financial, retail, travel and hospitality, and entertainment and gaming industries, followed by a cocktail reception.
The Kiosk Show is open only to those end-users who are buyers, key decision-makers or influencers involved in the purchasing or management of self-service/interactive kiosk solutions. Attendees may pre-qualify and apply for registration via The Kiosk Show’s Web site: http://www.kioskshow.com.
Previously, the Kiosk Show allowed only total-solution providers to exhibit. In Orlando, however, a special area has been set up to accommodate product and service providers.
"After our program in Boston, many prospective exhibitors who were previously excluded indicated a desire to support the goals of the Show, but couldn’t find a meaningful way to demonstrate this support," said Greg Swistak, show coordinator. "Many of the solution providers who exhibited in Boston also felt it was unfair to exclude the companies that they work closely together with and with whom they have longstanding relationships."
"By adding the area for kiosk and self-service products and support, we enable a broader representation of all the market has to offer to the buyers attending," he added. "We also enhance the value for our traditional total-solution exhibitors by attracting additional attendees who may not have visited otherwise."
