New York, USA, March 16, 2017 /Xinwengao.com/ - BZ Media LLC announced today that InterDrone, The International Drone Conference & Exposition, has been acquired by Emerald Expositions LLC, the largest producer of trade shows in North America. InterDrone 2016 drew 3,518 attendees from 54 different countries on 6 continents and the event featured 155 exhibitors and sponsors. The 2017 event will be managed and produced by BZ Media on behalf of Emerald.

Emerald Expositions is the largest operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States, with their oldest trade shows dating back over 110 years. They currently operate more than 50 trade shows, including 31 of the top 250 trade shows in the country as ranked by TSNN, as well as numerous other events. Emerald events connect over 500,000 global attendees and exhibitors and occupy over 6.7 million NSF of exhibition space.

“We are very proud of InterDrone and how it has emerged so quickly to be the industry leading event for commercial UAV applications in North America,” said Ted Bahr, President of BZ Media. “We decided that to take the event to the next level required a company of scale and expertise like Emerald Expositions. We look forward to supporting Emerald through the 2017 and 2018 shows and working together to accelerate the show’s growth under their ownership over the coming years”.

InterDrone was just named to the Trade Show Executive magazine list of fastest growing shows in 2016 and was one of only 14 shows in the country that was named in each of the three categories; fastest growth in exhibit space, growth in number of exhibitors and in attendance. InterDrone was the only drone show named to the list.

InterDrone 2017 will take place September 6 – 8, 2017, at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, and, in addition to a large exhibition floor, features three subconferences for attendees, making InterDrone the go-to destination for UAV educational content in North America. More than 120 classes, panels and keynotes are presented under Drone TechCon (for drone builders, engineers, OEMs and developers), Drone Enterprise (for enterprise UAV pilots, operators and drone service businesses) and Drone Cinema (for pilots engaged in aerial photography and videography).

“Congratulations to Ted Bahr and his team at BZ Media for successfully identifying this market opportunity and building a strong event that provides a platform for commercial interaction and education to this burgeoning industry”, said David Loechner, President and CEO of Emerald Expositions. “We have seen first-hand the emerging interest in drones in our two professional photography shows, and we are excited at the prospect of leveraging our scale, experience and expertise in trade shows and conferences to deliver even greater benefits to attendees, sponsors, exhibitors at InterDrone and to the entire UAV industry.”

More information about the show is at www.InterDrone.com. For information on exhibiting or event sponsorships, please contact Ted Bahr at ted@bzmedia.com or +1 631-421-4158 x101.

ABOUT BZ MEDIA
BZ Media LLC is a 17 year-old high-tech media company producing industry-leading technical conferences and expositions and SD Times, the leading magazine for the software development industry.

ABOUT EMERALD EXPOSITIONS
Emerald is the largest operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States, with our oldest trade shows dating back over 110 years. We currently operate more than 50 trade shows, including 31 of the top 250 trade shows in the country as ranked by TSNN, as well as numerous other events. For more information on Emerald, please visit www.emeraldexpositions.com.

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New York, USA, September 20, 2016 /Xinwengao.com/ - BZ Media LLC announced today that InterDrone The International Drone Conference & Exposition held at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas Sept 7-9 drew 3,518 attendees from 54 different countries on 6 continents. The event featured 155 exhibitors and sponsors in more than 230 booths. FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta gave the Grand Opening Keynote speech to thousands gathered on the first day.

“The second year of InterDrone leapt over every high bar that the first show had set,” said Ted Bahr, Chairman of InterDrone. “Its success reflects the exciting growth in the commercial drone market and the strong desire of businesses to take part in it. Attendance grew 26% and we had 58% more exhibitors and sponsors than last year. More than 260 media and association partners have helped build InterDrone into the largest dedicated commercial UAV event in the world.”

“InterDrone 2016 took Vegas by storm. Enthusiasts from every state and over 50 countries gathered together to geek out over the latest products and services.  I found myself mesmerized,” said Nathan Tennant, a Blogger and Instructor with UAV Ground School. Anthony Merlino, CEO, Verge Aero added, “We heard such great feedback on the opening day, we literally bought plane tickets and flew across the country to be here for the final days!”

Exhibitors and sponsors included a cross section of the entire commercial drone industry including AeroVironment, PrecisionHawk, Yuneec, Intel, SenseFly, Insitu, Parrot, NovaTel, 3D Robotics, eHang, Autel, AUVSI, Hubsan, C-Astral, Brother, Airbus, SlantRange, Kodak, Flir, Parrot, AEGis Technologies, Sentera, and pavilions from Iowa, North Dakota and Nevada.

“InterDrone has been a great show for us. Traffic has been really good. The people who were coming by were knowledgeable and asking great questions. We feel like the show definitely paid for itself and we’ll be back in 2017,” said Adam Sloane, Founder, BirdsEyeView Aerobotics. John Ferguson, CEO of Saxon Remote Systems added, “Our staff was absolutely exhausted. There were nine of us working the booth and not one person had five minutes to sit down the entire show. The traffic was overwhelming. We were definitely making sales, getting tremendous contacts and generating a lot of interest.”

39 companies announced or showed new products at InterDrone, including Yuneec, PowerVision Robotics, Parrot, Intel, Epson, Flir, Insitu, Lidar USA, Hubsan, Leptron, and Kodak. The showstopper was displayed by Japanese robotics company Prodrone, making its first appearance in the United States, with a large hexacopter sporting two robotic arms with claws capable of carrying 44-pound loads for a flight time of up to 30 minutes.

InterDrone featured the second annual Women in Drones Luncheon networking event which was sponsored by Intel and tripled attendance to more than 180 participants. The show debuted a special session called Diversity Rising: Opportunities for Minorities in the Commercial Drone Industry, sponsored by the State of Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), and held a STEM session called Drones, Software, and Data Analysis in STEM Education – Tomorrow’s Workforce.

The InterDrone Film Festival received more than 300 submissions from 21 countries and winners in six categories were announced at a reception. Frank Shroth, Editor, Dronelife.com said, “There is a tremendous amount going on at the InterDrone trade show!  Exhibitor and attendance numbers were both up substantially and a persistent excitement and enthusiasm level was omnipresent at the conference.”

The technical conference featured 121 classes and panels that were led by 183 speakers. Christopher Karody, Editor, DroneBusiness.center said, “[InterDrone] brought together a ‘who’s who’ from every corner of the drone industry. The very considerable expertise and brainpower was showcased in a non-stop smorgasbord of sessions, keynotes and neat events.  This was one amazing conference and I am proud to have been part of it.”

The InterDrone 2016 Photo Gallery URL is  http://www.interdrone.com/interdrone-2016-photo-gallery

InterDrone 2017 will be held at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from September 18-20, 2017.

More information about the show is at www.InterDrone.com. For information on exhibiting or event sponsorships, please contact Ted Bahr at ted@bzmedia.com or +1 631-421-4158 x101.

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New York, USA, August 10, 2016 /Xinwengao.com/ - BZ Media LLC today unveiled the exhibition component of the industry’s largest dedicated commercial UAV show, InterDrone. More than 130 exhibitors have already signed up and another 30 are expected before the show opens its doors September 7-9 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. The exhibition will be paired with more than 120 sessions on all aspects of UAV design, piloting, regulations, and business management.

Exhibitors and sponsors include a cross section of the entire commercial drone industry including AeroVironment, DJI, Precision Hawk, Yuneec, Intel, SenseFly, Insitu, DroneDeploy, NovaTel, 3D Robotics, eHang, Autel, AUVSI, Hubsan, C-Astral, Brother, Walkera, SlantRange, Kodak, Flir, Parrot, AEGis Technologies, Sentera, and pavilions from Iowa, North Dakota and Nevada.

Michael P. Huerta, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, will give the Grand Opening Keynote address on September 7 at 10:30 am. He will be joined at InterDrone by a high-level lineup of commercial drone thought leaders who will frame the state of the industry for the more than 4,000 attendees expected at the conference, including Tian Yu, and Chris Anderson, founders of Yuneec and 3D Robotics respectively.

Recently, DroneLife.com wrote about InterDrone; “We partner with many great conference and event providers in the drone market.  But one has jumped out of the proverbial gate faster than all others: InterDrone.  Only in its second year, InterDrone has become the CES (or Comdex for you old guys) of the new drone economy.  This year’s event provides a vast tapestry of drone topics and knowledge sharing…”  – DroneLife.com July 27, 2016

“Attendance is running well ahead of last year at this time and more than 245 media and association partners on six continents are helping to drive awareness of InterDrone and building it into the premier ‘Big Tent’ commercial drone event in the world,” said Ted Bahr, InterDrone Chairman.

BZ Media has also partnered with the CTIA–The Wireless Association® to allow attendees going to CTIA Super Mobility 2016 to also attend InterDrone.  CTIA Super Mobility 2016 badge holders gain free “expo badge and keynote” attendance for InterDrone, while InterDrone badge holders gain free “expo badge” access to CTIA Super Mobility 2016, with express shuttle bus service between the event sites running during show hours.

Registration for InterDrone is open at www.InterDrone.com. For information on exhibiting or event sponsorships, please contact Ted Bahr at ted@bzmedia.com or +1 631-421-4158 x101.

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New York, United States, July 8, 2016 /Xinwengao.com/ - BZ Media LLC announced today the second in its series of critical examinations of the hype and reality behind certain vertical commercial drone markets, “The Truth About Drones in Construction and Infrastructure Inspection.”  The free report was commissioned by BZ Media and written and produced by Skylogic Research.

The white paper can be accessed here: http://www.interdrone.com/construction_drones_2016

“Since 2013, hundreds of firms across the globe have put in place proof-of-concept projects for drones – not just for construction but also for infrastructure inspection and asset management purposes,” said Colin Snow, CEO and Founder of Skylogic Research, LLC.  “In this paper we explore the major use cases, discuss the opportunities and challenges, present the lessons learned, and outline what’s next for drones in these industries.”

“We are presenting a number of class sessions and panels on infrastructure inspection,” said Conference Chairman Ted Bahr, “and the show floor is full of vendors who can help construction and infrastructure professionals do their job more safely and cost effectively.”

InterDrone is the world’s largest event dedicated to commercial drones and expects to host more than 4,000 commercial drone buyers and flyers who will learn at more than 120 sessions. More than 135 exhibitors will be showing the latest drones and related technology in the expo hall.

Registration for InterDrone is now open at www.InterDrone.com. For information on exhibiting or event sponsorships, please contact Ted Bahr at ted@bzmedia.com or +1 631-421-4158 x101.

ABOUT BZ MEDIA
BZ Media LLC is a 16 year-old high-tech media company producing industry-leading technical conferences and expositions and SD Times, the leading magazine for the software development industry. 

ABOUT SKYLOGIC RESEARCH
Skylogic Research, LLC is a research, content, and advisory services firm supporting all participants in the commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry. 

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New York, USA, February 4, 2015 /Xinwengao.com/ - BZ Media LLC today announced new dates for InterDrone , the International Drone Conference and Exposition to be held in Las Vegas, NV. The event, which will be the largest commercial drone expo in North America, will be held September 9-10-11 at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino. More than 3,000 drone builders, flyers and buyers are expected to attend the largest annual event bringing together all the key participants in the growing market for commercial drone aircraft.

The three-day event features a two-day technical conference for drone-building engineers and software developers, and an overlapping two-day conference for the buyers and flyers of commercial drones, with more than 70 classes, panels and keynotes in all. There will also be an exposition with 80+ exhibitors expected to display their latest products and technology.

“Interest in InterDrone is unlike any show I have ever produced, with several calls per day from interested parties. Shifting our dates forward allowed us to add space to our existing contract. We’re working night and day building this event,” said Ted Bahr, President & CEO of BZ Media.

BZ Media also announced that InterDrone is producing Drone TechCon, a two-day seminar held during AUVSI’s massive Unmanned Systems 2015 show on May 5-7, 2015 in Atlanta. “AUVSI recognized that with our background in producing high-quality conferences and our deep ties into technical markets that we would be a perfect partner to produce a related seminar on the technology behind building commercial drones,” noted Bahr.

More than 35 media partners across three continents have already signed on to support and help grow InterDrone, including RotorDrone, Unmanned Magazine, GIS Cafe, Electronic Products, Unmanned Aerial Online, Embedded Developer, Linux Pro, RTC Magazine, Unmanned Tech Solutions, GeoConnexion, and ChinaTechNews.com.

BZ Media produces the world’s largest Android developer conferences; Wearables TechCon, the largest conference and expo for the builders, designers and developers of wearable computing technology; the largest independent SharePoint conferences; and Big Data TechCon, the how-to technical conference for IT professionals implementing Big Data. BZ Media also publishes SD Times, the leading magazine for the software development industry. Bahr previously founded the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in 1989, which covers much of the underlying technology used in drones.

Drone is the familiar name for what are alternately called unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), unmanned air vehicles (UAV), or Unmanned Systems. The work of peaceful commercial drones is surprising people with the dozens and dozens of practical uses being written about nearly every day in the press. While the defense market for drones dwarfs commercial spending today, a BI Intelligence analyst report expects nearly $12 billion to be spent on commercial drones over the next decade, with growth ramping up quickly.

The exposition will allow manufacturers of drones to both source products from OEM exhibitors, as well as meet and sell to professional commercial drone buyers in the agriculture, journalism, film, search-and-rescue, and real estate industries, among others. “This will be a one-stop and a must-attend event for builders, buyers and flyers of commercial drones,” said Bahr. The exposition will also include a drone demonstration area, the Yes Fly Zone, in the exhibit hall.

Registration for the event—strictly for trade and commercial drone builders, buyers and flyers—is now open at www.InterDrone.com. The Call for Speakers has opened and will close on May 15. For information on speaking at InterDrone, contact Katie Serignese at kserignese@bzmedia.com. For information on exhibiting or event sponsorships, please contact Ted Bahr at ted@bzmedia.com or +1 631-421-4158 x101.

ABOUT BZ MEDIA

Based in Melville, N.Y., BZ Media LLC (BZMedia.com) is a high-tech media company combining the best of print and Web-based publishing with industry-leading technical conferences and expositions. BZ Media’s InterDrone (Interdrone.com), is the first global scale conference and exposition for the builders, flyers and buyers of commercial drones.

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Melville, NY, March 6, 2014 /Xinwengao.com/ - BZ Media LLC today announced a significant expansion of Wearables DevCon, the technical conference and expo for software developers, builders and designers of wearable computing devices. The announcement was made onsite today at the first Wearables DevCon, which blew through its projected 500 attendees with registrants exceeding 1,200.

The three-day conference and expo is moving to larger facilities in Santa Clara, which will allow for a greatly expanded exhibitor component, and will take place March 9-11, 2015. The umbrella event will go under the new name Wearables TechCon (www.WearablesTechCon.com), and the event will have a dual focus on the electronics OEMs and engineers (TechCon) and the software and app developers (DevCon).

“The Wearable Computing Device market continues to grow and capture the imagination of designers, engineers and developers. The wild success of Wearables DevCon pointed to a natural expansion of the electronics OEM aspect of our event, which was adequately represented in the Conference itself, but not reflected in the name. The name change of the umbrella event to Wearables TechConTM will allow the event to become like a CES® for OEMs and developers,” said Ted Bahr, President of BZ Media.

Wearables TechCon attendees will get practical answers as they roll up their sleeves and learn how to program the hardware and software behind the coming generation of wearable technology. Classes and tutorials in the TechCon tracks will focus on embedded computing, hardware design, sensors, and physical technology, while tracks in the DevCon portion will focus on programming apps and mastering the SDKs of the next wave of computing devices.

Wearables TechCon will expand its exhibitor program to meet with the demand to know what’s happening in this fast-moving space and what it means.

“Fifteen companies sponsored or exhibited at our inaugural event this week, and it’s clear that the interest in meeting with the movers and shakers in the exhibit hall is in great demand. We project attendance of more than 2,000 at Wearables TechCon 2015,” said Bahr.

Wearables TechCon focuses on the technology behind smartwatches, augmented reality products like Google Glass, and the healthcare and fitness devices that are becoming nearly ubiquitous today.

Juniper Research expects nearly 15 million wearable smart devices (including glasses, health and fitness monitors, and other devices) to be sold in 2013, amounting to $800 million, and nearly 70 million to be sold by 2017.

Wearables TechCon is produced by BZ Media LLC, which publishes SD Times, the magazine for the software development industry. BZ Media also produces AnDevCon, the world’s largest Android Developer conference; SPTechCon: The SharePoint Technology Conference; Big Data TechCon; and Cloud DevCon.

For more information on exhibiting or sponsoring Wearables TechCon, please contact David Lyman, 978-465-2351, dlyman@bzmedia.com.

The Wearables TechCon Call for Speakers will be available online at www.WearablesTechCon.com in June 2014. For information on speaking, contact Katie Serignese, 631-421-4158 ext. 128, kserignese@bzmedia.com.

Learn more at www.WearablesTechCon.com, and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WearablesTechCon or #WearTechCon or @WearablesTechCon.

ABOUT BZ MEDIA
Based in Melville, N.Y., BZ Media LLC (www.BZMedia.com) is a high-tech media company combining the best of print and Web-based publishing with industry-leading technical conferences and expositions.

BZ Media’s WearablesTechConTM (www.WearablesTechCon.com), is the technical conference for engineers, software developers, and designers of wearable computing devices.

Wearables DevConTM and Wearables TechConTM are trademarks of BZ Media LLC. CES® is a registered trademark of CEA, the Consumer Electronics Association.

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The three-day conference takes place March 5-7, 2014, in Burlingame, Calif. It begins with one day of intensive workshops, followed by two days of more than 30 technical classes. The conference will include a tabletop exhibit area for companies selling products and services for Wearable device builders and app developers. More than 500 app developers, software engineers and product designers are projected to attend Wearables DevCon. (www.WearablesDevCon.com)

Keynote Philippe Khan is the CEO of Fullpower, the creative team behind the MotionX 24/7 wearable technology platform. Philippe is a technology innovator, entrepreneur and a wearable technology pioneer. Fullpower’s MotionX 24/7 technology platform is at the core of solutions by Nike and Jawbone, among others. Philippe is credited with creating the first camera-phone solution, sharing pictures instantly on public networks in June 1997.

Philippe has founded four technology companies: Fullpower Technologies, LightSurf (the camera-phone), Starfish (wireless synchronization) and Borland (professional development tools). Kahn is the co-author of several dozen technology patents covering wearable, eyewear, smartphone, mobile, imaging, wireless, synchronization and medical technologies.

The second keynote is Jenny Murphy, a Google Developer Programs Engineer on Glass. In this role, she helps developers use Google APIs and technologies to build cool stuff for Glass. Before joining Google, Jenny worked in a wide variety of software engineering roles from robotics at NASA to the architect of a social media startup.

Juniper Research expects nearly 15 million wearable smart devices (including glasses, health and fitness monitors, and other devices) to be sold in 2013, amounting to $800 million, and nearly 70 million to be sold by 2017.

Wearables DevCon attendees will get practical answers as they roll up their sleeves and learn how to program the hardware and software behind the coming generation of wearable technology. Classes and tutorials will focus on core hardware technology and coding topics, as well as how to develop apps for the next wave of computing devices such as Google Glass, FitBit, Pebble, the SmartWatch 2, Jawbone, and the Galaxy Gear SmartWatch and other leading wearable computer products.

Ted Bahr, President of BZ Media and Conference Chairman of Wearables DevCon, said, “Wearable computing devices represent the next Big Wave in technology. The winning developers in this market are going to be the ones who take advantage of these new technologies EARLY and build the next generation of red-hot apps. These two visionary keynotes set the stage for an amazing three days of learning not just what the future is going to be, but how to build the hardware and software that will be a part of it.”

The conference is owned, produced and managed by BZ Media LLC, which publishes SD Times, the magazine for the software development industry. BZ Media also produces AnDevCon, the world’s largest Android developer conference; SPTechCon: The SharePoint Technology Conference; Big Data TechCon and Cloud DevCon.

Wearables DevCon will also have a tabletop expo area, where companies can demonstrate their products and services for app developers and engineers. For more information on exhibiting or sponsoring Wearables DevCon, please contact David Lyman, 978-465-2351, dlyman@bzmedia.com.

The Wearables DevCon Call for Speakers is closed but a few speaking slots still exist. For information on speaking, contact Katie Serignese, 631-421-4158 ext. 128, kserignese@bzmedia.com.

Learn more at www.WearablesDevCon.com, and follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/WearablesDevCon or #WearDevCon or @ WearablesDevCon.

ABOUT BZ MEDIA
Based in Melville, N.Y., BZ Media LLC (www.BZMedia.com) is a high-tech media company combining the best of print and Web-based publishing with industry-leading technical conferences and expositions. BZ Media’s WearablesDevCon (www.WearablesDevCon.com), Mar. 5-7, 2014, Burlingame, Calif., is the technical conference for software developers, builders, and designers of wearable computing devices.

Wearables DevCon is a trademark of BZ Media LLC.

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