Here is the annotated calendar for the activities scheduled for January.
A guide to the January Calendar
Here's a look at what's going on come the new year:
January 7-8, Adult Novelty Manufacturers Expo, Marriott, Burbank
January 9-10, XBIZ Retail Expo, Marriott, Burbank
January 9-11, XBIZ L.A. Digital Media Conference, Sofitel, West Hollywood
January 10, XBIZ Awards, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica
January 10-13, Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas Convention Center and other venues, Las Vegas
January 12-14, Adultcon, Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas
January 18-20, AVN Novelty Expo, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas
January 18-21, AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas
January 21, AVN Awards, The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas
This page was intended as an attempt to consolidate all the information available about the early-January insanity, but it didn't work out that way. Bookmark it and let's hope we can get through it together.
October 14, 2011
AVN opens registration for Adult Expo, doesn't tell anybody
AVN has opened registration for Adult Expo and kept it to themselves, only posting a hard-to-find article on their own website. Click here or just scroll down a little and read it.
AEE Registration Now Open
LOS ANGELES -- Registration for both trade attendees and fans to the world’s largest adult entertainment show, the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE), is now open.
Early-bird pricing for trade attendees is in effect until Oct. 31, and starts at $100. For registration information, click here.
AEE fan tickets are on sale, and early-bird pricing, starting at $55 per day, is active until Oct. 31. Click here for fan registration.
AEE will be held Jan. 18-21, 2012, at the decadent Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. For the first time ever AEE will be located on the same property as the AVN Novelty Expo (Jan. 18-20) and the AVN Awards (Jan. 21), creating the ultimate event for all your networking and buying needs.
The first day of the show, Jan. 18, is reserved for a trade day, while Jan. 19-21 features the AVN Fan Fest.
The format of the show will be familiar to past attendees, but with some fresh twists that add value for both the industry professional and the consumer. AEE and ANE both include traditional exhibits, meeting rooms, exhibit suites, more networking events, more parties, more product demos and more educational components.
The change of venue also affords attendees a substantial discount on room rates at the hippest hotel in Sin City. The Hard Rock is offering rooms from $99 (Sunday-Thursday) and $179 (Friday/Saturday). To book your accommodations, click here.
The AVN Awards, the showpiece of the adult entertainment industry, is set to rock The Joint on Jan. 21. The Joint is a sleek and upscale 4,000-seat showroom that has the reputation as one of the most sophisticated and authentic venues in Las Vegas.
August 15, 2011
AVN moves its show from Flamingo Road and Arville St. to Paradise Road and Harmon Avenue
The
AVN awards and Adult Entertainment Expo have been moved to the Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino from the planned Palms Casino Resort, which has
been the venue for the AVN awards the last few years. Details follow:
AEE, ANE, AVN Awards Moves to Hard Rock Hotel
CHATSWORTH,
Calif. -- The dates for the Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE), Adult
Novelty Expo (ANE) and the AVN Awards will remain January 18-21, 2012,
but the venue is changing to the hip and happening Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino.
The trio of events at the Hard Rock gives attendees a
bigger space to mix business with pleasure. The hotel has more meeting
space and gives customers more flexibility with suites, meeting rooms
and exhibits.
AEE runs January 18-21, ANE takes place January
18-20 and the must-attend AVN Awards will be Saturday, January 21 at The
Joint, a world-class concert venue inside the Hard Rock. Internext also
will be taking place at the Hard Rock, January 15-17.
The format
of the show will be familiar to past attendees, but with some fresh
twists that add value for both the industry professional and the
consumer. AEE and ANE includes traditional exhibits, meeting rooms,
exhibit suites, more networking events, more parties, more product demos
and more educational components.
The change of venue also
affords attendees a substantial discount on room rates at the hippest
hotel in Sin City. The Hard Rock is offering rooms from $99
(Sunday-Thursday) and $179 (Friday/Saturday).
In the coming weeks
and months, look for more exciting announcements on
AdultEntertainmentExpo.com about the January 2012 events, including the
registration website, which will be live by mid-September.
The
AVN Awards, the showpiece of the adult entertainment industry, is set to
rock The Joint on Jan. 21. The Joint is a sleek and upscale 4,000-seat
showroom that has the reputation as one of the most sophisticated and
authentic venues in Las Vegas.
The new venue will have tables for
industry attendees interested in purchasing them. For more information,
contact Bonnie LeBlanc at bonnie.leblanc@avn.com. Information about submitting pre-nominations will be forthcoming.
ANE exhibitor inquiries may be directed to AVN Director of Sales Sara Harter at sara.harter@avn.com.
ANE seminar/workshop inquiries may be directed to AVN Senior Editor Sherri Shaulis at sherri.shaulis@avn.com.
AEE seminar/workshop inquiries may be made to Tom Hymes at tom.hymes@avn.com.
All other inquiries should be directed to Beth Noonan at beth.noonan@avn.com.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino floor plan. Click for a better image.
This
strikes me as a step in the right direction because although the Palms
has a lot to recommend it, it does not have a convention center. The
Hard Rock does, and it's right next to The Joint where the AVN awards
will take place. (I think it's a new Joint because I think the old Joint
was elsewhere on the property, I believe in the two black areas near
the Luxe Bar. Anybody know for sure?)
ETA: I was right, the old Joint closed in 2009. This one is new. Still don't know where the old one was, though.
This
makes January a complicated month. If you look at this painstakingly
hand-annotated January calendar below, you'll see that the ANME Founders
show (Green) will take place Jan. 7-8. That's at the Burbank Marriott.
Right after that, Xbiz rolls in with its own retail show (Light Blue)
Jan. 9-10, also at the Burbank Marriott; the digital media conference
(Dark Blue) will be Jan. 9-11 at the oh-so-trendy Sofitel in West
Hollywood (across the street from the Beverly Center where -- in the
words of the sainted Steven Dorfman -- "You can buy clothes that you can
only wear at the Beverly Center"); and the Xbiz Awards (Gold Star) Jan.
10 at a location to be announced "in Hollywood."
The
traditional Consumer Electronics Show (Orange) will take place at the
Las Vegas Convention Center and surrounding venues Jan 10-13, and the
AVN is now tail-end Charlie with the Novelty Expo (Pink) running Jan.
18-20, concurrently with the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (Red) Jan
18-21 and the AVN awards (Gold Star) on January 21.
So if you thought four days was too much, see what you think when it's TWO WEEKS.
