Excitement Builds for NBAA-BACE
/In the same week that the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) reported that fewer than 100 exhibit spaces are available for the 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the organization hosted a delegation of enthusiastic exhibitors at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), who detailed their plans for new product introductions, announcements and other special events at what promises to be a game-changing show this year.
Excitement was palpable among exhibitors throughout the visit to the convention center’s new, state-of-the-art West Hall, where the show will take place from Oct. 12-14. The 1.4 million square-foot venue features bright and open exhibit areas and meeting rooms, digital signage and large “elephant doors” specifically designed to better accommodate NBAA’s Indoor Aircraft Display and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Pavilion. A rooftop terrace will be the location for receptions and other gatherings throughout the show.
Chris Strong, NBAA senior vice president for events, provided a report to the delegation detailing the continuing momentum leading up to the show: exhibitor hotel registrations are on par with Las Vegas NBAA conventions in recent years, and it increasingly appears that the convention’s aircraft display at Henderson Executive Airport will sell out.
Strong added that Las Vegas lifted all COVID restrictions effective June 1. The delegation was able to see a live event underway, with the World of Concrete exhibition (WoC) taking place during the group’s LVCC visit. NBAA-BACE exhibitors noted that, despite a few reasonable measures in consideration of the current environment – including online registration, wider show floor aisles and temperature screenings – the WoC show was otherwise “business as usual.”
Strong acknowledged the hard work done by LVCC staff and construction crews in bringing best practices to bear during the COVID pandemic, while simultaneously readying the West Hall facility for a return to in-person events.
“On every level, Las Vegas is ready to host NBAA-BACE,” Strong concluded. “We are going to host one of the most impactful and inspiring events in the show’s history, and we look forward to seeing everyone at NBAA-BACE this October.”