Surviving the Conference Season Gauntlet
3 Months, 4 industries, 5+ Events,
unlimited energy required.
Every year, many of the members from OMG Labs and the Indienomicon community attend a variety of industry tradeshows to learn new skills, gain connections to help our existing clients or companies, and of course to also find new business.
Jokingly some call it the Tradeshow helliday season because its simply a brutal period of time where we have end of year business to wrap up, active projects to handle, family time & travel all wrapped together. It's hard to balance sanity and at one point or another you will face this gauntlet if you're at OMG Labs. Please stock up on Zinc, Vitamin C tablets, mouth wash & hand sanitizer and use regularily for the next several months.
Community Jams
Many OMG Labs members & their employees will attend these events to attempt testing new technologies in a low risk environment, sharpen skills, win prize money, find new talent or rub elbows with mentors & sponsors to find new business.
- Armed Forces Jam - September (Military / Defense) - Perhaps you've heard of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force branches of the US Military. Turns out they have a lot of hard problems and challenges and this this event is a 48 hour hackathon that attempts trying to tackle some of these issues.
- All Hallows Jam - October
(Themed Entertainment) - This event hosted by Indienomicon Foundation was launched in 2023 and produces scary & spooky games & experiences with various themes. This provides an R&D testing playground using traditional gaming tech, VR, AR and more and often serves as a way to prototype future immersive interactive experiences that may make it into theme parks such as SeaWorld, Disney, Universal, and many other themed locations across the world.
Metacenter Global Week - Mid to Late October
(Technology) - This event is a collaboration between Innovate Orlando, Synapse and Immerse Global Summit. Its a ground-breaking partnership will bring together global and regional leaders as we celebrate, discover, and engage with the bleeding edge of innovation in XR/AR/VR, AI, Gaming, Fintech, Space, Simulation, Metaverse & Blockchain, DefenseTech, HealthTech, Sustainability, Sports & Entertainment, Smart Cities and much more.
IAPPA -November the week before Thanksgiving
(Themed Entertainment) - The premier trade association representing the diverse and ever-changing attractions industry. Founded in 1918, the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions is the largest international trade association for permanently situated amusement facilities worldwide. The organization represents more than 6,000 facility, supplier, and individual members from more than 100 countries.
I/itsec - Late November to Early December
(Military/Defense) -
The Interservice / industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) is the world's largest modeling, simulation and training event.
Art | Basel - Early December in Miami
(Creative Arts) - Held annually in Miami Beach, Florida, presenting nearly 300+ galleries from 29 countries. Over five days, the show attracts 81,000 visitors. If you want to expand your mind & network on the visual arts and creative industries this is the place to be. The knowledge and experiences from this event will certainly help you make your projects more visually appealing.
Thanksgiving + December Holiday Season / Family Time
On top of all of these events, members will be flying out of town or welcoming friends and family for celebrations. We don't have to explain much on how this adds to the stress (with some joy of course...). Some members have significant others, children, parents, grandparents, siblings and balancing all of this is no joke. Happy Family, Happy Life. If this aspect suffers, trust us, everything else will suffer.
*Bonus*
CES (Consumer Electronics Show) - First week of January in Las Vegas
(Consumer Tech Hardware Expo) - Held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the most powerful tech event in the world — the proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators. This is where brands get business done, meet new partners. This event features over 180,000 visitors from all over the world.
