“A digital show is not a replacement for a live event like World Ag Expo,“ said Jerry Sinift, International Agri-Center CEO. “But the ag industry has never stopped working, and neither will we. Ag is essential and so is our job as a trade show to bring buyers and seller s together. We’re just going to do it a little bit differently in 2021.”
World Ag Expo® will work with Map Your Show, an industry leader in event and conference management software. The Map Your Show team has executed more than 120 digital trade shows since March.
While most digital trade shows have limited their online show to their traditional dates, the World Ag Expo team is taking a year-long approach.
“Instead of just a one-week show, we will be supporting our exhibitors and the online site throughout 2021,”
said Jennifer Fawkes, International Agri-Center® Marketing Manager. “Each exhibitor has a micro-site within the show to share information and hold live chats, along with many other options. These can be changed during the year.
As organizers, we will have online seminars, the Top-10 New Products Contest, and more new content being released throughout the year.”
World Ag Expo Online will kick off February 9-11, 2021 – the original show dates. Live events and seminars will be scheduled 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PST each day, but the content will be available on-demand at no charge to attendees around the clock.
Seminars will be presented online by exhibitors, California State University – Fresno, Irrigation Association, Center for International Trade Development, and many more. The schedule will be finalized in January and will be available for attendees to begin planning their viewing schedule.
One feature World Ag Expo® will carry over from the live show is the Exhibitor Guide.
“Many of our attendees like to have a catalog of the show to keep after World Ag Expo is over,” said Wally Roeben, International Agri-Center® Show Manager. “It’s a great resource and we’re excited to make it available nationwide.”
New Holland dealers across the United States will have copies of the 2021 World Ag Expo® Online Exhibitor Guide available for pick-up beginning January 25, 2021. Additional copies will be mailed to past show attendees.
Exhibitors are adding content to their microsites now through February 5, 2021. Attendees can preview the platform at https://bit.ly/WAE21Online. To have free access to all content, users can register for their My Show Planner to save their must-visit exhibitor list, set reminders for events, download content, email exhibitors, and more.
The International Agri-Center® is home to World Ag Expo® in Tulare, California. An estimated annual average of 100,000 individuals from 65 countries attend World Ag Expo® each year. The largest annual agricultural show of its kind, World Ag Expo® hosts more than 1,400 exhibitors displaying cutting-edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. The 2021 show will be online only for the first time in show history.
Plan the DIGITAL visit at www.worldagexpo.org.
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