Digital Projection, Josh.ai Join CEDIA Expo Exhibitor Exodus

More exhibitors pulled out of CEDIA Expo this week, citing concerns over COVID-19. The show is to be Sept. 1-3 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Digital Projection put its North American trade show schedule “on hiatus” for the remainder of 2021, Kyle Greetham, marketing and communications manager, emailed industry contacts Wednesday. “Meeting face-to-face with our customers, partners, and friends is something we look forward to each year,” Greetham said, but due to risks of COVID-19, the company won't exhibit at CEDIA Expo, InfoComm, or Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference shows. “For 2022, we remain optimistic that we will return to most of the trade shows that we missed this year,” he said. Josh.ai, which held a webinar last week with Lutron (see 2108180057) announcing an integration for a light switch with its voice control technology, said Tuesday, “after much thought and consideration, Josh.ai will no longer be exhibiting at CEDIA Expo 2021.” Though the Josh.ai sales team will have a presence at the show for meetings, the company canceled in-person activities, including its booth presence, it said. Other exhibitors that pulled out of CEDIA Expo 2021 over concerns about rising COVID-19 cases include JVC, Legrand, LG, Lutron, Nortek, Samsung, Savant, Sonance, Sonos, Sony and Sound United.