NATPE, Realscreen to Provide Video Conferencing for Each Other's Summit

Event organizers to avoid overlapping in the future

By Tim Baysinger -- Broadcasting & Cable, 1/17/2013 12:00:00 PM

NATPE and Realscreen have partnered to provide onsite video conferencing stations at each other's upcoming summits due to both events overlapping.

Realscreen's 2013 summit takes place Jan. 27-30 in Washington, D.C., while NATPE will hold its summit Jan. 28-30 in Miami. The event organizers have committed to avoiding future overlaps beyond 2014.

"This virtual conference connection adds great value for NATPE and Realscreen Summit attendees, creating an opportunity for them to do business in two places at once," said NATPE president and CEO Rod Perth. "While we are working closely to avoid future overlaps beyond what's already locked in, we are committed to providing productive and convenient solutions for attendees to get the most out of their attendance at both events."

"We're aware that some people have had to split their time between Realscreen Summit and NATPE, or make the difficult choice to attend one conference in favor of the other," said Claire Macdonald, VP and publisher at Realscreen. "We're hopeful that our collaboration on video conferencing with NATPE will help our delegates connect, regardless of which city they happen to be in."