PLUG AND PLAY: SALT PALACE CONVENTION CENTER POSITIONED TO GO HIGH-TECH.

AuthorHayes, Dan
PositionSILICON SLOPES

Salt Lake County is funding a study to review the technology systems and infrastructure at the Salt Palace Convention Center. The review will develop a five-year plan for upgrading cabling systems, bandwidth capabilities and security systems, plus enhancing Wi-Fi and beacon technologies. The technology infrastructure will be enhanced with digital signage, lighting and sound system enhancements. Further, the study will explore how we can move this technology initiative beyond the Salt Palace walls into the surrounding convention district.

We want to invest in infrastructure that will ensure the Salt Palace's rightful place as the most technologically capable center, the ideal home for the events the high-tech companies that call the Silicon Slopes home need. We need to position the Salt Palace as the convention center tech companies turn to first, offering systems that enhance any meeting, trade show or event.

This research into how to set a new technology standard for convention facilities will also examine how the Salt Palace can enhance various client amenities, such as concessions and parking, by adding high-tech elements to enhance the visitor experience.

According to Forbes, Utah is home to 4,000 tech startups. Four local tech companies are valued at more than $1 billion, and venture capital firms have poured more than $2.5 billion into the state in the past three years. The incredible growth of the high-tech industry along Utah's Wasatch Front is clear motivation for Salt Lake County and Salt Palace management to make the convention center more appealing to this powerful industry.

This type of growth is staggering and the impact will be exponential.

Not only will the new technology attract more local tech business, but companies and associations from around the country will be looking...

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