--- title: "Conference Circuit: E3 Sets a High Score for Associations" id: "23528" type: "post" slug: "conference-circuit-e3-sets-a-high-score-for-associations" published_at: "2014-06-05T21:46:49+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T04:15:01+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/06/05/conference-circuit-e3-sets-a-high-score-for-associations/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/06/05/conference-circuit-e3-sets-a-high-score-for-associations.md" excerpt: "The video game industry's most important tradeshow will be brought to you live, courtesy of an association." taxonomy_category: - "Meetings / Events" taxonomy_post_tag: - "ad industry" - "AssociationsNow" - "conferences" - "Live Events" - "Meetings" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Conference Circuit: E3 Sets a High Score for Associations ## The video game industry’s most important tradeshow will be brought to you live, courtesy of an association. [E3 (opens in a new tab)](http://www.e3expo.com/show-info/2101/about-e3/) , the world’s most prominent event for the video game industry, will be held in Los Angeles from June 10-12. And as always, the Entertainment Software Association’s annual event is rolling in with huge hype and anticipation, whether it be for new game announcements; the continued one-upmanship of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo; or whatever industry secrets may be revealed. For members of the association world not born with a controller in hand, the conference nonetheless offers an interesting example of an organization on the cutting edge of new media, from the [standard (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/E3) social media [outlets (opens in a new tab)](https://www.facebook.com/E3Expo) to a [Twitch live-streaming channel (opens in a new tab)](http://www.twitch.tv/twitch) that will be tackling the daily proceedings. Unfortunately for E3, it looks like its name is [already taken on Instagram (opens in a new tab)](http://instagram.com/e3) , offering yet another reminder to reserve your association’s name on whatever platforms may emerge as mainstream successes. Nonetheless, [a look at the event’s history (opens in a new tab)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_E3) is also a glimpse at the way major conferences have evolved in recent years: from its debut in 1995 with a mix of public and industry attendees to its adoption of televised broadcasts and forays into live-streaming online. ### The Week Ahead **June 9-12:** The nation’s experts on fire protection will kindle a series of events at the [National Fire Protection Association’s Conference and Expo (opens in a new tab)](http://www.nfpa.org/press-room/news-releases/2014/national-fire-protection-association-conference-and-expo-at-mandalay-bay-las-vegas) in Las Vegas. **June 8-13:** Overlapping in Vegas with the NFPA conference will be the 19th annual conference of the [Association of Professional Piercers (opens in a new tab)](http://www.cvent.com/events/association-of-professional-piercers-19th-annual-conference-and-exposition/event-summary-d486370255504c6fb70c7ab572ea1e60.aspx) . **June 8-11:** Good public relations management is a crucial component of any travel association’s war chest, and who better to learn your best practices from than the Public Relations Society of America? PRSA’s [2014 Travel and Tourism Conference (opens in a new tab)](http://www.prsa.org/Conferences/TravelTourism/) is on tap in Tampa, Florida. ### Down the Line **June 27-28:** If you don’t know a single thing about the olive oil industry, let alone the wide variety of olive oils out there, let the Extra Virgin Alliance expand your palate during its [Seminar for Buyers and Culinary Professionals (opens in a new tab)](http://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/north-america/extra-virgin-alliance-seminar/39868) in New York City. Just prepare for a few lousy-tasting oils. “There will be many more good than bad,” Alexander Kicenik Devarenne, cofounder of EVA, said in a statement. “But people have to try bad oils in order to understand the technique, mechanics, and vocabulary of olive oil tasting.” (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) [Morgan Little](https://associationsnow.com/author/morgan-little/) Morgan Little is a contributor to Associations Now. 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