The Skills USA National Leadership & Skills Conference is attended by more than 13,000+ attendees every year. They recognize excellence in career and technical education, bringing students from all over together. We were brought into the planning process from the very beginning and collaborated on this event from start to finish.
Key Goals of The Conference
This is an event that celebrates the accomplishments of students preparing for careers in trade, technical, and skilled service occupations. Here, they can showcase their talents and skills on a national scale through more than 100 competition opportunities. This is a highly interactive and gamefied event that must bring engagement to the next level.
Conference Challenges
Even though we were in on this project from the earliest stages, we had a tight timeline and new team members to bring up to speed. The biggest challenge for this event was planning, creating, and implementing a design that could work in tandem with the branding and a 360-degree seating setting.
Technical Elements’ Strategic Approach To Goals and Challenges
To counteract some of those challenges, our A/V and event production team added delay and reverse audio, massive LED walls, and mood lighting. Through as much advance preparation as possible and a strong core team, this event made a big impression on attendees.
We were privileged to partner with White Tie Productions on designing and implementing the show, and they handled some of the design elements while we brought all of this to the table:
- AV Production
- Stage and Decor Setup
- Lighting Design
- Creative Concept Development
- LED and Stage Design
- Provided Equipment
- On-Site Management
“Wow-Factor” Event Outcomes and Client Feedback
The wow-factor for this event really came home by maximizing the use of the full arena with numerous LED boards to make it feel larger than life. There were also pyrotechnics (Atl SFX) and over 500 awards with graphic changes.
Dakota was the man of the hour on this one, running video behind the scenes. When it was all over, Skills USA was in love with the design and the success of the show, and they’re looking forward to doing it all over again next year.
Interested in being our next “wow-factor” case study? If you’re planning a corporate event or conference, we’d love to create the same high-impact and unforgettable experience. Contact Technical Elements today and let’s make it happen!