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by Staff report CONEXPO-CON/AGG PREVIEW 34 AGGREGATES MANAGER / November 2016 ConExpo-Con/Agg Spotlights Tech Experience S how attendees will glimpse into the future as they tour the 2017 ConExpo-Con/Agg Tech Experience pavilion, located in Silver Lot 3 outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. The new 75,000-square- foot exhibit will showcase innovations and emerging tech- nologies expected to drive change and process improvement across the industry. "With the new Tech Experience, ConExpo-Con/Agg is advancing to a new level of thought leadership in our in- dustry," says Sara Truesdale Mooney, show director and vice president exhibitions and business development for AEM. "We want to show a more holistic view of how this industry is leveraging technology to drive business," adds Matt Pensinger with Jack Morton Worldwide, which has partnered with show sponsor Association of Equipment Manufacturers to produce the exhibit. Persinger calls the Tech Experience a "Tomorrow- land-type" design, with open spaces that allow people to flow in and out between zones. Close to the entrance will be a "drone aviary," an enclosed area that will showcase drone development and allow for drone demos. Spotlighted throughout the exhibit will be materials, techniques, and equipment in changeable displays in three primary zones. For instance, the "Infrastructure of the Future" zone will examine such things as sensor-connected bridges, programmed materials, self-healing building mate- rials, dynamic paints, and hyper connectivity and transport. Within the "Jobsite of the Future" zone, attendees will get information on telematics, autonomous machines, safety wearables, sensors, and holograms. And the "Jobs of the Future Zone" is designed to give young people and job seekers an opportunity to share information on their training and skills, plus explore ways that augmented reality, virtual reality, and gamified learning might play a role in upgrading their skills. A 400-seat amphitheater will host "Tech Talks," short, information-filled talks modeled after the popular TED Talk series. Show organizers are seeking speakers for these talks. "We want to make sure this offers a robust engagement experience and gives attendees the opportunity to really learn," Peringer says. "It will be part show and part muse- um, with an interactive experience map both onsite and in the ConExpo app." AM At a 'Tomorrowland' exhibit for the construction industry, new and emerging technologies will take center stage.