NATE UNITE 2016 was one for the record books, according to the National Association of Tower Erectors, as the organization’s annual conference set new records for both registered attendees and total exhibitors.

A new face will be joining three familiar ones on the National Association of Tower Erectors’ Board of Directors, as revealed by the results of the organization’s 2017 election.

The final results are in and the Consumer Technology Association says that CES 2016 was one for the record books, announcing a new attendance record of 177,393.

The book is officially closed on the SMPTE 2017 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, and according to SMPTE it was the most attended year in the event’s run.

Records are meant to be broken, and the HPA Tech Retreat has obliged that mantra.

The National Association of Tower Erectors has reached an all-time high in member companies, announcing its membership now totals 828, eclipsing the previous mark of 827.

The National Association of Tower Erectors has singled out the companies that it feels represent “cream of the crop” for safety and quality in the industry by officially announcing the approved participates for its STAR Initiative for 2016-2017.

Turn out hit record highs for the fourth annual NYC Television & Video Week, a week-long conference featuring events like Virtual Reality 20/20, Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame, Advanced Advertising, Next TV Summit, and the Hispanic Television Summit.