Past Conference Venues

Real venue-photo references, aiming for three exterior views per venue. Incomplete sets and interior supplements are noted below. Repeat years at the same venue are grouped; changes of venue receive a separate row. These are architectural references, not photographs proving ForgeFX attendance or the exact event-day layout.

Expanded historical collection · Gaps: Hyatt third exterior, Loews wide views, two Meta office locations

AES

Hyatt Regency Dallas · Dallas, Texas

2024 / 2025

Hyatt Regency Dallas — exterior reference — Dallas Epperson · CC BY-SA 3.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Repeated years at the same venue are grouped. Attendance evidence 1 · Attendance evidence 2

AWE — Long Beach

Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center · Long Beach, California

2024 / 2025

Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center — exterior reference — Tehsigo Eternamente (J Mondragon) from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Repeated years at the same venue are grouped. Attendance evidence 1 · Attendance evidence 2

AWE — Santa Clara

Santa Clara Convention Center · Santa Clara, California

2023

Santa Clara Convention Center — exterior reference — Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Repeated years at the same venue are grouped. Attendance evidence 1

I/ITSEC

Orange County Convention Center · Orlando, Florida

2016 / 2019 / 2023

Orange County Convention Center — exterior reference — Miosotis jade · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Campus reference views include multiple concourses; 2023 attendance was in West Concourse. Attendance evidence 1 · Attendance evidence 2

World of Concrete

Las Vegas Convention Center · Las Vegas, Nevada

2018 / 2024 / 2025

Las Vegas Convention Center — exterior reference — Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Repeated years at the same venue are grouped. Attendance evidence 1 · Attendance evidence 2

CONEXPO-CON/AGG

Las Vegas Convention Center · Las Vegas, Nevada

2017 / 2020 / 2026

2020 support also included Las Vegas Festival Grounds; the photos show the convention-center campus. Attendance evidence 1 · Attendance evidence 2

Industrial IMMERSIVE 2024

Hyatt Regency Houston West · Houston, Texas

2024

Hyatt Regency Houston West — exterior reference — Hyatt / IcePortal via Travel Weekly · Copyright retained; reference only
Original source · ForgeMedia

Two exterior photographs plus an interior atrium reference. Third distinct wide exterior not secured; interior is explicitly not an exterior.

Industrial IMMERSIVE 2025

The Westin Houston, Memorial City · Houston, Texas

2025

The Westin Houston, Memorial City — exterior reference — The Westin Houston, Memorial City / Marriott · Copyright retained; reference only
Original source · ForgeMedia

Three distinct exterior views including skybridge.

Leidos 2024

Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center · National Harbor, Maryland

2024

Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center — exterior reference — MamaGeek · CC BY-SA 3.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Three historical wide exterior photographs.

CBD ST 2024

Broward County Convention Center · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

2024

Broward County Convention Center — exterior reference — Visit Lauderdale / Broward County Convention Center · Copyright retained; reference only
Original source · ForgeMedia

View 1 historical facade; views 2 and 3 show newer expanded facility and are NOT the 2024 event configuration.

WorldAg 2014

International Agri-Center · Tulare, California

2014

International Agri-Center — exterior reference — International Agri-Center (official site; photographer unspecified) · Copyrighted official-site reference; NOT marketing-cleared
Original source · ForgeMedia

Outdoor showgrounds/campus, not a single conference building. Photos are reference views, not 2014 event proof. Attendance evidence 1 · Attendance evidence 2

DevLearn 2014

Bellagio Hotel and Casino · Las Vegas, Nevada

2014

Bellagio Hotel and Casino — exterior reference — Blane · CC BY 3.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Organizer historical URL redirects to 2026; not misrepresented as organizer proof. Two contemporary direct participants corroborate Bellagio. Attendance evidence 1 · Attendance evidence 2

UNITE Boston 2015

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center · Boston, Massachusetts

2015

John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center — exterior reference — Grk1011 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Exterior references, not event-day photographs. Attendance evidence 1

SVVR San Jose 2016

San Jose McEnery Convention Center · San Jose, California

2016

San Jose McEnery Convention Center — exterior reference — JaGa · CC BY-SA 3.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Exterior references, not event-day photographs. Attendance evidence 1

SIGGRAPH Anaheim 2016

Anaheim Convention Center · Anaheim, California

2016

Anaheim Convention Center — exterior reference — Tuxyso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Original source · ForgeMedia

Exterior references, not event-day photographs. Attendance evidence 1

Unity Vision 2017

Loews Hollywood Hotel · Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

2017

Loews Hollywood Hotel — exterior reference — Loews Hotels (official site; photographer unspecified) · Copyrighted official-site reference; NOT marketing-cleared
Original source · ForgeMedia

PHOTO SHORTFALL: one real full-building portrait reference; not three wide exterior photos. Official gallery repeats this image; other Commons results are wrong hotels or unrelated. Do not count portrait as fulfilled wide set. — Three-photo exterior set incomplete. Attendance evidence 1

Meta Innovation Day Austin 2023

Exact venue unresolved · Austin, Texas

2023

Slack confirms Meta Austin office November 16, but no exact building/address. No speculative office exterior selected. — Three-photo exterior set incomplete. Attendance evidence 1

Meta Innovation Day Chicago 2024

Exact venue unresolved · Chicago, Illinois

2024

Office building unresolved. Hyatt Regency Chicago in Slack is lodging, not verified event venue. No speculative exterior selected. — Three-photo exterior set incomplete. Attendance evidence 1