The Boston Convention & Exhibition Center has proposed to add up to 500,000 square feet of exhibit space to the 516,000 it currently has, as well as a 70,000 sq. ft. ballroom, an auditorium, additional meeting space and a new, 1,000-room hotel, according to Jim Rooney, the Massachusetts Convention & Visitors Authority's executive director.
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A task force was launched in Chicago by representatives from various aspects of the tradeshow industry to do a "top-to-bottom" review of all parts of the business there.
In 2012, the Society of the Plastics Industry will move its triennial NPE - The Intl. Plastics Showcase from its home in Chicago's McCormick Place, where it has been since 1971, to Orlando's Orange County Convention Center.
WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition, the association award winner at TSW Fastest 50, was named the overall winner at the event. ABC Kids Expo was named the top tradeshow, and PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) was the top consumer-hybrid winner.
The Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society Annual Conference & Exhibition, ranked No. 49 on the 2009 Tradeshow Week 200, will go to Las Vegas instead of Chicago in 2012, according to Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau officials.
The Society of the Plastics Industry has heard presentations about hosting the triennial NPE – The Intl. Plastics Showcase in 2012 and 2015 from both Chicago, where the show currently has been held at McCormick Place, and Orlando.
EYE ON EXHIBITIONS Joalien Johnson, Assistant Editor, Tradeshow Week November 16, 2009 Getting an Edge
At TSW's Fastest 50 this year, held Nov. 13-15 in Houston, I felt one of the most val... More
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