New Business Contracts

The Society of Independent Show Organizers selected Shomex Productions of Santa Monica, Calif., as its association management company beginning later this year. The Rebedeau Group has managed SISO since 2000. Lew Shomer, co-founder of Shomex Productions, will serve as executive director.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees will hold its international convention at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center June 21-July 2, 2010. The meeting is expected to attract more than 5,000 attendees.

Melbourne, Australia, will be the site of the Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in 2011. The meeting was last held in Australia in 1980.

IDG World Expo and Plum Communications signed a multi-year partnership to include Plum Communications’ IT360° Conference & Expo as part of IDG World Expo’s IT World Expo Canada.