Changes in management, developments in convention cities and sites, and trends in organizing professional industry meetings.
Crisis Management: Justifying Face-to-face By Joalien Johnson - 07/06/2009
Changing the outside perception of the value of face-to-face meetings has not been an easy feat for industry organizations in recent months, given the onslaught of negative publicity by the media, but, slowly and surely, with a coalition at work to address the negativity, progress is being made. More
Meetings Industry Sees Tough Times Ahead By Rachel Wimberly - 07/06/2009
There are few sectors of the economy that haven't been impacted by the global recession, but the meetings industry has been hit particularly hard, grappling with not only inevitable drops in attendance and cancellations, but also falling hotel rates, clients' reduced budgets and nagging perception issues.
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UFI, SISO Get a Little Closer 06/29/2009
UFI, The Global Assn. of the Exhibition Industry and the Society of Independent Show Organizers have agreed to share knowledge and information among their respective exhibition industry members.
Foundation Still Receives Donations 06/29/2009
The economy isn't putting a damper on the Destination & Travel Foundation's fundraising campaign. The foundation, formerly the Destination Marketing Assn. Intl. Foundation, has received $2.75 million in pledges for its Destination Excellence: Investing in the Future of Destination Marketing campaign.
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TS² Plans Social Media Extravaganza 06/29/2009
Natl. Trade Productions and its marketing company, theONswitch, is so determined to make sure as many people as possible connect with each other at TS², which is on tap July 20-23 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, that they’re using every social media trick in the book.
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Home, Travel Meet Up 06/29/2009
The Intl. Housewares Assn.'s Intl. Home & Housewares Show will be joined by the Travel Goods Assn.'s The Travel Goods Show beginning March 6-8, 2011, at Chicago's McCormick Place.
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NACS’ Sessions Address Current Industry Trends By Stephanie Corbin - 06/29/2009
Attendance at the Natl. Assn. of Consumer Shows Annual Convention was slightly down, but NACS officials said the decline to approximately 115 attendees – about 50 fewer than last year – could be contributed to the head of the company attending, rather than several of the subordinates.
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Organizers, Contractors Cautiously Optimistic By Michael Hart - 06/29/2009
Nobody’s happy, but things could be worse. That seemed to be the mood of the nearly 200 attendees who gathered June 11 in Washington, D.C., for the Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum, as well as the estimated 150 attendees who met a week later at the Exhibition Services & Contractors Assn. Summer Educational Conference in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
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Event Tech Blog Stephen Nold, President, Advon Technologies June 21, 2009 Posting from London
I arrived Saturday, June 20th, in London for the preparations for the MTO Summit UK... More
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