What Are Shows Doing to Grow? Michael Hughes - 03/15/2010
The industry survived 2009. So, what are show producers now doing to move forward and grow? Show producers have been adding value for exhibitors and attendees for many years. What's new today is the intensity of the search for ways to add value, keep events fresh and relevant and drive revenue. More
UBM, Reed Team Up for Launch 03/15/2010
United Business Media's EE Times Group and Reed Business Information's technology group will jointly launch the U.K.-based Embedded Live Exhibition and Conference in the fall. The event will bring together the EE Times Group's Embedded Systems Conference and RBI's Electronics Weekly Live to create an event for electronic design innovation and systems technology development.
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What Are Shows Doing to Grow? Michael Hughes - 03/15/2010
The industry survived 2009. So, what are show producers now doing to move forward and grow? Show producers have been adding value for exhibitors and attendees for many years. What's new today is the intensity of the search for ways to add value, keep events fresh and relevant and drive revenue.
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Boston Brides Bilked by Fake Show 03/08/2010
Aram Orchanian, president of Boston-based wedding photography company Aram O. Photography, saw a Facebook page promoting The Boston 411 Bridal & Home Show, scheduled March 5-7 at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center and signed up.
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Opening the Door to China Stephanie Corbin - 03/01/2010
Exhibitions weren’t the first career for Stanley Chu, founder and chairman of Hong Kong-based Adsale Exhibition Services. However, when Deng Xiaoping declared China’s open-door policy in 1978, Chu and his partners saw an opportunity. Two years later, Adsale organized its first exhibition. Three years later, the company launched Chinaplas, which has become the largest plastics and rubber show in Asia.
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AIIM Expo & Conference Adds SharePoint Summit 03/01/2010
Questex Media Group's AIIM Intl. Expo & Conference, for information management professionals, will feature the launch of the SharePoint Summit when the show runs April 20-22 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The summit will feature a multitrack educational program and an Immersion Experience Lab on the AIIM showfloor.
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Health + Fitness Pedals Forward 03/01/2010
Nielsen Business Media's Health + Fitness Business Expo & Conference will have a new path to pedal at the show this year. The show will collocate with another Nielsen show, Interbike Intl. Bicycle Expo, Sept. 22-23 at the Las Vegas Sands Expo & Convention Center. Interbike will be held Sept. 20-24.
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MAGIC Now Goes Head to Toe By Lisa Plummer - 03/01/2010
Organizers of MAGIC Marketplace aren’t afraid to step on any toes, so it appears from the launch of FN Platform, Advanstar (Communications) Fashion Group’s new show segment dedicated to footwear, held Feb. 16-18 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week March 5, 2010 UBM’s $1 Investment
Elsewhere on our Web site you can see the news that United Business Media will repris... More
Off the Showfloor Stephanie Corbin, Senior Assistant Editor, Tradeshow Week February 26, 2010 The Other Side of the Pen
Back in December, I gave an interview to The Los Angeles Times. Tiffany Hsu, one of t... More
Off the Showfloor Stephanie Corbin, Senior Assistant Editor, Tradeshow Week February 9, 2010 A Badge of Honor
Last week, I visited my home state, Ohio, for a few days on invitation to attend the ... More
Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week February 3, 2010 MGM Mirage’s Macau Sacrifice
A while back, I mentioned to a show organizer I know in Hong Kong that I’d been... More