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Global Leader: USTA's Geoff Freeman By Stephanie Corbin - 07/06/2009
The travel business has taken a beating because of the recession. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone paying attention that the industry’s advocacy group, U.S. Travel Assn., has been fighting back, pulling the tradeshow industry’s leading organizations into its lobbying efforts. Geoff Freeman, USTA senior vice president of public affairs, heads up those efforts. More
Top Hanley Wood Execs Bid Adieu By Rachel Wimberly - 06/29/2009
Hanley Wood Exhibitions President Galen Poss and Executive Vice President Michael Green abruptly resigned June 15 in what Poss called a “contract dispute with Hanley Wood over compensation payments owed for performance.” Hanley Wood CEO Frank Anton said former Senior Vice President Rick McConnell would be acting president of the exhibitions division.
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People on the Move 06/22/2009
• Bernd Aufderheide, CEO of Hamburg Messe und Congress; Johann Fuchsgruber, CEO of Messe Erfurt and managing director of the Pool of German Trade Fairs and Exhibition Cities (FAMA); and Franz-Josef Buetfering, managing director of the Buetfering Schleiftechnik woodworking company and president of Eumabois, the European Federation of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers, were elected to AUMA.
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Dmg CEO Cooke Takes His Leave By Stephanie Corbin - 06/15/2009
After more than 20 years with the company, dmg world media CEO Mike Cooke will step down, leaving his position Sept. 30 and the company Dec. 31. “I've known for a while that I was going to be leaving,” he said.More
Risk Takers, Deal Makers 06/01/2009
The universe of individuals who make up the for-profit side of show management seems to be almost infinite. When Tradeshow Week editors first decided to take a look at the individuals who were at the top of the class in the for-profit side of the industry, little did they know how eclectic the group would be.
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Dorothy Belshaw: Gifted With Success By Rachel Wimberly - 06/01/2009
The two editions of the semiannual New York Intl. Gift Fair drew nearly 70,000 attendees and 6,000 exhibitors last year, taking every last available square inch of the Javits. Overseeing that success is GLM Senior Vice President Dorothy Belshaw, who’s led the show for almost three years, and, in that time, kept in step with not only changes in the retail industry, but also within the gift show world itself.
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People on the Move 05/25/2009
Rachel Benedick was named vice president of sales and services for Visit Denver, a position she held on an interim basis since September. She replaced Doug Small, who became president of the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Convention & Visitors Bureau last year.
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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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