Information for industry associations interested in face-to-face communication between buyers and sellers including lead retrieval, destination management, show organization and drayage.
July Marks Busy Month for Industry Meetings By Rachel Wimberly - 07/06/2009
July is a busy month on the industry meeting calender, with Meeting Professionals Intl.’s and Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Assn.’s annual events on tap, as well as Natl. Trade Productions’ TS². First up is MPI’s World Education Congress July 11-14 in Salt Lake City. More
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.
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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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MPI Looks to Prove Meetings' Worth 06/22/2009
Meeting Professionals Intl.'s annual World Education Congress, a conference and exhibition to be held July 11-14 at the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, will focus on the premise that meetings and events improve sales and organizational productivity.
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SIA Changes Show Name 05/11/2009
The SIA SnowSports Show isn't just getting a new locale, it's getting a new name, too. After 37 years in Las Vegas, SnowSports Industries America will move its annual show to Denver, the heart of snow sports country. The show now known as the SIA Snow Show will be held Jan. 28-31 at the Colorado Convention Center.
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Macworld Shifts Next Year's Dates 04/13/2009 Macworld Conference & Expo is scheduled Feb. 9-13 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, instead of in early January when it historically has taken place. The show also will break tradition with the inclusion of a Saturday date, according to the show's owner and production company, IDG World Expo.
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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
BEHIND THE STORY Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week June 12, 2009 Shock and Awe Is So 2008ish
The good news out of the Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum is that most lead... More
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