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Exhibitpro Expands with Phoenix Office
Nationally-recognized, award-winning exhibit house, Exhibitpro, opened its third U.S. office Aug. 1 in Phoenix. With Phoenix being the sixth-largest city in the United States, Exhibitpro aims to partner with the city’s new and growing companies, from start-ups to...
Victory Hill Installing LV Strip Digital Display
Victory Hill Exhibitions, a subsidiary of Cityneon Holdings, is currently constructing one of the highest resolution displays on the Strip in Las Vegas. Scheduled for completion in early 2020, the iconic display measuring 45 feet high and more than 175 feet long is...
GrowTix Platform Adopted for Dragon Con
The GrowTix platform has been adopted by Dragon Con, the internationally known pop culture, science fiction, fantasy, and gaming convention, to handle most membership sales transactions beginning Aug. 17 for the 2019 convention in Atlanta. For the 2019...
Former U.S. Official Rice to Speak at Convening Leaders
Condoleezza Rice, the first African-American woman to hold the post of Secretary of State (2005-2009), will anchor a powerful conclusion to 2020 PCMA Convening Leaders taking place Jan. 5-8 in San Francisco, when she shares her expertise on global affairs and...
Team One Exhibits Expands in Atlanta
To meet the demand of explosive growth, Team One Exhibits is in the process of expanding their facility just outside of Atlanta to include more space for graphics production and sales offices. The tradeshow exhibit designer and producer expects construction to be...
Features
The D.E.A.L. (Lodging): Union Station, Hermitage Hotel & The Russell Preserve the Past Luxuriously
by Jeanne Brei Readers know my affinity for historic buildings and Nashville encourages not just historical preservation but renovations on the interiors as well. You could stay in the old main train station built in 1900, a recently renovated Presbyterian church that...
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Tradeshow/Events Podcast: The Don & Mike Show’s Latest News
by Jeanne Brei Going out on the road in Washington, D.C. & Santa Fe, N.M. The Don & Mike Show, which podcasts interviews from industry colleagues from the tradeshows, event and experiential marketing industries, is going back on the road recording live...
AIPC: Standards Matter—But So Does Uniqueness!
by AIPC President Aloysius Arlando Convention centers today are increasingly facing a uniquely challenging—and somewhat contradictory—set of demands. On the one hand, they are expected to deliver their products and services consistently and to generally accepted...
D.E.A.L. (Attractions): Music City Rollin’ Jamboree or Big Green Tractor Tours—Which Should It Be?
by Jeanne Brei There are city tours, and then there's the Music City Rollin' Jamboree…The Rollin' Jamboree is a rolling country music, comedy sing-along on wheels that serves up Nashville's biggest sights, sings some of Music City's best songs and shares some city...
In Memoriam: Ron Malliet
Pictured L-R: Exhibit Systems’ President/CEO Richard Magliocco, KMK Industries’ President Ron Malliet and Exhibit Systems’ Exec. VP/Partner David Jentz September 1, 1938 -May 13, 2019 EDPA Past President (’95) and board member Ron Malliet passed away May 13 at the age...
Association News: EDPA Las Vegas Hosts 17th Annual Education Scholarship Golf Classic
by Jeanne Brei The EDPA Las Vegas chapter, working in conjunction with the EDPA Foundation, held their 17th Annual Las Vegas Education Scholarship Golf Classic on June 6 at Bear’s Best Golf Club. More than 140 industry professionals attended the awards luncheon along...
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EMG’s Antonia Nuzzolo and MaryRose Rogers Head West
Eagle Management Group is excited to have Antonia Nuzzolo joining their California team and MaryRose Rogers relocating to Las Vegas. Nuzzolo began working with Eagle nearly two years ago as an intern and was quickly identified as an innovative thinker. Since then she...
Jeff Fortmann Joins Highmark TechSystems
Highmark TechSystems, along with Highmark Outdoor, announces Jeff Fortmann has joined the company as vice president, business development and marketing. In this critical role as part of Highmark leadership, Fortmann will oversee marketing strategy and execution,...
EMG’s Don Minot Prepares to Retire, Arthur Ximenes Promoted
Eagle Management Group’s Don Minot begins to prepare for retirement as Arthur Ximenes begins to take over some of his responsibilities. Minot has been with Eagle Management Group for more than 30 years and in that time he’s played a large role in shaping and growing...
VisitPITTSBURGH’s Brenda Hill & Jennifer Vacek Receive CDMEs
(Pictured L-R: Brenda Hill & Jennifer Vacek) Destinations International (DI) announced that 31 industry leaders earned their Certified Destination Management Executive (CDME) designation at the annual convention, which took place July 23-25 in St. Louis, Missouri....
ARK Media Team to Join Hamilton Exhibits
(Pictured L-R: Three members of the ARK media team, now Hamilton’s engagement services team: Tim Litostansky, Joy Morgan and David Pott) Indianapolis-based Hamilton Exhibits has announced that the leadership and staff of ARK Media—a premier experiential engagement...
U.K.-Based Brightelm Adds Giulia Esposito
Bristol-based Brightelm has appointed Giulia Esposito to focus on sponsorship and exhibition sales. The growth in the team is a direct result of significant new business wins for the award-winning PCO (Professional Conference Organizer). Originally from Naples, Italy,...
World
Osteoarthritis Specialists to Meet in Brussels
On the event of World Osteoarthritis Day, dozens of healthcare professionals will meet in Brussels Sept. 14-15 to discuss this disease. Surgeons, nutritionists, researchers, fitness trainers, veterinarians and other specialists will welcome members of the general...
New Award at EuroShop Honors Industry Ideas
(Pictured above: Torsten Heinze, IFES vice president, speaks about extraordinary developments in the industry.) A new award will be presented at EuroShop 2020 in Düsseldorf—the IFES Innovation + Development Award—commending extraordinary developments for the trade...
Asia’s Top Fashions Shown at CentreStage
CentreStage, Asia's premier fashion event, returns for its fourth edition, running Sept. 4-7 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. Organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), and sponsored by Create Hong Kong of the Government of the...
Veterinary Congress Works for Animal Welfare
The 44th World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress 2019, organized in collaboration with the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, welcomed more than 2,200 veterinary professionals from 80 countries in Toronto aiming to advance the health and welfare...
Global Wellness Summit Leaves Hong Kong
The Global Wellness Summit, the foremost gathering of international leaders in the $4.2 trillion global wellness economy, announced Aug. 15 that the location of the 2019 GWS will move from Hong Kong to Singapore. The event will now take place at Grand Hyatt Singapore...
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