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Events Group Signs Code on Human Trafficking
Soundings Connect, an innovative network of freelance meetings and events talent, announced its partnership with ECPAT-USA, a trailblazing organization committed to raising awareness, advocating for policy and providing community education about human trafficking and...
Temporary Good News Re: LV Building Permits – But Industry Needs to Continue the Fight
by Jeanne Brei Many in the tradeshow industry received emails yesterday (Dec. 10) that seemed as if Santa was granting all their Christmas wishes. First, the LVCVA Board voted unanimously at their regular meeting to adopt agenda item #10 which states: "That the Board...
Classic Exhibits Adds Eco-Systems Product Line
(Pictured: Kevin Carty, executive VP of Classic Exhibits, with Tom Beard, regional sales manager for EcoSystems) For more than 12 years, Portland, Ore.-based Classic Exhibits and Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Eco-Systems Sustainable Exhibits have been strategic partners...
Ooh, That Smell: Marijuana Show in Las Vegas
Imagine a bus filled with the most advanced retail technology for cannabis dispensaries, from smart menus to touchscreens to interactive kiosks. Enlighten, a Nashville, Tenn.-based advertising, media and marketing technology company targeting the cannabis industry,...
Teamsters Local 631 Sends Letter to Clark County Commissioners Re: Building Code Changes
Teamsters Local 631 sent an email yesterday, Dec. 4, alerting the Clark County Commissioners about the "catastrophic affect" that the new building code requirements for temporary structures (2018 CCBAC 22.02.065) will have on the tradeshow industry in Las Vegas. For...
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International Focus: U.S. Exhibitors at Chinese Show to Grow
by Cynthya Porter; Photo courtesy of AmCham Shangha Tension and uncertainty provoked by a tariff war between the U.S. and China has kept the economy, and the tradeshow marketplace in particular, off balance for the better part of 2019, at least in the U.S. Anecdotal...
As The Saws Turn: What Are You Leaking?
by Jim Obermeyer I recently attended a leadership session led by one of my favorite speakers on the topic. In this session he was talking about how leaders must learn to lead in all directions – “up” (those you report to); “down” (those who report to you); “around”...
The Digital Frontier: Sounds Good… Or Does It? How Audio Can Make (or Break) Your Marketing
by Amadeus Findlay Close your eyes. Take a moment and escape the day. Now listen intently; search for something to tune into. As you listen, think about what you see in your mind’s eye. Does it match the reality of what you are hearing, or have you, behind closed...
AIPC: U.N. Sustainable Development Goals a Powerful Way to Tell Our Story
by Aloysius Arlando, president of AIPC For a number of years the meetings industry—and convention centers as their most visible representatives at the destination level—have been looking for appropriate vehicles to document and illustrate the broader benefits they...
Andy’s Apps: Essential Communications Apps
by Amadeus Finlay It’s good to talk. Studies have proven myriad benefits of frequent, meaningful conversation, with the art of relationships and the success of business resting upon the ability to communicate effectively. Today, the market is swamped with a multitude...
The International Man: Germany—A Leader in the Art of Tradeshows
by Larry Kulchawik Many of the top industry global tradeshows take place in Germany. Every year there are about 150 international tradeshows in which more than 180,000 exhibitors participate. Germany has been the first international site experience for many of us in...
People
Kayla Donahue Joins ACVB’s In-House Sales Team
The Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) hired Kayla Donahue as manager, national sales, joining the in-house sales team. In Donahue’s new role, she is responsible for selling and marketing Atlanta as a premier destination for group meetings utilizing...
CCH’s Heike Mahmoud Receives 2019 JMIC Profile & Power Award
(Pictured above L-R: JMIC President Kai Hattendorf with Heike Mahmoud, COO of Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH) The Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) announced the winner of the 2019 JMIC Profile and Power Award as Heike Mahmoud, COO of Congress Centre Hamburg (CCH)....
MCCNO Names Gina Locatto as Special Events Sales Manager
Gina Locatto has been named special events sales manager for the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, the sixth largest convention center in the nation. In this new role, Locatto will focus on the sales of non-traditional events in the facility, including...
Carol Lim Joins Skyline Displays of Orange County
Carol Lim has joined Skyline Displays of Orange County as a senior exhibit consultant, according to John Funk, owner and president of Skyline OC. Lim, a graduate of UC Berkeley, is a 17-year Skyline veteran, having worked in sales for Skyline Exhibits Los Angeles,...
Matt Abbott Joins ExCeL London as PR & Communications Manager
ExCeL London has announced the appointment of Matt Abbott in the new role of PR & communications manager. Abbott joins from DP World London Gateway, one of the U.K.’s largest privately funded infrastructure projects and a fast-growing container port and industrial...
Tom Frisby Joins Steelhead Productions as Chief Design Officer
Tom Frisby has joined Steelhead Productions as chief design officer. In his new role, Frisby will oversee Steelhead’s design and development teams, as well as help drive its ongoing commitment to bringing more sustainable solutions to the exhibit and tradeshow...
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Project 25: Q & A With Industry Veteran Mark Zimmerman
by H. K. Wilson In 1981, Mark Zimmerman was a young college grad on a quest for opportunity and adventure. He left his home in Michigan, where the recent recession had battered the auto industry and local economy, and sought his fortune in Atlanta, Georgia. He soon...
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Project 25: Q&A with Tradeshow Industry Veteran Larry Kulchawik
by Jeanne Brei For nearly 50 years, Larry Kulchawik has been a force in the tradeshow industry. He has worked for three of the leading exhibit companies in the U.S. in management and sales with a focus on international trade show marketing, has served on the boards of...
World
UFI Releases Study on Exhibition Matchmaking
UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has released new research: a white paper on the importance of matchmaking in the exhibition industry. Authored by the UFI Marketing Working Group with other industry professionals from around the world, the...
Esports Europe Picks Brussels for Headquarters
The dynamic esports sector has chosen Brussels for the headquarters of its European federation. In addition to the city's international dimension, the experience of international associations and the healthy local audiovisual sector have contributed to this decision,...
INCON Features German Venue for Connectivity
Darmstadtium in Frankfurt, Germany is featured as the latest best practice case study in the 2019 INCON Digital Infrastructure Award winners. Darmstadtium is forging a trail as a pioneer in event connectivity. The venue invests constantly in features such as the...
Survey Shapes Fast Forward Mentor Program
(Pictured: Fay Sharpe, vice president, BCD Meetings & Events) Being mentored is something that can have a huge impact on growing one’s talent and carving out a real developmental route in the events and hospitality industry. These were the reasons five years ago...
Dubai Reaffirms Events Position at IBTM World
As the city gears up for 2020, a year in which it will begin hosting its largest ever event—a World Expo—Dubai showcased its diverse business events offerings and capabilities to meetings industry professionals at IBTM World in Barcelona. Dubai Business Events, the...
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