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Tradeshow Community Gets Riled Up at New Building Code Requirements
by Jeanne Brei Jerry Stueve, the director of the Clark County Department of Building & Fire Prevention, and Werner Hellmer (pictured right), the CCBD engineering manager, planned a 90-minute presentation on the new building code requirements for temporary...
Condit Acquires Exhibit Source Inc.
(Pictured L-R: Marilyn Hopkins, Mike McGowan and Robert Hopkins) Condit Exhibits, a portfolio company of ARC Industries, has acquired Chicago-based Exhibit Source Inc., according to industry sources. Critical aspects of the deal: 1. Sellers had started the business...
Event Guests Demand Interactive AV Technology
Corporate event attendees’ high standards for dynamic and interactive experiences has translated into demand for crowd participation technology, displays to showcase live social media feeds, and virtual attendance options. AVIXA examines the opportunities and...
Las Vegas Welcomes Inaugural Flight from Paris
The first nonstop LEVEL flight from Paris to Las Vegas arrived at McCarran International Airport on Oct. 30 with a water arches salute. LEVEL, the low-cost long-haul airline from IAG and sister airline to Aer Lingus, British Airways and Vueling, will operate two...
Boring Co. to Begin People Mover Tunnel at LVCC
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is ready to mark an exciting milestone Nov. 15 as tunneling begins for the Las Vegas Convention Center’s underground people mover. History will be made when Elon Musk’s The Boring Company turns on its machine and starts...
Features
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...
Association News: 2019 PCMA EduCon Hits All the Right Notes
(Pictured above: 5K Fun Run group with the Skid Row Running Club of Los Angeles at 2019 PCMA EduCon) by Andra Miclaus Nearly 1,000 business events professionals from more than 15 countries gathered for 2019 PCMA EduCon in Los Angeles June 25-28, setting a record for...
Ask An Expert: Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri Introduce Santo Fino Blanco Tequila
by Calanit Atia Sammy Hagar, a legendary rocker and spirits pioneer, and Guy Fieri, an Emmy award-winning chef and restaurateur, walked in laughing and full of joy while being accompanied by a mariachi band as they celebrated that their new tequila, Santo Fino Blanco,...
People
CSS Names Randy Butram GM of New SE Ops Center in Nashville
Complete Show Services, a nationwide exhibition service contractor with offices in in Las Vegas, Orlando and New Jersey, has launched its newest location in Nashville, Tenn and has named Randy Butram (pictured above) as the general manager-CSS Nashville/Southeast. The...
ASM Global SVP Brad Gessner to Retire
ASM Global, the leading provider of innovative venue services and live experiences, announced that Brad Gessner, senior vice president of North American Convention Centers, will retire at the end of 2019. Gessner will continue to serve as a consultant with the...
Graeme Titman Joins Exhibit Connections as Ops Manager
Exhibit Connections is pleased to welcome onboard Graeme Titman as its new operations manager. Titman has spent the better part of his career in the commercial construction industry before stepping into the exhibit industry a few years back. His skill set and...
Jay Altizer Promoted to Global President of GES
GES, a global full-service marketing partner to many of the world’s leading brands, announces the promotion of Jay Altizer (pictured left) to president of the global company and Ian Dunhill (pictured right) is joining the company as executive vice president of...
NAPCO Media Appoints Frank Tueckmantel as EVP, Business Dev.
Frank Tueckmantel has joined the NAPCO Media team as executive vice president of business development. Tueckmantel brings extensive strategic marketing and business development experience to the role from his previous long-standing tenure as EFI’s vice president of...
beMatrix Names Kent Agramonte Marketing Manager
beMatrix USA, the Atlanta-based U.S. manufacturer of the original "big hole" frame system, is pleased to announce the hiring of Kent Agramonte as the new marketing manager overseeing North America marketing. Agramonte, who previously worked in the association...
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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
Gloucester Rugby Grows Events Business
Gloucester Rugby, one of England's leading conference and event venues, has seen a significant increase in new business following a wide-ranging investment in brand and offering. Over the last two years, Gloucester Rugby has embarked on several ambitious projects to...
Busan to Host Republic of Korea Summit
The 2019 ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit is set to take place Nov. 25-26 in the port city of Busan, Korea. The summit will be the largest official international conference to be held in Korea since President Moon Jae-in’s inauguration. Celebrating the...
8 Reasons to Meet in Costa Rica
Costa Rica represents an excellent alternative for planning meetings and incentive travel. The country offers a wide array of attractions for visitors and a tourist sector that is renowned for its creativity and professionalism. Numerous testimonials speak to the...
UFI Reports Continued Growth around World
(Pictured L-R: Anbu Varathan, CEO, IMTMA; Mary Larkin, UFI 2020 incoming president; and Craig Newman, UFI 2019 outgoing president) UFI members from more than 50 countries met Nov. 6 in Bangkok, Thailand, to review UFI's work throughout 2019 and confirm plans for the...
IAEE Gains Status with China Office
After a complex two-year process, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events has gained its status as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in China. After several years of engaging in servicing the more than 1,000 CEM Learning Program graduates in China...
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