Flooring gains prominence in exhibit design

May 31, 2010 | Design

  This MG Design exhibit showcases Lonseal material for flooring which resembles the quality and tradition of wood flooring with the benefit of comfort for attendees. When exhibit managers sit down with an exhibit house designer to discuss options for a new exhibit or...

McCormick Place bill becomes law

May 31, 2010 | Midwest News

Illinois House and Senate voted to reject Gov. Pat Quinn’s amendatory veto on May 27, putting the bill that calls for major changes at Chicago’s McCormick Place into law. Already by the next morning the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) team was ready...

FIT Thesis Presentations: Seeing through new eyes

May 31, 2010 | Design

  From left to Right: Mark Johnson, Norm Fredrich, Jeff Provost, Brenda Cowan and Larry Kulchawik In 2003, the incoming Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) president, Norm Friedrich, stated “it’s time we put the ‘D’ back in EDPA.” Four years prior, the...

Education important for TS2 attendees

May 31, 2010 | Features

  July 13 will see the start of the annual TS2 Total Solutions Marketing for the Exhibit and Event Professionals, a conference dedicated to the tradeshow marketing industry. TS2 will take place in Boston next month, but the conference and expo is again teaming up with...

2010 World Expo opens in Shanghai

May 31, 2010 | International

Lines of attendees formed outside of the U.S. Pavilion prior to its opening at World Expo 2010. An impressive fireworks display above thousands of awed spectators kicked off the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China on May 1. The theme of the sixth-month long show is...