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Las Vegas Showcases Winter 2020 Market
The Winter Las Vegas Market will feature new products, exclusive programs and more than 150 new, expanded and relocated showrooms and temporary exhibitors among its 4,300-plus furniture, gift and home décor resources. Winter 2020 Las Vegas Market runs Jan. 26-30. “Las...
Exhibitpro Honored in Event Marketer’s Fab 50
(Pictured: Craig Hackworth, director of warehouse and inventory for Exhibitpro) Exhibitpro, a full-service exhibit company based in New Albany, Ohio, has been recognized as a part of Event Marketer’s 2019 FAB 50. The list honors the top 50 fabricators in the event and...
DDW Extends Partnership with Convention Data Services
The DDW Administration has extended its partnership with Convention Data Services for two years through 2021. CDS will provide registration, integrations, lead management and contact center for Digestive Disease Week. “We have partnered with the DDW Administration for...
Mirror Show Management Changes Name to MSM
(Pictured above: MSM staff at last year's "Souper Bowl" charity event) Mirror Show Management, a Rochester, N.Y.-based brand experience agency, is now officially MSM Inc., a change effective as of January that reflects the transformation the organization has undergone...
MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay Sold to Blackstone
By Ray Smith Exhibit City News MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay resorts are being sold to real estate investment company Blackstone Group for $4.6 billion in a joint venture lease-back transaction, The Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 14. The two massive Las Vegas...
Features
The Digital Frontier: Social Media? Take the Path of Least Resistance
by Amadeus Finlay In the 13th century, a Franciscan friar from southern England proposed a problem-solving theorem that would forever change the way world approached streamlined thinking. Known as Occam’s Razor or the law of parsimony, the hypothesis argues that one...
D.E.A.L. (Attractions): Anaheim Brings Out the Kid in Nearly Everyone
by Jeanne Brei Just stepping into Anaheim’s fresh air—not hot, not cold, not humid—you are immediately struck by all the possibilities of fun and adventure. Everywhere you look, there’s a “district” (like the Packing District or Downtown Disney), a “campus” (like the...
In Memoriam: Bob Lessin, Oct. 4, 1954 – Nov. 19, 2019
by Julia Smith Bob Lessin passed away last month after a short illness. Bob, 65, did much to move the tradeshow industry and the relationship between labor and management forward. Bob started his career at age 17 as a tradeshow installer for Stuart Sauter, then joined...
Exhibit City News’ 2019 “40 Under 40” Up-and-Comers to Watch
(Pictured L-R: Emma Bica, Lashanda Blake, David Bruek, Kelsey Calaci, Kevin Carney, Lucy Chatterjee, Ryan Chen, Andrew Childers, Donald Contursi, Robyn Davis, Bailey Dowdy, Shane Drummond, Chelsea Fernandez, Dave Garcia, Katie George, Lea Lana Gutierrez, Jackie Hake,...
Ask an Expert: CAESARS FORUM Sales Hits A Milestone
by Calanit Atia Caesars Entertainment’s new 550,000-sq.ft. meeting and conference venue is 70 percent completed and on schedule to open March 2020. Over $390 million in advance sales have been contracted for meetings and events with more than 1 million nights booked....
Corp. Profile: Superior Logistics Strives to Deliver “Superior Results, Every Time”
by F. Andrew Taylor The management of Superior Logistics, tradeshow and event transportation specialists don’t want it to be just a great transportation company. They want more. “We don’t want to be just a trucking company,” says Joe Martillaro (pictured left), one of...
People
3 Pittsburgh Events Professionals Earn Prestigious CMP Designation
(Pictured above L-R: Kristen Turner, Jaime Andrade-Budesa and Angie Jasper) Three Pittsburgh area professionals earned their Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) certifications: Kristen Turner, director, convention services, VisitPITTSBURGH; Jaime Andrade-Budesa,...
Jonathan Misiewicz Named Connections Housing VP, Nat’l. Accounts
Full-service sourcing, housing and event management company Connections Housing has named Jonathan Misiewicz as vice president, national accounts. He reports to Connections Housing co-owners Nancy Hallberg and Kris Sieradzki. Misiewicz will oversee key national...
Global DMC Partners Names Catherine Chaulet as President & CEO
Global DMC Partners (GDP), the leading global network of independently-owned destination management companies (DMCs) and creative event experts, proudly announces the appointment of Catherine Chaulet as president and CEO. With her new title and expanded role, Chaulet...
HSMAI Honors Tony Yousfi at Adrian Awards Gala
Tony Yousfi, vice president of sales for ARIA Resort & Casino and Vdara Hotel & Spa in Las Vegas, has been selected by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) as one of the “Top 25: Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales,...
Orbus Sales Rep Kara Barker Joins PPAF Board
Orbus Exhibit & Display Group, North America’s leading wholesale supplier and manufacturer of display, exhibit, graphic and event solutions, is excited to announce that Kara Barker, field sales representative at Orbus, has been named Promotional Products...
ACVB Selects Jo Ann Herold as 2020 Chair
The Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB) welcomes Jo Ann Herold to serve as chair of the board of directors for 2020. Herold is chief marketing officer at The Honey Baked Ham Company. “As we enter a new decade, Jo Ann’s leadership will help us maintain...
Project 25
First Monthly Project 25 E-Newsletter
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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
Suwon MICE Complex Welcomes New Marriott
(Pictured: Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young, center, leads a ribbon-cutting for the new Courtyard by Marriott Hotel) Marriott International has opened the first Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Suwon, part of the new MICE Complex within Suwon Gwanggyo New Town. The hotel...
ICCA UK and Ireland Prepare for 2020 Conference
(Pictured: First-time attendees at 2019 ICCA UK&I conference) ICCA’s UK & Ireland Chapter has announced the lineup for its upcoming annual conference to be held March 11-12 at the new ICC Wales and to be hosted by Welsh television presenter Gethin Jones. A...
Speakers Announced for Thailand Traffic Expo
Keynote speakers have been announced for the Roads & Traffic Expo Thailand 2020, which will be held Feb. 12-13 at BITEC, Bangkok. Officials from the Ministry of Transport, Department of Highways, Digital Economy Promotion Agency, Department of Rural Roads, Royal...
Penang Delegation Leads Road Show to India
The Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau launched its annual road show to India in Mumbai Jan. 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel as part of the Penang Road Show to India 2020. Beginning the road show in Mumbai, the Penang delegation continued on to New Delhi, Chennai...
Dusseldorf Records Robust Growth in 2019
Due to its substantial domestic business with a large number of trade fairs, the Messe Düsseldorf Group achieved overall revenue of 369 million euros in 2019, an increase of 25.6 percent compared to 2018. Messe Düsseldorf recorded a revenue increase of 29.8 percent,...
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