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Southern Automotive Conference Set to Make Georgia Debut Oct. 3-5
The Georgia Automotive Manufacturers Association is set to host the Southern Automotive Conference at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Oct. 3–5. The internationally recognized event hopes to bring together thought leaders, original equipment manufacturers,...
CompuSystems Reaches Renewal Agreements With Three Clients
CompuSystems, Inc. (CSI), announced it has reached contract renewal agreements with a trio of clients to provide registration, data analytics and lead retrieval services—the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the Diving Equipment and Marketing...
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty to Open CES 2019 with Keynote Address
The Consumer Technology Association has announced that IBM Chairman/President and CEO Ginni Rometty (pictured above), is set to headline the CES 2019 keynote stage, kicking off the annual gathering of the world's foremost consumer technology leaders. Rometty is...
GES Achieves J.D. Power Certification for Tenth Year in a Row
GES is proud to announce that for the tenth consecutive year, the global, full-service provider for live events achieved J.D. Power Certification under the Certified Customer Service Program. The distinction acknowledges a strong commitment by GES’ National...
WS Display Opens New 83,000 sq.ft. Facility in Carlisle, Penn.
To better serve WS Display customers, the company has opened a new, 83,000-sq.ft. facility in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, that will allow them to not only offer complete manufacturing and products to East Coast customers, but will also allow for more of the custom-styled...
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Events & Venues: SpeedVegas Offers Thrills South of the Strip
by Celestia Ward Is getting behind the wheel of a shiny new Lamborghini on your bucket list? Everyone loves a gleaming, fast muscle car—but how many actually get to push their limits in one? Visitors seeking a unique and memorable Las Vegas experience are able to...
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AIPC: Public & Private Sector Collaboration: The Driving Force Behind Barcelona’s Model
by Marc Rodriguez (pictured above), Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona In 2017, Barcelona headed the world ranks of the cities that host the most international congresses and conventions, according to the ICCA (International Congress and Convention...
Shop to Showfloor: Q & A Spotlight with “Big Al” Lichtman
Pictured: "Big Al" Lichtman, Larry Arnaudet, Bruce Nable and Richard Curran at Woodlands Country Club Six Questions for a Man who’s a “People Person” by Jeanne Brei “Big Al” Lichtman stands 6’6” and looms large in the tradeshow world in Miami. Although he grew up in...
Tradeshow Strategies/Giveaways: Edible Selfies Bring Smartphones, Social Media & Food Together
“Selffees” Are Millennial-Inspired Giveaways by Haley Wilson Freeman This is it -- the answer to your tradeshow marketing angst: edible selfies. It’s your face, or that of several thousand of your potential new customers, printed on the edible items of your choice....
The Digital Experience: Maximizing Social Media @ Your #Tradeshow
by Lesley Martin Ask a marketer to compare tradeshows to social media, and he/she will probably point out more differences than similarities. After all, the modern tradeshow has been around for decades and social media is a relatively new phenomenon. Tradeshows are...
The D.E.A.L.: ADDiKT, a “Re-imagined” Restaurant
The D.E.A.L. (Dining, Entertainment, Attractions & Lodging): ADDiKT, A Miami Spice Participant Seems as if the buzz word in Miami is “re-imagined.” Not only has the Miami Beach Convention Center been “re-imagined” (with a $620 million renovation) so has ADDiKT, a...
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LaKota Hotels & Resorts Appoints New General Manager
LaKota Hotels & Resorts recently named Sam L. Haigh (pictured above) as general manager of LaKota Oaks, Connecticut's premier event and conference center, formerly known as Dolce Norwalk. Haigh is responsible for all aspects of the operation including sales,...
Mark Temple-Smith Named Managing Dir. of Fashion Exhibitions Business at Informa
Following the combination of Informa PLC and UBM, Informa Exhibitions has appointed Mark Temple-Smith as managing director for the Group’s Fashion Exhibitions business, which includes leading brands such as WWDMAGIC, COTERIE, PROJECT and PROJECT WOMENS. Temple-Smith...
MCEC Appoints Darren Waite as Director of Sales
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Darren Waite as director of sales. Waite joins MCEC from AccorHotels where he was regional director of sales and marketing for Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Prior to...
Rockway Exhibits + Events Names Mickey Moe New Director of Production
Orlando, Fla.-based Rockway Exhibits + Events, a full-service tradeshow exhibit solutions provider, announce the appointment of Mickey Moe as the company’s new director of production. Moe brings more than six years of industry experience to the company in addition to...
Desert Display Services, Inc. Welcomes Dan Bostwick
Desert Display Services, Inc., proudly serving Arizona with highly skilled installation and dismantle labor resources for all tradeshow, conference and private event needs since 1995, welcomes Dan Bostwick to their team. Bostwick joins Desert Display Services (DDS)...
Informa Exhibitions Appoints Lana F. Bernstein VP of Marketing for U.S. Boat Shows
Informa Exhibitions, the global trade and consumer exhibitions leader and world’s premier yacht show organizer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lana F. Bernstein as vice president of marketing for the company’s U.S. Boat Shows. Bernstein will lead global...
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Business Booms at IBTM Americas 2018
IBTM Americas 2018, the newest event in IBTM’s global portfolio of meetings, incentive, conference and events industry tradeshows, was hailed as a great success by exhibitors and hosted buyers with more than 12,500 pre-planned meetings during the two-day event, which...
Manitoba’s Keystone Centre Chooses Centerplate
New Hospitality Provider to Provide Enhanced Guest Experience for Central Canada The Keystone Centre and Centerplate, the leading hospitality partner to North America’s premier sports stadiums, convention centers and entertainment venues, announced the signing of a...
Organizers Expect “The Biggest Chillventa of All Times”
Chillventa, the International Exhibition for Refrigeration, AC & Ventilation and Heat Pumps is scheduled for Oct. 16-18 at Exhibition Centre Nuremberg, Germany. The event actually kicks off on Oct. 15 with the Chillventa CONGRESS, where experts from all over the world...
Destinations International Partners with Simpleview and IBTM Americas for DMOs
Destinations International, Simpleview and IBTM Americas invited all destination organizations participating in IBTM Americas to attend DMOs Day on Sept. 3-4 in Mexico City, a few days before the main event. Destination organizations of all shapes and sizes were...
Costa Rica DMC Joins the DMC Network
The DMC Network Company announced Costa Rica as the newest Preferred Partner to the DMC Network Family. “I am delighted to have Costa Rica DMC, such an iconic legacy DMC, join our network,” says Dan Tavrytzky, managing director of the DMC Network. “Their reputation...
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