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The Don & Mike Show Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary
The Don and Mike Show, a weekly podcast "highlighting tradeshows, events and experiential marketing in today's world," recently celebrated its one-year anniversary with the release of its 52nd weekly podcast. The duo--Don Svehla, publisher of Exhibit City News...
EDPA Las Vegas Chapter To Celebrate at 51s Game
Join the EDPA Las Vegas chapter as they celebrate "fun, food, family and friends" in style as the Las Vegas 51s take on the Reno Aces. Early bird discounted pricing ends on July 31. The party returns to the Third Base Party Zone at field level and tickets include...
BeMatrix Exhibits LEDskin at InfoComm 2018
beMatrix exhibited LEDskin at InfoComm 2018 in Las Vegas. The booth displayed 2.5 pixel pitch panels, horizontal and vertical corners, and curved LEDskin panels showing the wide range and versatility of the beMatrix freedom of form system. The seamless horizontal and...
UFI Plans Forum on Sustainable Development
UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, has scheduled its eighth Forum on Sustainable Development to be held in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 6-7. The event is to exchange information about the most important drivers for implementing sustainability in the...
AWE Announces 2018 Inductees into Hall of Fame
The Association for Women in Events, a not for profit organization supporting gender equality and diversity in the event industry, has announced its 2018 inductees for the Women in Events Hall of Fame Recognition Program, hosted by the AWE Awards Committee. This...
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The D.E.A.L.: Austin Revels in Being The “Live Music Capital of the World”
The D.E.A.L.: Dining, Entertainment, Attractions & Lodging in Austin In 1991, it was discovered that Austin had more live music venues per capita than anywhere else in the nation—and more than 1,900 bands and performing artists living there. From blues to indie rock,...
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Driving Meaningful Brand Encounters On The Exhibition Floor
by Sarah Chew Technology has made information more readily accessible and convenient for people to use and is responsible for the biggest disruption across all industries. Consumer preferences and needs gravitate towards more immersive and interactive exhibitions and...
Corp. Profile: Last Minute Venues Finds Clients Going Nuts for Doughnuts
A New Partnership Brings Doughnuts and Special Events Together by F. Andrew Taylor Partners Melanie Bash and Molly Hoisington have been in the events industry for 20 years and they’re finally getting their just desserts… and they happen to be doughnuts. The new...
A Single World Marketplace…Adapting to New Realities
by Larry Kulchawik Five countries account for 64 percent of all major world tradeshow events conducted —Germany, USA, Italy, France, China—per UFI research. The top exhibit suppliers have become relatively proficient at helping their clients with their exhibiting...
D.E.A.L.: The “Father of Austin Country Music” Lives On at Threadgill’s
The D.E.A.L.: Dining, Entertainment, Attractions & Lodging by Jeanne Brei Southern Style Restaurant Features Good Food & Great Music After nearly succumbing to the wrecking ball, the original Threadgill’s site was saved and bought by Eddie Wilson, owner of the...
Czarnowski Embraces Nostalgia In VR Showcase of A to Z Solutions
by Tim Rogers, Czarnowski For more than 70 years, multidimensional marketing agency Czarnowski has helped the world’s largest brands showcase their services and products at major events and trade shows. With 24 offices and six production facilities worldwide,...
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Ellen Schwartz Named GM of LACC; Brad Gessner Promoted
Ellen Schwartz (pictured, above right) has been promoted to general manager of the Los Angeles Convention Center and Brad Gessner (pictured, above left), who has been general manager since AEG Facilities was awarded the management contract in October 2013, has been...
Ron Jordan Joins Branded Area Team
Well known industry veteran Ron Jordan joins Branded Area as a client service expert. Jordan has more than 20 years’ experience in the tradeshow exhibit and environments industry. He started his career with Giltspur Expo Services, before transitioning to the client...
ION Exhibits Welcomes Brandon Petersen, Tim Artz & Becky Rovik
Pictured L-R: Brandon Petersen, Tim Artz and Becky Rovik. Itasca, Ill.-based Ion Exhibits welcomes Tim Artz to the Ion team as a senior account executive and has grown the graphic production department with the addition of Becky Rovik as graphic production manager and...
Alec Pierson Joins Brumark as NE Client Experience Manager
Brumark, the Total Flooring Solutions Specialist, is pleased to welcome Alec Pierson to the team as client experience manager in the Northeast region. He serves clients across New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, consulting with them on their tradeshow and event...
Sho-Link Inc. Names Jim Genzano as Regional & Division Dir.
Sho-Link Inc., a premier installation and dismantle service company, names Jim Genzano, regional & division director. Genzano joined Sho-Link as a lead man in November 2006; he was promoted to Southern California city manager in January 2007 and regional operations...
Core-apps Welcomes Scott Andryk as Sr. Mgr., Nat’l. Corp. Sales
Core-apps, the leading technology platform for the events industry, welcomes Scott Andryk as senior manager, national corporate sales. Andryk is a meetings management, sales and event technology professional with more than 20 years experience as both an organizer and...
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MCEC Opens 20,000 sq.m. Expansion
The 20,000 square metre expansion of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre has officially opened making it Australia’s largest convention and exhibition space. The AUD 205 million addition increases MCEC to a total size of 70,000 square metres. New facilities...
Potential Labor Disruption at Exhibition Place in Toronto
Pictured: The Princes' Gates in 2005 at Exhibition Place. Despite bargaining efforts by Exhibition Place to negotiate a "stand-down" period for the beloved, 18-day-long Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) Fair; the union representing stagehands, IATSE Local 58 refused...
Valencia Conference Centre Wins 2018 AIPC Apex Award
Pictured L-R: AIPC President Aloysius Arlando and Valencia Conference General Manager Sylvia Andrés. Centre Wins for “Highest Client Rating Received by a Convention Centre” The 2018 Annual Conference of the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) held...
Messe Düsseldorf and Corferias Sign Agreement for Meditech
During the recent staging of Meditech 2018, International Health Fair, in Bogota, Colombia, Messe Düsseldorf and Corferias, the International Business and Exhibition Center of Bogota, signed an agreement to jointly organize Meditech, one of the most important health...
VP of AIM Group International Urges PCOs to “Change Their Value Proposition”
At a lecture session at the PCCO Academy in Bologna, Italy, Patrizia Semprebene Buongiorno (pictured above), vice president, AIM Group International, urged Professional Conference Organizers to “raise the level of business discussions with clients and continuously...
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