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October 4, 2026 6:14 AM
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Tommy Goodwin

Tommy Goodwin is executive vice president of the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA), the advocacy association for the business events industry. He leads ECA’s work on behalf of exhibitors, event and meeting organizers, suppliers, venues, and destinations. Before joining ECA, he spent more than 20 years in public affairs, member value, social impact, and international engagement roles for organizations including Oracle, AARP, and the Project Management Institute. He has a BBA from The George Washington University, an MBA from Auburn University, and a Postgraduate Diploma in European Union Law from King’s College London.

Industry Organizations Urge FCC to Protect Tradeshows

September 14, 2026

Earlier today, the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA), the public policy voice of the U.S. business and professional events industry, submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on behalf of 100 industry organizations urging the agency to preserve longstanding rules that allow new and emerging technologies to be imported, displayed, and demonstrated at U.S. events and tradeshows before receiving final FCC equipment authorization.

Dollars and Sense?

January 22, 2026

If you ask anyone in the tradeshow industry what is top of mind these days, almost everyone will give you the same answer: rising costs.

From lingering inflation and labor shortages to economic uncertainty and trade wars, it has rarely been more expensive to organize, host, attend, or exhibit at a tradeshow.

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