Jan 10, 2019 | Features, I&D Shop to Showfloor
(Pictured L-R: Anthony DePaulo, retired, international VP, I.A.T.S.E., with John T. Gorey at the I.A.T.S.E Quadrennial convention.) Five Questions for the IATSE Tradeshow Dept. International Rep by Jeanne Brei John Gorey grew up in New York City and became the fourth...
Jan 2, 2019 | Features, I&D Shop to Showfloor
by Kevin Dana Break Out of the Boring with Tech-Enabled Furniture & Custom Seating Effective event design is engaging. As you plan your seminar space, ask yourself what would wow you as an attendee. Digitally-minded meeting attendees expect more than a PowerPoint...
Nov 14, 2018 | Features, I&D Shop to Showfloor
Pictured: Jim Wurm with his wife, CJ Five Questions for the Executive Director of EACA by Jeanne Brei Jim Wurm was born in Cleveland and moved to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Long Island growing up and then went to Philadelphia on a baseball scholarship. Planning to...
Nov 7, 2018 | Features, I&D Shop to Showfloor
Focusing on Skilled Labor Training & The Stories Behind Every Project by F. Andrew Taylor When the Carpenters union in Chicago was trying to hammer out some ideas on how to spread the word about what it does, the Chicago Regional Council turned to television. The...
Oct 31, 2018 | Features, I&D Shop to Showfloor, Industry Profiles
by Leslie Mujica & F. Andrew Taylor A spate of minor fires have plagued Las Vegas exhibitions in recent years. For example, a Nov. 12, 2015 fire at an ophthalmology convention at the Sands Expo and Convention Center caused an estimated $100,000 in damage. This...
Sep 26, 2018 | Features, I&D Shop to Showfloor
What do you like best about working as a tradeshow manager and what are some of the challenges? by Jeanne Brei ECN visited MAGIC at the Las Vegas Convention Center just before the closing bell to ask a few tradeshow managers an easy question…What do you like best...
