Eagle Management Group (“Eagle”) is announcing a leadership transition within its Orlando operations. Russell Markusic, City Manager, and Patty Markusic, CSR, will be retiring after 30 years of dedicated service to Eagle and the Orlando trade show community. Chris Perry will assume the role of City Manager, and George Duncan will step into the Assistant City Manager position.
The Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC), a leading North American exhibition venue, owned by the City of Los Angeles and managed by Legends Global, announced the promotion of Sonia Trejo, CVP, CMP, CEM from senior event manager to the newly created position of director of events and special projects.
Generally regarded as the biggest convention in Las Vegas, encompassing some 3 million square feet, ConExpo-Con/Agg 2026 broadened its gigantic footprint by consuming the outdoor Platinum Lot at Las Vegas Convention Center and spilling over to the Festival Grounds, the last patch of undeveloped desert on the Strip.
Orlando’s March calendar includes five tradeshows at Orange County Convention Center and Rosen Shingle Creek, led by Global Pet Expo and Vision Expo. Design and Construction Week will leave Orlando after its 2026 run and move to Las Vegas in 2027.
Hillsboro, OR and Trumbull, CT – Pinnacle today announced the acquisition of INNOV8 INC, a Connecticut-based experiential exhibit and event agency. The move marks Pinnacle’s third acquisition in less than five years — a signal of its continued evolution as a top experiential house.
Today, an exhibit designer is required to do more than design 3-D architecture. Exhibit design is a creative and technical process of crafting immersive spaces (like museums, tradeshows, or marketing centers) to tell a story and convey a message through a blend of architecture, graphics, technology, and interactive elements, that focus on engaging visitors and guiding a visitor to become emotionally involved.
Chicago’s March docket brings a full mix of buyer-driven tradeshows, venue positioning, and big-ticket planning. McCormick Place anchors the month with The Inspired Home Show and a late-March run of healthcare and pop-culture events, while the Chicago Auto Show added an overlanding campout and its First Look for Charity gala raised $2.03 million.
Exploring, a leading platform of companies delivering immersive environments and fabrication solutions, announced the acquisition of NeoPangea, an award-winning experience design studio known for blending storytelling, media, and technology into unforgettable physical spaces and digital worlds.
ColorCraft, an Orlando-based trade show exhibit design and fabrication company, is proud to announce the official launch of the “ColorCraft Event Management Scholarship,” established in partnership with the University of Central Florida’s Rosen School of Hospitality Management. The scholarship is now live and will be awarded annually to support the next generation of event industry professionals.
Messe Dusseldorf Group President & CEO Wolfram Diener is the new non‑executive director on the ET GLOBAL Board. Diener has been with Messe Dusseldorf for over seven years. He’s served as project director at Hamburg Messe GmbH, managing director in Asia for Messe Frankfurt, general manager at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, vice president conventions & exhibitions with Marina Bay Sands, vice president Sands China (in Macau), and senior VP at Informa Markets in Asia before he joined Messe Dusseldorf as managing director in 2018.
Las Vegas briefs this month run from show-floor scale to the metrics that sit behind demand. March’s calendar stacks seven tradeshows across the Las Vegas Convention Center and The Venetian Expo, led by CONEXPO-CON/AGG, HIMSS, and ISC West.
ColorCraft, a leader in custom tradeshow exhibit design and fabrication, has announced the hiring of Sam Pastorella as Creative Director. In this role, Sam will lead the company’s creative vision, guiding design strategy and concept development across custom exhibits, branded environments, and national program accounts.
