Top Stories from the Trade Show Industry
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive’s (TSE) upcoming Gold 100 Awards & Summit will be a pinnacle for the industry’s largest shows and those leading the way in various categories recognized in the Grand Awards program. It will also be the backdrop for candid conversations, sharing best practices and exploring case studies on the topics that […]
New Orleans: Where the Show Extends Beyond the Show Floor is a sponsored article from New Orleans & Company For trade show organizers, the exhibit hall may be the center of the event, but increasingly, the attendee experience extends far beyond it. In New Orleans, the destination becomes part of that experience. Within a compact, […]
CHICAGO — In November, IAAPA Expo will return to Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center — but this year it comes with a bigger show floor that’s expanded to the West Hall and a host of new show floor features designed with intention. Hosted by the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), the show […]
What's Trending from Trade Show Executive
SEATTLE — The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) brought its annual Leadership Conference to the Seattle Convention Center in 2026 under the theme of “Design. Activate. Thrive.” The event once again saw attendance growth as a greater number of companies sent representatives to Seattle for the program. “We were excited to welcome a […]
SAN DIEGO — The Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC), which was held on July 28-29 at the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center, saw exponential growth this year with a revamp that led to a 27% increase in registrations. At first blush, you may assume that the California Building Industry Association (CBIA), the organization that […]
An ambitious program at FASHION by Informa is elevating the trade show experience through curated, one-on-one business meetings. Started four years ago, it has grown to about 1,000 meetings annually. The FASHION by Informa portfolio of events includes MAGIC, PROJECT, SOURCING, OFFPRICE and COTERIE. FASHION by Informa’s team of retail experts matches retailers and exhibitors […]
SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. — eShow introduced eShow Kinective, an analytics and insights dashboard that tracks attendee behavior with the company’s new Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) and Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions. John Dandeneau, Executive Vice President at eShow, explained that Kinective started with a conundrum the organization kept encountering: Events generate enormous amounts of data, but almost […]
NEW YORK CITY — Forge, the new corporate brand uniting Emerald and Questex, was just unveiled. This move comes after Apollo-managed funds (“Apollo Funds”) acquired the two organizations in July 2026. As the new corporate parent brand, Forge sits above the companies’ individual event and media brands, which will keep operating under their existing names. “We […]
NEW MARKET, Md. — On August 13, 2026, events industry veteran Richard “Dick” Swandby passed away. In 1963, Swandby founded Exhibit Surveys, Inc., which was the first company to independently measure the value of trade shows and exhibits exclusively. “Dick gave me my start in the industry at Exhibit Surveys immediately after grad school,” Ian Sequeira, […]
ORLANDO — At Vision Expo 2026, which took place March 11-14 at the Orange County Convention Center, RX introduced Green Step Aisle Carpet, also known as Genesis, the first fully reusable and recyclable exhibition carpet used at a major U.S. trade show. This milestone was accomplished through an intensive collaboration with Freeman and Emerald Carpets. […]
CHICAGO — Appearing as a supplement to Trade Show Executive’s (TSE) September issue, the World’s Top Convention Centers (WTCC) directory strives to be the ultimate companion for trade show organizers looking for concise and accurate information about the 298 largest convention centers in North America by prime exhibit space. Convention centers ranking among the largest […]
Recent Trade Show Executive Issues & Directories
