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CHICAGO — IPW 2025, held by U.S. Travel Association, welcomed more than 5,000 attendees from 64 countries to McCormick Place in Chicago for its annual trade show. This year IPW featured more than 950 exhibitors across nearly 150,000 square feet of exhibit space — up from 2024’s 142,000 square feet. With the overarching goal of […]
WASHINGTON, D. C. — Freeman hosted its Inside Live at ATD event May 19-20 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The event ran in conjunction with the Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Conference and Expo, offering Inside Live attendees the chance to learn in a conference setting and get behind […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There has been positive momentum on Capitol Hill for key pieces of legislation impacting the business events industry. Supported by the Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA), the House Committee on Ways & Means’ “One Big, Beautiful Bill” was advanced in the House of Representatives. This bill would retain the current tax treatment […]
CHICAGO — 360 Live Media, a Smithbucklin company, announced it would be expanding its capabilities to deliver end-to-end growth solutions to association clients. The award-winning firm will now provide event strategy, experience design, planning and management, marketing and sales services to clients, helping to drive growth through a single partner. “After a number of […]
CHICAGO — This year’s lineup of Trade Show Executive (TSE) Power Lunches was full of heavy hitters, from association executives to show managers to facility leaders and suppliers, their wide-ranging expertise and perspectives brought new ideas, tales of innovation, future-forward insights and leadership inspiration to the TSE community. As we head into the new year, […]
Maximizing AI Assistance: Treating ChatGPT as Your New Employee is contributed content from Rich Stone, CEO, EXPOCAD®. In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, we’ve journeyed from the simple yet groundbreaking Palm Pilot — a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) that fits in our pockets. It was far from being a personal digital assistant as viewed […]
CHICAGO — The International Association of Exhibitions and Events® (IAEE) announced the winners of the 2024 IAEE Awards Program. The winners of these awards will be recognized and celebrated at the awards ceremony taking place during Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Los Angeles. And the Winners Are… Pinnacle Award: Janet Sperstad, CMP-Fellow, […]
CHICAGO — Throughout this year, the topic of workforce development has been centerstage for the trade show and exhibitions industry, as organizations work to figure how to attract, develop and retain talent among their ranks. The Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA) made workforce development a major priority on its agenda for 2024. At Skills USA […]
CHICAGO — Following its announcement of the new Rising Leaders Committee, the Exhibition Services and Contractors Association (ESCA) announced an all-new event — the Rising Leaders Summit. The summit is scheduled for Feb. 4-5 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas. This event is designed to not only educate, but also empower the […]
DALLAS — Although the three-day strike in early October by 45,000 dockworker members of the International Longshoremen’s Association ended in a tentative labor agreement with the United States Maritime Alliance employer group, there is still a sense of unease about what’s next. The strike has only been temporarily halted; an agreement must be reached by […]
