This Just In
CHICAGO — UFI, The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, announced Chris Skeith, OBE, will serve as the organization’s next CEO. Skeith will take the helm effective Jan. 1, 2025, with Kai Hattendorf departing in mid-January. “I look forward to continuing to serve our great industry, now on a global level at UFI. I am […]
DALLAS — Cathy Breden, CMP-F, CAE, CEM, is being honored by the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) with the renaming of the IAEE Woman of Achievement Award to the IAEE Cathy Breden Woman of Achievement Award. “I have so much love for this industry that has rewarded me with incredible friendships,” Breden said. […]
CHICAGO — Workforce development, including attracting and retaining professionals, has been an increasingly talked about priority for the trade show industry. As well-established professionals begin to retire, and event attendees and exhibit managers get younger, organizations are looking for ways to attract the next generation of talent to their ranks. The trade show industry generates […]
DALLAS — To empower its members with industry insights, the Exhibition Services and Contractors Association (ESCA) is partnering with the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) to provide ESCA members exclusive access to the largest repository of exhibition-related research and reports. Home to the world’s largest collection of primary exhibition-related research studies, CEIR offers hundreds […]
CHICAGO — The Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) CES 2024, which took place Jan. 9-12 in Las Vegas, was 15% larger than CES 2023, with more than 2.5 million net square feet of exhibits, more than 4,300 exhibitors and 135,000+ attendees. The CTA follows UFI — the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry’s guidelines for auditing […]
CHICAGO — The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) has ambitious plans to grow in the coming years, with PCMA and Corporate Event Marketing Association (CEMA) President and CEO Sherrif Karamat, CAE, taking the organization to great heights — both in membership and new initiatives. Karamat highlighted the association’s evolution and outlined next steps during the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s power in numbers, which was the thinking behind the creation of the Exhibitions Industry Collective — a powerhouse collaboration of six exhibition industry associations with the goal of driving awareness around key issues in the trade show and events industry. Each has contributed to industry advocacy efforts in the past, led […]
SAN DIEGO — The Professional Convention Management Association’s (PCMA) annual Convening Leaders, held Jan. 7-10, 2024, at the San Diego Convention Center, brought together 5,000 industry professionals in person and online for education, networking and memorable programming. With approximately 45 learning experiences and more than 125 speakers, this year’s event challenged professionals to “Think Bigger,” […]
CHICAGO — The Australian Business Events Association (ABEA), which formed in mid-2023 due to 84% of the business events sector favoring a new entity to represent it to government and the broader business community, has been making strides since its formation. Three industry associations — the Australian Convention Centres Group, the Exhibition and Events Association […]
PORTLAND, Ore. — Founded in 1988 for the advancement of the consumer show industry and to further the growth and professionalism of those involved in the production of consumer shows, the National Association of Consumer Shows (NACS) will soon be non-existent. NACS members annually produce and host shows that use millions of square feet of […]
