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PHILADELPHIA – The Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA) honored its 2021 award winners in Philadelphia on the eve of IAEE’s Expo! Expo!. Industry pioneers and leaders who inspire, innovate and have risen to the challenge to serve their customers, community and the exhibition industry were recognized. The 2021 Innovation Award that recognizes individuals or […]
PARIS — Monica Lee-Müller stepped into her new role as President of UFI, the global association of the exhibitions industry, for the 2021-2022 term after the recent 87th Global Congress. She joined UFI’s 2021-2022 Presidential Trio, which also includes incumbent President Anbu Varathan of the Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association and Outgoing President Mary Larkin of […]
PARIS / LAS VEGAS – UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, will host the 90th UFI Global Congress in Las Vegas, Nov. 1-4, 2023. It will be the first time this event, the largest annual gathering of exhibition leaders, will take place in the U.S. The news came during the 2021 UFI Global […]
ARLINGTON, VA — Consumer Technology Association (CTA) President and CEO Gary Shapiro has received the Légion d’Honneur (Legion of Honor) award in recognition of his service spearheading the transition to a technology-forward society and organizing the world’s foremost technology event, CES. In a ceremony at the Palais d l’Élysée in Paris, France, Shapiro was conferred […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Events Industry Council (EIC) has launched the first phase of its Equity Acceleration Plan with a survey designed to gauge where the events industry currently is in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. Once that benchmark is established, the umbrella group organization for the meetings and convention industry […]
DALLAS – The exhibitions and events industry is at the forefront of encouraging women to grow and achieve in their careers by offering learning opportunities to increase their unique leadership skills. For the ninth year, The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) hosted its signature Women’s Leadership Forum September 22-23 in Baltimore, and awarded […]
LONDON — When world leaders convene this November at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, the goal will be to present how their countries will achieve a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. At that same time, leading companies from throughout the business events industry, led by the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC), will pledge to […]
We often say that advocacy is a marathon vs. a sprint. While I’m not training for a running marathon any time soon, I would like to share what I’ve learned about the marathon of legislative advocacy. There are many ways to train for a marathon, unique to each individual. The intensity of training, what to […]
LAS VEGAS – With a trade show industry anxiously awaiting a return to normal, Las Vegas, the city that glitters night and day, recently pulled off a true showstopper. The recently opened $375 million CAESARS FORUM welcomed an in-person cohort for the hybrid Professional Convention Management Association’s (PCMA) Convening Leaders conference January 12-15, 2021. The […]
The awards watch party may have been virtual, but the honor was very real as David Dubois, President and CEO of the International Association of Exhibits and Events (IAEE) presented its Pinnacle Award to Rick McConnell, President, Informa Markets, during Virtual Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2020, held Dec. 8-10. Calling it “one […]
