WASHINGTON, D.C. — Beginning with ASAE’s Summit Awards on September 30, all registrants for ASAE meetings and events will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering. The association is researching a technology solution that will allow members to submit proof of vaccination during online registration. A statement
PITTSBURGH — Epidemiological modeling has been used for decades in the fight against diseases ranging from measles to MERS, and now it is playing a pivotal role in decision-making around business events in the COVID era. Enter Epistemix, a start-up computational software modeling company spun out of the Graduate School
WASHINGON, D.C. — Many trade shows rely on being able to roll out the welcome mat for international contingents, but COVID-19 travel restrictions have done the opposite, leading to mass cancellations and retracted revenue. That’s why trade show organizers rejoiced at the news today that the Biden administration will relax
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Extraordinary times call for extraordinary efforts, and trade show organizers stepped it up in a big way as they pivoted to virtual, found new ways to collaborate, and discovered ways to engage attendees and deliver for customers online throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Trade Show Executive editors
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Business travel and meetings have been slow to rebound from the COVID pandemic — much slower than leisure travel, which has already almost returned to 2019 levels. Group travel numbers are off 70% in 2021 and not expected to rebound until 2024. A recent survey of travel
WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s no question that indoor air quality is the next frontier for safety, not only in convention facilities but everywhere that people gather. This drove Events DC to install a building-wide microbial reduction system from Synexis BioDefense in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center — becoming the
PARIS — UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has launched a series of one-on-one video interviews with trade and tourism ministers from around the globe. The Global Policy Leadership Series (GPLS) is a segment of advocacy work UFI undertakes on behalf of the exhibition industry. “Advocacy for the
NEW ORLEANS — Less than two weeks after Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, La., the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is up and running, other than one isolated area with minor water and roof damage that is still being restored. Though the city suffered extensive power outages, Entergy
Trade shows are on the comeback trail this fall, with more in-person events being announced seemingly daily. However, they may look and feel a bit different from the good old days of 2019, from socially distanced aisles to staffed buffets to heightened mandatory health and safety requirements to attend. Yes,
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The upper echelon of executive independent trade show organizers doesn’t often have the opportunity to meet, exchange ideas, and share experiences and strategies for overcoming the challenges they face — and those challenges got bigger during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were so many important topics to hash out
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