Industry News

Alexandria, VA – The Convention Industry Council (CIC) and a team of industry associations is readying an advertising campaign that will tout the value of the personal relationships built through business meetings. The campaign, to be launched this Fall, goes beyond

Toronto, ON – A proposed 320-room hotel near Direct Energy Centre in Toronto moved closer to construction when The Board of Governors of Exhibition Place approved the project on October 8. The proposal for the 26-story HK Hotel will be brought

St. Louis, MO – Krister Ungerboeck became president of Ungerboeck Systems International (USI) on October 1 as his father, Dieter Ungerboeck, stepped up from the job to become chairman of the board. The elder Ungerboeck spent 24 years as president of

San Jose, CA – Freeman and GES Exposition Services have filed complaints with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) about the exclusive labor agreement granted to a Teamsters local at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center. Freeman filed three separate complaints and

Washington, DC – The Travel Promotion Act took another step toward enactment this month when the House of Representatives passed the measure by a vote of 358-66. The legislation moved back to the Senate, which voted in favor of it earlier

Arlington, VA – Gary Shapiro, president & CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), took the case for business travel and exhibitions to a national audience with a column in the widely-read Huffington Post. The posting appeared online October 6 and drove

Irving, TX – Thom Connors, senior regional vice president of SMG Latin America, was named general manager of the Irving Convention Center at Los Colinas (ICC) in suburban Dallas, effective October 5. Connors, who had been based in Puerto Rico, will

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA – Darlene Gudea, publisher & editor of Trade Show Executive, was named president of Trade Show Executive Media Group on September 24 at Trade Show Executive’s Gold 100 Awards Gala. The announcement was made by Richard Simon, chairman of the board.

Dallas, TX – The Internet-savvy generation of younger professionals have taken a liking to face-to-face trade shows, with nearly 90% saying they are likely to attend an exhibition in the near future, according to a new report from the Center for

Newton, MA – Questex Media Group Holdings, Inc., owned by the private equity firm Audax Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a plan to restructure the company’s debt in advance to a Section 363 sale. The company had