Industry News

Chicago, IL – PrivilegedAccess.tv is taking its on-the-floor reporting on trade shows to the general public through a deal that will air video snippets from various trade shows on a Chicago television station. PrivilegedAccess.tv signed a deal with WCIU-TV in Chicago, also known

Los Angeles, CA – Canon Communications moved into the Canadian market with the acquisition of three trade shows in the packaging and plastics industries in two separate transactions. Canon acquired PACKEX, Canada’s leading event in the packaging sector, from the French organizer

San Jose, CA – The mayor of San Jose is expected to schedule a meeting with representatives of the trade show industry to discuss concerns over a controversial labor agreement at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Mayor Chuck Reed’s senior

Chicago, IL – Jerry Cizek III announced his retirement as CEO and general manager of the Chicago Auto Show after more than 20 years in the position. Cizek, who joined the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) in 1973 as field representative and became

Carrollton, TX – Jack Chalden, who managed SUPERCOMM, the Atlanta Market Center, World of Concrete and several other trade shows in more than 40 years in the exhibition industry, has joined the consulting firm The Augusta Group. Chalden was most recently vice president, business

Paris, France – The worldwide recession continues to weigh on the trade show industry without much hope for a letup until next year. The third quarterly Global Economic Crisis Barometer Survey of the Exhibition Industry,released September 2 by UFI – The Global Association of

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA – The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) picked up three Gold Grand Awards and the triennial giant CONEXPO-CON/AGG won two, including the “Largest Show” of 2008 and the one that delivered the highest economic impact. The awards were announced at the Trade

Woodland Hills, CA – Advanstar Communications reached an agreement with its lenders late Monday night to eliminate about $385 million of debt. As part of the restructuring, Advanstar will also receive roughly $35 million in new capital from its principal stakeholders,

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA – Trade show executives can turn to Twitter to hear about all the exciting news emanating from Trade Show Executive’s 2nd Annual Gold 100 Awards & Summit, which begins September 23 and ends the morning of the 25th. TSE editors

Fort Atkinson, WI – Cygnus Business Media announced it had emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and had named John French as its new CEO. French was most recently CEO of Penton Media, Inc., and will take over at Cygnus from Charles