Industry News

Washington, DC – The owners of the reconstituted SUPERCOMM said the move from June to October was made to coincide with the anticipated arrival of Federal economic stimulus contracts in the broadband telecommunications industry. SUPERCOMM is under new management by EXPOCOMM Events LLC, a

London, England – The faltering world economy claimed a high-profile event with the cancellation of the 2010 British International Motor Show (BIMS), which is billed as the largest consumer show in Great Britain. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said March

Washington, DC – A delegation of travel industry executives met with President Obama in early March to firm up the administration’s support for tourism and business travel and came away convinced he was on the right page. “The travel community has

Chicago, IL – Both the number of shows exhibitors participate in and the size of trade show budgets will be down 17% in 2009, according to new research from the Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA). The 2009 Exhibit Management Survey conducted by TSEA

Las Vegas, NV – The Nevada Legislature on March 10 passed a 3% hike in the occupancy tax that will impact hotels in Clark and Reno Counties and pump an estimated $200 million annually into the general fund. Local media reported

Los Angeles, CA – Southern California’s SDC Convention Services closed its doors and ceased operations. SDC, also known as Sheppard Decorating Company, Inc., was headed by Joseph Sheppard, president. The company advised exhibitors on its website to contact their respective show

Washington, DC – Saying business travel was “under siege” by ill-informed politicians and the media, the business travel industry launched a new website and outreach campaign to pitch the benefits of meetings and events. The MeetingsMeanBusiness.com site that debuted March 5 is meant

Paris, France – Business was down at the end of last year for the majority of trade show organizers that responded to the first Economic Crisis Barometer survey conducted by UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry. The results of the poll

Washington, DC – An emergency conference call is scheduled for March 4 at 2 p.m. EST for exhibition industry members to discuss the growing crisis in business travel. The call will be hosted by the U.S. Travel Association (USTA), which has

Rockville, MD – Access Intelligence, LLC added to its portfolio of energy and satellite conferences and publications when it acquired EnergyOcean and Offshore Communications from Technology Systems Corporation. EnergyOcean will join Access Intelligence’s Power Group while Offshore Communications will be added to the company’s Satellite Group. Terms of the