Santa Monica, CA – The new management of the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) is working on some potential changes to its popular CEO Summit held each Spring and is also reaching out to U.S. universities and international trade show associations. Britton Jones,
Las Vegas, NV – Las Vegas Sands Corp. stumbled into the weekend with its stock price below $10 but vowed it would forge ahead with its U.S. operations and a major resort project in Singapore. The price of Las Vegas Sands
New York, NY – Bill Reilly, who teamed with private equity firms to found Primedia and later Summit Business Media, died October 17 at the age of 70 after a year-long battle with cancer. A funeral mass will be held Wednesday,
New York, NY – The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) said it had launched a restructuring plan brought on by the same economic turmoil that has trade show organizers concerned about shrinking marketing budgets. The organization, which sponsors more than 20 conferences
Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles Convention Center was granted LEED-EB certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, and will be modified further in the coming years to improve its green capabilities even more. The management of the center plans
Houston, TX – The George R. Brown Convention Center announced Monday that it will install one of the largest solar energy systems in the region atop its roof in 2009 as the result of a grant and new public-private partnership with
New York, NY – Penton Media, Inc. named Sharon Rowlands, former president and CEO of Thomson Financial, as its new CEO effective November 1. Rowlands will replace John French, who announced in July he would step down when a new CEO
San Diego, CA – The San Diego Convention Center moved ahead with plans that could lead to an expansion of the waterfront facility. The San Diego Convention Center Corporation (SDCCC) board of directors voted September 26 to acquire a lease option
Carrollton, TX – A standardized photo identification card that would be issued to workers on trade show floors nationwide and be linked to a nationwide labor database is being launched by the Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA) as a means
Los Angeles, CA – Senior executives of B-to-B publications will share their “pain points” on October 14-15 when the American Business Media (ABM) and Western Publications Association (WPA) host an executive roundtable in Southern California.The event includes a three-hour executive roundtable
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