Industry News

Chicago, IL – A new collective bargaining agreement with the Chicago & Northeast Illinoiscarpenters union will reduce the amount of overtime paid during the move-out of trade shows held at McCormick Place. The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) said the

Carlsbad, CA – The U.S. airline sector was wobbled by soaring fuel costs at the start of the Summer, leaving trade show organizers to wonder if the combination of fewer flights and higher ticket prices would cut into their attendance. The

Dallas, TX – The venerable Craig Smith will retire this Fall as president of the U.S. audio-visual solutions division of Freeman, capping a career in the exhibition industry that began in the 1960s. Smith will step down on September 30 after

McLean, VA – Robert Simpson joined AMT- The Association For Manufacturing Technology as president-elect on June 2 and will take over as president on October 7. AMT owns IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show held in even-numbered years in Chicago. The show is expected to

Twinsburg, OH – Ed Shartar stepped down as president and CEO of Experient effective June 6 to make way for a new CEO who will lead the next phase of the company’s growth strategy. Board Chairman Andrew Strauss said the decision

Vancouver, BC -The Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre (VCEC) began a search for a new general manager upon the departure of Barbara Maple. Maple left in a management restructuring ahead of the 2009 opening of the center’s expansion and is working

Washington, DC – The Convention Industry Council (CIC) selected Talley Management Group, Inc. (TMG) as its new management firm. The association will be run out of TMG’s office in Alexandria, VA. TMG was selected in an extensive search process. Former CIC

Chicago, IL – The directors of the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade (NASFT) voted to bring down the curtain on the Spring Fancy Food Show, which had been held annually at Chicago’s McCormick Place since 1999. The vote did not

San Francisco, CA – Alan Steel was named executive vice president of Business-to-Retail, dmg world media (B2R), a division formed after dmg completed the acquisition of GLM last October. The B2R division unites GLM’s operations with all of dmg world media’s

Chengdu, China – The earthquake that devastated Sichuan Province in western China this week apparently did not cause significant damage to the major exhibition hall in the area. A brief report from the China Association for Exhibition Centers (CAEC) in Beijing