Industry News

Salt Lake City, UT – Aaron Bludworth, who announced on August 15th that he  would step down as president of Modern Exposition Services by year end, joined GES Exposition Services on November 12th as VP of Corporate Events. He is relocating his

Malvern, PA – Bill Norton was named vp, meetings & trade shows for HMP Communications as the company expands its presence in the healthcare meetings industry. CEO Paul Mackler said the move was aimed at increasing HMP’s emphasis on meetings and

Las Vegas, NV – GES Exposition Services, Inc. has acquired Ethnometrics Corp., a Michigan firm that specializes in analyzing crowd behavior and traffic flow at retail establishments, trade shows and other large events. Ethnometrics provides an in-depth analysis of trade show

Berlin, Germany – Germany’s BABYWELT consumer shows have been acquired from Messewelten by GJ EME, a partnership of Expomedia Group plc and magazine publisher Gruner + Jahr AG & Co KG. The BABYWELT shows offer exhibits of a wide range of baby-related products aimed at

Boston, MA – Mary Dolaher, the former vice president in charge of E3 Expo for the Entertainment Software Association, landed the  top job at IDG  World Expo today amid media speculation that the company was about to launch a video game trade show

Carlsbad, CA – Everyone at Trade Show Executive extends their heartfelt thanks to its friends in the trade show industry who expressed their support and concern during the outbreak of wildfires in Southern California. TSE‘s offices in Carlsbad, 30 miles north of San

Toronto, ON – Diversified Business Communications Canada  is acquiring the World Conference on Disaster Management from the non-profit Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness (CCEP). Terms of the deal were not revealed, although CCEP will remain on board as a major sponsor and will

Houston, TX – After 20 years as the first and only president of the convention and visitors bureau in Minneapolis, Greg Ortale has been named president and CEO of the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau, where they still remember the

Utrecht, Netherlands – Nielsen Company agreed to sell its 50% stake in VNU Exhibitions Europe to Jaarbeurs (Holdings) BV, the parent holding company of Dutch trade show organizer Jaarbeurs Utrecht. Terms of the agreement were not announced. The sale gives Jaarbeurs

Los Angeles, CA – Canon Communications has added a version of its Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) shows to serve the Midwest U.S. market. Medical Design & Manufacturing Midwest will debut Sept. 23-25, 2008 as a co-location with five other manufacturing shows held annually