Industry News

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

Las Vegas, NV – Smart City has bought out Convention Communication Provisioners, Inc. (CCPI) in a deal that creates the largest telecommunications provider in the U.S. for the convention center, event and theme park industries. Last year, Smart City acquired Priority

Dallas, TX – Trade show revenues continue to grow this year with an 11.3% increase for the second quarter over the same period in 2006, according to the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR). Data collected by CEIR for its annual

San Jose, CA – There were no back flips or balancing acts as managers of the USA Gymnastics National Congress and Trade Show responded to a hepatitis scare.The association used its Web site and an e-mail blast to its members to spread the

London, England – A survey found that the “event organizer” job is considered a dream job in Great Britain. The survey of dream jobs by YouGov listed event organizer as the fifth most desired vocation among 2,000 Brits surveyed, beating out

Chicago, IL – The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) announced today that it is issuing an RFP for the contract to manage the association. The contract with The Rebedeau Group, which has managed the association for the past seven years, ends in 15