Industry News

Washington, DC – Reba Pittman Walker was named general manager and CEO of the Washington Convention Center Authority on June 15 after serving six months as acting general manager. Tom Mobley, former general manager and CEO of the Washington, DC Convention

New York, NY – New York City has reorganized its marketing operations under a single banner and appointed veteran adman George Fertitta to lead it. The three current marketing agencies – NYC & Co., NYC Big Events and NYC Marketing –

Carlsbad , CA – In today’s competitive business environment, it is more important than ever to identify and nurture innovative ideas. Who are the top innovators of 2006?   Trade Show Executive magazine announced today the winners of its 4th Annual Innovation Award, which honors

Vail, CO — The Exhibition Services & Contractors Association (ESCA) has selected The Augusta Group as its management firm and Augusta associate and industry veteran Larry Arnaudet as its Executive Director. The announcement was made on June 13th, during its ESCA’s Summer Educational Conference

Los Angeles – A $750 million hotel project that will serve the Los Angeles Convention Center was announced today by KB Urban, a subsidiary of home builder KB Homes,  and AEG, a subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, which owns or controls

Redhill, U.K. – dmg world media has acquired the rights to the biennial Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC), one of the largest oil and natural gas exhibitions in the world. The  2004 event featured 1,225 companies from 53

Amsterdam, The  Netherlands – VNU N.V. today  named Chief Financial Officer Rob Ruijter as its interim chief executive officer, replacing Rob van den Bergh, who stepped down from both the CEO’s office and the company’s Executive Board. Ruijter, who joined the

Carlsbad, CA — A looming hike in postage rates doesn’t necessarily mean an unwelcome bump in the cost of getting out the word about upcoming trade shows. Michael Hough, author of the book, The Profitable Trade Show, says show organizers can avoid

New York – American Business Media (ABM) launched an ambitious advertising campaign  that emphasizes the power of B-to-B media as an important component of the marketing mix. ABM will invest seven figures in the campaign, the largest budget in ABM history.

Hingham, MA -William Coleman Casey, the chairman of Brede Exposition Services, passed away on June 7 at the age of 77 years. The senior Casey is survived by a large family that includes fellow Brede executives: William Casey III, president; Timothy