This Just In
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 Networks. Now with the addition of CCPI, the combined companies will service 60 convention centers […]
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 CEIR Index concluded that show revenues totaled $2.65 billion in the second quarter. “We have […]
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 word to those who had attended the August 16-18 event in San Jose that smoothies served […]
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 such high-profile jobs as “pop star,” “pub landlord” and even “prime minister.” And among women, […]
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 months. In 2000, SISO signed a three-year contract with the firm. That contract had been renewed […]
New Orleans, LA — SMG Vice President of Operations Development Robert L. Johnson has been tapped to become the new president and general manager of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center – New Orleans. Johnson, who leaves SMG after 10 years, will also serve as executive vice president of the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition […]
Houston, TX – Texans kept a wary eye south of the border Monday as Hurricane Dean plowed toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Although the Category 5 storm was not expected to strike the Texas Gulf Coast, convention centers had been taking precautions in case the storm took a sudden turn to the north. “Luckily at this point, it […]
Salt Lake City, UT – Aaron Bludworth announced he would step down as president of Modern Exposition Services at the end of the year. Bludworth, the current president of the Exhibition Services and Contractors Association (ESCA), will serve out his term with ESCA and plans to remain in the exhibition industry. “I do not plan to […]
Newton, MA – Questex announced the acquisition of Oxford Publishing, Inc., the Mississippi company that produces The Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show, a major Las Vegas event that is known informally as The Show. It is billed as the fastest-growing food and beverage show in the Western Hemisphere. It was the eighth acquisition for Questex, which […]
Manchester, NH – PPM Media has struck a deal with the vertical business units of IDC’s Industry Insights, a division of International Data Group, that will result in the launch of as many as 10 executive-level B-to-B events in six industry sectors next year. The partnership with IDC puts PPM in the position of community builder […]
