This Just In
Boston, MA – After a ten-year booking ban, the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) was given the green light to begin signing up large consumer shows at the facility. Requests For Information (RFIs) have been issued to consumer show producers that are interested in putting on events at the center starting in 2007. The BCEC […]
Woodland Hills, CA – Theodore Alpert was appointed vice president of finance and chief financial officer of Advanstar, Inc., replacing David Montgomery, who will remain with the company in its Duluth, MN location through the end of October. Alpert will work out of Advanstar’s Woodland Hills office and step into his new role September 12. Alpert […]
Chicago – Following more than four months of intense negotiations, a new, five-year collective bargaining agreement with Chicago’s Decorators Union was announced today by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA), GES Exposition Services, Freeman and the United Steelworkers Local 17 Decorators Union. Key provisions of the contract include new straight-time windows, reduced crew sizes, random […]
Carlsbad, CA – Cities across the nation, from Anaheim to Houston and New Orleans to Washington, DC are in the midst of ambitious revitalization plans that will transform their infrastructures. Some are adding and renovating hotels or expanding, upgrading or building new convention centers. Airports are being modernized; new cultural and entertainment districts are emerging; and many other […]
Carlsbad, CA and México City, México – Trade Show Executive, Inc. and NuestroMundo Global Media (publisher of Másexpos magazine and Megaexpos directory) have entered into a strategic alliance aimed at sharing innovative ideas and extending the reach of their publications throughout North, South and Central América. The formal announcement will be made in México City next month in an event […]
San Francisco – IDG World Expo has contracted with Event Insights, a joint offering of BPA Worldwide and Exhibit Surveys, to conduct an audit and research on attendees to LinuxWorld Conference & Expo San Francisco. The show was held earlier this week at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. The report, which will be completed by […]
Dallas – Former management staff of Cahners Exposition Group, Reed Exhibition Companies and The Kiver Organization will hold a reunion following the opening reception of Expo! Expo! IAEM’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition in San Diego, CA on Tuesday, November 28th. There are an estimated 200+ trade show executives who started their career at Cahners (the forerunner of Reed) […]
Hartford, CT – The high cost of fuel and a slowing U.S. economy are already beginning to stir up concern over the tenacity of the trade show industry. So news of a suspected plot to bomb U.S.-bound planes leaving the U.K. last week could not have come at a worse time. British authorities thwarted the terrorist […]
Arlington, VA – Following the announcement of the dramatic downsizing of E 3 -The Electronic Entertainment Expo by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is forming an advisory committee to look into the possibility of launching its own West Coast gaming event. The CEA says it will evaluate the feasibility and support for […]
Fort Atkinson, WI – Carr Davis and Anthony O’Brien were named co-chief executive officers of Cygnus Business Media Aug. 7, replacing Paul Mackler, president and CEO. Mackler departs Cygnus after six years at the helm. As CEO of CommerceConnect Media in 1999, he partnered with ABRY Partners LLC in the $275 million acquisition of Cygnus Business […]
