Vancouver, BC – Last week, the Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre (VCEC) broke ground on an expansion that will triple the facility’s exhibition and meeting space. The ceremony was attended by numerous government figures, including the Honorable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia. The expansion will add 359,000 square feet of exhibition, meeting and function space […]
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Norwalk, CT – Reed Exhibitions has acquired the Automated Manufacturing & Productivity Expositions (AM EXPO) from Technical Exhibitions and Conferences, Inc. (TEC). The regional events, which have been held in Greenville, SC; Worcester, MA; and Cincinnati, OH, focus on automated manufacturing, assembly systems and manufacturing information technology. “Exhibitors who are currently participating in our other industrial events have […]
Boston – Proximus B2B LLC has acquired the Retail Systems Alert Group’s Retail Systems Conference & Exposition. Kevin Condon, Proximus CEO, has been appointed CEO of the Retail Systems Alert Group. Tom Friedman, the group’s President, will retain his management position, as will the rest of the Retail Systems management team. Friedman says, “This infusion of capital will […]
Washington, DC – Commenting on the meetings, conventions and exhibitions industry’s integral part of the economic and social landscape, Washington, DC Mayor Anthony Williams encouraged citizens to consider how much influence this industry has had on both local and national economic development. Mayor Williams made the remarks at a gathering of industry leaders in Washington, DC […]
Orlando, FL – Meeting planners expect to host more meetings in the next 12 months than in the previous year, according to new research by Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown & Russell, a national advertising, marketing, research and pr firm that specializes in business and leisure travel. “However, there is a longer lead time than expected and venues […]
Orange, CA – dmg world media acquired Seascape Production’s San Diego Interior Design & Landscape Expo on Oct. 29th. The 2004 event, held at the San Diego Convention Center, featured 500 exhibits in 140,000 net square feet of space. The purchase expands dmg’s portfolio of shows to over 300, and 53 of those are consumer home […]
London – A consortium of partners, led by global trade show organizer Montgomery, announced today the purchase of Expo Center NASREC in Johannesburg, South Africa, nearly four years after it went into liquidation. Montgomery now has a 75% controlling interest in the facility, located 25 minutes from Johannesburg’s International Airport. The largest event held at NASREC […]
Chicago, IL – The Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA) announced today that it has sold its TS2 – The Trade Show About Trade Shows to National Trade Productions (NTP) for an undisclosed amount. TSEA will remain the show sponsor and continue to create and direct its educational content and host its annual meeting at TS2. When last held in July […]
Chicago Ridge, IL – SISO will hold a Web Seminar on “The Business of Webinars” tomorrow, October 28 at 2:00 pm EST. This session focuses on how to use web seminars to expand your business, and it will cover Webinar fundamentals, best practices, costs, pricing strategies, and marketing. The Webinar will be hosted by Carl Pugh, […]