This Just In
Torrance, CA – As a result of continuing growth and new opportunities, Trade Show Executive magazine has expanded its staff. Mark Solak joined TSE in the new position of Regional Sales Manager for the Midwestern region and is based in Cary, IL. Linda Braue, Marketing Associate for TSE since October 2004, has been promoted to Regional Sales Manager for the Southern region, replacing […]
New York, NY – Advanstar Communications, Inc. announced today that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Information Technology & Communications, Travel & Hospitality, Beauty, Home Entertainment, and Abilities and Portfolio groups for $185 million in cash to Questex Media Group. The new company, founded by the Audax Group, an investment firm, will […]
Tucson, AZ – Global Event Strategies, a consulting firm that helps businesses grow internationally, has expanded globally itself. The company has opened two offices in China: one in Beijing and the other in Hong Kong, announced Steve Sind, President and CEO. China is currently the world’s fastest growing economy, and over the past few years, the […]
Melville, NY – Jason Chudnofsky, one of the trade show industry’s highest-profile executives and a major force in growing Sheldon Adelson’s COMDEX shows in the ’80s and ’90s, has intentionally stayed under the radar screen for the past few months. Today, Chudnofsky announced that he is joining forces with another icon, Jeff Pulver, a pioneer of VoIP (Voice […]
Atlanta – Toby Aaron, a 40-year veteran of the trade show industry, has left Champion Expositions to head up the new business development efforts of TradeshowLogistics. Aaron sold his general service contracting firm, The Aaron Group, to Champion Expositions in 2002 and had been a consultant to Champion since then. He was one of the founding […]
Torrance, CA – The recent Brookings Institution report by Heywood Sanders entitled, “Space Available: The Realities of Convention Centers Economic Development Strategy,” is drawing a heated response throughout the convention and trade show industry. Sanders, a Professor of Public Policy Administration at the University of Texas at San Antonio, asserts in the report that convention centers […]
Yonkers, NY – Bartizan Connects, LLC, and Capture Technologies, Inc., have teamed to offer consumer show organizers the Rewards Card Program, designed to assist with intelligence gathering, lead and retrieval tracking and sponsorship sales. Attendees sign up for the program online or on-site at a computer/kiosk station, entering their name and address manually or scanning the […]
San Francisco – dmg world media has acquired three home shows from Florida State Trade Shows, Inc.: the St. Petersburg Suncoast Home & Garden Show , the St. Petersburg Suncoast Home & Remodeling Show and the Tampa/St. Petersburg Home & Patio Show. “With successful shows already in Orlando, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach and Jacksonville, this acquisition furthers our goal to […]
Atlanta – Inspired by the popular TV program Celebrity Poker Showdown, the Exhibit Designers & Producers Association (EDPA) has planned its own celebrity poker tournament this Saturday in Las Vegas, in conjunction with The Exhibitor Show. Sixteen industry luminaries will compete to raise money for the EDPA Foundation, including Bill Haney of Derse Exhibits, Lee Knight of Exhibitor […]
Helps Customers Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley Act Broadview, IL – CompuSystems Inc., a leading registration and lead retrieval company, has completed a SAS 70 (Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70) Type II audit of its registration management services. This widely recognized audit standard helps CSI’s customers with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Often called SOX, SarbOx or […]
