This Just In
Las Vegas – Jim Pickering, General Manager of the Las Vegas Convention Center, has retired after 21 years, effective October 15. Craig Rowley, Director of Materials Management will step into the role of Interim General Manager until a search for a new general manager is completed. Don Ahl, the center’s Director of Security has retired as […]
Lake Buena Vista, FL – Exhibitors who exhibit at any trade show held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort can take advantage of Disney’s world-renowned creative services including event management, audio visual, food & beverage, photography and floral – for free. Disney’s Exhibitor Concierge Service is timed to support the new exhibit hall at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort which […]
Dallas – Larry Arnaudet, Executive VP of Sales, Exposition Services for Freeman, will be leaving the company on November 1st, after 23 years, following a mutually agreeable separation. Joe Popolo, President & CEO of Freeman, says, “Larry has been a key contributor to our company for many years and he will be missed.” Martin Moggre and […]
Needham, MA – GMD/FuelDog and ACT Inc./EXPOCAD have reached an agreement that will incorporate an optional floor plan integration module into the Javelin Event Management System. The partnership represents the shift occurring in the industry as vendors form strategic alliances to offer single-package solutions to customers, says GMD’s Tom Maher. The interactive floor plan will expand […]
Las Vegas – What happened here is getting worldwide attention. A branding campaign for Las Vegas, developed by Rossi Ralenkotter, President & CEO of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and Billy Vassiliadis, CEO of R&R Partners, has landed them the cover of BRANDWEEK magazine and the magazine’s “2004 Grand Marketer of the Year Award” for the […]
McLean, VA – Michael Bandy, President of the Trade Show Exhibitors Association (TSEA), has been elected Chairman of the Convention Industry Council (CIC). His appointment marks the first time that an individual directly representing exhibitors has been selected to lead the CIC. “It’s gratifying to be in this position,” says Bandy. “In the past few years, […]
Trumbull, CT – JD Events acquired the assets of ShowBiz Expo from MindShare Ventures on October 6th. ShowBiz Expo was founded by Bob and Nalini Lasiewicz in 1983 who later sold the show to Advanstar Communications. Reed Exhibitions and PBI Media are also former owners of the event. The 2004 show was postponed; JD Events plans to hold the […]
Convention centers tend to be large, sturdy buildings capable of withstanding the high winds of a tropical storm. But they are not impervious — for instance, floods and earthquakes can still wreak havoc. However, many of the venues located in the paths or potential paths of the recent series of hurricanes on the east coast […]
Hurricane season in the Atlantic runs from June 1 through November 30, so despite the relief felt by those surviving the recent storms, it’s not over yet. Even if there are no more storms this year, other disasters lurk with less warning but the same potential to disrupt a show. Experts from the National Oceanic […]
Paramus, NJ – Bringing corporate and channel buyers together with manufacturers and channel partners is the goal of a new computer industry trade show, C3 EXPO, the Corporate & Channel Computing Expo. The show will take place June 28-30, 2005 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. The announcement of C3 comes in the wake […]
