This Just In
Philadelphia, September 20 – Dittie Florenza Guise, formerly the General Manager of the SMG-Greater Columbus Convention Center, has been named Chief Operating Officer for the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority, announced Al Mezzaroba, President & CEO. Guise has also headed the Kansas City Market Center in Missouri as its President & General Manager. A native of London, England, […]
Las Vegas – Teamsters Local 631 ratified a new three-year agreement with GES Exposition Services and The Freeman Companies on Saturday, September 11, after a majority of the union’s members voted to accept the latest proposal. The previous contract had expired May 31st, and an extension expired June 30th. Negotiations began in March but were halted […]
Chantilly, VA, September 10 – Bill Cooke joined VNU Expositions as Group President for the Performance, Hospitality Design, Photography, Incentive & Military Group located in Chantilly, VA, announced Greg Farrar, President of VNU Expositions. Cooke has over 30 years experience in the trade show, publishing, and information services industries. For the past eight years, he was […]
Dallas – Frank Poe will return to the Dallas Convention Center in early December as Director of Convention & Event Services. Poe directed the center’s convention and event services from 1991 to 1997, then headed to Alabama to become Executive Director/CEO of the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) in Alabama. He replaces Daniel Huerta, Interim Director. Poe […]
Arlington, VA – Jack Chalden, General Manager of SUPERCOMM, is leaving the show to start his own company. The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), producer of the show, is evaluating several options for management of the show. SUPERCOMM is co-owned by TIA and the U.S. Telecom Association (USTA). Held in June in Chicago’s McCormick Place, the show […]
Pasadena, CA – Ray Gonzalez, 55, Director of Event Management & Services for the Pasadena Center in Pasadena, CA, died unexpectedly on August 29. Ray was a well-known and respected leader in the Southern California exhibition industry. He was also very active in IAEM, serving on several international committees and chairing the Southwest Chapter in 1997. […]
Tucson, AZ – Donn Sanford, an exhibition industry innovator who co-founded EXPO Magazine with his daughter Donna Sanford, died on August 30 at his home in Tucson, AZ. Donn began his career as a reporter, photographer, news director and TV producer. During the ‘60s, he founded The Sanford Organization, an association management company where he served as Executive Director […]
Itasca, IL – The National Safety Council announced that Karen Howe joined its management team as Executive Director, Conventions & Meetings, on August 23. Howe will hit the ground running — the association’s 92nd Annual Congress and Expo is right around the corner. It is set for September 10-17 at the Ernest Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. […]
Fairfax, VA – The Major American Trade Show Organizers (MATSO) announced the nomination of Pat Dwyer of Smith Bucklin as incoming Chairperson, filling the position left vacant by Jack Chalden who left SUPERCOMM to start his own company. Dwyer has been a MATSO member for 15 years. MATSO also announced its Marketing Exchange Program, a half-day program designed […]
Atlanta – Mark Zimmerman will become the General Manager of the Georgia World Congress Center effective November 1st, filling the shoes of John Smith who is retiring after working 30 years for the State of Georgia. The announcement was made by Dan Graveline, GWCC’s Executive Director. Smith will be trading meeting rooms and exhibit halls for […]
