This Just In
Torrance, CA, July 19 – Trade Show Executive magazine was awarded four APEX Awards from Communication Concepts last week. The annual competition honors editorial and design excellence, and this year drew a record 5,462 entries. Trade Show Executive magazine won awards in the categories of “Most Improved Magazine,” “How-To Writing,” “Feature Series” and the “APEX 2004 Grand Award […]
New York City, July 13 – Tim McGuinness has joined NYC & Company, New York’s official tourism marketing organization, as Vice President of Sales & Convention Center Expansion, a newly created position. McGuinness will have overall responsibility for leading and managing a comprehensive sales program to attract meeting and convention business into all New York City […]
Washington, DC – July 1 – Following yesterday’s member vote of approval, the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), the ASAE Foundation, the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives (GWSAE) and the GWSAE Foundation have merged into two independent organizations: ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership (CAL). The boards of the four organizations agreed to […]
San Francisco -June 24 – In what Eric Faurot called a “bold move for a privately held company,” MediaLive yesterday sent shock waves through the industry by announcing that it has decided to postpone COMDEX Las Vegas 2004, set to open November 14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. “Many companies would have made the decision to just […]
San Francisco-June 23- MediaLive stunned the trade show industry with today’s announcement that COMDEX Las Vegas 2004 is being ”postponed.” Robert Priest-Heck says the show will be reshaped in order to “rebuild the market’s trust.” But the announcement may have done just the opposite. Who will benefit most from the hiatus — COMDEX or its competitors? CeBIT America quickly seized the […]
Cleveland –David Nussbaum, 46, will move up to CEO of Penton Media on July 1st , replacing Tom Kemp, who will be leaving the company after a brief period. The announcement was made this morning. Nussbaum, who joined the company six years ago, had been an Executive VP of Penton Media, Inc. and President of Penton’s […]
San Francisco – The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) presented Trade Show Executive magazine with a Silver Award for Editorial Excellence at its annual Awards Banquet held Friday, June 18th at the Argonaut Hotel in San Francisco. Trade Show Executive magazine was honored for its Roundtable Column, conducted and written by Executive Editor Joan Mather. The ASBPE award […]
Newport Beach, CA – Diane Stone, a former VP of Advanstar Communications who directed the Licensing International Show, is joining the World Shoe Association next month. WSA produces the largest footwear show in the U.S. The semi-annual show is coming up August 5-8 at the Sands Expo, Venetian Hotel & Resort and the Mandalay Bay Convention Center […]
Las Vegas – MGM Mirage announced Wednesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Mandalay Resort Group. Pending approval by shareholders and regulators, this will create the largest casino company in the world as well as one of the world’s largest hotel/convention center conglomerates. Following the acquisition, MGM Mirage will own and […]
Westport, CT– Planning is underway for the first U.S. Trade & Industrial Exhibition to be held Tripoli, Libya, next January. Peter Nathan, President of PWN Exhibicon Intl., is working with the U.S.-Libya Trade & Economic Council to develop the event. Nathan is perhaps best known for spearheading exhibitions in challenging locations against seemingly impossible odds. […]
