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New York, New York – A new bill approving the expansion of New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center was signed in a ceremony on December 8th at the exhibition center. Passed on Tuesday, the legislation authorizes funding for the more than $1 billion project, which will nearly double the exhibit space, significantly increase meeting space and […]
Redhill, Surrey, UK – dmg world media has acquired GasTech and the European Autumn Gas Conference (EAGC) from Turret Rai plc. The acquisitions expand dmg’s oil and gas portfolio to eight events and furthers the company’s strategy of extending the division into new international markets. GasTech is a biennial event, with the 2005 edition scheduled March 14–17 in Bilbao, Spain. It […]
Chicago, IL – The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (SPI) and the NPE Executive and Operations Committee have selected SmithBucklin to sell exhibit space and handle customer service, logistics and floor plan management for NPE 2006: The International Plastics Showcase. The last show, held in 2003 in Chicago, spanned 1,142,000 square feet of exhibit space. Barbara […]
Stamford, CT – Reed Exhibitions and sister company Elsevier Health Sciences have announced the formation of Reed Medical Education, a targeted health and medical events group that will focus on continuing medical education in specialty medical fields and emerging medical and healthcare disciplines. The group’s events will range from large global congresses to topic-specific regional symposia. Oncology World […]
The Hague, The Netherlands – The third edition of the International CEO Forum will be held January 19–21, 2005, at the Hotel Arts Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. The annual, invitation-only event is targeted to the CEOs of exhibition organizers and provides them the opportunity to discuss strategic issues and industry trends. The organizer of the forum, Seven “Paul” […]
Irving, TX – Hanley Wood, LLC has acquired the assets of StonExpo in an agreement with the StonExpo Federation and the Marble Institute of America. The purchase expands Hanley Wood’s presence in the residential and commercial construction industry. HW’s exhibitions division currently organizes 12 industry events, including World of Concrete. When founded in 1987, StonExpo featured 143 booths and drew […]
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 […]
