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Las Vegas – Rossi Ralenkotter, a 30-year veteran of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, will step into the role of President/CEO of the nation’s largest trade show and tourism organization when Manny Cortez retires on July 2nd. Ralenkotter joined the LVCVA in 1973. He was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American […]
San Francisco –MediaLive International Inc. took another giant step in its global business strategy with today’s announcement of its Asian subsidiary, MediaLive Asia, Ltd. The new subsidiary is headquartered in Hong Kong and has another office in Beijing. The company’s leading brands, including COMDEX and NetWorld+Interop, will be offered to the Asia Pacific market in addition to new events […]
London – Alastair Gornall will join Reed Exhibitions U.K. as Chief Executive on September 1st , reporting to Chairman Mike Rusbridge. He will also serve on Reed’s worldwide Board of Directors. Gornall has an extensive background in pr and marketing consulting. More details will be provided as they become available. Reach Mike Rusbridge at 44 (0) […]
New York – Leveraging the power of its successful exposition, educational conference, certification program and trade magazines in the travel industry, Advanstar Communications, Inc. announced the launch of the Luxury Travel Expo New York at the Jacob Javits Convention Center this October 7-10. The New York show will be held two months prior to Advanstar’s established Las Vegas […]
Washington, DC – Sharing successful strategies was the agenda as 102 show organizers and 22 press and sponsors met May 27 in Washington, DC for the third annual Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum (ECEF). Produced by Michael Hough and Sam Lippman, ECEF provides a platform for association and for-profit trade show executives to discuss challenges facing the industry. […]
White Plains, NY – Two of the nation’s largest show organizers announced that two of their largest trade shows will co-locate in Las Vegas next year. George Little Management’s Gourmet Products Show and Reed Exhibition’s National Hardware Show will be held together starting in May 2005. The two events are expected to draw over 40,000 attendees and span 650,000 net […]
Washington, DC – Hanley Wood, a leading BtoB media company serving the residential construction market, acquired the National Roofing Contractors Association Annual Meeting & Trade Show on May 18th. HW also entered into a 45-year sponsorship agreement naming NRCA the official sponsor of the trade show. With this latest acquisition, HW has grown from one […]
The entrepreneurial spirit which drives Patricia Farias Barlow has opened another door for her — a familiar door. Farias Barlow, Executive VP of Expo Business Development for CIE in Mexico City, announced today that she will launch a new show management firm on June 1 in association with CIE. Farias will retain the majority ownership […]
Las Vegas – GES Exposition Services today announced the acquisition of one of its strongest competitors in Canada, Pro Show Services, an Edmonton, AB-based convention services contractor. The purchase price was not disclosed. “GES currently has a strong presence in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, but we were not the size we wanted to […]
Las Vegas – Manny Cortez, 65, President & CEO of the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA), announced his intention to retire effective July 2. The LVCVA board of directors will meet Tuesday, May 11th to lay out the search plan for his successor. The highly-coveted position is expected to draw interest from numerous […]
