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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 […]
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 […]
