SHELTON, Conn. — Clarion Events Food & Beverage Group and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) have announced the relaunch of the all-new Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show (FRLS), scheduled to be held November 1-4 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando. After canceling the September 2021 show, Rita Ugianskis, Vice President for the […]
LAS VEGAS – PCMA took a stand and went ahead with its Convening Leaders (CL22) conference — held January 9-12 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas — with much success. Health and safety was at the forefront, but as with any large gathering breakthrough cases are a reality. The organization sent out an email stating […]
LAS VEGAS – More than 2,300 exhibitors converged on Las Vegas, including 800 startups from 19 countries Jan 5-7. In total, 160 countries were represented at CES 2022. “We know that this CES is going to be different,” Gary Shapiro, President of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch the […]
LAS VEGAS — Since the emergence of the Omicron variant, show organizers have been closely eyeing the early 2022 shows for indications of what’s to come. So far, the news is mostly positive, with some shows going on as planned, others moving their dates to the spring and a few being canceled. CES led the […]
DETROIT — MAD Event Management and Sitarian Corporation have joined forces to create The Electric Vehicle + Energy Infrastructure Innovation & Sustainability Exchange (the EV Exchange), set to be held June 21-22, 2022, at Detroit’s Huntington Place convention center. The Exchange will utilize community-driven research and analysis combined with deep-dive meetings and think-tank–style programming, as […]
LAS VEGAS — With the Omicron wave expected to crest in the U.S. in January, all eyes are on CES 2022, which is coming to Las Vegas January 5-8 and is expected to attract more than 2,100 exhibitors and 149,000-170,000 attendees. Gary Shapiro, President and CEO, Consumer Technology Association, said he continues to see new […]
NEW YORK — Plant Based World (PBW) North America — a 100% plant-based–focused event for foodservice and retail professionals, distributors, investors and manufacturers — drew more than 200 exhibitors and 3,178 attendees to its 21,500-square-foot exhibit hall in New York City’s Javits Center Dec. 9–10. With the plant-based sector poised for rapid growth and a need […]
ATLANTA, Ga. — A partnership with Exposition Development Company (ExpoDevCo) and Montgomery Group will bring the successful Independent Hotel Show to the Miami Beach Convention Center November 2-3, 2022. The show was founded in London in 2012 and launched in Amsterdam in 2019. The Independent Hotel Show brings together thousands of hotel owners, general managers […]
PHILADELPHIA – The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) attracted 1,284 industry professionals from 12 countries to its Expo! Expo! Annual Meeting and Exhibition, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC) in Philadelphia. There were 188 exhibitors utilizing nearly 27,000 net square feet of sold exhibit space, as well as three education theaters and […]
ORLANDO/LAS VEGAS — Convention center expo halls in two of the biggest U.S. trade show destinations are once again ringing with buyer-seller activity as the busy fall trade show season gets underway 2021-style. The return to face-to-face shows is welcome for show organizers, exhibitors and buyers who found themselves sidelined after COVID shuttered all too […]