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BALTIMORE — The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS), which took place Jan. 7-9 at the Baltimore Convention Center, partnered with Seed Your Future — an organization dedicated to promoting horticulture careers to young people — to expose middle and high school students to its industry. Students toured the show and spoke to multiple exhibitors about […]
HOUSTON — Three specialized gatherings of tech professionals combined into something far more ambitious: InnovateEnergy Week, a multi-conference industrial innovation platform designed to mirror the technological convergence reshaping the energy sector. “For years, we ran the Energy Drone & Robotics Summit, the Industrial Digital Reality Summit and the Industrial AI Nexus Summit as successful standalone events. But we began seeing significant attendee […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (UAE) — The Gulf Bar Show (GBS), which bills itself as the first and only dedicated bar and beverage trade show in the MENA region, expects to double in size for its second edition, which will take place Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2026, at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference & Events Centre. The show is doubling […]
LAWRENCE, Kan. — This year’s GCSAA Conference and Trade Show celebrated the association’s 100-year anniversary with a triumphant edition at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center that saw double-digit growth in key metrics. Organized by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA), the edition notched 15% growth in attendance, 16% growth in exhibit space and 12.7% growth in number of exhibitors. This year’s […]
LAS VEGAS — On Jan. 30, 2026, Vegas Chamber™ hosted their annual Preview Las Vegas event. This networking and economic forecasting exhibition showcased the best of the Las Vegas business community, analyzed trends and shared news. The Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority (LVCVA) invited Trade Show Executive (TSE) to attend the show and, while in town, experience what’s new in this major events hub. Continuous reinvestment is a theme across the region, with numerous venues […]
LAS VEGAS — Considered the premier gathering of the flooring industry and held at the peak of the buying season, Informa Markets’ The International Surface Event (tise) brought more than 650 brands and an estimated 30,000 industry professionals to the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. In 2023, tise entered a partnership with Las Vegas Market to […]
LAS VEGAS — Every year, The Strip fills with a familiar spectacle: tens of thousands of badge-wearing professionals flowing between cavernous halls, chasing the twin myths of scale and growth. In this town, more has always been the metric. But at SHOT Show, organizers have arrived at a contrarian conclusion: Bigger isn’t always better. The […]
LAS VEGAS — The PPAI Expo took place Jan. 12-15, 2026, with strong attendance, a busy show floor and programming that reflected the promotional products industry’s continued shift toward experiential marketing, personalization and technology-driven solutions. Monday’s professional development conference, which served as the official kickoff to the show, drew large crowds throughout the day. Sessions […]
PARIS — A new format for Who’s Next, which took place Jan. 17-19 at Porte de Versailles, brought together five trade shows: Who’s Next, Bijorhca, Salon International de la Lingerie, Interfilière Paris and the new Shoppe Object Paris. Dubbed Room 0126, it was designed to be an imaginary hotel, structured by thematic floors. Attendees began […]
PHILADELPHIA — Visit Atlantic City leaned into one of its most recognizable cultural assets at PCMA Convening Leaders 2026, held Jan. 11-14, 2026, unveiling a Monopoly-themed activation in The District, the centralized experiential hub on the show floor at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Designed as a destination storytelling platform, the activation invited attendees to walk a life-size Monopoly board while learning about Atlantic City’s meetings […]
