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HOUSTON — On May 4-7, 2026, the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) welcomed nearly 25,000 attendees from more than 100 countries to NRG Park for an exploration of the technologies pushing the frontiers of offshore energy developments. It featured nearly 1,000 exhibiting companies. By the Numbers — Based on TSE’s Research Year Attendance Exhibitor Count 2024 30,148 1,300 2025 27,154 1,161 2026 Nearly 25,000 Nearly 1,000 International participation remained a major strength of the […]
DALLAS — Freeman recently released its Trends Report: What’s Keeping Audiences Away, outlining the way non-attendees evaluate and value events to help organizers understand where they can enhance marketing efforts and ultimately win over this group of untapped professionals. Unlike prior Freeman Trends Reports, this new report focuses on the insights collected from non-attendees, a critical cohort to understand in order to unlock greater […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On May 28, 2026, leaders from the U.S. events industry will head to Capitol Hill for the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance’s (ECA) Legislative Action Day (LAD). Once again, this year’s LAD will be its largest ever. “ECA LAD is our industry’s Super Bowl in Washington, D.C.,” Tommy Goodwin, President and CEO of ECA, explained. “This year, more than 200 industry leaders and advocates from across the […]
CHICAGO — The lights dim, the crowd hushes and a big-name speaker strides onto the stage. Then, he phones it in with a polished, generic talk he’s delivered a dozen times before. By the time the applause fades, half the audience is mentally checked out and the other half has already left and is on […]
CHICAGO — Being onsite for long stretches of time can be daunting — and it can be uncomfortable if you don’t feel like you packed the right items for the trip. From aching feet to scrambling for a stapler to feeling like you aren’t getting enough rest, traveling and being on your feet for days at a time calls for […]
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive (TSE) is now accepting nominations for its 2026 Gold 100 Grand Awards and Women to Watch programs. The deadline for submissions is July 20, and the finalists in the Grand Awards categories and recipients of the Women to Watch awards will be announced on Aug. 3. Finalists and the entire class of TSE’s Women […]
PARKER, Colo. — Larry Kulchawik coined the phrase “the invisible industry” to describe the world of trade shows. The just-released 2026 Events Industry Council (EIC) Global Economic Significance of Business Events Executive Summary asserted that the industry has a total spend of $1.3 trillion, supports 24.2 million jobs and contributes $3.1 trillion in total business […]
PHILADELPHIA — May 2-6, RISKWORLD took over the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia to offer more than 150 learning opportunities, special events and an expansive show floor for risk professionals. This year’s event, hosted by the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS), saw 3% growth in total attendance, welcoming more than 10,800 professionals to the four-day show. The number of exhibitors also saw a 5% increase over […]
HOUSTON — As a veteran of the supplements industry, Joey Savage was frustrated. Over the years, there had been many attention-grabbing headlines about the dangers of these products, but no real clarification on which ones are safe — leaving a void of evidence-based information that consumers could actually use when making purchasing decisions. The Future Nutra Foundation was founded to help fill this void by protecting consumers through product […]
CHICAGO — In the trade show industry, there has been an increasing focus on workforce development and developing talent within the sector from leaders. And while formal company-wide initiatives and purposeful education and training are impactful, they’re not the only ways that early-career professionals are sharpening their skillsets. From volunteering for projects internally and externally […]