This Just In
San Mateo, CA – The San Mateo County Expo Center in December completed a $3 million renovation and was renamed the San Mateo County Event Center of the San Francisco Peninsula. The facility, which dates to the 1930s, most recently added teleconferencing capability, a new riser seating system geared to concerts and sporting events, and landscape […]
Singapore – Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. (HET), Keppel Land Ltd. and SMG announced on December 13 that they have signed an exclusive “tie up” agreement with Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre to develop the MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) market in Singapore if they win the bid to build a casino resort at Marina Bay. […]
Commerce, CA – The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) has realigned its executive staff in a bid to continue its trade show growth. The moves were made after Dale Silverman, executive director for the past 11 years, announced her intent to retire in 2007. Silverman was credited with shepherding the association through some challenging […]
Updated with expanded content December 19th Washington, DC – Tom Mobley, general manager and CEO of the Washington, DC Convention Center, will join Global Spectrum as its senior vice president of convention centers in January. Global Spectrum, a subsidiary of Comcast Spectacor, is a private facility management company that manages 14 convention centers such as the Miami […]
San Francisco – John Marks, 64, San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau president and CEO, announced on December 12th that he will retire effective June 30th. The 37-year hospitality veteran spent the past 18 years at the San Francisco CVB. During his tenure, Marks helped to build the CVB into an organization with 1,700 active members. […]
New York – The red hot m&a market simmered a little on December 8th when the news began to leak that Advanstar Communications, the fourth largest trade show organizer in the U. S., decided not to sell. Official word came on Friday the ninth. The privately held corporation, owned by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners/Credit Suisse Boston, […]
Los Angeles — TJR Industries, owner and producer of The Woodworking Shows, has announced changes to its executive staff. Wayne Hammack has been appointed President, replacing Todd Rosholt who has left the company. Cody McGarraugh, who has been working with TJR as a strategic advisor, has been named CFO. And Zachary Zeidler, formerly VP of Operations, has […]
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Carlsbad, CA – Trade shows are projected to grow an average 5% in 2006 but the salaries of show executives are not expected to rise in tandem. Bonuses are where the real money will be in 2006, according to Trade Show Executive magazine’s 4th Annual Report on Compensation and Recruitment Trends. The report was based on interviews with […]
Washington, DC – For 40 years, Jim Boney has worked around the world for the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the State Department. As director of the International Buyer Program (IBP) for exhibitions since 1992, he emerged as one of the most powerful international matchmakers for exhibitors and attendees. In Fiscal Year 2003-2004, the IBP […]