This Just In
San Juan — As they say in Puerto Rico, “mi casa es su casa“— “my house is your house.” “Now, Puerto Rico has a bigger house to host more friends,” says Ana María Viscasillas, President and CEO of the Puerto Rico Convention and Visitors Bureau (PRCB), during the opening festivities of the new Puerto Rico Convention […]
Washington, DC – The United States Postal Service Board of Governors voted Nov. 14 to accept the Postal Rate Commission’s recommendations to increase most postal rates by 5.4%. The increase goes in effect January 8 and raises the rate of First Class mail from 37 cents to 39 cents for the first ounce. The last postage […]
Düsseldorf – Joachim Schäfer was appointed Managing Director of Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, effective June 1, 2006. The announcement was made at a meeting of the shareholders and Supervisory Board November 10th. Schäfer, and Managing Director Wilhelm Niedergöker, will take joint responsibility for the operative business. Schäfer has been President of Hannover Fairs USA Inc. since 1985, responsible for Hannover Messe’s entire portfolio […]
Chicago – Show organizers can advance their financial knowledge and strategic thinking with a new program at the upcoming Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) 50th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia next month. Leading professors from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will teach portions of their curriculum to participants of the Executive Edge Program. The […]
San Francisco, CA – On November 3rd, dmg world media acquired the consumer show management firm, Expressions of Culture, Inc. (EOC). The Chicago-based company produces two high-end art shows — SOFA Chicago and SOFA New York, The Annual International Expositions of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. SOFA Chicago just completed its twelfth run, and drew over 30,000 […]
New York – On November 1, BPA Worldwide became the first events auditor to be certified by the Exhibition and Event Industry Audit Commission (EEIAC) of the International Association for Exhibition Management (IAEM). The announcement was made at The Folio: Show in New York City by BPA President & CEO Glenn Hansen. The certification means that the EEIAC […]
Tuscaloosa, AL – Randall Publishing Co. announced on November 1 that its controlling shareholders – the family and estate of H. Pettus Randall III – have sold all of their interests to Randall-Reilly Publishing, LLC. The new entity was formed by F. Mike Reilly, Randall’s CEO, and Wachovia Capital Partners of Charlotte, NC. The company organizes […]
London and Miami – Montgomery International and the World Trade Center Miami have signed a joint venture agreement with the aim of expanding the Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference held annually at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The new company will be based in Miami and called The Americas Trade and Exhibition Company (ATEC). The show […]
Phoenix – When Paul Dykstra takes over the reins of Viad Corp. next Spring, the 44-year-old executive will be assuming responsibility for a company with more than 3,000 employees and a $643.9 million market cap. Viad boasted a 52-week high in its stock price ($32.18) just before the hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast this Fall and posted […]
Detroit – Exhibitors, organizers and unions that work the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) at Cobo Center in Detroit are all winners in the just-announced labor agreement for the Motor City’s biggest exhibition. That is the consensus following the signing of a contract on October 6th between the show organizers and the five labor unions […]