This Just In
Torrance, CA – Do you know someone who is initiating a sea of change in the exposition industry? Nominate them for Trade Show Executive magazine’s Third Annual Innovation Awards. TSE editors have done some beachcombing of our own during the past year to find the people, products or processes that have broken from tradition and will present the winners in next […]
Las Vegas – When it comes to the National Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention, perhaps the next best thing to being there is to view a live webcast of industry luminary Mark Cuban speak about the future of HDTV. Nearly 600 people thought so, and opted to pay $2.95 to hear Cuban’s keynote speech. And the webcast […]
L to R: Phil Stefani, Chairman of the CCTB; Christopher Bowers, CEO of the CCTB; Charles Yuska, President, Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute; Mia Rampersad, Director of Meetings and Tradeshows, International Housewares Association; A.J. Janosko, Director of Trade Show Operations, Supercomm ; Mary Pat Heftman, V.P. Convention Services, National Restaurant Association; Peter Eelman, V.P. of Expositions for […]
Cleveland – Penton Media, Inc. announced today that it sold its U.K. operations to members of the company’s management team led by U.K. Managing Director Andy Center, and to other investors including Northern Venture Managers. Penton retained 10% of the business. The portfolio includes Leisure Industry Week, Internet World U.K. and other events and media serving the […]
Atlanta and Las Vegas– Al Dyess is moving back to his hometown of Atlanta to become Assistant General Manager of the Georgia World Congress Center on May 2. Stepping up to the plate at GES is Fred Buonacorsi who was promoted to Executive VP of Operations – West Region. Buonacorsi also retains responsibility for GES’ […]
Torrance, CA – As a result of continuing growth and new opportunities, Trade Show Executive magazine has expanded its staff. Mark Solak joined TSE in the new position of Regional Sales Manager for the Midwestern region and is based in Cary, IL. Linda Braue, Marketing Associate for TSE since October 2004, has been promoted to Regional Sales Manager for the Southern region, replacing […]
New York, NY – Advanstar Communications, Inc. announced today that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Information Technology & Communications, Travel & Hospitality, Beauty, Home Entertainment, and Abilities and Portfolio groups for $185 million in cash to Questex Media Group. The new company, founded by the Audax Group, an investment firm, will […]
Tucson, AZ – Global Event Strategies, a consulting firm that helps businesses grow internationally, has expanded globally itself. The company has opened two offices in China: one in Beijing and the other in Hong Kong, announced Steve Sind, President and CEO. China is currently the world’s fastest growing economy, and over the past few years, the […]
Melville, NY – Jason Chudnofsky, one of the trade show industry’s highest-profile executives and a major force in growing Sheldon Adelson’s COMDEX shows in the ’80s and ’90s, has intentionally stayed under the radar screen for the past few months. Today, Chudnofsky announced that he is joining forces with another icon, Jeff Pulver, a pioneer of VoIP (Voice […]
Atlanta – Toby Aaron, a 40-year veteran of the trade show industry, has left Champion Expositions to head up the new business development efforts of TradeshowLogistics. Aaron sold his general service contracting firm, The Aaron Group, to Champion Expositions in 2002 and had been a consultant to Champion since then. He was one of the founding […]