en-us http://www.tradeshowweek.com/ Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use (http://stage.tradeshowweek.com/info/CA386361.html) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:33:35 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6705391.html?rssid=352 People on the move Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6705392.html?rssid=352 New business contracts Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6705393.html?rssid=352 Openings Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6705394.html?rssid=352 Registration roundup Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6705398.html?rssid=352 Three industry veterans who previously worked for Champion Exposition Services – Chris Valentine, Nate Derby and Chris Young – have formed T3 Expo, a new general service contracting company. According to T3 Expo officials, the new company is an on-demand provider of “innovative event and tradeshow solutions and products nationwide." Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6705399.html?rssid=352 The Consumer Electronics Assn.'s Intl. CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, scheduled Jan. 7-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, will feature a Gaming Showcase of new gaming technology spread out on 13,000 square feet of showfloor – twice the amount of space of the 2009 show. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6705400.html?rssid=352 Five tradeshow industry associations recently formed the Exhibit Industry Council because of exhibitors' concerns that some industry businesses practices are leading to an unsustainable business model. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6705401.html?rssid=352 In 2011, the IMEX Group will launch IMEX America, a U.S.-based version of the company's overseas show for incentive travel, meetings and events. Set to take place Oct. 11-13, 2011, at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, the new show will focus on business, internationally hosted buyer programs and industry collaboration. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6704192.html?rssid=352 Nevada's Reno-Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority announced it will host not one, not two, but three significant events starting in 2012, and, in at least one case, five more years after that. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6704193.html?rssid=352 The Intl. Assn. of Exhibitions and Events has chosen Houston for the site of its Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition in 2013. The event will be held Dec. 10-12 at the George R. Brown Convention Center, and the Hilton of the Americas will be the headquarters hotel. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6704194.html?rssid=352 Things will move a little faster at the New York Intl. Gift Fair in February when the Gift and Home Trade Assn. hosts a session called “Speed Networking & Sourcing with the Gift and Home Trade Assn.” The Feb. 1 session will focus on industry innovation and change at the show scheduled Jan. 30-Feb. 4 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center of New York. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6704195.html?rssid=352 The Convention Industry Council announced it will hold the inaugural Certified Meeting Professional Global Exam Day Feb. 20 in five sites outside of North America: Cancun, Mexico, alongside Meeting Professional Intl.'s MeetDifferent; South Korea; Singapore; South Africa; and Italy. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6704196.html?rssid=352 The latest news from the global exhibition industry, while still containing what’s become a familiar litany of show postponements and cancellations, is somewhat leavened by announcements of a handful of show launches, offering some optimism. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6703199.html?rssid=352 Among those on the move, Global Sources appointed Spenser Au deputy CEO, Jack Chalden joined industry consulting organization The Augusta Group as an associate and the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission hired Nicholas A. Langella as senior vice president and general manager of America’s Center. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6703200.html?rssid=352 The Travel South USA Board of Directors selected Atlanta as the site for the April 3-5, 2011, Travel South Showcase. The Intl. Astronomical Union chose Honolulu’s Hawai’i Convention Center for its triennial General Assembly, which includes an exhibition, to be held Aug. 3-14, 2015. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6703201.html?rssid=352 The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau established an office in Shanghai, China, as an integrated service center to coordinate and communicate with trade associations, exhibition organizers and agencies in Shanghai, Beijing and other Chinese cities. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6703202.html?rssid=352 Reed Travel Exhibitions’ inaugural Americas Incentive Business Travel & Meetings Exhibition will debut June 21-23, 2011, in Baltimore. It was postponed a year after originally being scheduled June 29-July 1, also in Baltimore. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6703203.html?rssid=352 The Assn. of Equipment Managers’ biennial ICUEE attracted more than 16,500 registered attendees Oct. 6-8 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., making it the second-largest ICUEE in show history.The debut of Koelnmesse’s GamesCom, an exhibition for interactive entertainment and games, attracted 245,000 attendees to the Cologne Intl. Expo Centre in Germany Aug. 19-23. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6703204.html?rssid=352 The Expo Group Show Manager of the Year Awards will honor five winners at its 10th annual evening celebration Nov. 12 in Houston, the night before the opening of Tradeshow Week’s Fastest 50 event. Those receiving awards are being recognized for demonstrating innovative practices, a strong customer service philosophy, a commitment to success and an ability to overcome obstacles. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6703205.html?rssid=352 A merger in late September between the Washington Convention Center Authority and the DC Sports and Entertainment Commission shifted ownership and management of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to the new Washington (D.C.) Convention and Sports Authority. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT