en-us http://www.tradeshowweek.com/community/CVBs+%26+Venues/47374.html?nid=3635 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:36:56 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558524.html?nid=3635 Almost all American show organizers want more international participation at their shows. Sure, there are problems with visas but, with the weakening of the dollar, it becomes easier and more profitable to draw attendees from other countries. However, there are challenges. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558527.html?nid=3635 For more than a decade, show managers with maxed-out tradeshows in New York City have been promised the sun, moon and stars when it came to expanding the Jacob K. Javits Center of New York and the city-owned Piers 92 and 94 in the West 50s. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558528.html?nid=3635 Bob Johnson thinks Marc Morial is making a mountain out of a logo — and apparently the Louisiana State Legislature agrees with Johnson. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558534.html?nid=3635 Phoenix is not only in the midst of getting a new and improved convention center, it's also getting a greener one. The Phoenix Convention Center's West Building, completed in 2006 as part of Phase I, is currently being outfitted with 20,000 square feet of solar panels that will cover about two-thirds of its 2-acre roof. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558537.html?nid=3635 GES Exposition Services announced cost-saving employee cutbacks during a recent first-quarter earnings conference call held by its parent company Viad. At press time, GES Public Relations Manager Detra Page said the tradeshow general service contracting firm had completed all planned job eliminations. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558539.html?nid=3635 As the country's No. 1 tradeshow destination and one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., Las Vegas is a place that knows how to move large crowds ... most of the time. Here are some things you should know before your next visit. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558541.html?nid=3635 Over the years, Las Vegas has morphed from being primarily a gambling destination to a venue for world-class stage productions and entertainment acts of all kinds. As a result, tradeshow managers and exhibitors have had their pick of performers to wow the crowds on the showfloor. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6556406.html?nid=3635 If one thing rings true of the South, it is that it is a region with its own very distinct personality, one that conjures up pork chops and grits, barbecue and collard greens, college football and NASCAR. Tennessee boasts cities historically important to the legacies of rock 'n' roll and country music, Nashville and Memphis. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6556409.html?nid=3635 A little more than four months ago, Gaylord Entertainment, Gaylord Hotels' parent company, announced its intention to purchase the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio for $252.5 million. By the third week of April, the company had backed out of the deal. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6556413.html?nid=3635 In 2006, the American Library Assn. Annual Conference & Exhibition was the first citywide convention to go to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Now, the librarians are returning in 2011 and 2018. "When ALA went to New Orleans in 2006, people thought we were crazy," said ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6556415.html?nid=3635 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored the Los Angeles Convention Center on Earth Day, April 22, for its environmental and sustainable efforts. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6556984.html?nid=3635 Casino Developer Stephen A. Wynn of Wynn Resorts is planning to build an exhibit hall in Las Vegas of 1.6 to 1.8 million square feet, "depending how you count it," he said Thursday in a conference call to discuss the company's first-quarter earnings. Fri, 02 May 2008 09:57:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554191.html?nid=3635 A leadership change may mean more European association tradeshows and conventions could be heading to the Vancouver (B.C.) Convention & Exhibition Centre in the future. In January, Warren Buckley returned as CEO of venue operator PavCo, which manages the VCEC and other venues in British Columbia. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554192.html?nid=3635 On April 11, venue management companies SMG and Global Spectrum submitted bid proposals for a five-year contract to operate the Miami Beach Convention Center. SMG currently manages the center, but what made the bids unusual was Global Spectrum's announcement it had joined forces with Messe Schweiz, the Swiss company that owns Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the biggest shows at the center. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554196.html?nid=3635 The Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Assn. opened a sales office in Chicago with Dustin Arnheim as national sales manager. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554201.html?nid=3635 When the Omni Fort Worth Hotel opens in January, it will not only have 607 guest rooms and 68,000 square feet of meeting and function space – it also will have the exclusive contract for all food and beverage services at the Fort Worth Convention Center across the street, something Aramark now shares with outside caterers. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554203.html?nid=3635 Flying the friendly skies is less appealing all the time, and became more so during the last few weeks. First, Aloha, ATA and Skybus airlines declared bankruptcy and abruptly canceled their schedules. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554463.html?nid=3635 Vornado Realty Trust and its subsidiary, Merchandise Mart Properties Inc., will spend $100 million to renovate Piers 92 and 94 on New York's West Side. When completed, the project will add 215,000 square feet of exhibit space to the 140,000 sq. ft. already on Pier 94. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:20:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6554417.html?nid=3635 Melvin Tennant has been named president and CEO of Meet Minneapolis, that city's convention and visitors association. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:07:00 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6552185.html?nid=3635 In the past year, facilities all over the world have applied for or received environmental certification as the awareness of sustainability has increased. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 MST