Speakers bureaus provide professional corporate, motivational, celebrity, humorist, sports and political speakers and for keynote speeches, seminars, conference sessions and corporate entertainment during corporate events. en-us http://www.tradeshowweek.com/community/Speakers+%26+Entertainment/47365.html?nid=3629 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its http://www.tradeshowweek.com/info/318735.html Terms of Use. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:15:04 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6673811.html?nid=3629 For years, educational content has been the driving force behind industry association meetings. It provides additional training, exposure to new ideas and concepts and professional accreditation. But education sessions often were overlooked when people in the industry talked about the meetings, often focusing on the parties and networking events that surround the education. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6646422.html?nid=3629 For decades, Las Vegas has been the land of opportunity, the place people without Harvard MBAs could locate, see a need, work hard and establish a successful business. Talking to Las Vegas entrepreneurs serving the tradeshow industry, times are definitely tough. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6609053.html?nid=3629 The countdown is drawing to a conclusion, the day is almost here and Baltimore is more than ready for the sixth annual Tradeshow Week Fastest 50. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6600830.html?nid=3629 Presidential election campaigns can be exciting – and this one is no exception – especially for convention centers that host the candidates or other political VIPs and their events, rallies and speeches. Regardless of the challenges that come with those special guests, the attention the venue receives from the visit can be an added bonus. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6588651.html?nid=3629 A king of the comics world will be the keynote speaker during the Tradeshow Week Fastest 50 event Nov. 7-9 in Baltimore. Stephen A. Geppi, president and CEO of Diamond Comics Distributors and part-owner of the Baltimore Orioles, will speak during a lunchtime appearance Nov. 8. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6558540.html?nid=3629 Choosing the right speaker for an event, meeting or tradeshow is an important decision for any planner or organizer. Not only can a good or well-known speaker boost attendance, it also can help create a positive and memorable experience for attendees, helping to entertain, educate, motivate or inspire. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6509846.html?nid=3629 Speakers are confirmed for the seventh annual Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum June 19 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6479437.html?nid=3629 Mark LeBlanc of San Diego has been named the 2007-08 president of the Natl. Speakers Assn. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:54:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6477244.html?nid=3629 New York City, Los Angeles and Chicago will host the Carrier Ethernet for Business tour on Sept. 17, Oct. 9 and Oct. 11, respectively. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:48:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6476707.html?nid=3629 Pike & Fischer, a Silver Spring, Md.-based business and legal publisher, recently announced that Motion Picture Assn. of America Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman, AOL Chief Privacy Officer and Senior Vice President of Consumer Advocacy Jules Polonetsky and Facebook Vice President and Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly will keynote the company's Legal Risk Management in the Web 2.0 World Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:44:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6475148.html?nid=3629 Former President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker of the opening plenary at the Greenbuild Intl. Conference & Expo, scheduled Nov. 7-9 in Chicago's McCormick Place West. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:53:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6475145.html?nid=3629 Former President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker of the opening plenary at the Greenbuild Intl. Conference & Expo, scheduled Nov. 7-9 in Chicago's McCormick Place West. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:45:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6475139.html?nid=3629 The date of the 2007 Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) NASCAR Celebrity Day has been moved back a day to Oct. 31. Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:14:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6464375.html?nid=3629 Bernie Marcus, the founder and first chairman and CEO of Home Depot, will be the keynote speaker for the fifth annual Tradeshow Week Fastest 50 event Nov. 2–4 in Atlanta. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6464652.html?nid=3629 J. Ryder Group and Golf Digest recently launched a golf tournament planning Web site to assist organizers of non-competitive golf events played in the United States. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:46:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6462723.html?nid=3629 The Motion Picture Assn. of America Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman will be the keynote speaker at Pike & Fischer's Legal Risk Management in the Web 2.0 World at the AED Conference Center in Washington, D.C., Sept. 18. Tue, 24 Jul 2007 11:58:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6451326.html?nid=3629 YearlyKos Convention's Presidential Leadership Forum just confirmed another participant, Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Connnecticut. Dodd joins Sen. John Edwards, D-North Carolina; Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois; and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. YearlyKos organizers said confirmations from other candidates are forthcoming. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:20:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6449792.html?nid=3629 The Natl. Assn. for Multi-ethnicity in Communications named journalist Anderson Cooper, host of CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360," as the recipient of the 2007 Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement Award. The award is presented each year in conjunction with the Annual NAMIC Conference, scheduled this year for Sept. 16-18 at the Hilton New York in Manhattan Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:05:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6445952.html?nid=3629 Could tradeshows be the next political battleground? Not likely, said organizers whose shows have featured U.S. presidential candidates — but they can be great profile-raisers, for both the candidate and the show. Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6438724.html?nid=3629 Attendees at Intl. CES this year had the opportunity to take part in a growing trend and add to their expertise with conferences produced by 13 organizations. Partnerships with show organizers allowed these organizations to collocate their conference events at CES. Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EST