The latest on the people behind the business of meeting planning. en-us http://www.tradeshowweek.com/community/People/47378.html?nid=3638 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its http://www.tradeshowweek.com/info/318735.html Terms of Use. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:47:10 MST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6699767.html?nid=3638 Margaret Pederson, president of Amirexx and a veteran tradeshow organizer, will be honored for her tremendous contribution to the tradeshow industry during the Tradeshow Week Fastest 50 event Nov. 13-15 in Houston. Pederson, currently chairwoman of the Intl. Assn. of Exhibitions and Events, has a long history of involvement in the industry. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6695347.html?nid=3638 People on the move. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6678501.html?nid=3638 • Drew Cerza, president and founder of the RMI Promotions Group and founder of the Natl. Buffalo Wing Festival, was named interim president and CEO of the Buffalo Niagara (N.Y.) Convention & Visitors Bureau. He replaced Richard Geiger, who resigned. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6672176.html?nid=3638 People on the move this week include Stephanie Cole, vice president of apparel and accessories leasing for Market Center Management, who was named vice president of GlobalTex: L.A. Intl. Textile & Sourcing Fair; and Klaus Dittrich will become CEO of Messe Muenchen Dec. 31, succeeding Manfred Wutzlhofer, who will become president of UFI, The Global Assn. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6669645.html?nid=3638 People on the move in the industry. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6667193.html?nid=3638 Hanley Wood Exhibitions President Galen Poss and Executive Vice President Michael Green abruptly resigned June 15 in what Poss called a “contract dispute with Hanley Wood over compensation payments owed for performance.” Hanley Wood CEO Frank Anton said former Senior Vice President Rick McConnell would be acting president of the exhibitions division. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6666037.html?nid=3638 • Bernd Aufderheide, CEO of Hamburg Messe und Congress; Johann Fuchsgruber, CEO of Messe Erfurt and managing director of the Pool of German Trade Fairs and Exhibition Cities (FAMA); and Franz-Josef Buetfering, managing director of the Buetfering Schleiftechnik woodworking company and president of Eumabois, the European Federation of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers, were elected to AUMA. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6659642.html?nid=3638 Rachel Benedick was named vice president of sales and services for Visit Denver, a position she held on an interim basis since September. She replaced Doug Small, who became president of the Grand Rapids (Mich.) Convention & Visitors Bureau last year. Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6644995.html?nid=3638 • ExpoDisplays promoted Jay Burkette from director of dealer development to vice president of sales. • Brussels Intl. Tourism and Congress appointed RD Intl. President Robert Dallmeyer North American sales representative. Dallmeyer formerly worked with the Brussels Exhibition Center and the city of Brussels and will now work exclusively for the city, targeting meetings and conventions. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6632906.html?nid=3638 In a special feature, Tradeshow Week editors identify 15 top association show managers. These particular show managers have been singled out because they are doing all these things at the same time they are organizing – and growing – some of the industry's largest events. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6630913.html?nid=3638 • Visit Denver, the city's convention and visitors bureau, named Justin Bresler vice president of marketing and business development. • The Austin (Texas) Convention & Visitors Bureau named Arron Brooks executive meetings manager for the Midwest and Eastern regions of the country. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6626715.html?nid=3638 • Sparks appointed Helen Airth director of Sparks Intl., working from the company's Philadelphia headquarters. • ExCeL London – The Intl. Exhibition & Conference Centre appointed Sir David Arculus chairman. • Global Spectrum named Robert Balsam Jr. Miami Beach (Fla.) Convention Center general manager. Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6625080.html?nid=3638 When Deborah Sexton, CEO and president of the Professional Convention Management Assn., says she understands what a bureau is going through in its efforts to snag more citywide conventions, she means it. She also gets it when someone in the hotel industry comes to her and says they've experienced a drop in bookings and they need to drum up more business. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6619301.html?nid=3638 • Markus M. Jessberger was named event director of Reed Exhibitions Deutschland in Duesseldorf, Germany. He previously was divisional manager of domestic fairs at Atelier Scherer Fair Consulting, Fuerth, Germany. At Reed, he will have overall responsibility for the Aluminium, Composite Europe, Showtech and Moderner Staat exhibitions. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6616028.html?nid=3638 • CEP Intl., beginning a global expansion initiative, named Claude Adomaitis vice president of international business development and Noel Hoekstra director of international accounts. • Experient promoted Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Rick Binford to executive vice president of sales and marketing. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6616034.html?nid=3638 Kenneth Viscovich will receive the 2008 Intl. Assn. of Exhibitions and Events' Chairman's Award Dec. 9 during the opening general session and awards presentation at Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Miami Beach, Fla. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6609054.html?nid=3638 These days, Tradeshow Week readers are parsing every bit of news they can get about economic conditions around the globe, trying to get some sense of what it all means for their businesses. Among the greatest challenges – to U.S. readers, at least – is determining what the future looks like in some of the historically strong tradeshow markets around the world. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6609058.html?nid=3638 The Professional Convention Management Assn. announced the winners of the 2008 Achievement Awards, which honor members for their contributions to PCMA and the meetings and hospitality industry. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6607135.html?nid=3638 • Ahmed Saleh Baabood was named chairman of Oman Intl. Trade & Exhibitions. • GES Exposition Services promoted Bill Carter to executive vice president and COO and Steve Moster to executive vice president and chief sales and marketing officer. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.tradeshowweek.com/article/CA6607141.html?nid=3638 The Intl. Assn. of Exhibitions and Events named Bob Dallmeyer, president of RD Intl., winner of its highest honor, the Pinnacle Award. The award is given each year to the individual who has done the most to further IAEE's objectives of advancing exhibitions and events. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST