Dec 15, 2013
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority unveiled its second launch under a new show-ownership model in which it has an equity stake in events, with the Culinary Intelligence Summit debuting in June at the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston.
The Culinary Intelligence Summit will launch in conjunction with Intelligence Summits and be geared toward solutions for larger-scale food service operations working to implement and manage gluten-free/allergy meal solutions to meet consumer demand.
The first launch announced under MCCA’s plan to bring more shows into the city by… more
Dec 15, 2013
Anticipating increased interest in UBM Asia’s Children Baby Maternity Industry Expo (CBME) after the Chinese government announcing it will relax the one-child policy by allowing couples to have a second baby if either is the only child in family, the show recently went to the United Kingdom to expand its customer base.
With this revised policy revised policy, more than 1 million newborns will be expected per year, in addition to the 16 million newborns currently born every year.
The “Selling to China” seminar was hosted by the Baby Product Association (BPA) of United… more
Dec 15, 2013
The 10th edition of Tarsus Group’s biennial Label Expo Asia broke attendance records when it was held Dec. 3-6 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.
There were 21,416 attendees, an 18.8-percent increase, compared with 18,019 who came to the 2011 show.
Attendees were from 87 countries, up 11 percent from 74 countries in 2011. Covering 8,500 square meters of net space, with just under 300 exhibitors, the show was larger by 10 percent, compared with the last edition and also experienced its highest ever onsite level of space rebooking for 2015.
“This has been the perfect… more
Dec 13, 2013
E.J. Krause & Associates has been chosen as the event management company of the 2014 edition of The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT).
The event will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Expo Guadalajara in Mexico, the location chosen by the event’s owner - World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA). It will be the first country in Latin America to hold the event.
WCIT Mexico 2014 is organized in conjunction with WITSA and The Mexican Chamber of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technologies (CANIETI), managed by E.J. Krause & Associates/… more
Dec 10, 2013
MAC Events, a consumer and trade show producer with shows in New Jersey, Virginia and Pennsylvania, has been acquired by Greenwich, Ct.-based Townsquare Media.
“To partner with a company that shares our vision, and who operate the premier media assets in our home market is the perfect way for MAC Events to thrive for the next 40 years,” said Kevin McLaughlin, a partner at MAC Events.
He added, “I am excited about the future as the combination of Townsquare and MAC Events will strengthen both our offering for exhibitors and attendees.”
McLaughlin has joined… more
Dec 10, 2013
This year’s International Association of Exhibitions and Events’ Expo! Expo! Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Houston reflected the overall continued optimism in the trade show industry, with 2,047 trade show organizers and suppliers flocking to the city for the three-day event.
The unaudited attendance numbers indicated at least a 3-percent attendance jump, compared with last year’s numbers.
There also were 250 exhibitors, representing destinations, general service contractors, event technology, transportation and many other supplier categories on the showfloor at… more
Dec 09, 2013
Advanstar Communications’ Licensing Expo has made a lot moves to evolve the show, with the most recent being the decision to expand its showfloor at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas to include a Motorsports segment.
The new area will be 5,000 square feet and in addition to changes made at the show this year that saw the exhibit floor reconfigured into four new areas: Art and Design, Characters and Entertainment, Agents and Brands and Fashion.
The Motorsports Café in the Brands and Agents section of the show will be home to the several of the sanctioning bodies in the… more
Dec 09, 2013
Boston's MCCA Co-launches Inaugural Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange with Sitarian Corporation
As part of a new strategic plan to have a stake in launching new shows in Boston, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority has partnered with Sitarian Corporation to debut the Advanced Audio + Applications Exchange (A3E).
A3E is an international tradeshow, conference and social network exchange focused on the exploration of new technologies that are transforming the music industry and the creative processes of musicians and audio professionals.
“A3E marks the start of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s strategic partnership with new and exciting events, a game-… more
Dec 07, 2013
Turkey continues to be a hotbed for foreign trade show investment with two companies – Germany-based Messe Frankfurt and U.K.-based UBM Live – both expanding in the country.
Messe Frankfurt planted another flag for its Texworld brand, Texworld Istanbul, which is planned to take place in November 2014 for the first time at the Lütfi Kirdar International Convention & Exhibition Center in central Istanbul.
The following year, the show will enter the traditional cycle of fashion fabrics fairs and will take place twice a year in Istanbul.
”The launch of… more
Dec 05, 2013
If you logged onto the 2013 IMEX America homepage during recent trade show and conference in Las Vegas, you instantly got a taste of what was happening on the showfloor in real time through IMEXLive. It was like getting hooked on reality TV.
The overlay (or pop-up) page featured a live webcam, a number of appointments currently in session, and search of exhibitors and educational sessions, as well as a live stream of content pulled with show-related hashtag searches from Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Google+ and Instagram.
The show itself had a strong social media presence and generated its… more
Partner Voices
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