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Mar 07, 2018
Transform USA, the conference for data, analytics and digital in events, is gearing up take place July 18 at the Newseum, a unique and interactive museum that celebrates the history of news journalism in Washington D.C.
Held annually in the U.S. and London, the one-day, invitation-only conference will focus on technology’s impact on live events and how forward-thinking show organizers can benefit from digital, data and analytics.
“After last year’s successful launch, we are thrilled to gather the brightest and most innovative minds in the industry together at Transform USA for a second year… more
Mar 06, 2018
Elevation3D has signed a binding agreement to purchase Exhibit Fair International, Inc. (EFI), a Las Vegas-based design, production, and face-to-face marketing and trade show exhibit company.
The full-service sales, design, production offices and warehouses will be maintained in both Boston and Las Vegas and operate under the Elevation3D brand.
“The acquisition of EFI will enable Elevation3D to better service its clients from coast-to-coast, and expand EFI’s business on the East Coast,” explained Ken Karns, president of Elevation 3D, an EDPA-certified company located in Shrewsbury, MA.
He… more
Mar 06, 2018
February wasn’t just a month to celebrate Valentine’s Day and slog through the dog days of winter in some areas of the U.S., it also was a busy time for companies to hire new employees and promote from within.
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, promoted Dave Newcorn to senior vice president, Digital & Data.
The newly created position allows PMMI to centralize its digital and audience resources under Newcorn with data, new product development, web site development and information technology all now falling under his purview.
The Cobb Galleria Centre and… more
Mar 06, 2018
Cobo Center has launched a newly redesigned exhibitor and conference services online ordering system that provides in-house and vendor event services with a streamlined, transparent ordering process and allows customers access to their ordering history from start to finish.
“For our customers across the globe, this new software creates an online order system for Cobo event services that gives immediate information to users on order status, history and payment,” explained Claude Molinari, general manager of SMG/Cobo Center.
He added, “Reports, statements, and receipts are digitized,… more
Mar 05, 2018
Tarsus Indonesia, a subsidiary of U.K.-based Tarsus Group, an international business-to-business media group with interests in exhibitions, conferences, education, publishing and online media, announced the launch of Indonesia Fintech Show 2018 (IFS 2018), scheduled for Dec. 5-7, 2018, at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC).
The show is organized in support of the continual development of Indonesia's financial technology sector through 4 main components in the event:
1) Trade exhibition – a showcase by leading vendors of cutting-edge Fintech solutions, applications, products and services
2… more
Mar 05, 2018
MAD Event Management has entered into an agreement with CPIT Shanghai Exhibition Co., Ltd.
Together, they will develop and produce a world-class event in Shanghai.
“We were honored to be chosen by CPIT Shanghai Exhibition Co., Ltd. for a project of this magnitude. The convention will be a popular culture expo mainly based on anime & comic, film and gaming. It will be a four-day event, and is preliminarily planned for late 2019,” said Martha Donato, president and founder of MAD Event Management.
She added, “Our goal at MAD has always been to produce shows that embodied our collective… more
Mar 05, 2018
Featuring more than 4,550 exhibitors, the fifth Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show (Feb. 27-March 3) and the 35th Hong Kong International Jewellery Show (March 1-5) concluded with participation from about 87,000 buyers from 145 countries and regions, representing a 2 percent increase from last year.
Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), more than 33,700 buyers visited the Diamond, Gem and Pearl Show, while about 53,000 visitors attended the Jewellery Show."With improving global economic conditions, Hong Kong's exports of precious jewellery rose 3.6… more
Mar 05, 2018
The 2018 edition of the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE 2018) will be held at the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, running from 17th to 19th April.
Launched in 2012, ABACE is organised through a partnership with the Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) and is co-hosted by National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and the Asian Business Aviation Association (ABAA). ABACE 2017 brought attendees from 51 countries. Approximately 25% of the attendees were from overseas. More than 150 exhibitors are expected at this year’s edition.
Education sessions and… more
Mar 05, 2018
The leading international exhibition organiser, BolognaFiere, and UBM India, India’s leading B2B exhibition organiser, announced plans to jointly launch a new beauty event, Cosmoprof India, serving the Indian beauty industry.
Cosmoprof India Preview will be held from 10th to 11th September 2018 at the Sahara Star Hotel. The preview edition will feature “Cosmotalks,” a series of seminars focusing on key issues facing the beauty sector. The event will also feature an “International Buyers Program” organised by Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna. It will facilitate B2B meetings between companies,… more
Mar 05, 2018
Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) recently released its MICE statistics for the fourth quarter as well as the full year of 2017. In 2017, a total of 1,381 MICE events were held in Macau. That is 105 events more than in 2016. The total number of participants increased 10% to approximately 1,901,000 in the year.
According to DSEC, a total of 1,285 meetings and conferences were held in 2017 – up by 90 events compared with the year before. The total number of participants was 245,000, representing a year-on-year increase of 39%. A total of 51 exhibitions were held in 2017 – down four… more
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