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Aug 19, 2012
The Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) recently supported the Queensland region by holding its board meeting and a series of roundtable and networking events at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, which will host the G20 Conference in 2014.
The event drew a turnout of members and stakeholders and followed similar meetings that have been held in Adelaide and Perth as part of the EEAA’s focus on connecting with members around Australia and discussing issues that impact upon member businesses, according to association officials.
EEAA President Matthew… more
Aug 19, 2012
The Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) is stepping up its efforts to not only ensure there are more trained professional in the event industry in the country, but also they recently have won three major event bids.
MyCEB wanted to create a dynamic and effective platform for professional conference organization, so it recently created the Professional Conference Organiser (PCO) Partner Programme or in short PPP.
The initiative aims to create a competitive environment and increase the standard of the business tourism industry in Malaysia, which will enable Malaysian… more
Aug 19, 2012
According to media reports, plans to build two convention centres in India have been revealed.
The first, announced by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTCD), is planned for Nashik in the state of Maharashtra – located 180km from Mumbai and 202km from Pune. The venue site is proposed 10km from Nashik’s city centre, and will include residential and conference facilities for up to 1,000 delegates with potential supporting amenities to include an amusement park and water sports attraction.
A second convention centre is planned in Mohali by the Punjab state… more
Aug 19, 2012
U.K.-based Reed Exhibitions has reiterated the international expansion opportunities in Indonesia and Brazil following the release of parent group Reed Elsevier’s first half financial results.
In Asia in particular, Reed’s main expansion activities this year includes the formation of a partnership with India-based event management company Manch Communications, a joint venture in China to launch Reed Hongda Exhibitions, and a second joint venture in Indonesia to establish Reed Panorama Exhibitions.
Mike Rusbridge, CEO of Reed Exhibitions, said, “Beyond the BRIC economies,… more
Aug 19, 2012
Recently concluded consumer products event, the Guangdong & Macao Branded Products Fair (GMBPF), attracted more than 136,000 attendees from the 2nd to 5th August this year. The fair is jointly organised by the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) and the Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of Guangdong Province.
GMBPF is a four-day open to public fair and showcased products including foodstuffs, small household appliances, and daily necessities. First held in 2009, the 2012 edition covered 6,000 square meters at the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf… more
Aug 19, 2012
Cashmere World will move from Beijing to Hong Kong in September this year. The organisers, UBM and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-products (CFNA), announced the first Hong Kong edition of Cashmere World will be held together with Fashion Access, another UBM event, Sept. 27-29 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC).
Cashmere World, formerly China Cashmere Fair, was launched in 2007 in Beijing and renamed to Cashmere World in 2010 when the two parties teamed up to co-organise the event. The 2011 edition was… more
Aug 18, 2012
With more than 93 million Americans affected by the disease of obesity, the Obesity Action Coalition will debut a conference – Your Weight Matters – in an effort to provide individuals with comprehensive, unbiased and evidence-based educational information on weight and its impact on health.
The conference will be held Oct. 25-28 in Dallas at the Hilton Anatole.
The conference will feature educational sessions led by the country's leading experts on weight and health on topics such as medically managed weight-loss, metabolic and bariatric surgery, weight bias, body image… more
Aug 18, 2012
Nielsen Expositions’ Medtrade 2012 still is two months out from opening its doors Oct. 16-18 at the Georgia World Congress Center, but it already has nearly sold out of all of its exhibit space.
Space sold quickly, with 90 percent of the floor booked just two months after its April show wrapped with the trend continuing through the summer months.
Medtrade Group Show Director Kevin Gaffney said he expects to sell all of the remaining space prior to the show’s start date.
“The strong early bookings show a cautious optimism among manufacturers who know that patient demand… more
Aug 18, 2012
Susan Huff, director of global conventions for Medtronic, was named president of the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA) for 2012-2013.
Huff assumed the role of HCEA president during the 2012 HCEA Annual Meeting that was held June 23-26 in Orlando.
Huff has been in the convention industry for almost 30 years, working for Medtronic for 25 of those years, and has held a variety of convention-related positions.
In her current role, she leads the exhibit design program on a global basis for Medtronic. Prior to Medtronic, she worked in communications and public relations… more
Aug 15, 2012
Someone might wonder what feathers, bricks, rhinoceroses and cows all have to do with the trade show industry, but attendees at the Aug. 13-15 Society of Independent Show Organizers’ Executive Conference discovered that content is either like a feather that floats away or is more permanent like a brick and salespeople sometimes are passive (like cows) or charge forward (like rhinos).
In all, according to SISO’s Executive Director Lew Shomer, there were 98 senior-level executive delegates at the three-day event held at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel and an additional 50-… more
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