Jun 25, 2013
Already a name brand textile show in the United States, George Little Management’s SURTEX Asia is set to open Aug. 25-27 at the Pudong Hotel in Shanghai with an expected 1,500 textile manufacturers.
The manufacturers will come from China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East to check out the designs for product development.
“The positive response to SURTEX Asia by both the world’s top studios as well as design-focused Asian manufacturers has generated great momentum,” said Penny Sikalis, GLM vice president and SURTEX Asia show manager.
She added, “There’s… more
Jun 24, 2013
The FIME Show, a medical supply trade show based out of Miami, snagged the No. 1 spot on the Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association’s 2012 Top 50 Medical Meetings list, with 54,147 total attendees.
Released a few weeks before the association’s annual meeting June 22-25 in Austin, Texas, the list represents the largest medical meetings in the U.S. ranked by attendance.
It was the first time in the past few years the top show hadn’t been either Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) or the Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM), that respectively ranked… more
Jun 24, 2013
Douglas L. Ducate, president and CEO of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research, announced today at the Exhibition Services & Contractors Association’s Annual Summer Educational Conference that he will step down at the end of this year.
Ducate, a 45-year industry veteran who has held the CEIR post for 15 years, explained he believed CEIR deserves "younger and stronger legs to carry some of the new initiatives to success."
CEIR Chairman and Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Greg Ortale said, "The respect and presence that our… more
Jun 24, 2013
Overseeing the world’s largest medical-themed trade shows, MEDICA, and launching new ones, including Medical World Americas, Messe Duesseldorf recently made a few announcements regarding its medical events portfolio.
The company’s Duesseldorf-based MEDICA 2013, International Trade Fair with Congress – World Forum for Medicine has decided to changes its conference program’s name to MEDICA Conferences & Forums.
“The MEDICA conference, which regularly attracts several thousand participants, has until now only been well-known in Germany. But now over half of… more
Jun 24, 2013
A new, 5-year labor agreement was reached between Global Experience Specialists and the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Local 1027, who work in the warehouse on exhibits and other projects.
Contract renewal negotiations originally had halted June 3 because of the union’s request for a 17-percent wage increase during a 4-year period and GES’ offer of a 15-percent increase during the same 4-year time period.
Neither side disclosed specifics of the new agreement, but Frank T. Libby, president and executive secretary-treasurer for the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters,… more
Jun 24, 2013
In an effort to expand its U.S.-based portfolio, global event organizer E.J. Krause recently held the second edition of its M-Enabling Summit, which focuses on mobile technology for people with disabilities, June 6-7 in Washington, D.C.
“M-Enabling Summit gained wide spread support from disability and senior organizations as well as the private industry, demonstrating the strategic importance of this rapidly growing sector,” said Ned Krause, president and CEO of E.J. Krause and Associates.
He added, “Promoting M-Enabling Solutions is definitely the next frontier for the… more
Jun 22, 2013
UBM Canon hosted their 2013 east coast expo for medical design, manufacturing, automation and packaging June 18-20 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The three-day expo boasted 1,200 exhibitors and encompassed just shy of 200,000 net square feet.
UBM does not release attendee numbers but rather a number of companies represented. Those numbers will be made public in two to three weeks, according to show officials.
The event is a collocated one with six expos - Atlantic Design & Manufacturing, ATX East, EastPack, MD&M East, PLASTEC East, and Pharmapack North… more
Jun 22, 2013
After two years of negotiations, Detroit’s Cobo Center and five unions working in the building have formed a new labor agreement that streamlines services and makes costs more predictable, according to venue officials.
“This agreement makes Cobo’s costs more competitive with standards for the exposition and meeting industry,” said Thom Connors, general manager of Cobo Center for SMG, the venue’s management company.
He added, “This is a significant step forward to clarify and maintain exhibitor rights and make our operations more efficient and competitive… more
Jun 17, 2013
The Exhibit & Event Marketers Association (E2MA)'s Red Diamond Congress will head to Chicago July 30-Aug. 1 and feature 45 high-level conference and education sessions, as well as The Expo Group’s Exhibit Manager of the Year Award (EMOTY) that will be unveiled at the event’s gala.
"Definitely, the draw this year for exhibit and event managers at Red Diamond Congress (RDC) is the creative and collaborative format built around more than 45 new education and conference sessions focused on the top issues that drive exhibit marketing today,” said Michael Hatch, the… more
Jun 16, 2013
With seven months remaining until the show, the 2014 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) continues to expand.
IPPE has already surpassed 350,000 net square feet of exhibit space, with more than 85 percent of the exhibit floor sold.
Comprised of the three collocated shows - International Poultry Expo, International Feed Expo, and International Meat Expo - more than 790 exhibitors have registered for the 2014 IPPE as of the beginning of June.
The show was sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, the American Feed Industry Association and the American Meat… more
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The impact of MGM Resorts' supplier diversity initiatives is significant. In 2023, these efforts supported over 3,500 jobs across more than 30 states, contributed over $214 million in income for diverse-owned businesses and generated more than $62 million in tax revenue. The story extends beyond the numbers – it reflects the tangible benefits brought to small and diverse-owned businesses, fostering economic empowerment in their communities.
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