Walk through the bustling aisles and booths of the annual Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) Show and you might think you’d stepped into a time machine back to pre-recession days of the world’s premier automotive specialty products trade show.
Held Nov. 1-4 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and in conjunction with Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week, SEMA... more
Twice a year, the city of High Point, N.C., is transformed into one of the biggest furniture and home furnishings markets in the world – High Point Market – and there were even more people at the recent October event than last year’s fall edition with upticks in total registrants and buyers.
With the downturn in the economy the past few years, the furniture... more
The American Society of Association Executives’ Technology Conference, on tap Dec. 6-8 at the Walter E. Washington (D.C.) Convention Center, will focus on the latest information on how attendees can best leverage mobile and digital content for their association or nonprofit organization.
CEOs, chief technology officers, chief information officers , other technology staff... more
For the first time, the Craft & Hobby Association is opening up its Winter Conference & Trade Show to exhibitors who are not members of the organization.
The strategy behind the decision, according to CHA officials, is to be aligned with the show’s renewed focus on the power of building a creative community and commitment to serving the entire industry.
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Instead of having one opening general session speaker at its annual meeting, the Professional Convention Management Association will have three speakers give 15-minute keynotes, two of which will be expounded on during Master Series sessions later in the schedule.
Besides the keynote speakers, PCMA also recently announced some of the Master Series sessions and who will be leading them... more
When the Consumer Electronics Association’s International CES opens its doors Jan. 10-13 in Las Vegas there will be a record-breaking amount of automotive exhibitors showcasing their technology on the expansive showfloor.
Six of the top 10 manufacturers will be among CES' enhanced lineup of automotive technology exhibits, TechZones and conference sessions.
Exhibits... more
Even though it’s made Las Vegas its home for the past four year, next year the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo will head Nov. 6-8 to the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
Attendees and exhibitors were polled to find out where they’d like the show, which is owned by Hanley Wood Exhibitions, to be held and, according to show management, there was an... more
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show will make a move in 2013 from its current home at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, where it has been held since 1999, to the newly improved Toronto International Centre.
“As this event continues to expand, not only in size but in relevance and scope, it made sense to bring it to the... more
With the objective of accelerating industry-wide standards and development of best practices for hybrid and virtual events, the Professional Convention Management Association recently announced it was making a strategic investment in the Virtual Edge Institute.
PCMA is an association whose 6,300 members manage some of the nation’s largest meetings and events, while VEI is an... more
The debut of IMEX America didn’t just happen in Las Vegas – it came, it saw and it conquered. Held Oct. 11-13 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, the inaugural U.S. trade show and conference for the global meetings, events and incentive travel industry debuted with IMEX’s goal to position the event as the largest meetings industry trade show in the U.S.
Along... more