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Oct 22, 2012
The four-day Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition) and the concurrent electronicAsia attracted more than 97,000 buyers from 140 countries and regions, with the electronics portion drawing a 5-percent increase, compared with last year’s show.
The Hong Kong Trade Development Councils’ combined exhibitions at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre also welcomed 3,900 exhibitors from 28 countries and regions.
The electronics fair alone drew more than 64,000 buyers, a fair record. An increase in buyers came from Asian regions such as the Chinese mainland, South Korea… more
Oct 22, 2012
The Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association will hold its’ first-everChicago-area Association Roundtable Nov. 7 for healthcare association show organizers and exhibition managers.
The event, usually held during HCEA’s Annual Meeting, now is being offered for the first time as a stand-alone event.
This open discussion forum offers an opportunity for healthcare association professionals to share best practices, make new industry connections and learn about the latest developments in the world of healthcare convention marketing.
The roundtable will be… more
Oct 22, 2012
Marina Bay Sands has had its busiest MICE month ever, with 13 tradeshows and several key conferences scheduled for the Singapore-based venue in October.
The 13 tradeshows – approximately four times the monthly average since Sands Expo & Convention Center opened in April 2010 – will attract up to an estimated 46,000 delegates from industries as diverse as architecture, property, travel and hospitality as well as energy, according to venue officials.
“October marks a milestone for us as our team builds on the MICE momentum since we opened in April 2010,” said John… more
Oct 22, 2012
Mack Brooks Exhibitions reported a 50-percent growth in number of exhibitors and booth space at the latest edition of inter airport China which took place at the China International Exhibition Centre this Sept. 26-28.
The four-day trade show attracted 106 exhibitors from 18 countries where 65 percent of booth space was made up of local Chinese exhibitors. In total, more than 2,800 visitors attended the biannual show – an increase of 41 percent from the previous edition in 2010.
This year’s inter airport China featured the show’s largest ever outdoor exhibition space to… more
Oct 22, 2012
The northern Malaysian state of Penang plans to set up a convention bureau in the near future to attract more MICE business to the region. It is not yet known whether the bureau will be government assisted or privately run at this stage.
There will also be a number of new MICE facilities opening in Penang in the coming years. The subterranean Penang International Convention & Exhibition Centre(sPICE) is scheduled to open in 2015. sPICE will contain a floor area of 4,459 m2 along with a business class hotel and F&B services.
Another convention centre, the Light Convention Centre will… more
Oct 22, 2012
London-based B2B media group, UBM plc, released its interim results for the nine months ended Sept. 30 The company posted revenues of £734.6 million in the first nine months in 2012, a year-on-year increase of 4.0 percent compared with last year’s £706.2 million. Adjusted operating profit in the period was £141.7 million, compared with £127.5 million in the first nine months in 2011 – an 11-percent growth.
Revenues from its events business during the nine-month period were £338.9 million, up 22 percent, compared with £278.5 million recorded in… more
Oct 22, 2012
In a bid to attract more events from the U.S., the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) has officially launched its ‘Sustainable Challenge’ campaign at the international exhibition for MICE travel, IMEX Americas, in Las Vegas.
In 2011, TCEB reported the arrival 49,000 MICE travellers from the Americas (including the U.S., Canada, Central and South America). Together, they generated revenues of around US$98 million, up 16 percent from 2010. TCEB forecasts a 5-percent growth in MICE delegates from the Americas this year, which will increase revenues generated to around… more
Oct 21, 2012
Nearly 72,000 attendees checked out not only more exhibits, but also a bigger showfloor at the recent World Dairy Expo at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis.
The number of attendees saw an uptick of 5.6 percent, compared with last year’s show.
In addition, there was a 6.5-percent increase of exhibitors to 863 and a showfloor that grew 8.8 percent to 560,600 net square feet, compared with 2011, according to John Rozum, sales manager for World Dairy Expo.
He added the primary reason for the growth at this year’s event was the addition of more available space.
“The… more
Oct 21, 2012
More than 700 participants from around the world are expected to attend the Mid-Pacific Conference on Birth and Primal Health Research from Oct. 26-28 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.
The meeting, which was preceded in February 2010 by the Mid-Atlantic Conference on Birth and Primal Health Research in the Canary Islands, is being held in the Pacific for the first time.
It will feature a lineup of the world’s foremost authorities on prenatal advancements and childbirth, and draw participation from nearly 40 different professions, according to show organizers.
In more than 25… more
Oct 21, 2012
Two of Messe Duesseldorf’s recent medical-related shows in Singapore grew in attendance.
The staging of OS+H Asia, 8th Occupational Safety & Health Exhibition for Asia in Singapore concluded with a strong increase in exhibitor and visitor participation: 163 exhibiting companies from 22 countries showcased their products to 5,918 trade visitors - with 20 percent coming from overseas, primarily from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
With the more than 15-percent growth in the number of visitors and the distinct increase of exhibitors, this was the highest ever turnout since the… more
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