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Oct 27, 2013
Alimentaria Mexico, the premier international food and beverage event in the country, is conducting a campaign to help fight obesity and support a healthy lifestyle at next year’s event. With new research revealing Mexico now has the largest obesity rate in the world, Alimentaria Mexico is joining the efforts of the Mexican government and institutions concerned with the country’s issues of health, nutrition and wellness. Alimentaria Mexico 2014, scheduled June 4-6 at Centro Banamex in Mexico City, will assist in addressing the country’s concern with obesity in an effort to… more
Oct 27, 2013
Trade Show News Network is proud to honor six medical-related trade shows at the upcoming 4th Annual TSNN Awards: Celebrating Trade Show Excellence Nov. 1-3 in in Reno. All six shows will be feted as being in the top 25 fastest-growing shows for attendance from an average taken during the years 2010-2012, which was a boon time for the overall industry. Just a few of the winners include the AACC (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) Annual Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo, AAOS (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons) Annual Meeting and American Society for Healthcare Engineering -… more
Oct 27, 2013
More than 50,000 attendees expected at the 99th Annual Radiological Society of North America’s Annual Meeting 2013 will have the opportunity to hear a keynote by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. At the meeting, on tap Dec. 1-6 at McCormick Place in Chicago, among other topics, Rice will tackle some challenging healthcare questions, such as, how do we educate the students of tomorrow? And, how do we foster leadership among present and future practitioners? Rice will offer her experiences in how resources can be identified, attracted and mobilized to solve problems and… more
Oct 27, 2013
When Trade Show News Network’s 4th Annual TSNN Awards: Celebrating Trade Show Excellence kicks off Nov. 1-3 in Reno, Nov., there will be not only more than 60 show organizers and their guests from the largest and fastest-growing trade shows in attendance and net square footage on hand, but there also will be the heads and chairs of several major industry associations, among other VIP guests. There also will be sponsors, industry partners and staff on hand to take part in the three-day weekend. Some of the shows represented include mega-events such as International CES, MAGIC Market… more
Oct 26, 2013
The IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) Exhibition - the show covering radio frequency, microwave, millimeter wave, and THz frequency technologies - hosts approximately 600 exhibitors and 10,000 engineers annually. At the 2013 event in Seattle, planners used a secret weapon to turn the normally introverted attendees into social media mavens. Implementing a two-fold strategy Louisville, Colo.-based MP Associates, the firm charged with managing the IMS exhibition, developed a social media strategy for the event. The cornerstone of the plan involved getting the visiting engineers… more
Oct 26, 2013
The IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) Exhibition - the show covering radio frequency, microwave, millimeter wave, and THz frequency technologies - hosts approximately 600 exhibitors and 10,000 engineers annually. At the 2013 event in Seattle, planners used a secret weapon to turn the normally introverted attendees into social media mavens. Implementing a two-fold strategy Louisville, Colo.-based MP Associates, the firm charged with managing the IMS exhibition, developed a social media strategy for the event. The cornerstone of the plan involved getting the visiting engineers… more
Oct 24, 2013
Global Experience Specialists’ parent company, Viad, saw a 23-percent drop in third-quarter revenues from $307.5 million in the same quarter in 2012 to $236.5 million this year, primarily because of negative show rotation. U.S. segment revenue for the Marketing & Events Group was $120.5 million, with an operating loss of $3.7 million, compared with 2012 Q3 revenue of $168.4 million and an operating loss of $585,000. Even with negative show rotation of approximately $57 million impacting Q3 earnings, same-show growth was positive in the third quarter. “Our results for the… more
Oct 22, 2013
Based in Akron, Ohio, and led by a team of veteran trade show, sales and marketing executives, a new business-to-consumer and business-to-business event company – Blue Sky Events – has unveiled its first venture – Parenting Expo – which will launch in five Midwest cities in 2014. “Our team has a long and successful track record in understanding, targeting, and connecting buyers and sellers,” said Bob Simmons, CEO and president of Blue Sky Events.   He added, “We are committed to bringing original content to all our events and creating an… more
Oct 21, 2013
The 31st edition of the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair, organised by UBM Asia, concluded this year as another record-breaking show, with attendance from 3,633 exhibitors from 48 countries and regions. UBM hosted the seven-day show across two venues in Hong Kong, namely the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) Sept. 11-15, and the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) Sept. 13-17. According to UBM, a total of 52,651 unique visitors from 154 countries and regions were recorded and contributed to more than 115,300 visits during the fair. Around 69 percent of total visitors were… more
Oct 21, 2013
The 7th edition of Shanghai Intelligent Building Technology broke records this year, with a huge 62 percent visitor increase. The three-day event welcomed 12,762 professional visitors from 50 countries and region Sept. 25-27 at its new venue, Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The fair presented the latest technologies and solutions in intelligent building development from around the world. In total, 135 exhibitors participated in the 2013 show and utilized 10,000 square meters of exhibition space. “I am more than pleased with the performance of the show’s 2013 edition.… more
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