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Mar 24, 2014
Global Sources’ China Sourcing Fairs electronics series has sold out two months in advance. More than 4,100 booths will feature at the upcoming shows. The shows will run from 12th to 15th April at AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) in Hong Kong. The four co-located shows will occupy all ten halls at AWE. The shows include China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics & Components, Mobile & Wireless, Security Products and Korea Sourcing Fair: Electronics & Components. According to Global Sources, the inaugural edition of Mobile & Wireless will feature more than 1,000 booths. Tommy Wong,… more
Mar 24, 2014
Two of Messe Frankfurt’s fabrics and textiles trade shows in China’s Guangdong region attracted more than 400 exhibitors in March 2014. The spring edition of Interstoff Asia Essential saw more than 220 exhibitors showcase a range of fabrics and garment accessories at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The four-day show took place on 19th to 21st March and featured a fashion show for up-and-coming designers, as well as four group pavilions from China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Meanwhile, the Intertextile Guangzhou Hometextile China hosted 206 exhibitors from… more
Mar 23, 2014
The 2014 edition of the International Pharmaceutical Expo (INTERPHEX), a show dedicated to the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry, had several new features at this year’s event. The show, sponsored by the PDA (Parenteral Drug Association), was held March 18-20 at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City. This year, more than 12,000 attendees had access to 650-plus exhibitors, getting a firsthand look at the latest technology, equipment and services. "It's important for us to attend because this is the number one event of the year,”… more
Mar 23, 2014
On an acquisition roll, Marketplace Events has bought yet another show – the Edmonton Renovation Show in Alberta, Canada – from Young Marketing Services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The show, held annually in January at the Expo Centre at Northlands Agricom, will be the company's second one in the same market. They also operate the Edmonton Home + Garden Show, which ran March 20-23 in the same facility. "Our shows in Western Canada have been the fastest growing in our portfolio in recent years, and thus we have been extremely aggressive about expansion in… more
Mar 23, 2014
Just more than a month away, Medical World Americas has lined up a top emergency response commander with the U.S. Coast Guard, a pioneering researcher in cardiology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and a leader in genomic medicine at MD Andersen Cancer Center as a few of the 80 speakers.   The launch event, which will bring together more than 2,000 health care professionals from across the Americas to showcase knowledge and innovation in the medical field, will be held April 28-30 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The organizers of… more
Mar 23, 2014
At the recent IAEE DC Chapter’s luncheon meeting, a2z’s vice president of Professional Services, Angi Carr, shared some important strategies for multi-year and multi-event attendee engagement. Here are the key insights from her presentation: Know what engages and re-engages your attendees Events are not just about products, services and education. In fact, they are mostly about people. To know what draws your audience, focus on what’s important to them, and what brings them to your event.   Provide smart, integrated tools Provide solutions that are easy… more
Mar 23, 2014
At the recent IAEE DC Chapter’s luncheon meeting, a2z’s vice president of Professional Services, Angi Carr, shared some important strategies for multi-year and multi-event attendee engagement. Here are the key insights from her presentation: Know what engages and re-engages your attendees Events are not just about products, services and education. In fact, they are mostly about people. To know what draws your audience, focus on what’s important to them, and what brings them to your event.   Provide smart, integrated tools Provide solutions that are easy… more
Mar 19, 2014
Open footprints, deeply integrated technology and fast follow-ups defined the experience at EXHIBITOR2014 that brought together trade show and event professionals March 16-20 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The star of the show? A giant Earth Harp at the Global Experience Specialists’ booth that lured attendees to the back of the hall. The moment William Close of the Earth Harp Collective touched the strings rigged to the ceiling, attendees whipped out their cellphones to record and share. Since the instrument took up pretty much the entire exhibit, the GES booth… more
Mar 18, 2014
Trade Show News Network is pleased to announce Cleveland has been chosen as the host city for the 5th Annual 2014 TSNN Awards: Celebrating Trade Show Excellence. More than 50 show organizers from the fastest-growing events in the United States will be feted during the three-day weekend event Nov. 14-16 (www.T-awards.com). “We are very excited to bring the 2014 TSNN Awards to Cleveland,” said TSNN President Rachel Wimberly. “We have no doubt that the award winners will be very impressed with everything the city has to offer as a high-value trade show destination.”… more
Mar 18, 2014
Reed Exhibitions has scooped up two shows in Mexico - Expo Beauty Show and Expo Lighting America Show – expanding its portfolio in the country even more. The combined events attract more than 300 exhibitors and 70,000 attendees each year and occupy more than 20,000 net square meters of annual exhibit space in Mexico City. The two new events join Reed's existing portfolio in - Expo Seguridad (acquired in 2011) that runs April 8-19  in Mexico City and Expo Ferretera (acquired in 2013) that runs Aug. 28-30 in Guadalajara. Last May, Reed also acquired Expo Nacional Ferretera,… more
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