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Sep 24, 2013
Business Journals Fashion Group will launch a new show to add to its fashion retail portfolio, EDIT, which will be focused on the premium Women’s Wear Market. The new show will be helmed by Show Director Alexandra d’Archangelo and Branding/Merchandising Manager Jennifer Park, who met at Canada’s top fashion school, Ryerson University. Their collective experience includes being buyers, designers, fashion show producers, tradeshow organizers, bloggers, marketers, merchandisers and retailers across Canada, the U.S. and in France. "EDIT will fill the need in New York for… more
Sep 23, 2013
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre continues to dominate in the Asia/Pacific region, with a total of 1,180 events, including115 exhibitions and 30 conferences held there in FY 2012/2013. During the same time period, seven organizers launched new events at the venue, as well as seven of the exhibitions were held at HKCEC for the first time. Those seven first-time shows included a wide range of industries, such as real estate, bakery, diving and resort, sports and interior design. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Ltd (“HML”) is the professional… more
Sep 23, 2013
For the first time in the show’s history, ATC Global Conference and Exhibition – an exhibition for the international Air Traffic Management community - will be held in China. The event is scheduled Sept. 17-19, 2014, at the China National Convention Center in Beijing and will feature three days of business and networking. Holding the exhibition in China for the first time reflects the growing importance that the region plays within the aviation industry as a key transport hub, both regionally and internationally, whilst also recognizing its strategic location between Europe and… more
Sep 23, 2013
Messe Duesseldorf Shanghai (MDS) and the China Energy Storage Alliance (CNESA) recently announced the joint organization of a new energy storage industry event – Energy Storage China. The event will be held from June 23 - 24, 2014 at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing.The German trade fair company Messe Düsseldorf, renowned for its energy storage event in Düsseldorf, Germany, is the partner of Energy Storage China 2014. Energy Storage China also will be supported by the following partners: the German Energy Storage Association (BVES), the California Energy… more
Sep 23, 2013
It’s not all about tight Lycra shorts at Interbike, the largest cycling trade show and outdoor demo event in North America that took place Sept. 18-20 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. After a record warm spring in 2012 and consequent high sales, the numbers have been flat for many cycling retailers during the past several months. But a few obstacles on the course didn’t scare this hardy crowd, and the 2013 show, owned by Emerald Expositions, was on par with last year, with about 850 exhibitors, 25,000 attendees and 320,000 square feet of space. A move to the… more
Sep 23, 2013
Messe Berlin (Singapore), organizer of ITB Asia, ‘The Trade Show for the Asian Travel Market’, has announced a strategic three-year partnership with the Marina Bay Sands, starting in 2014. The next three editions of ITB Asia will take place at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre Oct. 29-31, 2014; Oct. 21-23, 2015; and Oct. 19-21, 2016. Through this new agreement, Marina Bay Sands will also be ITB Asia’s official hotel partner hosting international buyers, the opening receptions, VIP C-suite lunches, as well as offer free Wi-Fi to all delegates; “Marina Bay Sands… more
Sep 23, 2013
Reed Travel Exhibitions, a subsidiary of Reed Exhibitions, concluded its meetings, incentives and business travel exhibition, China Incentives, Business Travel & Meetings Expo (CIBTM), earlier this month with growth observed in exhibitor and visitor numbers. CIBTM 2013 was held from 2nd to 4th September at the China National Convention Center (CNCC) in Beijing. A total of 465 exhibitors and 3,692 trade visitors attended the event, an increase of 17% and 14% respectively over the previous edition. CIBTM also reported a 4% growth in exhibition space in this edition. Jacqui Timmins, Reed… more
Sep 23, 2013
The Indian Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, announced after his visit to China that the India government plans to build an international convention centre at Devanahalli, a town 40 km northeast of Bangalore. Construction of the new venue is expected to cost around US$79 million and will be located near the Bengaluru International Airport. Siddaramaiah said the venue will follow the model of a public-private-partnership, where land will be provided by the government and the investment to build the venue will be provided by a private company. Devanahalli is 12 km away from the… more
Sep 23, 2013
The Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre reported some 650,000 visitors have attended a total of 96 events at the venue since its reopening in June 2013. Around 60% to 70% of those events were return bookings during the three month period. According to Suntec’s management, the occupancy rate for October has already reached close to 80% with major trade shows such as IT event Cloud Expo Asia also lined up for this November. The venue highlighted its target to attract more medical and IT industry-related events. Arun Madhok, CEO of Suntec Singapore, was quoted saying,… more
Sep 23, 2013
Pack Print International, the International Packaging and Printing Exhibition for Asia jointly organised by Messe Düsseldorf Asia (MDA), the Thai Packaging Association and Thai Printing Association, has received a show-record attendance of 17,000 visitors from more than 50 countries and regions – a 30% growth from the previous edition. According to the show’s organisers, the majority of overseas visitors originated from China, India, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam. Pack Print International was launched in 2007. This edition hosted more than 200 exhibitors… more
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