News and information about tradeshow management, exhibiting, technology and services, including change in ownership, management, site or date, as well as launches, collocations and joint ventures.
Three Companies Make Early Q2 Buys By Rachel Wimberly - 05/19/2008
Even though the mergers and acquisitions market in the second quarter has all but slowed to a crawl in the wake of a struggling economy, three companies – Hanley Wood, PennWell and Canon Communications– still managed to make buys in recent weeks. More
Chinese Sports Shows Collocate 05/19/2008
The latest world exhibition news includes the Assn. of Equipment Manufacturers' launch of a construction show in Moscow, the combination of two Chinese winter sports shows and the relocation and date change of a pharmaceutical show in India, as well as other tradeshow news from points around the globe.
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Nielsen Ups Tompkins 05/19/2008
Nielsen Business Media's Andy Tompkins just got a lot busier. Along with his day job as show director for the Action Sports Retailer World Trade Expo, an action sports apparel, footwear, accessories and hard goods tradeshow, Tompkins also has been named group show director for the entire Action Sports Retailer, Cycling and Fitness Groups.
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PRI Is Too Big for Indiana's Britches By Stephanie Corbin - 05/19/2008
When the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show left Indianapolis after its 2004 show, it was with a promise to come back as soon as the Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome expanded enough to handle the fast-growing event. Unfortunately, even before the expansion could be completed in time for that anticipated 2011 return, PRI show organizers already know it was going be too little too late.
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PennWell Buys Avionics 05/01/2008
PennWell Corp. has acquired Avionics Expo, a U.K.-based company that organizes Avionics, an aerospace electronics show held each March in Amsterdam. PennWell already owns Military & Aerospace Forum, last held March 11-12 in San Diego. More
Reed Adds Two More Staff - 05/05/2008
Reed Exhibitions continues to buy and expand its properties in overseas and Canadian markets with the purchase of a science show in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and launch of a jewelry show in Vancouver, British Columbia. In the Arabian Gulf region, Reed bought the Middle East Ocean Science & Technology Expo from organizer Turret Middle East.
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Reed Expo Buys Marine Science Show 04/23/2008
Reed Exhibitions has acquired the Middle East Ocean Science & Technology Expo from Turret Middle East.
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Mega-shows Big Green Monsters By Rachel Wimberly - 04/21/2008
Any tradeshow that is truly listening to its customers – and on a larger scale, paying attention to the overall marketplace – cannot dispute the undeniable fact there is a movement toward going green. But then there’s reality – especially for some of the mega-shows regularly in the top 10 of the Tradeshow Week 200.
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Behind The Story Michael Hart, Editor-in-Chief, Tradeshow Week May 14, 2008 What’s Going on in Las Vegas?
At the end of last week, I attended the annual Las Vegas meeting of the Southwest cha... More
Event Tech Blog Stephen Nold, President, Advon Technologies May 13, 2008 Hi, I am NOT a Mac…
When you watch a Mac commercial, you can see very quickly that I resemble the PC gu... More
Event Tech Blog Stephen Nold, President, Advon Technologies May 8, 2008 Introductions
Introduction
Hey there everybody
Please don't romp or roam
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