NEW YORK — Approximately 18,000 attendees visited Redwood Art Group’s Artexpo New York in 2024, a 14% increase from 2023. Held April 4-7 at Pier 36, the show’s 47th edition showcased more than 1,000 artists. Enhanced Attendance and Exhibitors “The caliber and the breadth of the work was really exceptional this year… I thought the […]
ORLANDO — NPE2024: The Plastics Show is making its return in 2024 after a six-year hiatus caused by the pandemic and its triennial show cycle. Taking place May 6-10 in Orlando, NPE2024 expects approximately 55,000-plus total registrants as the show takes over the entire 1.2 million square feet of the Orange County Convention Center’s exhibit […]
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive (TSE) was recognized with four regional awards from the 2024 Azbee Awards of Excellence for the Upper Midwest, given by the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). The awards recognize and celebrate excellence in B2B journalism by highlighting editorial and design in magazines, newsletters and digital along with social […]
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The Society of Independent Show Organizers’ (SISO) annual CEO Summit brought together hundreds of executive level leaders in the trade show industry April 8-11 at The Ritz Carlton Hotel at Amelia Island, Fla., for high-level education and connection building. With more than 300 registered attendees, this year’s SISO CEO Summit was […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Global Meetings Industry Day (GMID) was started in Canada in the mid-1990s by Meeting Professionals International’s Greater Edmonton Chapter and was then known as Meeting Planners Day. In 2015, leaders met with the U.S. Travel Association’s Meetings Mean Business coalition and the Events Industry Council, and decided to include the U.S. and […]
CHARLOTTE — Taffy Event Strategies and the North Carolina Motorsports Association (NCMA) announced the launch of High Performance Expo (HPX), a new trade show set for June 3-5, 2025, at the Charlotte Convention Center. According to Taffy Event Strategies and NCMA, HPX will be the first trade show to simultaneously serve the automotive aftermarket’s B2B […]
PHILADELPHIA — PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies’ (PMMI) biennial PACK EXPO East saw its largest show to date in 2024, spread over 120,000 net square feet at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. PMMI also reported a record number of more than 7,977 attendees and 500 exhibitors at the event. “I’m really excited to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Global DMC Partners (GDP) releases a Meetings & Events Pulse Survey twice a year focused on what is driving decisions in the global meetings and events industry. Now that the first quarter of 2024 is a wrap, where do these predictions stand? Rising costs were a concern the survey mentioned, and organizers are […]
CHICAGO — Freeman released its 2024 Exhibitor Trends Report, outlining the current needs of exhibitors and gaps in expectations, and detailing actions to take to meet those needs while aligning exhibitor and attendee objectives. The major theme in the report is that event organizers need to design events to help meet the objectives of both […]
CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive (TSE) is proud to announce the TSE Trailblazers of 2024. This year’s group of Trailblazers represent the rising talent in the trade show industry, and each have demonstrated excellence in trade show management through their meaningful contributions, innovative solutions and impressive achievements. This year’s Trailblazers are: Christine Corkran, CMP, Associate […]
