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How Trade Shows Are Surviving COVID

Business Traveler USA

Trade shows and conferences, once a staple of corporate America, where new products and services were presented and face to face connections made, are undergoing a transformation, driven by COVID-19. After a quick stop back in New Jersey, I was off to Europe for two more trade shows and some business meetings with partners.

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New Spokane Sports Facility Doubles as Event Venue

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The Podium, shown while construction was being completed, already is attracting all kinds of sports competitions to Spokane, Washington. Courtesy Spokane Sports). Spokane broke in its new, world-class sports facility, called The Podium, on Dec. More Than Sports. Sports & Entertainment District.

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Big Things are Happening in Phoenix

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Expertise and infrastructure Event planners can be assured that the local pros that help those mega events go off without a hitch are ready to do the same for their grand-scale trade shows and conventions.

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People on the Move

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Ryan Strowger Ryan Strowger, CEM, has been appointed the International Sign Association’s (ISA) new vice president of trade shows and meetings. He later assumed the role of director of conventions and sports events and, in 2002, became VSL’s chief sales officer. Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where.

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Informa Consolidates Its Business-Events Media Portfolio

MeetingsNet

Led by Managing Partner Matt Johnson, Connect offers national shows for meeting professionals in the corporate, association, sports, diversity, faith, and travel sectors, as well as other region-specific meetings- and hospitality-focused events.

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Were Thousands of Vegas Memorial Weekend Visitors a Dry Run for Conventions?

Smart Meetings

Many in Southern Nevada saw the return to higher leisure occupancy levels as practice for when conventions re-open the trade show doors this month. The SEMA Car show is usually one of the largest to visit the city each year. We also have world-class chef experiences, entertainment and sports,” she said. Proven Safe.

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New Venture Firm to Help Fledgling Event Ideas Take Hold

MeetingsNet

First, “high-growth and emerging industries are obviously appealing to us; data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and sports betting are areas where we have jumped in.” Event style is also an important factor as the new venture firm evaluates potential show partners. “It One place we see that is in real estate.”