Central & North America

ESPA welcomes new president, board members
The Event Service Professionals Association (ESPA) welcomed Denise Reid (pictured) as its new president at its 2023 annual…

New partnership to give access for Event Leaders Exchange (ELX) members to Freeman data
Event Leaders Exchange (ELX), an Explori backed initiative, and Freeman, global live event management specialists for top brands…

Emerald acquires Lodestone Events in the US
US-based exhibition organiser Emerald Holding, Inc. has announced it has acquired Lodestone Events, producers of the Overland…

Pennsylvania Convention Centre launches new training programme
Image copyright: Pennsylvania Convention Centre (PCC) ASM Global managed Pennsylvania Convention Centre (PCC), Philadelphia USA…

Bizbash Sports to launch in DC in November
Bizbash, part of the Tarsus Group, is to launch a new B2B event focusing on the sport industry. The show, Bizbash Sports,…

Canada’s Brunico Communications buys NATPE events for $1.2m
The filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the National Association of Television Programming Executives in the US has enabled…

Health and sustainability at forefront of CES
To promote a healthy environment for attendees and exhibitors, the Consumer Electronics Show 2023 (CES) has announced various…

CES 2023 returns to Las Vegas
Image copyright: CES 2022 The world’s largest tech trade show, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), will be returning to Las…

Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance Announces 2023 public policy agenda
With the new US Congress being sworn in on 3 January, the USA-based Exhibitions and Conferences Alliance (ECA) has published its…

Tarsus and Fern agree multi-year partnership on OFFPRICE and A4M Event portfolios
London-based exhibition organiser Tarsus Group (Tarsus) and Fern Exposition Services, LLC (Fern), one of the largest exhibition…

Singapore’s safe port in the Covid storm again providing a premium springboard for trade show business
Informa Markets COO Mark Temple-Smith talks to Paul Colston about his company’s co-operation in Singapore and new post-Covid…