Central & North America
Arc enters into partnership with EagleTree Capital
EagleTree Capital, a New York-based private equity firm, and Arc, a global events industry consortium led by Simon Foster (UK)…
Chicago mayor and governor announce return of Auto Show at McCormick Place
Chicago mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and Illinois state governor J.B. Pritzker joined elected officials, tourism backers and labour…
Canada’s Calgary Stampede breaks ground on $500m venue expansion
The Calgary Stampede in Canada has broken ground on the $500m expansion of its BMO Convention Centre. The new expansion’s design…
ECA call for eventprofs to join the US Legislative Action Day
Event industry professionals in the US are being urged to join the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) on 1-2 June or…
World’s biggest tech event, CES set to return to Las Vegas in January, in person
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA)® has announced, 28 April, that CES® 2022, the world’s largest…
Explori and Evolio enter into North American strategic partnership
Event measurement experts Explori and Evolio Marketing have announced that they have entered into a North American strategic…
SISO puts out call for US eventprofs to support Hospitality Job Recovery Act
The Society of Independent Show Organisers (SISO) has put out a call for support to the USA’s Hospitality and Commerce Job…
Indiana calls: Ignition delivers first virtual event success for Junior Achievement JobSpark
UK events and experiential design company Ignition has completed a first, an entirely-virtual careers fair for Junior Achievement…
Governor says Nevada can open at full capacity from 1 June
The Las Vegas events industry received a huge boost after Nevada governor Steve Sisolak said the state could reopen to 100%…
New risk model gives US industry coalition a tool to push politicians on safe reopening of events
With many now able to plan for the safe reopening of business events, the US-based Go LIVE Together campaign/ECA (Exhibitions and…
Judge delivers preliminary ruling for exhibitors to receive $2.8m from lawsuit with HIMSS
A district judge in Illinois gave a preliminary ruling, 12 March, that exhibitors at last year’s cancelled Health Information and…