Central & North America

Handling terror incidents at events: The Boston story
Following the recent terror incidents occurring globally, EW‘s feature (published earlier this month in issue 4 2015) on…

Money20/20 reports 37% attendee increase
Money20/20, which took place in October, has reported record numbers for its fourth year in Las Vegas. I2i Events Group announced…

ibtm America to move to Florida
The Reed Travel Exhibitions’ trade show ibtm America is to move to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for its 2017 edition, event director…

Why M&A activity is trending in the exhibition industry
Steve Monnington, managing director of Mayfield Media Strategies, contextualises a spate of mergers and acquisitions in the…

Organiser figures confirm new records at IMEX America 2015
Final figures published by the organiser for the fifth IMEX America trade show in Las Vegas indicate the trade show broke…

Worlds collide: World Meetings Forum
EW reports from the third edition of the World Meetings Forum. The 2015 edition of World Meetings Forum (WMF) took place…

Informa announces FIME acquisition
Informa’s Global Exhibitions Division has expanded its Life Sciences portfolio with the acquisition of FIME Exhibition &…

San Diego Convention Center Corp president and CEO to step down
Carol Wallace, president & CEO of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, is to step down from her post. She announced…

Convention centres need higher level involvement
The 2015 edition of the International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC) annual congress in the US city of Boston…

54th ICCA Congress to break its American attendance record
Organisers of the upcoming 54th International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Congress, taking place 1-4 November in…

Reed Exhibitions announces launch of Oceanology International North America
The organiser of Oceanology International (OI) has launched a North American edition of the exhibition and conference for the…