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BIE Executive Committee proposes postponing Expo 2020 Dubai
The Executive Committee of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), organiser of the world Expo, has unanimously…

UFI announces 2020 Next Generation Leadership Grant recipients
Global association of the exhibition industry, UFI has named five winners of its 2020 UFI NextGeneration Leadership Grant (NGL)…

Thai government and TCEB announce measures to support the exhibition industry
Thailand’s government and national Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) have introduced a package of support for exhibition…

Launch of PlanetIMEX marks new virtual trajectory for Frankfurt show
Following the cancellation of IMEX in Frankfurt this year, the IMEX team have come back with a new virtual experience…

China’s largest pharma exhibition moves to December
Informa Markets, organisers of CPhI & P-MEC China, China’s largest pharma exhibition, have announced they are rescheduling…

ASP back in the Limelight with new website tool
UK-based event website specialists ASP have revealed a new exhibitor showcase tool, Limelight, designed to allow exhibitors to…

Associations release second guide for centres managing Covid-19 consequences
With exhibition and convention centres around the world increasingly being converted into temporary hospitals and health centres…

Nurnberg Messe and PDA Trade Fairs postpone Craft Drinks India 2020
Organisers of Craft Drinks India 2020 have postponed the 1-2 July event, citing evolving public health concerns and caution…

Informa £1bn share placing oversubscribed, as events worth £610m postponed or cancelled
International exhibitions, events and information group, Informa plc, has issued a new placing of ordinary shares as part of an…
12,500 eventprofs gather in virtual celebration of #GMID20
GMID Goes Virtual rallied 12,500 professionals from over 30 countries, 14 April, to commemorate Global Meetings Industry Day…

UK: Olympia hall becomes food bank; Harrogate CC opens as hospital
Olympia London’s National Hall has been converted into a large food storage, production and distribution facility to support…