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What role does the rigging system play “green venues”?
What role does the rigging system play “green venues”?

What role does the rigging system play “green venues”?

As the exhibition and conference industry matures, rigging capabilities are commonplace in modern venues. In China, rigging facilities are present in many rising ground venues with several venues in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen offering these services to organisers. Germany, Switzerland, the United States and Japan have led the way in developing "green exhibitions", and rigging services are linked to this movement. Why the slow uptake of rigging in China? As a mega-venue, Shenzhen World Exhib [...]

By Shenzen| 2020-01-09T08:38:19+00:00 January 8th, 2020|Asia – Pacific, Shenzen - UFI Diamond Sponsor|0 Comments

Meet the 2019/2020 NGL Grant Winners (Part 2 of 2)
Meet the 2019/2020 NGL Grant Winners (Part 2 of 2)

Meet the 2019/2020 NGL Grant Winners (Part 2 of 2)

Stephanie Selesnick, International Trade Information, Inc. In its fourth year, UFI’s NGL Grant (Next Generation of Leaders), sponsored by Freeman, identifies and helps develop up-and-coming exhibition industry talent. The program is two parts: The first has the five NGL Grant recipients presenting their research and thoughts about the exhibition industry’s future in a session at the upcoming UFI Global Congress in Thailand. The second pairs them up with C-level industry mentors. These talented [...]

By Stephanie Selesnick| 2019-10-25T08:37:34+00:00 October 25th, 2019|Education, Exhibition Industry|0 Comments

Setting Records and Agendas in Bangkok
Setting Records and Agendas in Bangkok

Setting Records and Agendas in Bangkok

The 2019 edition of the UFI Global Congress is just around the corner. Once again the world’s exhibition industry will gather in Bangkok for an unparalleled networking opportunity and content from illustrious thought leaders.

By Antony Reeve-Crook| 2019-10-17T14:36:45+00:00 October 17th, 2019|Asia – Pacific|0 Comments

Meet UFI’s NGL Grant Winners! (Part 1 of 2)
Meet UFI’s NGL Grant Winners! (Part 1 of 2)

Meet UFI’s NGL Grant Winners! (Part 1 of 2)

Stephanie Selesnick, International Trade Information, Inc. In its fourth year, UFI’s NGL Grant (Next Generation of Leaders), sponsored by Freeman, gives five young exhibition professionals a chance to be part of the global industry. In November, they will present findings and thoughts on the future of the exhibition industry during the UFI Global Congress in Bangkok, Thailand. After the Congress, the NGL Grant recipients will enter an executive mentoring program where they will learn, brainst [...]

By Stephanie Selesnick| 2019-10-25T08:39:12+00:00 October 10th, 2019|Education, Exhibition Industry|0 Comments

The importance of professional development
The importance of professional development

The importance of professional development

Development of knowledge shouldn’t stop when you get out of school. The world is changing at an ever-faster pace. Great learning opportunities are out there.

By Stephanie Selesnick| 2019-09-19T12:47:31+00:00 September 19th, 2019|All, Digital Innovation, Education, Exhibition Industry, Management|0 Comments

Far from extinct, the Mercosur roars
Far from extinct, the Mercosur roars

Far from extinct, the Mercosur roars

Antony Reeve-Crook, Director, ArciMedia Ltd. Twenty years in the making and the European Union has finally signed the paperwork on a trading deal with the Mercosur trading bloc in the Americas, a deal that creates the largest multinational trading market in the world at 780 million people. It’s big news for EU organisers active in the region, such as Reed and Clarion, which represent many EU companies looking to enter or grow in the Mercosur members Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (Ven [...]

By Antony Reeve-Crook| 2019-07-12T14:46:23+00:00 July 12th, 2019|Americas, Europe|0 Comments

Turning JMIC’s research into an explosive campaign tool
Turning JMIC’s research into an explosive campaign tool

Turning JMIC’s research into an explosive campaign tool

Antony Reeve-Crook, Director, ArciMedia Ltd. The Joint Meetings Industry Council's recently-unveiled report on the benefits of our industry; Business Events Legacies, may prove to be a lot more significant than its title suggests – but it needs our help to give it the impact it deserves. The report’s authors from the University of Technology Sydney, associate professors Carmel Foley and Deborah Edwards, and Pavlina Javoska and Anja Hergesell, claim it reveals “significant” shortcomings in the [...]

By Antony Reeve-Crook| 2019-07-03T14:18:02+00:00 July 3rd, 2019|Exhibition Industry, Exhibition Marketing, UFI News|1 Comment

Hong Kong remains a safe and stable place to come for business or leisure travel
Hong Kong remains a safe and stable place to come for business or leisure travel

Hong Kong remains a safe and stable place to come for business or leisure travel

Stuart Bailey, CEO; Bailey Communications Hong Kong Ltd. Written by Stuart Bailey, CEO; Bailey Communications Hong Kong Ltd. A journalist asked me this week for a comment on the impact for the events taking place in Hong Kong over the last two weeks and whether it will have an impact on future international events that the city might host. I thought it was an interesting question one which had I been asked at the beginning of the week before meeting with colleagues from around the world I prob [...]

By Monika Fourneaux-Ceskova| 2019-06-24T09:27:46+00:00 June 24th, 2019|Asia – Pacific|2 Comments

Food and Beverage Will Be the New Emphasis of Convention and Exhibition Venues
Food and Beverage Will Be the New Emphasis of Convention and Exhibition Venues

Food and Beverage Will Be the New Emphasis of Convention and Exhibition Venues

Sponsored article by Shenzhen World. Nowadays, the old concept of “food that fills stomachs” no longer applies to today’s convention and exhibition F&B. Convention and exhibition catering was always mistakenly viewed as “window-catering”, meaning simple food, short gathering and dining time, high turnover rate. For most convention and exhibition venues, especially those who rely on exhibitions as their main business, F&B was not considered one of their core offerings; therefore, kitchen [...]

By Guest| 2019-06-07T07:49:07+00:00 June 5th, 2019|Asia – Pacific, Exhibition Marketing, Operations & Services|0 Comments

What are US Organizers Looking for When Going Offshore?
What are US Organizers Looking for When Going Offshore?

What are US Organizers Looking for When Going Offshore?

Stephanie Selesnick, International Trade Information, Inc. One of the more anticipated sessions at the upcoming UFI European Conference taking place in Birmingham, UK from May 15-17 is the Glocalization 1: U.S. Players Reaching Out moderated by Gabrielle Weiss, Publisher and Editor, Trade Show Executive, Mary Larkin, Executive Vice President, Diversified Communications, Cassandra Farrington, Co-Founder and CEO, Marijuana Business Daily; President at Anne Holland Ventures Inc. and Dianna Steinb [...]

By Stephanie Selesnick| 2019-04-24T08:19:32+00:00 April 12th, 2019|Americas, Europe, Exhibition Marketing|0 Comments