Industry Wire

GLM’s Launch LA Put On Hiatus

Updated: GLM has temporarily shut down Launch LA, a consumer lifestyle event in its second year.

ExpoNext to Offer CE Credits

ExpoNext has been certified for CEM continuing education credits by IAEE.

The International Association of Exhibitions & Events (IAEE) is now accepting nominations for awards that will be presented and displayed during Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition Dec. 10-12 in Houston.

SHOT Show, Reed End Management Partnership

Updated: Reed Exhibitions will no longer produce or manage the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show), effective immediately.

NRA Show Breaks Showfloor, Attendance Records

National Rifle Association officials attribute the record-breaking growth of the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits to the political atmosphere in the United States since the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., in December.

CES Audit Confirms Record International Attendance

The 2013 International CES saw a record international attendance—36,206—from 150 countries, according to an independent audit conducted by Veris Consulting and released May 7.

McCormick Place Makes the Switch to 100 Percent Wind Energy

Facility purchases Green-e Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) generated from wind power to match 100 percent of its annual electricity demand.

Cosmoprof North America Gets a Makeover

Las Vegas beauty show undergoes redesign, with emphasis on registration and entrance areas.

People On The Move | 5.8.13

Important staff changes from around the expo, tradeshow and conference industries.

Public Show Sector Stabilizes in 2012

The public show segment stabilized in 2012 after three up-and-down years, according to a recent study by IAEE.

Reed Acquires Hardware Show in Guadalajara

Reed Exhibitions has acquired Expo Nacional Ferretera, Mexico’s largest hardware and construction event, typically held in Guadalajara each year.

Nielsen Expositions Sells for $950 Million

Onex Corp., a Toronto-based private equity firm, has acquired Nielsen Expositions for $950 million, according to a statement from Nielsen this morning.