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Registration is open online at www.iaee.com/expo. Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition means industry professionals have the opportunity to come face-to-face with decision makers in a unique environment where industry leaders meet with their peers to learn how to increase the profit potential of their organizations' exhibitions and events, to produce more successful events, and to enhance their professional development and business partnerships. Expo! Expo! features over 225 exhibitors in more than 42,000 net square feet of exhibit space with products and services pertaining to all aspects of the exhibitions and events industry on Wednesday, Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show floor includes various prize drawings and exhibitor activities throughout the day. The Miami Preview Luncheon will be held Thursday afternoon, Dec. 11, and the Chairman's Party closes Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition that evening. Do not miss this year's Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition! Book your flights early using special discounted rates from American Airlines. The travel booking code, as well as complete details, are included in the online registration brochure at www.iaee.com. Annual meeting brings leaders in exhibitions and events industry together at DALLAS — DealCenter, LLC announces today the launch of the IAEE DealCenter, an innovative online meeting system, for Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2008 exhibitors and attendees coming to Miami Beach Dec. 9-11. IAEE is the leading association for the global exhibitions and events industry and represents more than 8,000 individuals who conduct and support exhibitions around the world. Expo! Expo! is the annual meeting and convention for IAEE members being held this year at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
"We're excited to be part of IAEE Expo! Expo! 2008 and we're confident it will be a great showcase for the DealCenter," states Jaymie Scotto, CEO of DealCenter, LLC. "Using the DealCenter IAEE exhibitors and attendees now have the ability to effectively plan their meetings with others ahead of time and get the most ROI from their time on the exhibit floor and at the convention itself." "Expo! Expo! is our key event of the year and will facilitate effective networking and interaction among exhibitors and attendees," says Julie Anderson, CEM, CAE Director of Exhibitions, IAEE. "We are happy to bring the DealCenter on as a partner for the Expo! Expo! and as a new member we think they will also enjoy the networking and education sessions offered at Expo! Expo! 2008." To find out more about the IAEE Expo! Expo! 2008 visit www.iaee.com/expo. LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas continues to demonstrate why it is called the convention capital, hosting the most trade shows on Tradeshow Week magazine's recently released "TSW Fastest 50" list of the fastest growing shows in North America. "Show managers will see growth if they bring their show to Las Vegas," said Chris Meyer, CEM, CMP, vice president of convention sales for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. "This is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the resort partners and their commitment to the convention business in Las Vegas." Las Vegas hosted 12 of the 50 fastest growing shows, according to the industry trade publication. Las Vegas also hosted the most of the publication's "Tradeshow Week 200" largest trade shows. "We have experienced tremendous success in hosting our show in Las Vegas, and we are thrilled to once again be one of Tradeshow Week's Fastest 50 growing shows," said Larry Schur, president and COO for the ABC Kids Expo. "ABC continued its success again this year, experiencing more growth, so we feel that we are a great fit with Las Vegas." Trade shows moving to Las Vegas typically experience a 14 percent increase in attendance, and exhibitors can expect delegates to spend more hours on the trade show floor. With non-stop service from approximately 130 North American cities, Las Vegas is also an accessible destination for exhibitors and delegates. Las Vegas hosted nearly 24,000 meetings, conventions and trade shows in 2007, attracting more than 6.2 million delegates. With 9.7 million square feet of available space and three of the 10 largest convention centers in North America, Las Vegas is committed to providing show managers everything they need for a successful program.
This information was compiled from Trade Show Executive magazine's recently released first annual ranking of the nation's 100 largest trade shows, the Gold 100. To be considered for inclusion in the Gold 100, trade shows had to be B-to-B shows that took place in 2007. Rankings were based on net square feet of exhibit space. The seven shows in the top 10 where Experient provides registration and/or housing services are:
"It's exciting to see so many of our customers’ names at the top of the Gold 100 list," said Rick Binford, CMP, Experient senior vice president. "We work with 36 percent the 50 largest shows on the list. Knowing that these recognized industry leaders put their trust in Experient to serve their attendees and help optimize their ROI is extremely gratifying." In addition to naming the Gold 100, Trade Show Executive also recognized special award winners at their Award Gala & Summit on Sept. 17-19. Several Experient customers were named among these winners including:
Experient's Terence Donnelly, CMP, vice president, was among those who attended the invitation-only gala where he co-presented a Trending and Spending seminar. Experient is the source for integrated meeting and event solutions including full-service, customized registration, housing, event management and lead retrieval services. With a vision to perfect the event experience and a mission to help bring people together to drive business, this year Experient will create memorable event experiences at more than 3,300 events attended by more than 2.8 million people occupying more than 5.5 million room nights. Visit us at www.experient-inc.com. DALLAS — IAEE Services, Inc., the for-profit subsidiary of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), has partnered with IndustryConnect to provide its members especially large event show organizers - with a new option for a rich online community experience for their own events and throughout the year. The result is that IAEE show organizer members can focus on their events knowing that they are executing the most effective and profitable e-Media strategy possible. COMPANY NEWS Investment in new facilities will provide additional support for long-term growth DALLAS — Freeman will begin construction this fall on a custom-built warehouse and office facility in Las Vegas, totaling over 400,000 square feet. In addition, Freeman has relocated its Reno branch to a larger 90,000 square foot facility. "We have been fortunate to have experienced a 50 percent growth in the Western region during the past three years, and anticipate additional growth in this region in coming years for Freeman," commented Steve Hagstette, senior vice president for Freeman in Nevada. Freeman has continued to add events to its Las Vegas schedule, including the National Association of Broadcasters in 2008, and now produces over 600 trade shows and other events annually in the city. Freeman opened the Las Vegas office in 1992. The new Las Vegas facility will allow Freeman to consolidate several facilities into one 412,000 sq. ft. building, located off Sunset and Rainbow. In addition, Freeman has added five acres of marshalling yard space to its local offices. The new facility is scheduled for completion in fall 2009. United Construction has been selected as the local general contractor for the project. Freeman's Reno branch has continued to be an integral part of that city's exposition and event business as well as serving tradeshows and events in Salt Lake City and Sacramento since the brand opening in 1998. The latest growth for the company takes Reno from its previous 60,000 sq. ft. facility to a 90,000 sq. ft. building which will enable them to provide additional storage and production services for the Reno/Sparks convention industry. Their new facility is located at 850 Spice Island Drive, Sparks, NV 89431. "We feel it is important to make the long-term investments in our company's infrastructure that will ensure we continue to provide the best possible service and depth of resources to all our clients in the future," Hagstette said.
VENUE NEWS
Station to Benefit Convention Center, Neighborhood, Strip LAS VEGAS – The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and Clark County Fire Department joined in breaking ground today on a new fire station, which will be located on the Las Vegas Convention Center campus. “Through our Master Plan Enhancement Program, we have been able to develop some great community partnerships that are benefiting both our visitors and the community,” said Rossi Ralenkotter, president and CEO of the LVCVA. “This is another great example of the benefit our visitor-paid room tax provides to our community as a whole.” The new Fire Station #33 will provide an increased ability for the fire department to serve the surrounding neighborhood, the convention center and the north end of the tourism corridor. “This partnership allows us to improve our emergency response to the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip,” Clark County Fire Chief Steve Smith said. “This facility is greatly needed in this neighborhood, especially with the tremendous growth we’ve seen in the resort corridor.” The new fire station, a partnership between the LVCVA, Clark County and the fire department, will be 14,000 square feet, larger than other stations, due to the construction of a fourth bay for vehicles, which will accommodate future development. Clark County is funding the $5.3 million facility and leasing the property from the LVCVA for $1 per year. The first two trucks at the station will be a specialized engine equipped to handle chemical, biological and radiological hazards and a paramedic rescue. There will also be an area designated for fire prevention personnel. The new fire station is a part of the LVCVA’s $890 million Master Plan Enhancement Program that will provide an overall facelift to the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Enhancement Program will provide a building-wide renovation and upgrade critical infrastructure; add a new meeting room concourse to the South Hall; add a new grand concourse along Paradise Road that will connect all three halls and provide an unmistakable visual entrance to the facility. The program also includes a new Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department area command center at the northwest corner of Sierra Vista Drive and Swenson Street. Clark County is a dynamic and innovative organization dedicated to providing top-quality service with integrity, respect and accountability. With jurisdiction over the world-famous Las Vegas Strip and covering an area the size of New Jersey, Clark is the nation’s 15th-largest county and provides extensive regional services to more than 2 million citizens and 44 million visitors a year. Included are the nation’s seventh-busiest airport, air quality compliance, social services and the state’s largest public hospital, University Medical Center. The county also provides municipal services that are traditionally provided by cities to almost 900,000 residents in the unincorporated area. Those include fire protection, roads and other public works, parks and recreation, and planning and development.
DESTINATION NEWS BALTIMORE, Md. — Reed Travel Exhibitions has announced that it will launch a new international trade show for the global meetings and incentive industry — the Americas Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition to be held in Baltimore, Md. from June 29 - July 1, 2010.
Paul Kennedy MBE, Group Exhibition Director of Reed Travel Exhibitions Meetings and Incentive Events commented: “Following a two year research and business development plan for AIBTM it was clear that there was a real need and demand for an Americas event that delivered domestic and international exhibitors and buyers.” “AIBTM will be based on the hugely successful EIBTM model and with our considerable expertise and reputation in the meetings sector in providing best business, best education and best networking — is highly targeted, matching exhibitors with quality Hosted Buyers and visitors with the power to ‘do business.” In choosing Baltimore to host an event that is set to become the Americas leading meetings event, Paul Kennedy added: “it was essential to find a city that had a first class venue with excellent on-site facilities, a variety of quality hotel stock, and a transport infrastructure which included airports that had extensive air routes to cater for the international audience arriving from all over Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Far East and of course North America.”
Trade fair benefits from the economy’s high-flyers in the castings sector / great interest in the “new” NEWCAST
But NEWCAST 2009 is not only offering foundries and tool and die makers an ideal platform. Next year, in the NEWPART Innovation Parc in connection with the International Trade Fair for Precision Castings, forgings and sintered parts will also be shown for the first time. Here too, Messe Düsseldorf has already received numerous registrations from all over the world, for example from casters in Japan, Pilsen Steel from the Czech Republic or Edwards from Germany. Tailor-made stand concepts Due to the different company sizes in the casting sector, for the 3rd NEWCAST Messe Düsseldorf is focussing special attention on scalable stand concepts. In this connection, in addition to the large stand spaces with the “Technology in casting” forum, smaller companies in particular have the possibility of presenting themselves with individual cast parts. The bookable spaces in the forum are up to 15 square metres in size and produce a diverse special show when combined. Research institutes and facilities along with universities can locate in the “Street of sciences”, and together with the corresponding neighbourhood, provide the visitors to NEWCAST with concentrated information on research and teaching. For the first time there is a joint stand especially for young innovative companies from Germany, which is being subsidized by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie - BMWi).
Manufacturers of steel and non-ferrous metals (NF) are at home in the Metals Plaza, a forum for the raw materials and metals trade as well as logistics and pre-processing, which is shifting from the International Metallurgy Fair METEC to NEWCAST. Companies, which are still interested in participating at NEWCAST and the NEWPART Innovation Park, can register directly on the Internet at www.newcast.de.
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PEOPLE MAKING NEWS Bryan Duffy heads NY office; Director Brynn Harris leads El Segundo headquarters EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — Ignited, one of the top independent Los Angeles-area event, digital, advertising and marketing agencies, has made several important strides in the effort to support current clients, as well as make the agency's services available to new clients across the country.
Previously, Bryan managed the New York offices of event agencies Proactive and PGI, working with such clients as Diageo, ESPN, IBM, Ricoh, Time Inc. and Warner Bros.
A former owner of her own event design company, she worked with clients whose disciplines ranged from automotive to beverage to technology. Brynn's previous client experience also includes award-winning work with AT&T, Toyota, Absolute, Paramount Pictures, NBC, Sony and the U.S. government-producing the launch of the Highway Super Summit with Al Gore-along with many West Coast events for former President Bill Clinton. Her work has been featured in InStyle Magazine as well as on HGTV as one of three event designers profiled in an Emmy Awards redesign special of the LA Landmark "Sky Bar" by Philippe Starck. Founded in 1999, Ignited is one of the largest independent agencies in Los Angeles, offering clients a complete range of marketing and branding services, including advertising, interactive, event management, strategic planning, promotions, graphic design and media planning and buying. Clients include Sony Electronics Latin America, EA Mobile, NBC/Universal Motion Pictures, Agility, L.A. Weekly and the U.S. Army.
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DALLAS — Be among the first to register for "A Bright Future for Exhibitions and Events" at Expo! Expo! 
Expo! Expo! 2008 offers members the opportunity to conduct face-to-face meetings with other key members of the industry, as well as education sessions and strategic networking opportunities. IAEE Member, DealCenter, has been chosen to offer their online meeting system and on-site management to help exhibitors and attendees plan their meeting schedules weeks prior to this annual convention in December. All on-site meetings scheduled through the IAEE DealCenter will be held on-site in the IAEE DealCenter area on the IAEE Expo! Expo! Exhibit floor at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
TWINSBURG, Ohio — 
This new major event completes the company’s established portfolio of ‘IBTM’ exhibitions specifically serving the global meetings industry marketplace. AIBTM joins EIBTM in Barcelona, GIBTM in Abu Dhabi, and CIBTM in Beijing. The portfolio also includes AIME, Melbourne and the ICCA Congress Exhibition held in a different destination each year.
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Just a few weeks ago the exhibitor invitations were mailed for the forthcoming 
The agency has hired Bryan Duffy, EVP, experiential marketing/managing director, Ignited New York, to head the agency's newly established East Coast office. With seventeen years of combined client- and agency-side marketing communications experience, Bryan leads the New York office and Ignited's experiential marketing division with a focus on expanding the agency's overall business reach. He most recently served as EVP, sales and marketing, for TransWorld Marketing, an in-store/shopper marketing company specializing in retail communications. 
In addition, Ignited's director, experiential marketing, Brynn Harris will head the agency's experiential division in the main El Segundo, Calif., office. Harris has been involved in the exhibits and events industry for over 15 years, working on everything from celebrity events and premiers to International Charters as well as corporate tradeshows and event design.
“Ms. Derby’s professional experience spans over two decades and brings with it a strategic focus and keen understanding of the corporate meetings, conventions and incentive industry. Her career expertise includes conference, convention, meetings and event planning. Lisa’s reputation for thorough, thoughtful planning and execution of critical customer projects makes her a perfect fit for the largest and most experienced DMC in the sizeable Las Vegas market,” said Terry Epton, President & CEO of USA Hosts, Ltd. “Lisa brings tremendous experience and unique skill sets to USA Hosts along with many valued relationships forged over the course of her career. We are all delighted to have Lisa as a key leader for our team in this important location.”
ARLINGTON, Va. — 
