Foundation for Hospital Art Adds Colorful Charitable Activities to Your Event

Trade show and expo organizers and even exhibitors looking to add a fun, no-hassle charitable component to their event, need look no further than the Foundation for Hospital Art.

The Foundation for Hospital Art installs brightly colored murals in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities around the world. The murals are often painted by attendees at events.

11 Things Great Exhibitors Avoid

Submitted by rwimberly@tsnn.com on Sat, 08/09/2014 - 15:32

Great exhibitors are not necessarily the biggest brands, the biggest booths, or the ones with the biggest budgets. And they certainly are not the ones who are the busiest.

Great exhibitors are identified as much by what they avoid as what they do. They have the insight and character to say “no” to their bosses and their colleagues when asked to make poor choices – and they take the time to educate their teams on what makes other choices better.

Great exhibitors avoid:

1. Exhibiting at more shows than they can do well

Top 10 Green Locations for Your Next Trade Show

Submitted by rwimberly@tsnn.com on Sat, 08/09/2014 - 15:26

A substantial contributing factor to the greenness of your trade show is the venue itself. Many convention centers are making huge strides to streamline recycling and reduce water consumption while an increased emphasis on green construction processes allows a complex to be green throughout. There are a lot of factors that will help you zero in on the ideal venue for your event, but consider how green a venue itself is before booking.

Here are 10 of the top green locations for your next trade show in no particular order.

Rosov Replaces Lyons as Event Director for Newly Named IBTM America

Newly named IBTM America, previously called AIBTM and run by Reed Travel Exhibitions, has named Jaime Rosov as event director, with Michael Lyons stepping down from his role after running the event for two years.

"We thank Mike Lyons for his significant contribution to the success of AIBTM and wish him continued success with his new endeavors,” said Sallie Coventry, IBTM Global Events Portfolio director.

Comic-Con International 2014 Hits San Diego with a BAM!

Before even getting to the San Diego Convention Center, it was clear that Comic-Con International 2014 was in full swing.  Nearly 200,000 attendees were showing their best costumes that rival any Halloween party during the four-day event held  July 24-27. And Comic-Con brought their A-game as well, with events, interactions, games, panel, and previews spread in and around the convention center.

For Dark Horse Comics Public Relations Strategist Aub Driver, the event exceeded expectations yet again.

Georgia World Congress Center Space Used to Educate, Entertain Local Community

Even though the Georgia World Congress Center is one of the country’s largest convention center venues with 1.3-plus million square feet of exhibit space, the building is used for much more than just hosting meetings, conventions and trade shows. 

Through unique partnerships in the community, the venue not only has two education centers tucked into converted meeting room space, but also the College Football Hall of Fame will be opening in August on the venue’s campus. 

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