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Three New Resources to Make Your Trade Show Program Greener

Event Marketer

As companies get serious about reaching the 2050 Net Zero goals, trade show industry partners and organizations are also leveling up their practices and coming up with guidelines that help reduce the environmental impact and increase climate-related transparency, mandated by the recent rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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MPI NCC ACE: Less Trade Show; More Idea Exchanges

Smart Meetings

The group pledged to “revolutionize conferences” by “saying goodbye to traditional trade show booths and hello to interactive networking experiences and relevant education.” Now is the time to hold leaders accountable for sticking with commitments made in 2021,” he said. Share it widely and refer to it often. Make a commitment!

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Winners Announced: The 2021 Ex Awards and EDTAs

Event Marketer

The editors of Event Marketer magazine have announced the winners of the supersized 2021 Ex Awards and ETDAs, the world’s largest and premiere recognition program for experiential marketing. 2021 EX AWARDS. Best Trade Show Activation. 2021 EXPERIENCE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY AWARDS. Best B-to-B Conference or Event.

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40 Inspiring Virtual Trade Show Ideas for 2021

Event Age by Swapcard

We’ve put together a list that is full of practical tips and ideas to help you run a successful virtual trade show, regardless of your experience.

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Expos Don’t Work Well in a Virtual Environment

Velvet Chainsaw

Nearly every conference and trade show professional is searching for that perfect virtual platform or pricing model for replacing lost expo revenue. In the February 2019 issue of Convene, I wrote about Why the Sustainability of the Trade-Show Business Model is in Question. Virtual Expo Truths. I’ve got bad news for you.

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What Risk Factors Are Top of Mind for Association Event Organizers?

Velvet Chainsaw

We recently convened a roundtable of senior-level conference organizers to discuss risk tolerance and the forces that are shaping their 2021/22 event strategies and decisions. Three primary risk categories are emerging as organizations weigh their options for major conferences in 2021: Mitigating financial risk. Contract concerns.

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Digging Deep into Tech: How Brands Showcased Heavy Equipment at MINExpo 2024

Event Marketer

The world’s largest mining event, MINExpo International 2024 , more than doubled attendance since its last rendition in 2021, bringing about 45,000 attendees, including 2,000 exhibitors from 148 countries to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept.

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