While many home, garden and construction-related trade shows still are struggling to pick up steam and return to pre-recessionary growth, the International Pool | Spa | Patio Expo enjoyed a second consecutive year of increases in attendee and exhibitor participation. Held Nov. 2-4 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, the annual trade show and conference for the pool, spa and backyard... 

The biennial Marintec China that was held Nov. 29-Dec. 2 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre had a 40-percent larger showfloor, 70,000 square meters, compared with the 50,000 sq. m.  showfloor at the 2009 event. The 2011 event, run by UBM Asia and the Shanghai Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, also marked the largest one in Marintec China’s 32-year history. Also at this... 

To celebrate the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre’s 25th anniversary, the venue launched a downloadable, free of charge HKCEC iPhone app. The HKCEC app is a user-friendly tool that offers comprehensive news and information about the venue in three languages:  English, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.  For the free download, iPhone users should visit the iTunes App Store... 

Hoping to continue the momentum from last year’s successful show, which drew 25,000 attendees, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Hong Kong Baby Products Fair will open its doors Jan. 9-12 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Hong Kong Baby Products Fair is collocated with the HKTDC Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair, Hong Kong International Stationery Fair and HKTDC Hong... 

The Center for Exhibition Industry’s CEIR Index showed that trade shows continued to buck overall negative economic trends in the third quarter, with 2.6-percent growth in all four key metrics tracked in the report, compared with the same quarter in 2010. Trade show growth in the third quarter of this year also beat out the GDP during the same period, which only grew 1.5 percent. In addition,... 

Last Chance to Enter EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 26th Annual Exhibit Design Awards 11/29/2011 - Don’t miss the deadline to enter EXHIBITOR Magazine’s 26th Annual Exhibit Design Awards. The final deadline for entries is Dec. 8, 2011. The most coveted award in the exhibit-design industry, the Exhibit Design Awards honor the world’s... 

ExpoMarketing Celebrates 20 Years as an Exhibit Leader in the Trade Show Industry 12/1/2011 - ExpoMarketing, a leader in the exhibit rental, build and large format trade show graphic industry, is celebrating its 20th year in business. “We’re extremely pleased with the growth and direction our company has gone especially in the last few years,”... 

PeopleVisionFX Creates PhotonOpticon Presentation for Air Force Research Laboratory 12/1/2011 - PeopleVisionFX has created a PhotonOpticon presentation for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The display features three, full-length, full-size holographic figures who discuss the opportunities for scientists and engineers in pursuing careers at the Laboratory. In... 

Marianne Schmidhofer Joins Experient as Strategic Sales Executive 12/1/2011 - Experient, the source for integrated meeting and event solutions, announces the addition of Marianne Schmidhofer as strategic sales executive – corporate markets. Schmidhofer brings her 15 years global meeting and event management experience to Experient from the Greater... 

EP&M International Hires Mike Burrows as Project Manager 12/1/2011 - EP&M International, an award-winning exhibit design and project management firm, announced it has hired Mike Burrows as a project manager focused on portable and modular exhibit sales, rentals, and support services. Mike joins EP&M with more than 20 years’ experience in...