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  • Posted by Michael Pinchera at
    12:00AM 01/25/2011 • 0 Comments

    140,000 Sweaty Nerds and More!

    A Wired look (with photos) at some intriguing additional stats from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)...

    Highlights include:

    • 2,700 exhibitors
    • 140,000 sweaty nerds
    • 14,000 cups of coffee
    • 158,000 tweets
    • 80 tablet computers announced



  • Posted by Michael Pinchera at
    12:00AM 01/13/2011 • 0 Comments

    Trade Shows to See Strong 2011?

    This year's trade show industry bellwether CES (Consumer Electronics Show) closed Jan. 9 with encouraging stats: 140,000 attendees, 2,700 exhibitors and 1.6 million square feet of space.

    Those figures are a notable step up from last year's event which saw 126,000 attendees, 2,500 exhibitors and 1.4 million square feet of space.

    Trade Show News Network blogged: "According to Tara Dunion, CEA’s senior director of communications, this boost in participation was indeed a great sign for CES and the trade show industry, which has traditionally viewed CES as a barometer for what might be in store for the rest of the industry in the coming year."



  • Posted by Kristen Kouk at
    12:00AM 12/01/2010 • 0 Comments

    Day 2 at EIBTM

     
    Global business deals are taking place in Barcelona this week and our reporter on the ground, Bianca Manteuffel, Manager of Member Services for MPI is giving us a sneak peak with some help from Maria Jacobsson, Chapter Business Manager for MPI. Both Bianca and Maria hail from the MPI EMEA office in Luxembourg. 

    Bianca reports:
    As Day 2 draws to a close, MPI staff are celebrating again after another busy and successful day at EIBTM 2010! A total of 12 new members have now joined our global community over the last two days, and six members renewed their membership with MPI and around 50 prospects have showed an interest in learning more about MPI and our global community.

    Additionally, we also had two more registrations for the European Meetings & Events Conference made directly at our stand. As part of the EIBTM Agency Hosted Buyer programme, MPI set up a seminar with Roy Sheppard and Peter Fisk with more than 300 participants. The content was remarkable. Great job Miranda!

    MPI also announced the European partnership with the Switzerland Convention and Incentive Bureau. An audience of around 150 members joined to celebrate this announcement and network at the MPI Partner reception. After a long day on the tradeshow floor, connecting with over 150 members over a glass of champagne at the MPI Partner reception was a great way to end day two.

    Stay tuned for more news from Barcelona soon!
    All the best,
    Bianca

    Maria reports:
    On Sunday the 28th of November, 15 European chapter leaders met in Barcelona before the opening of EIBTM. Joyce Dogniez, CMM and I facilitated the day with the focus on chapter business; succession planning process, content delivery modules and member satisfaction. The meeting was extremely successful and the leaders are very satisfied.

    During EIBTM, I had an average of 6 chapter leader meetings per day to discuss chapter business and development within the chapters on a local level. This week has been incredible!  

    For more photos from EIBTM, check out MPI's official flickr stream.