the April 2009 Issue in PDF Format - Trade Show Executive
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People<br />
David<br />
Peck<strong>in</strong>paugh will<br />
step down as CEO<br />
of <strong>the</strong> San Diego<br />
Convention &<br />
Visitors Bureau June<br />
30. Peck<strong>in</strong>paugh<br />
jo<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>the</strong> bureau<br />
as CEO <strong>in</strong> 2006. A<br />
replacement was not<br />
Peck<strong>in</strong>paugh<br />
immediately named.<br />
Peck<strong>in</strong>paugh was previously chief<br />
market<strong>in</strong>g officer of Conferon Global<br />
Services, which later became Experient,<br />
Inc. Reach David at (619) 232-3101 or<br />
dpeck<strong>in</strong>paugh@sdcvb.org<br />
Index to Advertisers<br />
Boston Convention Market<strong>in</strong>g Center<br />
www.advantageboston.com . . . . . . . .p.5<br />
George R. Brown Convention Center<br />
(Houston, TX)<br />
www.houstonconventionctr.com . . . . p.35<br />
Daytona Beach Area Convention<br />
& Visitors Bureau<br />
www.daytonabeachcvb.org........p.31<br />
Exhibition & Convention<br />
<strong>Executive</strong>s Forum (ECEF)<br />
www.eceforum.com .............p.14<br />
Exhibition Services & Contractors<br />
Association (ESCA)<br />
www.esca.org . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.63<br />
George Fern Company<br />
www.georgefern.com. ...........p.39<br />
Georgia International<br />
Convention Center (College Park, GA)<br />
www.gicc.com ..............Cover 3<br />
GES Exposition Services<br />
www.ges.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover 2<br />
Greater Houston Convention<br />
& Visitors Bureau<br />
www.visithoustontexas.com .......p.11<br />
Stephanie<br />
Selesnick was<br />
named president of<br />
International <strong>Trade</strong><br />
Information, Inc.,<br />
a boutique show<br />
organiz<strong>in</strong>g firm<br />
specializ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>ternationalization<br />
of trade shows.<br />
Selesnick<br />
Stephanie was most<br />
recently executive vice president of <strong>the</strong><br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>rn California firm and is active<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Society of Independent <strong>Show</strong><br />
Organizers (SISO) and International<br />
Association of Exhibitions and Events<br />
Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Bureau<br />
www.visitlasvegas.com............p.3<br />
Messe Dusseldorf (Dusseldorf, Germany)<br />
www.messe-duesseldorf.de . . . . . . . p.18<br />
Mexico Tourism Board<br />
www.visitmexico.com............p.15<br />
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (FL)<br />
www.myrtlebeachconventioncenter.com. . p.27<br />
Orange County Convention Center<br />
(Orlando, FL)<br />
www.occc.net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p.7<br />
PrivilegedAccess.tv<br />
www.privilageaccess.tv . . . . . . . . . . p.42<br />
San Antonio Convention<br />
& Visitors Bureau<br />
www.visitsanantonio.com .........p.13<br />
Sands Expo & Convention Center<br />
(Las Vegas, NV)<br />
www.sandsexpo.com .............p.9<br />
SMART-reg International, Inc.<br />
www.smart-reg.com .........p.54-61<br />
SMG<br />
www.smgworld.com..........p.43-50<br />
(IAEE). She succeeds Denyse<br />
Selesnick, who will rema<strong>in</strong> active <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> company as chair of its board of<br />
directors. Reach Stephanie at (818) 591-<br />
2255 or stephanie@<strong>in</strong>tltrade<strong>in</strong>fo.com<br />
Michael Leven was named president<br />
and COO of Las Vegas Sands Corporation<br />
effective <strong>April</strong> 1. Leven, who has been on<br />
<strong>the</strong> company’s board of directors s<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
2004 and has a 48-year career <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> hotel<br />
<strong>in</strong>dustry, replaced William Weidner, who<br />
left <strong>the</strong> company. Leven will oversee all U.S.<br />
and <strong>in</strong>ternational operations. Reach Michael<br />
at (702) 414-1000 or michael.leven@<br />
venetian.com<br />
Donald E. Stephens<br />
Convention Center (Rosemont, IL)<br />
www.rosemont.com ..........Cover 4<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> <strong>Executive</strong><br />
www.tradeshowexecutive.com ..p.51-53<br />
TWI Group Inc.<br />
www.twiglobal.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.19<br />
United Service Companies<br />
www.unitedhq.com . . . . . . . . . . . . .p.65<br />
Who’s Who Among<br />
Media Advisory Services<br />
Berkery, Noyes & Co., LLC<br />
www.berkerynoyes.com ......p.40 & 41<br />
Corporate Solutions<br />
www.corporatesolutions.net .......p.41<br />
DeSilva+Phillips<br />
www.mediabankers.com . . . . . . . . . p.41<br />
The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc.<br />
(JEGI)<br />
www.jegi.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.41<br />
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