the September 2008 Issue in PDF Format - Trade Show Executive

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September 2008
EDITORIAL & PUBLISHING HEADQUARTERS:
Trade Show Executive magazine, 2121 Palomar Airport Rd.,
Suite 220, Carlsbad, CA 92011.
Tel.: (760) 929-9666. Fax: (877) 483-8912.
EDITORIAL & RESEARCH
Vice president/Publisher & Editor:
Darlene Gudea (760) 929-9666
darlenegudea@tradeshowexecutive.com
Editor-at-large:
Carol Andrews (562) 505-7903
carolandrews@tradeshowexecutive.com
Senior Editor:
Hil Anderson (760) 929-9615
handerson@tradeshowexecutive.com
Senior Editor, News & Directories:
Renee Di Iulio (310) 939-0197
reneediiulio@tradeshowexecutive.com
News Editor:
Sandi Cain (949) 497-2680
sandicain@tradeshowexecutive.com
senior Economist:
Frank Chow (760) 929-9666
frankchow@tradeshowexecutive.com
Assistant Editor:
Nicole Burnes (760) 929-9604
nburnes@tradeshowexecutive.com
Managing Editor, ZOOM, The Trade Show Locator:
Vince Battaglia(702) 839-8181
vince@thetradeshowcalendar.com
Columnists:
Bob Dallmeyer (323) 934-8300
bdallmeyer@tradeshowexecutive.com
Raúl de la Cerda, Editor in Chief,
másexpos magazine, editorial@nuestromundogm.com
6 News
• Reed Elsevier is Having a
Good Year
• Marketplace Events Moves
Quickly in Revitalizing
Consumer Shows
• AEM Launches New Show
• Questex Buys SpaTrade
• Boston Gift Show Acquired
by GLM
• Korse and Shomer Acquire
Abilities Expo
• New Timetable for Expansion of
Las Vegas Convention Center
• Boyd Suspends Construction
of Echelon Complex
• Red 7 Media to Manage
the Exhibit Designers &
Producers Association (EDPA)
12 Trending & Spending
The Economy Takes Three
Steps Forward but Still Has
a Long Way to Go
18 Postponed
Ziff Postpones DigitalLife, Citing
Weak Economy
60 Industry Events
62 ZOOM TM Trade Show Locator
74 People
• Skip Farber
• Andrew Goodenough
• William Reilly
• Lori Kisner
• Roy Turner
• Nikki Houston
• Amy Hornby
• Doog Becker
• Lou Pavledes
74 Index to Advertisers
SALES & MARKETING
Vice President/associate Publisher:
Irene Sperling (818) 990-1080
irenesperling@tradeshowexecutive.com
Advertising manager:
Linda Braue (310) 792-6081
lindabraue@tradeshowexecutive.com
Advertising manager, Latin America:
Rafael Hernández +52 (55) 2455-3545 Ext. 117
rafa.hernandezg@nuestromundogm.com
Director of events:
Diane Bjorklund (630) 312-8915
dbjorklund@tradeshowexecutive.com
Art Director & Production Manager:
Tony MacAllister (760) 929-9564
tmacallister@tradeshowexecutive.com
technology & design manager:
Ricky Bello (312) 617-8675
rbello@tradeshowexecutive.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Rick Simon, Chairman of the Board
Mark Feldman, President
Joan Feldman, Vice President
Darlene Gudea, Vice President
TSE’s 2008 EDITORIAL advisory board
• Jack Chalden, Principal, BD Metrics
• Cris Levy, Managing Partner,
Encore Media Partners
• Sam Lippman, Producer, ECEF
and Large Show Roundtable
• Lori Marker, Director of Meeting
Management, National Athletic
Trainers’ Association
• Phil McKay, President and CEO,
PPM Media
• Colette O’Donnell, Group Controller,
Advanstar, Inc.
• Henry M. Schaffer, Esq., Jenner & Block
• Frank Stasiowski, President,
PSMJ Resources, Inc. and Metalcon
International
• Luther Villagomez, General Manager,
George R. Brown Convention Center
• Mark Zimmerman, General Manager,
Georgia World Congress Center
Change of Address and New Subscriptions:
Edwin Blanco, Circulation Manager, Trade Show Executive magazine,
P.O. Box 16435, North Hollywood, CA 91615. • Phone: (818) 286-3152 • Toll-Free Fax: (877) 483-8912.
E-mail: subscribe@tradeshowexecutive.com.
Subscriptions are free to qualified show management executives who fit the criteria and sign a qualification
card annually. All others may purchase an annual subscription for $99. ($129 in Canada and Mexico; $149
overseas.) Single copies: $14.95 per issue; TSE’s directory of the World’s Top Convention Centers is $99.00;
TSE’s directory of the Gold 100 trade shows is $159.00.
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