Global Snapshot
Global
snapshot
EW explores the highlights
and goings-on circling the
global exhibitions industry
Las Vegas - A brand new dedicated
exhibition space, Pop Vegas,
will open early this year at The LINQ
Promenade in Las Vegas.
It will encompass indoor exhibition
space, designed to house a rotating line-up
of changing exhibitions themed around
exciting pop-culture topics and trends.
Pop-up museums that provide guests
with immersive experiences and
dynamic visual elements intended to
be photographed - and shared on social
media - have become immensely popular
in the last two years.
Pop Vegas is the first permanent venue
created specifically to house an ongoing
rotation of this new kind of exhibit. It
will partner with local artists, performers
and other personalities to engage in live
performances.
Toronto - The Board of Directors
of the Metro Toronto Convention
Centre Corporation has announced the
appointment of General Manager Lorenz
Hassenstein to the position of President
& CEO.
The move is part of succession planning,
as incumbent Barry Smith steps down on
1 February, 2019.
Hassenstein joined as GM a year ago,
and has more than 23 years of experience
in general management, trade/consumer
event management and strategic business
development.
He was previously GM in Philadelphia,
at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
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Colombia - Madrid-based organiser
IFEMA is to run a Latin American
edition of its International Safe and
Sustainable Mobility Exhibition, TRAFIC, in
Medellín, Colombia, from 13-15 June.
The new event will be a collaboration with
Plaza Mayor Medellín.
The original ‘mothership’ show, TRAFIC
2019, will run 8-11 October 2019, at Feria
de Madrid fairgrounds, where it has
celebrated its last 15 editions. With this new
international expansion project, IFEMA will
increase its presence in Latin America.
Paris - Venue collection Viparis has
unveiled its first solar advertising
tarpaulin, installed on the Paris Nord
Villepinte gallery’s glass façade.
The company says Paris Nord Villepinte
is the world’s first exhibition complex to
test such a system, designed to reduce the
ecological footprint.
This pilot project, created in collaboration
with ENGIE Entreprises & Collectivités,
is part of Viparis’ commitment to its CSR
initiative, Better Events Viparis 2030,
launched in 2018.
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