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Confection Convention: Sweets & Snacks Expo Returns as First Post-Pandemic Food Show

Event Marketer

The Sweets & Snacks Expo—a gathering that draws the biggest brands in candy, chocolate and snack foods sold at major retailers—made a sweet return as the first post-pandemic food show, taking place June 23-25 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Ferrero USA.

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Conventions Return to Indianapolis and Las Vegas

Smart Meetings

As a result of being the first city in the nation to host in-person events in July 2020, with significant upgrades to the Indiana Convention Center, the meetings and events industry in Indianapolis has been thriving and surpassing numbers posted in 2019. Read More: Meetings and Conventions Are Back in 2022-Here Are 4 Ways They’re Changing.

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8 Conventions You Won’t Want to Miss this Year

SmartMeetings

Drawing more than 5,000 attendees and featuring more than 100 education sessions, The Special Event (TSE) is one of the largest trade shows and conferences for event professionals. June 2–5, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis. World Education Congress 2018. The Event Planner Expo 2018.

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Progress Report: Global Convention Center Outlook

Smart Meetings

The pause button has been pressed on the planned $72 million expansion of Monroe Convention Center in Bloomington, Indiana, according to Indiana Public Media News. of meeting and exhibition space, Las Vegas hosts approximately 22,000 meetings, conventions and trade shows annually. Las Vegas Convention Center. million sq.

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4 Essential Planning Guidelines for Citywides

Smart Meetings

Do it Best , a co-op hardware company that has been holding its biannual trade show in Indianapolis for several decades, works closely with Visit Indy , the city’s CVB, as well as other partners. More : Planning a Great Citywide is Easier Than You Think. Invest time in building strong relationships with local partners.

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Five Trade Shows and How They Grew

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These are interesting times for trade shows. Earlier this year, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) reported that the industry finished last year on a down note — with the performance of B2B shows declining in the final quarter of 2016 after 25 consecutive quarters of year-over-year growth.

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MPI Turns to Indy for 2018 WEC

SmartMeetings

Visit Indy will be hosting WEC 2018 June 2 through 5, 2018 at the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis. The city already hosts three trade shows a year with over 60,000 attendees and numerous national associations based in Chicago and D.C. Hoosier Hospitality.

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