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The Challenge of Virtualizing Trade Shows and Exhibit Halls

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Trade shows are the lifeline of many associations but their nature makes them challenging to virtualize — and then monetize. The exhibitions industry watched as the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which hosts CES, the largest annual trade show in the U.S. It’s up to trade-show organizers to keep that spark alive.

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20 Kansas City Event Venues Your Attendees Will Love

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Discover the 20 best event venues in Kansas City. Kansas City has a lot going for it. It's an eclectic mix that represents the best that Kansas City has to offer in the way of event venues. If you're looking at top of the line Kansas City event venues, look no further. Location: Kansas City. So dive in and enjoy.

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Clean Bill of Health

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NCBA was able to implement the HealthShield in a matter of days because the group had partnered with 42Chat earlier in the year to produce a chatbot for its Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show , which was held Feb. 5-7 in San Antonio. Known as CattleCon, the annual citywide event drew 8,000. “We

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Competitive Cleanliness? Meeting Venues Race for Credentials

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The program is open not only to convention centers but also stadiums and arenas, hotels, airports, and other facilities that are part of meeting and trade-show experiences. As of July 22, the GBAC website lists eight convention centers in the United States that have achieved STAR accreditation. Besides those in L.A.

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Mortgage Group Brokers Deal for Face-to-Face Convention

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Attendees could interact with Freedom account executives on one screen via Zoom while another monitor showed pre-loaded video content. For the past 60 years, the Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals (FAMP) has hosted a State Annual Convention and Trade Show for its members who are mortgage brokers and lenders from across Florida.

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SHOT Show Aims for Hybrid Event in January in Las Vegas

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NSSF—The Firearm Industry Trade Association, which owns and sponsors SHOT Show, will decide by Dec. 1 whether the trade show will go on in January as planned. Other major trade shows, like CES and World of Concrete, have canceled or postponed their in-person events originally scheduled for January in Las Vegas.

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More Than Child’s Play: The Toy Association Launches Three Virtual Market Weeks

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Similar to an in-person trade show, Toy Fair Everywhere exhibitors and attendees can explore a calendar of daily events, browse exhibitors by category, book appointments for demos and meetings, and transact business. By comparison, Toy Fair New York, The Toy Association’s flagship trade show in February at the Jacob K.

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