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News briefsTaipei Cycle 2022 goes hybrid
It’s probably rising case numbers in the country that has had a comparatively good grip on the Covid-19 situation so far that have already prompted the organizer of the Taipei Cycle Show (TCS) to make the following decision: Next year’s bicycle show will be held as a hybrid event. After ...
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News briefsLife Time Acquires U.S. bicycle festival Sea Otter Classic
As the world-famous Sea Otter Classic bicycle festival is entering its 31st year, an important change was officially announced on Aug. 3. The festival, traditionally held at the birthplace of mountain biking in Monterey, California, has a new owner with U.S.-based Life Time Inc. No details were given about the ...
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News briefsPaddle Days take over PaddleExpo’s legacy in September
A new trade show for paddlesports, Paddle Days (“Kanu Ordertage”), will be held in Kassel, Germany, on Sept. 25 and 26, 2021. The trade show, organized by Prowave on behalf of the German Canoe Association (BV Kanu), is considered a continuation of the defunct PaddleExpo and aimed at manufacturers and ...
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News briefsMarkus Dirr heads new marketing and sales unit at Messe München
Source: Messe München Markus Dirr Just in time for the restart of the trade show season, ISPO organizer Messe München has established a new central division, “Product Marketing and Sales.” The newly structured unit is to bring together the marketing and sales competencies of the two disciplines ...
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Scarpa to collect used outdoor equipment at The Big Gear Show
At the upcoming The Big Gear Show (Aug. 3-5) in Park City, Utah, Italian outdoor brand Scarpa will help distribute quality used outdoor gear to underprivileged athletes. During the event, Scarpa North America will, as an exhibitor at the show, provide and promote a drop-off point for used gear. With ...
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News briefsOrtovox Safety Academy with new summer dates
With the Safety Academy, Ortovox offers an extensive range of clinics on alpine climbing in the Alpine region in cooperation with its partner mountain schools. From July to October, courses are offered at various locations with a focus on Germany, Austria and Switzerland, but also in Italy and France, which ...
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News briefsFirst German joint order and preview show Eurobico successful
According to the German bicycle buyers’ group Bike&Co and Eurobike maker Messe Friedrichshafen, the first joint order and preview trade show Eurobico (July 24-26) met all expectations – not only because it was, at last, a personal “face-to-face” exchange after a long Covid-related absence from trade events, but also because ...
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News briefsWorld Cleanup Day on September 18
Sept. 18 marks World Cleanup Day 2021, the world’s largest bottom-up citizen movement to eliminate pollution and plastic waste. World Cleanup Day is held annually on the third Saturday in September. World Cleanup Day 2020 united 11 million people in 166 countries. All of these environmental heroes ...
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Ski mountaineering added to Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on July 20 has unanimously approved the inclusion of ski mountaineering as an additional sport for the program of the Milano Cortina 2026 edition of the Olympic Winter Games. The inclusion of ski mountaineering on the program of this specific edition of Games will ...
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Alpinmesse Innsbruck is canceled, Alpine Forum to take place
For the second consecutive year, the Austrian Curatorship for Alpine Safety (Österreichisches Kuratorium für alpine Sicherheit) has to suspend the Alpinmesse in Innsbruck due to lack of predictability of the pandemic situation. However, based on the current state of knowledge, the organizers assume that it will be possible to hold ...
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News briefsJoin the OutDoor by ISPO Global Summit Edition webinar by EOG on July 22
The European Outdoor Group (EOG), in partnership with Messe München, invites you to a special webinar about this year’s OutDoor by ISPO: Global Summit Edition on Thursday, July 22 at 12:00 CET. The webinar is open to everyone and provides all stakeholders throughout the outdoor value chain with a chance ...
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News briefsISPO launches new network, the Collaborators Club
As a derivative of the ISPO Open Innovation platform for community activation, the ISPO Group has now launched the ISPO Collaborators Club as a new network for both industry members and consumers. As a member, you can keep your finger on the pulse of the consumer and thus improve your ...
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57% of space booked for Slide & OTS Winter in January 2022
Next January’s combined Slide & OTS Winter show already reports 43 confirmed exhibitors (57 percent of the available space), with six months left to go. The event will be held at Telford International Centre, about 40 minutes from Birmingham, from Jan. 18-20, 2022. Among the latest exhibitors to sign up ...
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News briefsISPO Shanghai 2021 confirms demand for physical trade shows
More than 350 brands, 19,002 visitors (up 7 percent from 2020: 17,776) and sports enthusiasts attended ISPO Shanghai 2021 from July 2-4, 2021, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. The event saw its fourth consecutive year of growth, again sending a clear message about the need for physical trade ...
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News briefsKarpos unveils its “Help the Mountains” project
Karpos has announced Help the Mountains, a new initiative based on the donation of 1 percent of the brand’s annual turnover to a series of activities to protect mountains and the environment. The project stems from the Italian company’s desire “to give a name and a home” to its long-standing ...
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News briefsMesse Friedrichshafen announces event program for Vertical Pro trade show on Nov. 19-20
Source: Skylotec The previously announced new trade show for indoor and outdoor climbing industry, rope and belay technology and occupational safety, Vertical Pro, is to be held for the first time on Nov. 19 and 20 at Messe Friedrichshafen. Two trade visitor days will feature a host ...
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Afydad launches virtual B2B storefront
Spanish sports federation Afydad is taking another step forward in implementing its “Spain is Sport” strategy. Following the launch of its new website www.spainissport.com in April, Afydad has now launched the Spain is Sport B2B showroom. In the new digital showroom, brands can present their products to a national and ...
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News briefsEurobike ticket store is open
According to Messe Friedrichshafen, the Eurobike show (Sept. 1-4) will be taking place in accordance with the Covid regulations in force for events in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Admission requirements are proof of overcome infection, complete vaccination or a valid negative test certificate. Trade visitors can now buy their ...
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News briefsRegistration open for WFSGI World Cycling Forum 2021
Registration is now open for the 2021 World Cycling Forum (WCF), which will take place in Munich on September 6 and 7, just ahead of the new IAA Mobility Show, with the main theme “Capitalizing on the Current Bike Boom.” The WCF will consider The Market Today and The Market ...
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News briefs60th Global Fiber Congress in Dornbirn fully virtual
The 60th edition of the Global Fiber Congress (GFC) in Dornbirn, Austria, will feature some 90 presentations by international representatives from academic research and industry during a virtual webinar event from Sept. 15 to 17. On all three days, participants can choose one of the two parallel sessions. The main ...
