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Virtual Spezi 2021 confirmed, physical show moved to 2022
While show organizer Hardy Siebecke and his team have confirmed the dates for virtual Spezi 2021, the second virtual international specialty bike show from “Spezi - die Spezialradmesse,” this year’s 25th-anniversary physical show has been canceled. Although already postponed to Sept. 18-19, the German event organizer regretfully announced the cancellation ...
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Italy expects to restart trade shows from July
Italy’s Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti indicated that trade shows could resume in July after having been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government has also earmarked about €400 million in grants to support the trade fair industry. However, the funds still have to be approved by parliament. In the ...
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News briefsISPO Basecamp of Inspiration 2021 canceled
The ISPO Group has announced that this year’s Basecamp of Inspiration – OutDoor by ISPO’s version of the ISPO Brandnew startup competition – has been canceled. With the postponement of OutDoor by ISPO to the beginning of October, the time between the two annual startup events with their specific processes ...
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News briefsThe oldest mountain film festival in the world: Trento Film Festival
The Trento Film Festival Mountains and Cultures is one of the oldest Italian film festivals, as well as the oldest mountain film festival in the world, and was held for the first time in 1952. The event presents films that deal with alpine exploration. After successfully streaming the event for ...
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ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships 2021 postponed to next year
British Canoeing and the International Canoe Federation (ICF) have confirmed the postponement of the 2021 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships, which were scheduled to take place July 12-17, 2021, at Holme Pierrepont Country Park in Nottingham. The postponement of the event to June 28-July 2, 2022, is in response to ...
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News briefsFree online premiere of Emily Scott’s film “Project 282” on Facebook, March 25
Source: Equip / Project 282 Emily Scott Equip Outdoor Technologies and the Rab brand invite all outdoor enthusiasts to the online premiere of “Project 282,” a film that follows climber and adventurer Emily Scott in her quest to climb all 282 Munros in 120 days, using self-propulsion. ...
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News briefsAlpen Film Festival banks on the power of alpinism
The Alpen Film Festival, a newly created film tour out of Germany, seeks ”to show images of how people want to live in the future, using the culture of alpinism as a guide.” The festival includes five documentary films curated by author and filmmaker Tom Dauer with ...
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News briefsMTB Tourism Congress 2021 more international and digital-only
“Roots - exploring the trail ahead” - under this title, the organizer, Mountainbike Tourismusforum Deutschland, invites participants to the sixth German Mountain Bike Tourism Congress. This year, due to the Corona pandemic, it will open its doors digitally only from May 4-6. Apart from that, the organizer promises more international ...
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Norspo in June canceled
Sportsbransjen has decided to cancel the summer edition of its Norwegian sporting goods show, Norspo, which was supposed to be held in Oslo on June 13-14, due to strict limitations set by pubic authorities on large gatherings. The current guidelines may be relaxed, but Trond Evald Hansen, the general manager ...
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News briefsPerformance Days opt for another digital-only trade show week this spring
Due to travel restrictions and the uncertain pandemic situation, the Performance Days in Munich will not take place as a physical event on May 19-20, as previously announced. Instead, the digital sourcing platform “Performance Days Loop” will host the digital trade show. The platform was launched in February this year ...
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Annecy Days will have a summer 2021 edition
Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV) announced that the Annecy Days, the French event on outdoor and snow sports products, would have a summer edition this year. The young trade show, whose first edition was held as a winter event in January, will run a summer show this June. The exact dates ...
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Sportfish 2021 goes virtual
Sportfish, the annual game and fly show in the U.K., will be held as a virtual event this year. The show, scheduled to take place on April 17-18, will be free to join via Sportfish’s Facebook and YouTube channels. The show will feature talks with angling personalities, fly tying lessons, ...
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News briefsOutDoor by ISPO postponed until October
The show’s website reveals that OutDoor by ISPO – planned as a mixed digital and physical event for July – has now been postponed to Oct. 5-7, 2021. Upon inquiry, we learned from the ISPO team that the postponement was coordinated with EOG and decided upon after numerous discussions with ...
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News briefs“The Science of Sustainable Fabric” digital panel discussion by Polartec on March 23
Source: Polartec Polartec has announced a global online event on March 23 that will bring together thought leaders for a discussion on the science of sustainable textiles. The conversation will address where we are and where we are headed in terms of circular economy, recycled plastics, biodegradability, ...
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MTB World Cup event in Maribor postponed to August
The season-opening downhill races of the 2021 Mercedez-Benz UCI Mountain Bike World Cup, which were scheduled to take place in Maribor, Slovenia, on April 24-25, have been postponed in connection with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. As reported by insidethegames.biz, a request to postpone the event was made by local health ...
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FeHoVa finally postponed to 2022
Hungexpo has announced that FeHoVa, Hungary’s biggest exhibition on fishing, hunting and arms, is finally postponed to next year. The organizers of the trade show planned to hold an online-only event on March 18-21, 2021, in place of the usual physical show, as previously reported in The Outdoor Industry Compass, ...
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News briefsISPO BrandNew launches new “Basecamp of Inspiration” with Globetrotter
The online application for the new “Basecamp of Inspiration” of the ISPO BrandNew startup competition by Messe München is open. Three winners will be selected during a live public voting. The first-place winner will win an Innolab grant from outdoor retail chain Globetrotter and will be included in the Globetrotter ...
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News briefsProwinter 2021 goes digital
After a virtual-only edition in 2020 because of the coronavirus, Prowinter, the Italian B2B event for mountain resort operators, is going digital again this year for the same reason. Prowinter Digital 2021, organized by Fiera Bolzano/Messe Bozen, will be held on April 12. Registration for the virtual show is free ...
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News briefsSIA announces dates and pricing for U.S. consumer snowsports festivals this fall
Snowsports Industries America (SIA) has launched exhibitor pre-registration for its winter outdoor consumer shows, the Snowbound Festivals. Unlike previous consumer shows, the Snowbound Festivals are designed to be “premium, multi-sensory, immersive experiences featuring the latest products, legendary athletes, top resorts, film premieres, shopping, music, art, food, and the biggest winter ...
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News briefsMarch 12: EOG Webinar on wearables as an opportunity for outdoor brands
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) is inviting you to participate in the webinar ”The Role of Wearables in Fitness Ecosystems: An Opportunity for Outdoor and Sports Brands” this Friday, March 12, at 10:00 CET. FutureSource Consulting will present market data from their study of the wearables market. It will focus ...
