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News briefsFree IWA Studio Edition with up-to-date industry topics on March 12
As part of the “Road to IWA 2022,” the IWA Studio Edition, a new virtual industry show by Messe Nuremberg, will go live on March 12. From 15:00 until 18:00 (CET), participants can expect a compact package consisting of current industry topics, company presentations and socializing in the virtual “Studio ...
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News briefsClimbing community confirms participation in first The Big Gear Show
Organizers of The Big Gear Show have announced that Petzl, Scarpa North America, La Sportiva, Liberty Mountain’s Edelweiss, Singing Rock, Grivel, Beal, Cypher, Kong and Eldorado Climbing have agreed to exhibit at the inaugural event Aug. 3-5 in Park City, Utah. With the Olympic debut of indoor climbing coming just ...
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News briefsKeswick Mountain Festival 2021 postponed due to Covid-19
After reviewing the U.K. government’s roadmap, Keswick Mountain Festival organizers have concluded that the event, originally scheduled for May 21-23, had to be rescheduled. The new dates are Sept. 10-12. All bookings from the then canceled 2020 Keswick Mountain Festival have already been brought forward to May 2021, and these ...
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News briefsRab presents free online premiere of “Over The Edge” for International Women’s Day
To mark International Women’s Day 2021, British outdoor manufacturer Rab presents the free online premiere of Over The Edge. The film (see trailer below) was initiated by Rab to mark the fifth anniversary of the Women’s Trad Festival and tells the story of the women behind the event. It follows ...
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British National Camping Show postponed again
Following the British Prime Minister’s announcement of a cautious relaxation of lockdown restrictions in England, the National Camping Show organizers have had to decide to postpone the start of the consumer event once again. The show will now (most probably) take place at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from May 20-23, ...
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Australian cotton conference postponed until 2022
Cotton Australia and the Australian Cotton Shippers Association have postponed the Australian Cotton Conference on the Gold Coast for another year, until August 2022. The organizations that jointly host the event made the final decision due to the ongoing uncertainty regarding the coronavirus-related restrictions currently and possibly in place. The ...
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News briefsPerformance Days and Reed launch global digital sourcing platform
Design & Development Textile Consult, the organizer of Performance Days in Munich, and Reed Exhibitions’ Functional Fabric Fair powered by Performance Days, its U.S. counterpart since 2018, have announced the launch of Performance Days Loop. The new digital platform provides access to a comprehensive, 365-day marketplace for functional fabric manufacturers ...
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News briefsOutdoor Retailer Summer Market moves from June to August
Emerald Expositions has announced that Outdoor Retailer Summer Market 2021 has been moved from its original date of June 15-17 to Aug. 10-12 as a physical trade show at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver with a digital extension for exhibitors and attendees unable to attend in person. The date ...
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News briefsU.S. open-air outdoor trade show to debut in August in Park City
The first edition of The Big Gear Show (BGS), the first open-air outdoor trade show in the U.S., will be held in the mountain resort town of Park City, Utah, with the support of the Utah state government. The organizers of this new show, which is a year late because ...
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News briefsFree EOG Outdoor Retail Benchmark Report webinar on Feb. 25
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) will host a free webinar on Zoom revealing further details about the Outdoor Retail Benchmark Report on Thursday, Feb. 25 (10:00 CET, 09:00 GMT). The event will provide an overview of the following: Introduction of the report and what it measures Data collection and ...
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British National Camping Show postponed
Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, the organizers of the U.K.’s National Camping Show – originally scheduled to take place March 27-28 in Birmingham – have made the decision to move the four-day consumer show to May 6-9 at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire. More than 1,000 visitors had already registered for ...
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108th ÖSFA canceled
The 108th winter sports edition of the Austrian trade show ÖSFA, scheduled as a physical event in Salzburg’s Brandboxx from Feb. 23 to 25, has been canceled by the local health order authorities due to Covid-19 restrictions. Originally, the organizers had planned a first event called ÖSFA Start on Feb. ...
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News briefsTravel and leisure show f.re.e 2021 canceled
Source: Messe München Despite fully booked halls, loyal exhibitors and partners, and interested visitors, Messe München has canceled f.re.e 2021, its travel and leisure show that had already been postponed from its original date in February to April 21-25, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The uncertainties ...
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News briefsFree online webinar by Equip with photographer Bernd Ritschel on Feb. 18
On the occasion of the recent certification of Equip (owner of Rab and Lowe Alpine) as a carbon-neutral company, as well as the group’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2030, Equip has invited its community to the free online webinar ”Alpengletscher“ (Alpine Glacier) by mountaineer and outdoor photographer Bernd ...
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News briefsCraft is title sponsor of the Gravel Rally Black Forest
Swedish functional clothing specialist Craft is the new title sponsor of the Gravel Rally Black Forest, which has been organized since 2018 by Hirsch-Sprung, a travel company based in the Black Forest with a focus on bike tours, for the 2021 season. The 2021 gravel event will take place July ...
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News briefsFeHoVa 2021 will be digital only
Hungexpo has announced that due to the coronavirus-related restrictions announced by the Hungarian government on Jan. 18, this year’s edition of FeHoVa, Hungary’s biggest exhibition on fishing, hunting and arms, will not take place in the physical space but, for the first time, as a virtual event only. The 28th ...
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News briefsCorrection: ISPO Munich Online Brandrooms open until March 26
In today’s Outdoor Industry Compass Weekly Update newsletter, we had mistakenly written that the Brandrooms of ISPO Munich Online would be open until Feb. 15. In fact, the rooms of the participating brands will remain open until March 26. With your valid ISPO Munich Online login, you can access ...
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The 2021 RYBOMANIA Poznań Fair has been canceled
Another major fishing show has been canceled due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. Grupa MTP has announced that the RYBOMANIA Poznań Fair in Poland, one of the largest fishing events in Europe, has been canceled, Angling International reports. The event was scheduled to take place on March 5-7. ...
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News briefsGerman ultra runner sets inofficial treadmill world record
Source: Red Bull Content Pool Florian Neuschwander German ultra and trail runner, Florian Neuschwander, broke the indoor world record for 100 km on a treadmill. Just 11 months after breaking the 50 km indoor running world record, Neuschwander set a time of 6h 26m 14s at his ...
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News briefsWomen in the sports business: Cross-gender teamwork is key
A look into the future of the sports industry was offered by Connecting Women’s Women Empowerment panel at ISPO Munich Online on Tuesday. Dr. Jeanette Friedrich, head of ISPO, suggested that the pursuit of equality should be seen as cross-gender teamwork and thus achieved together. Anna Kopp, IT director for ...
