All Trade Shows & Events articles – Page 68

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    Outdoor Sports Valley, the trade association based in Annecy, France,...

    2013-08-14T00:00:00Z

    Outdoor Sports Valley, the trade association based in Annecy, France, is teaming up with the European surf industry association (EuroSima) and a couple of design and engineering schools in the organization of a new ‘Design Summer Camp.' It will expose design, product development and marketing students and professionals in the ...

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    (Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) The Russian Outdoor...

    2013-07-29T00:00:00Z

    (Already published in the Asia Outdoor issue) The Russian Outdoor Group (ROG), which brings together some of the leading companies in this market, is organizing for the first time a specialist trade fair for retail buyers at the Sokolniki park in Moscow on July 24-26. The ROG reports that 21 ...

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    Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the next session of...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the next session of the Eurobike fair in Friedrichshafen on Aug. 28. The German Chancellor is expected to spend a couple of hours at its official inauguration and to gather information on urban mobility and cycling in general. The annual fair should host more ...

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    The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate on fitness as of next year, moving from Valencia to Sant Cugat del Valles near Barcelona. Targeting operators of fitness centers rather than sporting goods retailers, it will take place on May 13-15, acting as a Spanish follow-up to the ...

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    Messe München organized one of its seminars under the Ispo...

    2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

    Messe München organized one of its seminars under the Ispo Academy umbrella during the Brazilian Adventure Sports Fair, which took place in São Paulo for the 15th time last May 1-5. The 18 products that won the Ispo Awards last February were also presented for the first time at the ...

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    The organizers of the eighth edition of the Outdoor Trade...

    2013-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the eighth edition of the Outdoor Trade Show announce that its website www.outdoortradeshow.com is now open to visitors for online registration. As in the past years, the show will take place at Stoneleigh Park, outside Coventry in the U.K. from Sept. 8-11, where the show welcomes trade ...

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    The upcoming edition of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in...

    2013-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The upcoming edition of the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, Utah will feature a deep-water climbing event at the nearby Park City, after a two-year hiatus with no climbing competitions in conjunction with the big American trade show. The Psicobloc Masters Series, to be held in conjunction ...

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    A private equity firm with $15 billion in assets, Onex...

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    A private equity firm with $15 billion in assets, Onex Corp., is acquiring Nielsen Expositions for $950 million in cash. The U.S. company operates more than 65 trade shows and conferences every year, including Interbike, the Health + Fitness Expo and the Outdoor Retailer Winter and Summer Markets. Owned by ...

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    The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. has opened...

    2013-05-22T00:00:00Z

    The Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) of the U.S. has opened online registration for the 2013 OIA Rendezvous, which will take place this year at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. Early-bird discount rates are offered for registration through June 13. This year, ...

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    On May 15-16, Performance Days, the trade show for fibers and...

    2013-04-15T00:00:00Z

    On May 15-16, Performance Days, the trade show for fibers and fabrics will hold its tenth event in Munich and will strengthen its offer with various novelties. The show held at the MTC fairground will be extended to four halls. Hall 4 will host an exhibition provided by students of Esmod, ...

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    In a joint marketing effort, the British Outdoor Industries Association...

    2013-04-15T00:00:00Z

    In a joint marketing effort, the British Outdoor Industries Association (OIA) and OCC Outdoor, the U.K. trade publication, are offering a travel package for independent retailers from the U.K. to the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen. For the trip, the participants have to pay for the flight and the rest is ...

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    For its eighth edition, Asia Outdoor, the Chinese trade show...

    2013-03-21T00:00:00Z

    For its eighth edition, Asia Outdoor, the Chinese trade show to be held in Nanjing from July 24-26, will see a significant increase in the number of exhibitors. The organizer, German Messe, expects 600 exhibitors occupying 52,000 square meters of exhibition space. This compares with 570 exhibitors on 48,000 square ...

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    Outdoor Retailer is introducing a new process for booking hotel...

    2013-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Outdoor Retailer is introducing a new process for booking hotel rooms during the Summer Market, which is scheduled to run in Salt Lake City from Wednesday, July 31 (open air demo on July 30) through Saturday, Aug. 3. In the coming weeks, quallified retailers, exhibitors, their reps and the working ...

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    An official of Nielsen Holdings said he could not confirm reports...

    2013-03-21T00:00:00Z

    An official of Nielsen Holdings said he could not confirm reports that the group has mandated Credit Suisse to find potential buyers for its trade show business, which includes major American trade shows such as Outdoor Retailer, Interbike and the Health + Fitness Business Expo. With 28 fairs in its portfolio, Nielsen ...

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    For the first time ever, the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen,...

    2013-03-21T00:00:00Z

    For the first time ever, the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen, due to be held on July 11-14, will host the German Boulder Cup on the second and third days of the show. Organized by the German Alpine Federation (DAV), more than 100 bouldering enthusiasts are expected to test their skills. ...

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    The Ispo Munich fair welcomed more visitors than ever before....

    2013-02-21T00:00:00Z

    The Ispo Munich fair welcomed more visitors than ever before. One of the reasons was probably the need for overcautious European retailers to replenish their inventories in the midst of a better-than-expected winter selling season. As reported in SGI Europe, a survey ahead of the show indicated generally higher expectations ...

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    Last month's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City...

    2013-02-21T00:00:00Z

    Last month's Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City featured a total of 950 brands, or 8 percent more than a year earlier. According to the organizers, who continue to vet new registrants to check their qualifications, preliminary figures indicate that attendance levels were strong.

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    VOS Media, the organizer of the Outdoors Show in London,...

    2013-02-21T00:00:00Z

    VOS Media, the organizer of the Outdoors Show in London, has been acquired by the Telegraph Media Group (TMG), the proprietor of The Daily Telegraph and other publications. The Telegraph has reportedly been the media partner of some of the events organized by VOS Media in the past. Six years ...

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    Wolverine presented Rock the Outdoors 2013, an industry-exclusive live concert...

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Wolverine presented Rock the Outdoors 2013, an industry-exclusive live concert featuring Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Mayer Hawthorne, which took place at The Depot in Salt Lake City on Jan. 24, on the fringes of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market trade show. During the concert, participants were encouraged to take photos ...

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    The 2013 edition of the Outdoors Show, which was held...

    2013-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The 2013 edition of the Outdoors Show, which was held at London's ExCel Centre on Jan. 17-20, was a major success. In spite of the snow, the number of visitors this year was the highest since 2007, according to the organizers, up by 17 percent from 2012. Owned by VOS ...