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The Society of Independent Show Organizers announced support for Go LIVE Together, a coalition dedicated to enabling essential safety guidelines, and protecting the tradeshow and live events industry in the wake of COVID-19. In addition to joining the coalition, SISO announced it is investing $250,000 to aid with legislative advocacy efforts to support industry recovery and to help government officials understand the true impact events have on economies and job creation. SISO calls for other leading industry associations to contribute to their advocacy efforts.
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Aims to Enable Essential Safety Guidelines and Protect the Trade Show and Live Events Industry
Atlanta – May 12, 2020: Today the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) announced support for Go LIVE Together, a coalition dedicated to enabling essential safety guidelines, and protecting the trade show and live events industry in the wake of COVID-19. In addition to joining the coalition, SISO announced it is investing $250,000 to aid with legislative advocacy efforts to support industry recovery and to help government officials understand the true impact events have on economies and job creation. SISO calls for other leading industry associations to contribute to their advocacy efforts.
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- “This Show is open” / “This Expo is open” campaign made available to exhibition
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organisers around the world
- Campaign highlights the critical role exhibitions and events play in times of crisis
- Both associations pledge to make campaign available to meeting industry
associations serving other types of events
Paris / Atlanta – 5 March 2020: Paris based UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, and Atlanta based SISO, The Society of Independent Show Organizers, today launch a new campaign, called “This Show Is Open”. -
Joint UFI/SISO statement on the Coronavirus and the global exhibitions and events industry
19 Feb 2020Paris / Atlanta – February 19: Around the world, societies and businesses are dealing with the consequences of the current outbreak of COVID-19.
Our sympathies lie with everyone dealing with symptoms of this new type of virus, and we wish them a speedy recovery.
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August 13-15, 2019—COBO Center, Centerplate, and the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, hosted the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) more than 200 independent trade show executives and industry suppliers to their vibrant and revitalized city, during the SISO Leadership Conference.
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SISO and ExpoDevCo Extend Management Agreement
27 Aug 2018SISO and ExpoDevCo Extend Management Agreement
August 27, 2018 - Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) and Exposition Development Company Inc. (ExpoDevCo) have signed a three-year extension to the management agreement currently in place. Read More -
Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (SWECC) to open in mid of 2019
Initiated by the International Organizers Network, a joint activity of AEO and SISO, jwc has organized a visit of the construction site of SWECC along with a workshop addressing the most important topics for the future operation of the venue. Participants from major international organizers....
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Do Not Fall For This New Directory Scam
10 May 2017DO NOT FALL FOR THIS NEW DIRECTORY SCAM! It seems that some companies are receiving a new Directory Insertion Scam. Sent by: "World-Business List" in The Netherlands. The emails state in bold headline ... Read More -
Comexposium Group announced today that Simon Foster has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer as of August 2017. At that time, Renaud Hamaide will transition from CEO to Executive Chairman. Paris, ... Read More
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SISO Awards 2017 Robert L. Krakoff Industry Award of Excellence to
Charlie McCurdy, CEO of Informa ExhibitionsAtlanta, Georgia – April 3rd, 2017 – The Society of Independent Show Organizers
(SISO) has awarded the industry’s most prestigious award, the “Robert L. Krakoff
Industry Award of Excellence,” to Charlie McCurdy, CEO of Informa’s Global Exhibitions
division, one of the top global events organizers by revenues and market reach...
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The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has teamed with the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) to produce its latest publication, 2014 Young Professional Attendee Needs and Preferences Study. Read More
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Today, during the Center for Exhibition Industry Research’s (CEIR) annual outlook conference, Predict, the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) made a recordbreaking announcement and confirmed a contribution of up to $100,000 over the next five years to support the ongoing creation of research which fuels the exhibition industry and reinforces the ongoing value of facetoface events Read More
