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People Timothy McGuinness, executive director of NYC & Company, will become the staff vice president of business development for the International Council Tim McGuinness of Shopping Centers (ICSC) on June 2. Prior to NYC & Company, McGuinness spent 17 years with Reed Exhibitions and its predecessor Cahners Exposition Group. He rose to the rank of vice president of operations at Reed. There was no immediate word from NYC & Company on who would replace McGuinness. Reach him at (646) 728-3800 or tmcguinness@icsc.org Andy Tompkins has taken on the additional role of show director for Nielsen Business Media’s Interbike events and the Health+Fitness Business Expo & Conference. Tompkins was given the formal title of group show director for Action Sports Retailer (ASR), Cycling and Fitness Groups at Nielsen Business Media. Tompkins will take over the Interbike International Bicycle Expo and OutDoor Demo shows produced by Nielsen’s Interbike unit and will continue as show director for ASR. Lance Camisasca, who left Interbike in January to form Lifeboat Solutions, will continue as a consultant to the Interbike events. Reach Andy at (949) 226-5712 or andy.tomkins@nielsen. com; Lance at (949) 444-8805 or lance@ lifeboatsolutions.com Steel, Payne Named EVPs by dmg By Hil Anderson, senior editor San Francisco, CA - Alan Steel was named executive vice president of Business-to-Retail, dmg world media (B2R), a division formed after dmg completed the acquisition of GLM last October. The B2R division unites GLM’s operations with all of dmg world media’s North American gift business on the West coast and in Canada, and the Surf Expo group. Prior to this appointment, Steel was executive vice president and partner, GLM. Another top GLM executive, Jack Withiam, was named senior vice president and general counsel of dmg world media, while George “Jeff” Little II will remain as a strategic adviser to Steel. All of them will remain based at the GLM office in White Plains, NY. The company also promoted Duncan Payne to the newly created position of executive vice-president, business development where he will assist in the planning of show launches and Alan Steel Jack Withiam acquisitions. Payne, who launched Fitness Expo and also worked with various dmg shows and publications in the United Kingdom, was most recently regional vice president for dmg’s Home Interest North America group. He will remain in the Toronto office. Mike Cooke, CEO of dmg and also the chairman and president of GLM, said the moves announced May 20 reflected a thorough recruiting process that took place after the GLM acquisition. dmg world media produces 300 trade shows, consumer shows and fairs each year and publishes 45 related magazines, newspapers, directories and market reports. Reach Alan at (914) 421-3200 or alan_steel@glmshows.com; Jack at (914) 421-3200 or jack_withiam@glmshows. com; Jeff at (914) 421-3200 or jeff_little@ glmshows.com; Duncan at (416) 385-1880 or duncanpayne@dmgworldmedia.com Jeff Little Duncan Payne Nielsen Business Media moved Brian Pagel, vice president of its Apparel Group, into a new position as vice president of the Kitchen and Bath Group. Pagel replaced Cory Smith and took over management of the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference (K/BIS) and the Kitchen & Bath Business (K+BB) publication. Pagel joined Nielsen in 1998 and was named group show director for Imprinted Sportswear Shows in 2005. He became vice president of the Apparel Group last year. Reach Brian at (770) 291- 5409 or brian. pagel@nielsen.com Steve Basnett was promoted to the newly created position of director, trade shows and events where he will be responsible for the Canadian Security Association’s Steve Basnett (CANASA) four annual shows. Steve has been with CANASA for two years, previously as show manager, and has been in the industry for 18 years. CANASA organizes four regional shows under the Security Canada brand. Reach Steve at (905) 513-0622, ext. 224, or sbasnett@cansa.org Christina Pappas was named director of conventions and meetings at the Specialty Graphic Imaging Association. She replaced Sylvia Hall, who retired in February. Pappas was most recently working as an independent meetings consultant for associations and corporations. Her career in the meetings and conventions industry has spanned more than 20 years with organizations such as the American Diabetes 56 June 2008 Trade Show Executive www.TradeShowExecutive.com
People Association and American Counseling Association. Reach Christina at (703) 359-1364 or cpappas@sgia.org Courtesy Associates, a subsidiary of SmithBucklin, hired Ellen Shortill as a senior project manager. She will take part in strategic planning for the Washington meeting planning firm and will also direct all aspects of the Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition, TRICARE Military Health System Conference and the TRICARE Communications & Customer Service Conference. Shortill was most recently director of meetings for the Optical Society of America. Reach Ellen at (800) Ellen Shortill 647-4689 or shortill@ courtesyassoc.com Paul Dillman and Ashley Walker were added to the sales staff for Action Sports Retailer (ASR) as account executives. Dillman was previously with Outdoor Retailer where he helped create outdoor lifestyle events. Walker was most recently with Advanstar Communications where she worked on the MAGIC brand. She was previously with the POOL show. Reach Ashley at (949) 226-5752 or ashley. walker@nielsen.com; Paul at (949) 226-5751 or paul.dillman@nielsen.com Susan Sarfati will step down August 31 from her dual role at the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and The Center for Association Leadership. Sarfati is executive vice president of ASAE and president and CEO of The Center for Association Leadership, the ASAE-affiliated educational program for association executives. She has been involved with the ASAE for more than 14 years. Sarfati did not reveal her immediate plans and there was no immediate decision by the ASAE on how or if the twin vacancies would be filled. Reach Susan at (202) 326-9526 or ssarfati@asaecenter.org; John Graham, ASAE president and CEO, at (202) 626-2741 or jgraham@asaecenter.org Melvin Tennant was named president and CEO of Meet Minneapolis on April 23 after holding the job in an interim capacity since November. Tennant replaced Greg Ortale, who resigned last Fall Melvin Tennant to become head of the Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau. He had been senior vice president of innovation and operations for Meet Minneapolis when he first stepped into Ortale’s job. Minneapolis is the latest stop for Tennant in a 25-year career that has included stints as executive director of the San Antonio Convention & Visitors Bureau; CEO of the Oakland Convention & Visitors Bureau and Visit Charlotte. He has also been active in the American Society of Association Executives and Meeting Professionals International. Reach Melvin at (612) 767-8000 or melvint@ meetminneapolis.com Tanya Hall of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PCVB) was the recipient of Black Meetings and Tourism Magazine’s 2008 APEX Award for Distinguished Service. Hall is executive Tanya Hall director of the bureau’s Philadelphia Multicultural Affairs Congress. The PCVB said multicultural tourism, meetings and conventions are a $1 billion annual business in the city. Reach Tanya at (215) 636-4433 or tanyah@pcvb.org Index to Advertisers Boston Convention Marketing Center www.AdvantageBOSTON.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p.5 & 7 Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) www.ceir.org ..............................p.27 Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau www.choosechicago.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 4 Event Technology Expo @ HSMAI’s Affordable Meetings www.affordablemeetings.com/ete ...............p.55 Freeman www.freemanco.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.9 GES Exposition Services www.ges.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.23 The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (JEGI) www.jegi.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p.14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority www.lasvegas24hours.com ..................Cover 2 Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center (IL) www.renaissanceschaumburg.com. ..............p.39 Sevierville Events Center (TN) www.seviervilleeventcenter.com. ...........p.3 & Insert SMART-reg International, Inc. www.SMART-reg.com. .....................Cover 3 SMG www.smgworld.com .........................p.21 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (IL) www.rosemont.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p.13 Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Gala & Summit www.tradeshowexecutive.com. ..........p.29, 30 & 31 Ungerboeck Systems International, Inc. www.ungerboeck.com .......................p.11 United Service Companies www.unitedhq.com. .........................p.53 www.TradeShowExecutive.com Trade Show Executive June 2008 57
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