the June 2008 Issue in PDF Format - Trade Show Executive
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Part<strong>in</strong>g shots<br />
Hilton Cancun Makes a Splash<br />
with Site Inspection<br />
The <strong>Executive</strong> Committee of <strong>the</strong> Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa<br />
Resort recently met with representatives from Sundance Spas <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> hotel’s hot tub to splash around ideas on how <strong>the</strong> resort could<br />
deliver an outstand<strong>in</strong>g program for Sundance Spa’s conference <strong>in</strong><br />
January 2009.<br />
A Class Act<br />
Sam Lippman (left) with Malcolm Boyce (right), teach<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
Exhibition Market<strong>in</strong>g and Management class at <strong>the</strong> University<br />
of <strong>the</strong> West Indies / Graduate School of Bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>in</strong> Tr<strong>in</strong>idad.<br />
Back on U.S. soil, Lippman is president and founder of <strong>in</strong>tegrated<br />
show management & market<strong>in</strong>g (ism 2 ) <strong>in</strong> Arl<strong>in</strong>gton, VA and is an<br />
adjunct lecturer at George Wash<strong>in</strong>gton University <strong>in</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gton,<br />
DC.<br />
The Epitome of Italian Elegance<br />
Italian film star Sophia Loren takes a test drive of <strong>the</strong> <strong>2008</strong> Vespa<br />
at BikeAsia held <strong>in</strong> April at <strong>the</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore Expo Convention &<br />
Exhibition Centre. Loren, along with o<strong>the</strong>r dignitaries, also cut <strong>the</strong><br />
ribbon, signall<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> open<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> first <strong>in</strong>ternational trade show<br />
<strong>in</strong> S<strong>in</strong>gapore dedicated to bicycles, motorcycles, accessories and<br />
components.<br />
Strategic Insights<br />
A panel of experts shared exhibition <strong>in</strong>dustry developments and<br />
best practices at UFI’s Open Sem<strong>in</strong>ar <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Middle East April 16-18<br />
<strong>in</strong> Amman, Jordan. From left to right: V<strong>in</strong>cent Gerard, manag<strong>in</strong>g<br />
director, UFI; Ahmad Humaid Al Mazrouie, manag<strong>in</strong>g director<br />
of ADNEC; Cliff Wallace, UFI president and manag<strong>in</strong>g director<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre; and Ahmed<br />
Saleh Baabood, vice chairman, Oman International <strong>Trade</strong> &<br />
Exhibitions (OITE), Oman.<br />
A Grand Entrance<br />
Ibrahim Al Khaldi (center) and his wife (left) Kholod Alarashi<br />
jo<strong>in</strong> L<strong>in</strong>da Braue (right), TSE’s advertis<strong>in</strong>g manager, at a d<strong>in</strong>ner<br />
dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> UFI Open Sem<strong>in</strong>ar <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Middle East. The event was<br />
held at <strong>the</strong> Grand Hyatt Amman <strong>in</strong> Jordan. Al Khaldi is regional<br />
manager for <strong>the</strong> Middle East/African region/UAE for UFI, <strong>the</strong><br />
Global Association of <strong>the</strong> Exhibition Industry.<br />
58 <strong>June</strong> <strong>2008</strong> <strong>Trade</strong> <strong>Show</strong> <strong>Executive</strong> www.<strong>Trade</strong><strong>Show</strong><strong>Executive</strong>.com
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