DMAI’s Inaugural 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees
Just in time for its 100th anniversary, Destination Marketing Association International has created the Hall of Fame Award to recognize…
Continue ReadingDetroit Red Wings Arena to Open in 2017
A new arena for the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings has been slated to open in summer 2017. The Olympia Development of Michigan has announced…
Continue ReadingConnecticut Convention & Sports Bureau
Michael Van Parys has announced that he will retire as president of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau in Hartford, Connecticut. “Michael has…
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Schneider Publishing’s Director of Industry Relations
Steven Hacker, CAE, CEM, FASAE, formerly the longtime president of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events, has been named…
Continue ReadingInternational Softball Federation
The International Softball Federation has appointed Ron Radigonda as executive director. Radigonda has a long history with the sport…
Continue ReadingArena Grand Prix at Mesa
Michael Phelps’ unexpected return to competition at the April stop of the USA Swimming Arena Grand Prix in Mesa, Arizona, guaranteed plenty of excitement and helped the event grow considerably in only its second year. “We had great crowds at the first Arena Grand Prix at Mesa in 2013 and we fully expected the event to sell out each session this year as well,” said Dean Ekeren…
Wrestling Grapples With Its Future By Greg Mellen There is no doubt that wrestling has been taken to the mat in recent years. But, symbolic of its warrior roots, it keeps scrambling to its feet to fight on. In 2013, the International Olympic Committee delivered a body slam to wrestling when it was shockingly dropped […]
Continue ReadingCatching Hold of the Best By Lisa Clifton The cities of the South-Atlantic states are distinguished by a combination of charm, hospitality and cuisine. That valuable mixture, alone, is enough to keep tourism numbers booming. But toss in a long tradition of event experience and versatile top-tier venues, and organizers have all the makings of […]
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Safe at Home By Vanessa Hughes The last time the Minnesota Twins hosted the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 1985, Joe Mauer was just 2 years old. Back then, the game was held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis, and Mauer, a Twin Cities native, was running around in diapers but […]
Continue Reading2017 America’s Cup Finalists
San Diego and Bermuda have been named finalists to host the 35th America’s Cup in 2017. Chicago, which had also submitted a bid, was dropped…
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