Amy Sondrup. President, Access TCA, became the 53rd president of the Experiential Designers & Producers Association (EDPA) at the group’s EDPA ACCESS 2019 meeting.

The Experiential Designers & Producers Association (EDPA) recently engaged students from both Bemidji State University (BSU) in Bemidji MN and the FIT (New York City) graduate program for a design competition centered around the upcoming EuroShop 2020. EDPA's University Affiliations Committee briefed students on the design criteria for the project: a potential EDPA exhibit for EuroShop. 

EDPA recently brought on additional staff to support the association’s growing efforts. Kari Peters is handling membership services and Rick Klimek  will be focusing on business development and sales.

FENTON, Mo.  (Dec. 10, 2019) ―Optima is excited to announce the return of Dave Brown and Reid Sherwood to the company’s sales staff. Brown and Sherwood will join Gina Porcaro as senior account executives.

The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) recently announced a new Industry Insights Series Report, Demystifying Electrical Services for the Exhibitor, a staple in the CEIR library updated by Immediate Past President of ESCA Richard P. Curran, CEO and President of Expo Convention Contractors. This report was originally authored by Steven Hagstette, Sr., who has since retired from Freeman as Senior Vice President, Nevada Region…

The Experiential Designers and Producers Association (EDPA), the network for leaders in the customer experience industry,  today announced a renewed focus on the EDPA Certification Program, an evaluation process that recognizes exhibit organizations on the basis of business integrity, capabilities and operational practices...

Late last month, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released the 2019 CEIR Index Report. The CEIR Index analyzes the 2018 exhibition industry and provides an economic and exhibition industry outlook for the next three years…

Exhibitor Media Group, the award-winning monthly magazine featuring best practices in trade show marketing, and Find It – Marketplace, the buyer’s guide to trade show products and services, recently announced the companies that qualified for the 2019 Find It – Top 40, which honors the industry's top exhibit producers with offices in the United States and/or Canada. More than 100 exhibit houses applied and were subjected to an exhaustive evaluation process including more than 50 individual criteria, all weighted to reflect how EXHIBITOR readers and Editorial Advisory Board members value them when vetting and selecting potential partners…

Brett Haney steps into role as Derse CEO and announces plans to select new company president in 2019. Derse, a complete face-to-face marketing company, is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2019, Brett Haney transitioned from company President to Chief Executive Officer. Bill Haney has stepped down as CEO but maintains his role as Derse Chairman...