The Expo! Expo! General Session and CEM Class of 2014 Presentation recognized the 257 graduates of the 2014 CEM Learning Program as they joined the ranks of the more than 2,300 CEMs worldwide who have earned and maintained their designation.
DALLAS – The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) celebrates a highly successful Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition, held 9-11 December 2014 in Los Angeles, Calif. This year’s event attracted 2,263 attendees (pending independent audit) to the Los Angeles Convention Center.
“We are incredibly pleased with the turnout we had at Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2014 in Los Angeles,” said IAEE President and CEO David DuBois, CMP, CAE, FASAE, CTA. “The IAEE Education Committee did a fantastic job with creating a format that was experiential, creative and diverse. We’ve also received very positive feedback about the general sessions and networking events. We will be building on this feedback to create another great Expo! Expo! in Baltimore this December.”
IAEE’s annual conference kicked off on Tuesday, 9 December with a full day of education sessions from the 70-plus sessions offered throughout the meeting. The Expo! Expo! General Session and CEM Class of 2014 Presentation recognized the 257 graduates of the 2014 CEM Learning Program as they joined the ranks of the more than 2,300 CEMs worldwide who have earned and maintained their designation. Keynote speaker Robert Safian, Editor & Managing Director of Fast Company magazine, provided insight into future trends in the business market.
The General Session concluded with members of the USC Trojan Marching Band leading the way to the Expo! Expo! show hall, featuring more than 38,000 net square feet of exhibit space and 265 exhibitors. Expo! Expo! was also available online through IAEE’s partnership with Convention News Television. CNTV’s live stream allowed viewers to experience the show floor and interviews with key industry figures in real time. Attendees closed the evening at the Opening Reception in the heart of L.A. LIVE.
The General Session on Wednesday, 10 December featured Seth Mattison, Founder & Chief Movement Officer of FutureSight Labs. Mattison highlighted business practices leading the way in today’s business model, as well as what to expect in the near future. That evening more than 400 attendees helped raise $21,000 at the sixth annual Humanity Rocks: A Celebration with a Cause at the Conga Room for the Los Angeles charity A Place Called Home.
The Annual Luncheon and Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 11 December recognized its individual award honorees, as well as Platinum Circle inductees, graduates of the IAEE Robert L. Krakoff Leadership Institute, this year’s Best of Show winner from IAEE’s Art of the Show Competition, the Top Public Event recipients, the Helen Brett Scholarship recipients, participants of IAEE’s 20 Under 30 program and this year’s Ultimate Winner for #BoothLove, IAEE and BizBash’s program recognizing outstanding booth/stand display. Keynote speaker Buck Showalter, Baltimore Orioles Manager, entertained attendees with his perspective on leadership, what it takes to succeed and his love for Baltimore.
Expociety, the closing event for Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2014, provided attendees the perfect platform to further develop connections made at the event, as well as create new ones that will flourish and help reconnect this year. Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2015 will be held 1-3 December in Baltimore, Md. at the Baltimore Convention Center. Approximately 75 percent of the space available for next year’s exhibition will be reserved in an online space draw on 10-11 February 2015.
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