Trade fairs & Conferences – Page 4
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ArticleISPO works on a B2B fitness show for Nov. 18-20
The ISPO Group is organizing a new international B2B event for the fitness sector at its Munich fairgrounds, to be held on Nov. 18-20. While it will feature exhibition stands, limited to 250 square meters in size, it is shaping up more and more as a high-level international convention with ...
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Tokyo 2020 highlights gender-balanced Olympics
On March 8, International Women’s Day, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Government of Japan and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) reiterated their commitment to make the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer “a landmark in gender equality on and ...
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ArticleMesse München hails ISPO Munich Online as a success
Messe München says that its first all-digital ISPO Munich Online trade show was a “success” shared with the industry, thanks to its commitment to the world’s leading event in the sporting goods sector. We’ll soon ask our readers for some comments. Anyhow, the show’s virtual Expo Area, which featured 545 ...
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ArticleISPO Munich Online 2021: Overview and most important links
Under the motto “Sport is stronger,” this week’s ISPO Munich Online (Jan. 1-5) will offer a great variety of new products, market trends and networking. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss important social issues for the future from a sports perspective. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, ...
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ISPO Munich Online will host more than 500 exhibitors
As we reported more than once last year, the 2021 edition of world’s largest trade show will also be the first to go entirely digital. The reason is, of course, the Covid-19 pandemic and its attendant restrictions on travel and gatherings. ISPO Munich Online, as the event is being called, ...
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Emerald buys PlumRiver for more digital engagement
The trade show industry is seeking new ways to generate revenues and engage its clients because of the damage made to its physical events. Just as the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market is starting its new online edition, scheduled to run from Jan. 6 through March 19, its parent company, Emerald ...
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ArticleDigital Ispo Munich 2021 is taking shape
As we have already reported, the next Ispo Munich trade show will be in a digital-online mode for the first time in its 50-year history. Running for five days instead of four and accessible 24 hours per day, Ispo Munich Online 2021 is scheduled for Feb. 1-5. Bookings made by ...
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ArticleHow Covid-19 has impacted companies' trade show budgets
It has become commonplace to say that the Covid-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated trends that were already underway with the digitalization of the economy and society in general. Trade shows have been one the sectors most affected by the phenomenon as restrictions on travel and mass events worldwide prompted them ...
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Ispo Brandnew announces its top 10
Ispo Brandnew, purportedly the world’s largest start-up competition for the sporting goods industry, will as usual form part of the next – entirely virtual – Ispo Munich trade show, scheduled for Feb. 1-5. Some 30 young companies – 10 winners and 20 “selected brands” – will introduce themselves, in their ...
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A glimpse into next year’s Ispo shows
The three top executives of Messe München charged with Ispo’s development and digital transformation – Tobias Gröber, Jeanettee Loos and Markus Hefter – gave a few details about the format of the next Ispo Munich and OutDoor by Ispo shows at the end of the virtual general assembly of Assosport, ...
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ArticleIspo Munich 2021 will be entirely virtual
We have yet not received any official statement, but according to Messe München’s post on ispo.com today, Ispo Munich 2021, originally scheduled for Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, will be held entirely in a digital format on Feb. 1-5. “As a digital edition,” the website says, ”Ispo Munich Online offers ...
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Some physical trade shows are cancelled or reinvented
Replicating what has already happened with many summer shows, the organizers of various exhibitions and their clients are rethinking their programs for the next few weeks and months in reaction to an unexpectedly virulent second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in many parts of the world. The Eurobike Special show ...
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New timing and phygital formats for various trade shows
Two major Italian trade shows have announced that they will be held in the traditional physical format next January. Pitti Uomo, where several lifestyle-oriented sports brands usually exhibit, will be held in Florence from Jan. 12 to 14, followed by Expo Riva Schuh in Riva del Garda from Jan. 16 ...
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ArticleIspo Munich goes hybrid
Messe München has announced that its next Ispo Munich show will be a hybrid event – on-site and digital. It will be smaller and more digital in physical terms, but it will be intended to reach a more international audience through the internet. We understand that the new format will ...
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ArticleIspo Munich: New hybrid concept for 2021
Ispo.com published an interview with exhibition director Markus Hefter giving insights into the next Ispo Munich, which will open its doors from Sunday, Jan. 31, to Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. In the interview, Hefter explains the newly developed hybrid concept of physical and digital participation opportunities. Source: Messe ...
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ArticleA wind of optimism from the Ispo Re.Start Days
Generally positive vibrations came from the Ispo Re.Start Days, the all-digital conference organized by the Ispo Group on June 30 and July 1, confirming the resilience of the sports and outdoor industry, especially in segments like running, fitness, cycling and outdoor. You can check the SGI Europe website tomorrow for ...
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A packed online audience for the Ispo Re.Start Days
Some 1,000 people have already registered for the Ispo Re.Start Days, the international online conference in English and German organized by the Ispo Group, which will take place on Tuesday, June 30 and Wednesday, July 1st. More are expected to sign up during the conference, depending on their availability and ...
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New York marathons and others are cancelled, some go virtual
Running has flourished during the corona-related confinement as an individual sports activity. Nevertheless, the 2020 edition of the famous New York City Marathon, which was scheduled to take place on Nov. 1, has been cancelled because of the risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic. The iconic race and world’s largest ...
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ArticleMore than 6,000 visitors at Oberalp's virtual convention
The first virtual sales conventions organized by Schöffel and Oberalp went better than expected, as we have already reported. We have also learnt in the meantime at at least two other outdoor sporting goods companies, Mammut and Vaude, have also held their own digital sales meetings. Organizing three different “studios” ...
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ArticleOberalp holds its first Virtual Convention
The current restrictions on international travel and social contacts are leading Oberalp to organize a ”virtual” sales convention to present the latest products of its brands, which include Salewa, Dynafit, Wild Country, Evolv and Pomoca. The 2020 digital convention, which is to replace the corresponding “physical” events of the past ...
