Shannon Thaler

1 month ago | bizbash.com | Shannon Thaler

NEW YORK—“Together, we are facing New York’s toughest opponent: poverty.” It’s the rallying cry Michael Strahan delivered to a room of 3,500 at the Javits Center on May 12 to kick off the 2025 Robin Hood Benefit Gala. It was the largest turnout the organization has seen in recent years, which came amid a 10-year high in New York City’s poverty rate. In the spirit of banding together to make a difference in the community, the evening took on a sports theme.

1 month ago | tsnn.com | Shannon Thaler

The International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE)—the largest association for the industry, representing more than 12,000 professionals—recently released the latest edition of its landmark “The Art of the Show” textbook. Unveiled in March, it marks the sixth edition of the text, and the first to be published in nearly four years.

1 month ago | tsnn.com | Shannon Thaler

Questex’s International Beauty Show (IBS New York), which takes place annually alongside the International Esthetics, Cosmetics, & Spa Conference (IECSC), made what the event provider called a “triumphant return” to New York’s Javits Center March 23-25.

1 month ago | tsnn.com | Shannon Thaler

Think WrestleMania has nothing to offer trade show organizers? Then you have yet to get the inside scoop on Fanatics Events’ WWE World, its second-ever consumer-facing fan experience held in tandem with World Wrestling Entertainment’s annual flagship professional wrestling event, WrestleMania.

1 month ago | tsnn.com | Shannon Thaler

The third annual POSSIBLE Miami Marketing Conference & Expo once again descended on Miami Beach’s Fontainebleau hotel April 28-30. There were more than 5,400 attendees, blowing the team’s attendance estimate of 4,500 guests out of the water. Impressively, “66% of our audience was VP level and above,” said Leah Steinhardt, POSSIBLE’s vice president of marketing.