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In 2022, in-person U.S. trade shows enjoyed a steady comeback, attendees and exhibitors returned to showfloors to meet face-to-face again, event-related organizations went on hiring and promoting sprees, and industry professionals expressed a tone of optimism that hadn’t been heard since before the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with rumblings of a possible recession on the minds of many business event professionals this year, how are industry leaders feeling about the future in 2023? 

On Sept. 14, a cross-industry task force of event industry stakeholders released a collaborative research report that identifies key focus areas to support the B2B trade show industry’s transition to a more sustainable and low-carbon economy.

CEIR's September Predict conference in Maryland open for registrations

CEIR tracker poll finds US organisers on track to run events

The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) recently released Report One: Marketing Channel Mix During Pandemic and Outlook Moving Forward for Brand Marketers That Exhibit at B2B Exhibitions from its newest resear

The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) recently released Report One: Marketing Channel Mix During Pandemic and Outlook Moving Forward for Brand Marketers That Exhibit at B2B Exhibitions from its newest resear

CEIR publishes second part of its Global Virtual Event Trends research The Centre for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) has released the second part in its three-part Global Virtual Event Trends series. ‘Lessons Learned to Date and Technologies Used’ collected results to open-ended questions about virtual events. The report was sponsored by virtual event platform Swapcard. It can be viewed at A statement from CEIR said: “[Virtual events] appeared almost overnight like a volcanic erupti...