All about events in the sporting goods industry – Page 44

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    Performance Days, the specialty show of fibers and fabrics held...

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Performance Days, the specialty show of fibers and fabrics held in Munich twice a year, is preparing for its 11th edition on Nov. 19-21. At 104, the number of exhibitors has grown by 14 percent compared to last year and the organizers have opened a fifth hall at Munich's MTC ...

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    The number of visitors to the Salon du Cycle in...

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    The number of visitors to the Salon du Cycle in Paris last Sept. 13-16 dropped to 41,000 from 69,000 that attended the previous edition of the French bike show in 2011. The organizers attributed the big decline to poor weather conditions and the simultaneous staging of an important consumer fair.

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    Sporaltec is organizing a seminar on compression garments for sports...

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Sporaltec is organizing a seminar on compression garments for sports activities in Lyon on Nov. 7

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    Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet...

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet with a bandwidth of 1.5 Mbit per second over the entire fairgrounds during the Ispo Munich show. However, it will not be able to guarantee the availability and quality of data transfer, which is naturally subject to data traffic, show ...

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    Only about 50 seats are still available at a conference...

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Only about 50 seats are still available at a conference on “The Future of Manufacturing” organized by the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry in Taipei on Dec. 2-3. More than 130 delegates from all over the world have already signed up as speakers or as attendees, including top ...

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    The next Fibo show, scheduled for Apr. 3-6, 2014 in...

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    The next Fibo show, scheduled for Apr. 3-6, 2014 in Cologne, will feature for the first time an area dedicated to sourcing in the fitness sector

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    The 2013 Waterman's Ball took place last Oct. 4 at...

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    The 2013 Waterman's Ball took place last Oct. 4 at the Hossegor Casino, in the southwest of France. Around 250 guest s and attendees took part in the event. Organized by Eurosima, the European boardsports industry manufacturers' association, the ...

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    Held on Oct. 10-13, the first free-standing Asia Bike trade...

    2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Held on Oct. 10-13, the first free-standing Asia Bike trade show in Nanjing was apparently more successful than its two previous editions, when it was held at the same time as Asia Outdoor at the end of July. The timing was an important factor. The number of exhibiting brands was ...

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    The International Olympic Committee has selected Tokyo to be the...

    2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

    The International Olympic Committee has selected Tokyo to be the host of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games, defeating a rival offer from Istanbul. After intense lobbying by Masato Mizuno, who steered its campaign, the Games will thus return to the Japanese capital after an absence of 56 years. The ...

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    The number of visitors at the French Sport Achat show...

    2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

    The number of visitors at the French Sport Achat show in Lyon went up by 2 percent to 1,544 last month as compared to the score reached one year ago

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    Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet...

    2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

    Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet with a bandwidth of 1.5 Mbit per second over the entire fairgrounds during the Ispo Munich show. However, it will not be able to guarantee the availability and quality of data transfer, which is naturally subject to data traffic, show ...

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    The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is...

    2013-09-05T00:00:00Z

    The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is organizing a forum to discuss “The Future of Manufacturing” in Taipei on Dec. 2 and 3. The get-together is described as a WFSGI Manufacturers Forum but the federation has invited experts who will look into the trends and prospects of ...

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    Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company,...

    2013-09-05T00:00:00Z

    Representatives of Asics, BASF, Brooks, Carrefour, Crocs, Brown Shoe Company, Deichmann,  Deckers, New Balance,  Pentland Group, Marks & Spencer, Stella International and VF Corporation were among the 143 delegates attending the second Global Footwear Sustainability Summit conference last Aug. 28-29 in Shanghai, 20 percent more than one year ago. Speakers ...

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    The Taipei Cycle Show will continue to be held in...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    The Taipei Cycle Show will continue to be held in March until at least 2017, when the Nangang Exhibition Center will have a new hall. Members of the Taiwan Bicycle Exporters' Association had suggested a shift in the show's dates to July, but a survey of domestic and overseas exhibitors ...

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    Bianca Galijee has returned to the Sports Business Center in...

    2013-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Bianca Galijee has returned to the Sports Business Center in Leusden as project manager. She had started off at the Dutch trademart 12 years ago as office manager, but then she moved to Brandboxx Almere, a Dutch retail center for the fashion industry, where she acted as project manager. Galijee's ...

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    Première Vision, the big French textiles exhibition, has signed an...

    2013-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Première Vision, the big French textiles exhibition, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of Eurovet's fashion fairs for lingerie and swimwear brands and fabrics. The agreement is dependent on all the required approvals being obtained. It covers the fashion manufacturing shows Fatex, Zoom by Fatex, Made in France, as ...

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    Messe München organized one of its seminars under the Ispo...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Messe München organized one of its seminars under the Ispo Academy umbrella during the Brazilian Adventure Sports Fair, which took place in São Paulo for the 15th time last May 1-5. The 18 products that won the Ispo Awards last February were also presented for the first time at the ...

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    The number of exhibitors at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    The number of exhibitors at the OutDoor show in Friedrichshafen later this month will be relatively stable overall with a total of more than 900 companies. Peak Performance will be a newcomer, but the Lafuma and Eider brands will not have a presence this time. The fair will celebrate its ...

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    The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate on fitness as of next year, moving from Valencia to Sant Cugat del Valles near Barcelona. Targeting operators of fitness centers rather than sporting goods retailers, it will take place on May 13-15, acting as a Spanish follow-up to the ...

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    Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the next session of...

    2013-07-02T00:00:00Z

    Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the next session of the Eurobike fair in Friedrichshafen on Aug. 28. The German Chancellor is expected to spend a couple of hours at its official inauguration and to gather information on urban mobility and cycling in general. The annual fair should host more ...