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    The upcoming edition of Performance Days, which will take place...

    2014-11-03T00:00:00Z

    The upcoming edition of Performance Days, which will take place in Munich on Nov. 4-5 – to kick off the winter 2016/17 season and update summer 2016 - is completely sold out. According to the organizers, the number of exhibitors at the trade show has gone up from 108 last ...

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    Fibo China will be held again at yet unspecified dates...

    2014-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Fibo China will be held again at yet unspecified dates next year, after the first edition held in Shanghai in September drew more visitors than expected. The organizers said that some 4,238 visitors came from 40 countries to find out about the latest trends in the Chinese market at the ...

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    The Golf Europe show in Augsburg, Germany, closed on Oct....

    2014-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The Golf Europe show in Augsburg, Germany, closed on Oct. 1 with a total of 2,144 visitors from 29 countries, or about 100 fewer than a year ago, but some of the 122 exhibitors praised the quality of the attendance. Wilson and TaylorMade exhibited for the second time but Callaway ...

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    The recent edition of the Nordic Golf Fair, held in...

    2014-10-14T00:00:00Z

    The recent edition of the Nordic Golf Fair, held in Malmö on Oct. 1-3, was attended by more than 1,200 visitors. Around 70 percent came from Sweden and just over 15 percent from the other Nordic countries. A total of 70 companies exhibited at the show, representing more than 200 ...

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    Beijing stands a big chance of becoming the first city...

    2014-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Beijing stands a big chance of becoming the first city in the world to host both the summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee is said to be likely to make a choice now between the Chinese capital and Almaty, capital of Kazakhstan, without re-starting ...

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    Sport Achat, the French sporting goods trade show, and the...

    2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Sport Achat, the French sporting goods trade show, and the new simultaneous Bike Expo welcomed a total of 1,823 visitors on Sept. 8 and 9. Out of them, 760 visited Bike Expo. The total attendance was 17 percent higher than a year ago. Sport Achat showcased 397 brands and Bike ...

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    Eurosima will stage an interesting Surf Summit, organized in conjunction...

    2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Eurosima will stage an interesting Surf Summit, organized in conjunction with Ispo, in the French resort of Seignosse on Oct. 2-3. On Friday, officials of NPD and Planet Sport, the German boardsports specialist, will analyze the development of the retail sector in Europe. Various speakers will address the female consumer. ...

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    Last month's Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen welcomed a total of...

    2014-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Last month's Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen welcomed a total of 46,300 visitors from 111 countries, 1,100 more than the 2013 edition. It also signed up 1,852 journalists. On Saturday, when the show opened its doors to the general public, 21,100 consumers visited the fair.

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    Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project...

    2014-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project manager for Ispo Beijing and the new Ispo Shanghai show. On Aug. 1, he took the place of Kerrin Müggenburg, who has led Ispo Beijing since 2008 and has gone on maternity leave. Mârz has been working for Messe München ...

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    Norspo, the Norwegian trade fair that took place at the...

    2014-09-09T00:00:00Z

    Norspo, the Norwegian trade fair that took place at the end of August outside of Oslo, Norway, received 1,940 visitors, down from 2,035 a year ago. The three-day fair hosted 93 sports and outdoor related exhibitors, compared with 102 in August 2013.

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    Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project...

    2014-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Paul März, 29, has been appointed to act as project manager for Ispo Beijing and the new Ispo Shanghai show. On Aug. 1, he took the place of Kerrin Müggenburg, who has led Ispo Beijing since 2008 and has gone on maternity leave. Mârz has been working for Messe München ...

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    Reed Guanghe Exhibitions, working in conjunction with the China Golf...

    2014-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Reed Guanghe Exhibitions, working in conjunction with the China Golf Association and the PGA of America, recently unveiled plans to reposition the China Golf Show and the Asia Golf Show, held annually in Beijing and Shenzhen, by introducing a new format. The events organizer will split the merchandise and golf ...

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    Building on the growing success of its Ispo Beijing fair,...

    2014-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Building on the growing success of its Ispo Beijing fair, Messe München has finally announced a summer edition of its Chinese show and decided on the timing and the venue of the new event, which will be called Ispo Shanghai. After polling exhibitors and visitors and holding extensive one-on-one meetings ...

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    Reed Exhibitions, probably the world's largest trade-show operator, organizers of...

    2014-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Reed Exhibitions, probably the world's largest trade-show operator, organizers of the Fibo fitness trade show in Cologne, Germany, are eying new markets.  It is about to land in Saudi Arabia with a show called Saudi ISF which stands for International Sport & Fitness. The event taking place in Jeddah from ...

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    Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address at Skechers' annual global...

    2014-07-23T00:00:00Z

    Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address at Skechers' annual global conference, which took place in Redondo Beach, California on June 26. The former U.S. president addressed 1,500 Skechers executives, team members and international partners. The theme of the Skechers Global Conference this year was “Innovate to Elevate.” The president's message ...

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    The organizers of the Bread & Butter show have decided...

    2014-07-23T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of the Bread & Butter show have decided to return to Barcelona for its winter edition in the next three years and to remain in Berlin only for its summer edition. The move seems to be clearly intended to counter the expansion of Premium, Panorama, Bright and other ...

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    The number of exhibitors at Efftex, the European fishing tackle...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    The number of exhibitors at Efftex, the European fishing tackle show held in Brussels on June 13-15, increased slightly to 247 from 245 at last year's session in Vienna, but the number of visitors was off by 9.1 percent to 2,826. Wholesalers made up 48 percent of the total attendance, ...

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    Eurosima, the European surf industry association, has decided to spice...

    2014-06-30T00:00:00Z

    Eurosima, the European surf industry association, has decided to spice up the program for this year's Surf Summit and Waterman's Ball, which will be held on Oct. 2-3 at Seignosse on the Basque Coast of France. It will introduce a new exhibit, the Surfing Lounge, to showcase the expertise, creativity ...

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

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) has already lined up some important speakers for the next edition of the WFSGI Manufacturers Forum, which will be held in Leipzig, Germany, on Nov. 13-14. The speakers and panelists will include Herbert Hainer, chief executive of the Adidas Group, Pier ...

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    Ispo is inviting all exhibitors, visitors and Ispo Card holders...

    2014-06-18T00:00:00Z

    Ispo is inviting all exhibitors, visitors and Ispo Card holders to post their ideas and comments on how they would like to improve the services offered by the Ispo Card, sharing them with others on the Ispo Open Innovation platform. The most active participants will be rewarded with trips including ...