News briefs – Page 33
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Only about 50 seats are still available at a conference...
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 number of visitors to the latest Golf Europe fair,...
The number of visitors to the latest Golf Europe fair, which ended on Oct. 1, increased to a total of 2,144 as compared to 1,968 a year ago. They came to Augsburg in Germany from 29 countries to meet with 122 exhibitors. The exhibitors were eight more than last year ...
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Held on Oct. 10-13, the first free-standing Asia Bike trade...
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 number of visitors to the Salon du Cycle in...
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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The 2013 Waterman's Ball took place last Oct. 4 at...
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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Geza Maklary of Euroglobal Trading has succeeded in putting together...
Geza Maklary of Euroglobal Trading has succeeded in putting together a group of important exhibitors for the first edition of Sports Gear Sourcing, including Sympatex, Cordura, Outlast, Polygiene and Thermore. They will show their products in Annecy, France on Dec. 17-18 at the new event that takes the place of ...
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Performance Days, the specialty show of fibers and fabrics held...
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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Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet...
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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Messe München will provide free wireless access to the internet...
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 International Olympic Committee has selected Tokyo to be the...
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 World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI) is...
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,...
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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Bianca Galijee has returned to the Sports Business Center in...
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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The Taipei Cycle Show will continue to be held in...
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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Première Vision, the big French textiles exhibition, has signed an...
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...
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...
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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Angela Merkel is scheduled to visit the next session of...
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 ...
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The Spanish Sports Unlimited trade show is going to concentrate...
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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Next Oct. 17 to 20, Madrid will be the venue...
Next Oct. 17 to 20, Madrid will be the venue for the 13th European Congress of the International Health and Racquet Sports Association (IHRSA). Organized by Management about Sports, the convention will handle various themes including the problem of obesity and the trend toward low-cost gyms. More than 500 owners ...
