News briefs – Page 37

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    The first Paris Ski & Snowboard Show is due to...

    2012-10-17T00:00:00Z

    The first Paris Ski & Snowboard Show is due to take place in the French capital next Nov. 2-4, addressing consumers and featuring only a few brands along with the offers of ski resorts and hotels. The new fair is an initiative by Marc Assus, the French entrepreneur who organized ...

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    Festibike, the annual Spanish bicycle exhibition, will move to the...

    2012-10-17T00:00:00Z

    Festibike, the annual Spanish bicycle exhibition, will move to the Crystal Pavilion of Casa de Campo, in the center of Madrid, as from 2013. About 48,000 people attended the 2012 edition under tents near Madrid last Sept. 14-16. The Crystal Pavilion is a multipurpose and multifunctional facility that can accommodate ...

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    The Nordic Golf Show is to be held in Malmö...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The Nordic Golf Show is to be held in Malmö for the first time next week, as the organizers of the former Golfmässan, targeted at Swedish buyers and held in the small town of Jonköping, decided to widen the scope of the event and to move it to a more ...

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    Glissexpo, the newly resurrected action and board sports fair on...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Glissexpo, the newly resurrected action and board sports fair on the French Basque Coast, has enlarged the professional and public sections of the show, due to take place at Seignosse from Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. The number of exhibiting brands has grown by 30 percent to almost 300, compared with ...

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    Golf Europe, the international trade show held in Augsburg, Germany,...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Golf Europe, the international trade show held in Augsburg, Germany, earlier this month, has announced the list of the winners of its Golf Europe Awards. The list includes Golf Tech, SugarMonkeys, Advantec Sports, Studio Sport, Garmin, Komperdell and GSA Sportsagentur.

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    Reed Exhibitions and Messe Salzburg hailed the first edition of...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Reed Exhibitions and Messe Salzburg hailed the first edition of the new Austrian bike fair, Best of Bike, as a success, as 83.1 percent of the attendees who were interviewed declared themselves very satisfied. The survey conducted at the show also indicated that 73.9 percent were very happy with the ...

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    The 2012 edition of Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The 2012 edition of Interbike, the largest bicycle industry trade show in North America, marked a significant increase over 2011. Total attendance for the event, which took place in Boulder City, Nevada, and Las Vegas between Sept.16 and Sept. 20, was up from the previous year by about 10 percent ...

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    The first edition of SportExpo Azerbaijan will be held from...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The first edition of SportExpo Azerbaijan will be held from Dec. 4-6, 2012, in Baku, and no longer on Nov. 28-30 as previously announced by the organizers. Supported by the country's Ministry of Youth and Sport, the event aims to invite foreign sports companies in the sportswear and sports equipment ...

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    The Swiss snow sports dorado of Saas-Fee is hosting this...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    The Swiss snow sports dorado of Saas-Fee is hosting this year's Women in Boardsports Conference, running from Sept. 26 to Sept. 30. Its organizers are not only addressing decision-makers within the industry, but certainly also women working for boardsports companies or those who intend to do so. Among the speakers ...

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    Bright, the action sports and streetwear fair in Berlin, moves...

    2012-09-27T00:00:00Z

    Bright, the action sports and streetwear fair in Berlin, moves to a new location in the city. The fair will be held on Jan. 16-18 at the old mint of East Germany in Berlin Mitte. The move to Berlin Mitte was arranged in order to gain more visitors, as the ...

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    Ispo Bike, the bicycle show organized annually by Messe München,...

    2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Ispo Bike, the bicycle show organized annually by Messe München, will be held on July 25-28 next year, thus reverting to the schedule followed during the first three years of its existence. The fact that the trade show was held in August this year led to flat attendance by trade ...

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    The first edition of Golf Europe held in Augsburg drew...

    2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

    The first edition of Golf Europe held in Augsburg drew 1,948 professional visitors from 34 countries, who held talks with 114 exhibitors carrying 170 brands. About half of the fair's visitors came from countries other than Germany. Golf Europe was previously held in Munich, and the three-day event in Augsburg ...

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    A new forum called Textrends will premier at next year's...

    2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

    A new forum called Textrends will premier at next year's Ispo Munich. The idea behind the show within the show is to have a platform for designers, product managers, etc. who will get an overview over the latest trends in materials offered by suppliers to the industry for the following ...

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    For the third time, the freeski industry will meet at...

    2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

    For the third time, the freeski industry will meet at an annual convention in Annecy, France, on Sept. 28 to discuss the specific problems and issues of that business. The conference will coincide with the first day of the IF3 festival at the same location. The business event is supported ...

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    The Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), which is organizing the...

    2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

    The Outdoor Sports Valley (OSV), which is organizing the European Outdoor Forum (EOF) for the third time in the nice French town of Annecy on Oct. 16-17, has put its program online, pointing out that the delegates who want to attend will get an “early bird”discount if they book ...

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    Up to 150 to 200 current exhibitors at Bread &...

    2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Up to 150 to 200 current exhibitors at Bread & Butter are said to be likely to be thrown out of the fair as part of a major cleanup decided by the management. Reacting to criticism from the major brands and buyers, Karl-Heinz Müller, the boss of the Berlin show, ...

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    Kielce Sport Lato, the summer edition of the Polish sports...

    2012-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Kielce Sport Lato, the summer edition of the Polish sports and outdoor fair, has shrunk to only a dozen trade exhibitors after it was moved to October. The fair was previously a bustling event held in August, and drawing most of the leading outdoor brands and distributors in the country. ...

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    Ispo Bike, held August 16-19, saw more than 6,000 trade...

    2012-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Ispo Bike, held August 16-19, saw more than 6,000 trade visitors from 46 countries attending. These figures are largely stagnant from last year. The previous three years the show was held in July, and showed double-digit growth. As a result of the underwhelming performance, next year Messe München will return ...

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    Asia Bike is breaking off from its parent show, Outdoor...

    2012-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Asia Bike is breaking off from its parent show, Outdoor Asia, to be a standalone event next year. From Sept. 19-22, 2013, Messe Friedrichshafen will hold the bike event at the Nanjing International Expo Center in China. Organizers are calling it a “small Eurobike.” It is the first trade show ...

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    Reed Exhibitions Deutschland and Body LIFE, the trade publication, are...

    2012-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Reed Exhibitions Deutschland and Body LIFE, the trade publication, are gearing up for this year's European Fitness Summit being held Sept. 26-28 in Barcelona. For the fifth year, top industry decision makers in fitness and wellness will descend on the Spanish city to network and make deals. About 20 suppliers ...