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	- Trade Show Executive (October 30, 2025): Hotel Industry Responds to Government Shutdown
 
	- Trade Show News Network (October 29, 2025): Navigating the Visa Integrity Fee: What Trade Show Organizers Need to Know
 
	- IAEE Blog Station (October 29, 2025): The Expert View from Capitol Hill and What it Means for You
 
	- Swapcard (October 28, 2025): Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Awards 2025: Strategic Insights Every Event Leader Should Take Home
 
	- Exhibit City News (October 27, 2025): One Big, Beautiful Win for Workforce Development
 
	- Trade Show Executive (October 22, 2025): Ten Takeaways from the 2025 Gold 100 Educational Summit
 
	- Trade Show News Network (October 20, 2025): New U.S. Visa Integrity Fee Sparks Concern Across Events Industry
 
	- Trade Show Executive (October 17, 2025): Trade Show Executive’s 2025 Gold 100 Awards & Summit Dazzles in Palm Springs
 
	- Prevue Meetings + Incentives (October 9, 2025): Exclusive: ECA’s Tommy Goodwin on the Government Shutdown
 
	- Trade Show Executive (October 8, 2025): U.S. Government Shutdown Impacts Trade Shows
 
	- Trade Show Talk podcast (October 1, 2025): Episode 67: Obsessing About the Customer with Clarion Events North America CEO Liz Irving
 
	- Exhibit City News (October 1, 2025): One Big, Beautiful Win for Workforce Development
 
	- Trade Show News Network (October 1, 2025): Closed for Business: How the Government Shutdown Impacts the Event Industry
 
					 
				
			 
		
	
	
							 
						
					 
				 
			
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
			
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
					
					
						
							
								
	
		
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
						
	- Trade Show Talk podcast (August 29, 2025): Ep. 65—The Business of Fun with IAAPA VP Alice Mathu
 
	- Skift Meetings (August 29, 2025): Events Face New Customs Headache: End of $800 Duty-Free Import Rule
 
	- Trade Show Executive (August 22, 2025): SISO Leadership Conference Delivers on Content, Community and Commerce
 
	- Trade Show News Network (August 8, 2025): One to Watch: Trade Show Trailblazer Mary Larkin, President, U.S., Nineteen Group
 
	- Associations Now (August 8, 2025): New Visa Bond Pilot and Fee Could Impact International Attendees
 
	- Trade Show Executive (August 5, 2025): Trade Shows Navigate New Tariff Policies
 
	- PCMA Convene Podcast (August 1, 2025): Convene Talk: The Big Beautiful Bill: What the U.S. Policy Shift Means for the Events Industry
 
					 
				
			 
		
	
	
							 
						
					 
				 
			
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
					
					
						
							
								
	
		
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
						
	- Exhibit City News (July 23, 2025): A Summer (Educational Conference) Worth Remembering
 
	- Smart Meetings (July 21, 2025): Big Beautiful Bill Cuts Hit Hospitality, Sparking Concerns and Relief
 
	- Exhibit City News (July 18, 2025): Global Headwinds Hit U.S. Exhibitions
 
	- Exhibit City News (July 18, 2025): Is Tax Reform Important to the Tradeshow Industry?
 
	- Trade Show Executive (July 16, 2025): Inflation Rose Again in June 2025 — Now What?
 
	- Prevue Meetings & Incentives (July 14, 2025): Tariff Uncertainty: A Timeline
 
	- IAEE Blog Station (July 9, 2025): Navigating Washington’s Policy Shifts and Their Effect on Business Events
 
	- Trade Show News Network (July 8, 2025): One Big, Beautiful Opportunity for Our Future Workforce
 
	- Prevue Meetings & Incentives (July 8, 2025): Industry Advocates Hail Legislation as a Big, Beautiful Win
 
	- Exhibition World (July 7, 2025): US events industry celebrates major wins in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
 
	- Travel Daily News (July 7, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) applauds the One Big Beautiful Bill Act becoming law
 
	- XHIBITOR Online (July 4, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Applauds the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Becoming Law
 
	- Exhibit City News (July 1, 2025): Recruiting and Training the Next Generation
 
	- Business In Focus (July 1, 2025): Up in the Air
 
	- Exhibit City News (July 1, 2025): Now More Than Ever
 
	- Trade Show Talk podcast (July 1, 2025): Inside RX Americas: In Conversation with RX President of the Americas Fernando Fischer
 
	- Trade Show Executive (July 1, 2025): Trade Show Executive's Fastest 50 Awards & Summit
 
					 
				
			 
		
	
	
							 
						
					 
				 
			
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
					
					
						
							
								
	
		
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
						
	- Trade Show News Network (June 25, 2025): IAEE Mid-Year 2025 Update: Strengthening Community Amid Industry Shifts
 
	- EXHIBITOR (June 10, 2025): Taxes, Talent, and Tariffs
 
	- Exhibit City News (June 10, 2025): ESCA Leads Industry Effort in Zero-Emission Forklift (ZEF) Rulemaking
 
	- Smart Meetings (June 10, 2025): Budget Cuts Target Travel Marketing: What It Means for Meeting Professionals
 
	- Trade Show Talk Podcast (June 6, 2025): Ep. 62 On Air At Legislative Action Day 2025
 
	- Corporate Event News (June 6, 2025): Advocacy in Action: 170 Business Events Leaders Met With 130+ Lawmakers
 
	- PCMA Convene (June 6, 2025): Keeping Up With Tariffs
 
	- Trade Show Executive (June 5, 2025): Events Industry Sees Advocacy Win as Enforcement of California Forklift Rule is Delayed
 
	- Trade Show Executive (June 3, 2025): Revisiting 2025 Predictions with Marsha Flanagan, M.Ed., CEM, President and CEO of IAEE
 
	- Exhibit City News (June 2, 2025): ECA Hosts Record-Setting Legislative Action Day
 
					 
				
			 
		
	
	
							 
						
					 
				 
			
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
					
					
						
							
								
	
		
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
						
	- EXHIBITOR Online (May 30, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Hosts Record-Setting Legislative Action Day
 
	- Trade Show News Network (May 30, 2025): Inside ECA’s Legislative Action Day 2025
 
	- Travel Daily News (May 30, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) hosted record-setting Legislative Action Day
 
	- Trade Show Executive (May 30, 2025): Impactful Industry Events See Record-Breaking Attendance in Washington DC
 
	- Exhibition News (May 30, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance hosts record-setting Legislative Action Day
 
	- The Event Industry Clipboard (May 28, 2025): The Event Industry Clipboard #1
 
	- PCMA Convene (May 27, 2025): An Increasingly Bleak Travel Forecast for the U.S.
 
	- Trade Show News Network (May 27, 2025): New Initiative Tackles Event Industry’s Talent Shortage
 
	- Exhibit City News (May 19, 2025): ECA Applauds House of Representatives Tax and Workforce Legislation
 
	- Exhibition News (May 16, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance welcomes US tax and workforce bills
 
	- Trade Show Executive (May 14, 2025): U.S. Policy Update: Positive Movement on Key Bills Supporting Industry Interests
 
	- EXHIBITOR Online (May 14, 2025): IAEE Applauds House of Representatives Tax and Workforce Legislation
 
	- Conference & Meetings World (May 13, 2025): Demonstrating value and impact
 
	- Sales & Marketing Management (May 12, 2025): Will Tariffs Squash Meetings and Incentive Travel?
 
	- Exhibit City News (May 5, 2025): Coming to the Table in Washington, DC
 
	- Trade Show Executive (May 2, 2025): 2025 TSE Fastest 50 Awards & Summit Dazzles in Orlando
 
	- Smart Meetings (May 1, 2025): A Playbook for Managing Global Chaos
 
					 
				
			 
		
	
	
							 
						
					 
				 
			
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
					
					
						
							
								
	
		
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
						
	- Trade Show Executive (April 30, 2025): In Politics and Trade: B2B Event Professionals Share the Real-Life Impacts of Tariffs Being Felt
 
	- IAEE Blog Station (April 30, 2025): Advocacy Matters More Than Ever
 
	- Trade Show Executive (April 24, 2025): Tariffs, Taxes, Travel and Talent: A Conversation with Tommy Goodwin
 
	- EXHIBITOR Online (April 24, 2025): It's a Twister!
 
	- Trade Show News Network (April 21, 2025): How Will the Tariffs Impact Business Events? Industry Experts Weigh In
 
	- Skift Meetings (April 18, 2025): Events Industry Mobilizes Against Tariff Pressures
 
	- MorTraveling (April 17, 2025): Trump's Impact on U.S. Tourism: A Looming Crisis
 
	- Trade Show Talk Podcast (April 15, 2025): Cuil Bay Capital Chairman Doug Emslie on His Investment in Easyfairs, Market Trends & Growth Opportunities
 
	- Smart Meetings (April 12, 2025): Business Events Industry Week 2025 Focused on Celebrations That Work
 
	- PCMA Convene (April 11, 2025): Confused About the Tariffs’ Impact on Your Event?
 
	- EXHIBITOR Online (April 10, 2025): ECA Legislative Action Day Will Return to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on May 29, 2025
 
	- Prevue Magazine (April 10, 2025): ECA Calls Tariffs a “Significant Concern”
 
	- Meetings & Conventions Asia (April 9, 2025): Trump tariffs: What’s at stake for the events economy
 
	- Association Meetings International (April 7, 2025): Tariffs signal ‘America is closed for business’
 
	- Northstar Meetings Group (April 7, 2025): Tariffs Raising Concern For Travel and Exhibitions
 
	- PCMA Convene (April 7, 2025): Meetings Industry Braces for Effects of Tariffs
 
	- Exhibit City News (April 7, 2025): ECA Statement on Introduction of New Tariffs
 
	- Travel Daily News (April 7, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance statement on introduction of new tariffs
 
	- Exhibition News (April 7, 2025): ECA statement on US introduction of new trade tariffs
 
	- EXHIBITOR Online (April 4, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Issues Statement on Introduction of New Tariffs
 
	- Trade Show Executive (April 4, 2025): Check Out TSE’s 2025 Fastest 50 Education Summit Program
 
	- Smart Meetings (April 4, 2025): Tariffs Draw 'Concerns' from Events Organizations About Impact on Significant Economic Industry
 
	- Trade Show Executive (April 1, 2025): Sustainability v.2025
 
	- Trade Show Executive (April 1, 2025): Trade Show Executive's Fastest 50 Awards & Summit Takes Orlando
 
	- Trade Show Executive (April 1, 2025): Lippman Connects' Exhibitions & Conference Executive Forum and Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance... 
 
	- Chosun Biz (April 1, 2025): Travel boycott against U.S. sparked by Trump policies threatens American jobs
 
	- Trade Show Executive (April 1, 2025): Inaugural ESCA Rising Leaders Summit Hits the Mark in Dallas
 
	- PCMA Convene (April 1, 2025): Hold on to Purpose
 
	- EXHIBITOR (April 1, 2025): Need to Know
 
					 
				
			 
		
	
	
							 
						
					 
				 
			
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
					
					
						
							
								
	
		
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
						
	- BBC (March 31, 2025): 'A hostile state': Why some travellers are avoiding the US
 
	- Skift Meetings (March 28, 2025): Business Events Industry Joins Coalition Opposing U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Ships
 
	- Business View Magazine (March 27, 2025): International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM)
 
	- Conference & Meetings World (March 20, 2025): Event stars of the small screen
 
	- Bizz Buzz (March 18, 2025): Tariffs And Trade Wars Can Have Major Ramifications On Exhibition Industry
 
	- Expo Platform (March 14, 2025): Trade shows, tariffs and trade wars - storm clouds or just passing noise?
 
	- Trade Show News Network (March 12, 2025): Why Business and Professional Events are Essential
 
	- Association Meetings International (March 10, 2025): Trump looks set to revive 'Muslim' travel ban
 
	- A Media Operator (March 7, 2025): Events Industry Shrugs Off Trump Travel Order Restrictions
 
	- Trade Show Executive (March 5, 2025): Trump’s Tariffs Have Taken Effect — What Now?
 
	- PCMA Convene (March 3, 2025): Associations Face a ‘Pivotal Moment’
 
	- Trade Show Executive (March 1, 2025): Expo! Expo! 2024 Recap: The Show for Shows in the City of Angels
 
					 
				
			 
		
	
	
							 
						
					 
				 
			
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
					
					
						
							
								
	
		
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
						
	- EPN Daily (February 28, 2025): Exhibitions Industry Collective launches workforce development initiative
 
	- Exhibit City News (February 28, 2025): Exhibitions Industry Collective Launches Workforce Development Initiative
 
	- Smart Meetings (February 28, 2025): Exhibitions Industry Collective Launches Workforce Development
 
	- Travel Daily News (February 28, 2025): Exhibitions Industry Collective launches workforce development initiative
 
	- Exhibition News (February 27, 2025): Exhibitions Industry Collective launches workforce development initiative
 
	- Trade Show News Network (February 26, 2025): My Vision for 2025 as IAEE Chair
 
	- IAEE Blog Station (February 19, 2025): Upcoming U.S. Policy Shifts and Their Potential Impact on Exhibitions and Events
 
	- Trade Show News Network (February 18, 2025): 2025 Legislative Action Day for Exhibitions and Conferences: What You Need to Know
 
	- TPNI (February 17, 2025): Building Stronger Industry Connections: The Power of Advocacy & Collaboration
 
	- Corporate Event News (February 17, 2025): Business Events Industry to Convene for ECA Legislative Action Day 2025
 
	- The Corvalis Advocate (February 14, 2025): DC Report: What your Senators did this Last Week
 
	- Gorge County Media (February 11, 2025): Wyden, Merkley Join 32 Senators on Bipartisan Legislation to Make High-Quality Job Training More Accessible
 
	- PCMA Convene (February 10, 2025): Trump’s Tax Plans Could Impact Event Budgets, Private Equity, and Nonprofits
 
	- Meetings + Events (February 10, 2025): ECA Legislative Action Day Gathers Industry Advocates
 
	- ExpoPlatform (February 10, 2025): CloserStill Media acquires German HR trade fair
 
	- Exhibit City News (February 10, 2025): ECA Announces 2025 Legislative Action Day
 
	- PCMA Convene (February 10, 2025): How a Second Trump Presidency Could Reshape Sustainability in the Events Industry
 
	- Trade Show Executive (February 7, 2025): Inaugural ESCA Rising Leaders Summit Hits the Mark in Dallas
 
	- Travel Daily News (February 7, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance announces 2025 Legislative Action Day
 
	- Northstar Meetings Group (February 6, 2025): Legislative Action Day Planned for Exhibitions & Conferences
 
	- Exhibition News (February 6, 2025): ECA announces US 2025 Legislative Action Day
 
	- EXHIBITOR (February 6, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Announces 2025 Legislative Action Day
 
	- Trade Show Executive (February 5, 2025): How Could the Recent Tariffs Impact the Events Industry? Industry Leaders Weigh In
 
	- PCMA Convene (February 4, 2025): The Future of the Events Industry Workforce Under the Trump Administration
 
	- Senator Tim Kaine (February 4, 2025): Kaine & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help More Americans Access High-Quality Job Training...
 
	- PCMA Convene (February 1, 2025): Trump and Events: Bumps Ahead?
 
					 
				
			 
		
	
	
							 
						
					 
				 
			
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
		
	
	
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
					
					
						
							
								
	
		
	
	
		
		
			
				
					
				
				
					
						
	- PCMA Convene (January 31, 2025): Trump and Events: How the New Administration Will Impact Travel
 
	- The Meeting Room podcast (January 31, 2025): Done badly, DEI can do more harm than good
 
	- Trade Show News Network (January 29, 2025): The Super Bowl (of Tax)
 
	- Facilities & Destinations (January 20, 2025): IAEE Strengthens Member Representation with ECA Through Strategic Board Leadership Appointments 
 
	- The Dan Assor Show (January 17, 2025): Inside the World of Trade Shows with Yancy Weinrich
 
	- Exhibit City News (January 17, 2025): ECA’s 2025 Board of Directors Members
 
	- EXHIBITOR (January 16, 2025): IAEE Strengthens Member Representation with ECA Through Strategic Board Leadership Appointments
 
	- Non-Profit Times (January 16, 2025): ASAE Launches Coalition To Educate Congress On Tax Policy
 
	- Travel Daily News (January 16, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance announces its 2025 leadership and Board of Directors Members
 
	- Trade Show Executive (January 15, 2025): ECA Announces 2025 Elected Officers and Board of Directors Members
 
	- Meetings + Events (January 15, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Names 2025 Leadership
 
	- EXHIBITOR (January 15, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Announces its 2025 Leadership and Board of Directors Members
 
	- Conference & Meetings World (January 10, 2025): A year in review
 
	- Skift Meetings (January 9, 2025): Visa Delays Impact Chinese Exhibitors at CES, Underscoring Struggles for International Business Events
 
	- Facilities & Destinations (January 8, 2025): IAEE Supports ECA 2025 Public Policy Agenda
 
	- Exhibit City News (January 8, 2025): The Taxman Cometh?
 
	- Travel and Tour World (January 8, 2025): IAEE Advocates For ECA 2025 Vision of Decarbonization And Travel Lead To Drive Industry Growth
 
	- Trade Show Executive (January 7, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Releases 2025 Public Policy Agenda
 
	- Travel Daily News (January 7, 2025): IAEE supports ECA 2025 Public Policy Agenda
 
	- POLITICO Influence (January 6, 2025): MAGA moves in on K Street
 
	- Association Meetings International (January 6, 2025): ECA to ‘oppose inbound travel restrictions’, as Trump readies for office
 
	- Exhibition News (January 6, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance announces 2025 public policy agenda
 
	- Smart Meetings (January 3, 2025): Quashing Unfair Tax Policies, Growing International Travel, Training Workers Tops ECA 2025 Hot Button List
 
	- Exhibit City News (January 3, 2025): ECA Announces 2025 Public Policy Agenda
 
	- Northstar Meetings Group (January 3, 2025): ECA Defines Public Policy Agenda for 2025
 
	- Travel Daily News (January 3, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance announces 2025 public policy agenda
 
	- Skift Meetings (January 2, 2025): What the Business Events Industry Wants From the New Administration
 
	- EXHIBITOR (January 2, 2025): Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance Announces 2025 Public Policy Agenda