IMEX Group Chairman and Founder Ray Bloom reaffirmed that the company’s signature trade show,
IMEX America, will happen as scheduled this November 9-11 in Las Vegas
“There is no doubt there,” said Bloom during
Meetings Made Easy’s weekly Facebook Live session on Thursday.
The confidence in the event is welcomed news for events professionals eager to speed the recovery from COVID-19.
More than 13,000 attendees planners, DMO representatives, hoteliers, vendors and more converge annually in Las Vegas for the event. The grand scale of the trade show is awe-inspiring and incomparable to any other industry in this country.
“This is what I call the Super Bowl of events,” said Meetings Made Easy Founder and President Mike Ferreira, the Las Vegas-based event planner who moderates the weekly discussions with industry veterans.
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