Groups under pressure elevate advocacy efforts
- June 27, 2014 |
- Walt Williams
Exhibitions industry seeks to win over policymakers on foreign visitors, government employee travel Related content Nonprofit events face increasing competition Foreign travel, government cuts top concerns Coalition takes conflict on government travel to public Today's trade show organizers know that to fill exhibit halls they need to reach beyond the U.S., but getting that message across to lawmakers hasn't always been a top priority for the industry. Now a confluence of issues is bringing together associations and their private-sector counterparts to lobby for an industry they say contributes more than $79.3 billion annually to the nation's economy. Specifically,… Read More