Join us for our 1st meeting of 2019! Tom Cindric, IAEE's 2019 Board Chair will speak to us regarding the state of the industry, how it impacted us in 2018 and the predictions for 2019. We have a new format this year and are excited to see each an everyone of you February 28, 2019.

About our speaker:

As Senior Vice President at Informa Global Exhibitions, Infrastructure Events, Tom Cindric has full profit and loss responsibility for Informa Global Exhibitions U.S. commercial events and several international commercial events. He was instrumental in helping Hanley Wood, prior to its acquisition by Informa, become one of the top exhibition companies in North America.

Cindric oversees the production of some of Informa's leading events such as World of Concrete (WOC), the largest annual construction show in the U.S. and ranked 18th on the TSE Gold 100; Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) show, ranked 56th on the TSE Gold 100; and, with the recent acquisition of Penton, Waste Expo (WXPO) which is ranked 87th on the TSE Gold 100. Also responsible for international business development and brand extension strategies, he successfully launched World of Concrete Latin America in Mexico City in 2004, World of Concrete India in 2013, World of Concrete Europe in 2015 and World of Concrete Asia in 2017.

Cindric was instrumental in leading Informa's acquisition of WWETT from Cole Publishing, Hanley Wood's acquisition of Construct (formerly the CSI show) and the TFM Show, as well as overseeing the integration of Hanley Wood's first management contract for the AIA's National Convention and Design Exposition. As an active IAEE and SISO member, he is a frequent speaker at industry events. Cindric is also a Show Manager of the Year Award recipient and contributor to IAEE's The Art of the Show: An Introduction to the Study of Exhibition Management textbook.

As 2019 IAEE Chairperson, Cindric will focus on the changing trade show model, increasing IAEE's global presence, and the expansion of IAEE's CEM Learning Program and Women's Initiatives. He discussed his vision during the Annual Networking Luncheon and Awards Presentation held this afternoon. “It is an exciting time, not only for IAEE, but the entire exhibitions and events industry,” noted Cindric. “I am looking forward to seeing IAEE experience great growth through new initiatives and collaboration with our industry partners as we take full advantage of new opportunities before us supported by a strong foundation set by my predecessors.”