Center for Exhibition Industry Research
Encyclopedia
The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) is a non-profit professional organization
for the marketing, promotion, and importance of exhibition
s.
CEIR was found in 1978 as the Trade Show Bureau, the center is headquartered in Dallas
, Texas
(USA
).
Professional body
A professional association is usually a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest.The roles of these professional associations have been variously defined: "A group of people in a...
for the marketing, promotion, and importance of exhibition
Trade fair
A trade fair is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products, service, study activities of rivals and examine recent market trends and opportunities...
s.
CEIR was found in 1978 as the Trade Show Bureau, the center is headquartered in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
).