MATSO Governance

After a year of in-depth discussion between IAEE and MATSO leadership, the IAEE MATSO Council was announced in December 2013 in Houston at Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition. The focus of the MATSO Council is on all functional aspects of major show production in keeping with the original vision. The IAEE MATSO Council is governed by the IAEE Bylaws, Article IX, which outlines the council’s authority (detailed in the MATSO charge). MATSO will have an ex-officio representative on the IAEE board of directors and a staff liaison assigned to coordinate support between IAEE departments.

Mission: To present the viewpoint and advance the success of the major trade show [at least 200,000 NSF] and to provide a mechanism for the exchange and dissemination of information relevant to that audience.

Vision: To be viewed as the authority on issues relevant to all stakeholders of major trade shows [at least 200,000 NSF].

Interested in joining the MATSO Council? Submit your information here.

2021 MATSO Council

Mark Bogdansky, Chairperson

Vice President, Meetings & Events
Auto Care Association

John Rozum, Vice Chairperson

Director, Ag Events
Association of Equipment Manufacturers

Justine McVaney, Immediate Past Chairperson

Senior Vice President, Event Planning & Operations
National Association of Broadcasters

Sacha Carey, CEM

Senior Director, Exhibitions & Advertising
Water Environment Federation

Lenay Gore

Senior Director – Meetings & Trade Shows
American Public Transportation Association

Iain Mackenzie, CEM, CMP

Vice President, Meetings & Events
International Sign Association

Lisa Goecke Malikow

Senior Vice President, Event Operations & Programming
National Restaurant Association Show / Winsight Media

Nath Morris, CEM

Executive Vice President, Expo
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association

Kevin Murphy, CEM

Director, CES Operations, Exhibits
Consumer Technology Association (CES)

Laura Thompson

Vice President, Trade Shows
The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

Jess Tyler, CEM

Senior Vice President of Events
Anne Holland Ventures Inc

IAEE Leadership Team

David DuBois, CMP, CAE, FASAE, CTA

President & CEO
IAEE

Cathy Breden, CMP, CAE, CEM

Executive Vice President & COO
IAEE

Terri Phillips, CEM

Director, Board and Committee Administration

IAEE MATSO Council Charge

The IAEE MATSO Council is comprised of not-for-profit association and for-profit exhibition organizers whose shows are at least 200,000 NSF of exhibition space. The focus of the MATSO Council is on all functional aspects of large show production: marketing and sales, legislation, labor, international challenges, and operations. The MATSO Council encourages conversations of members fitting the criteria. The MATSO Council will provide a forum to support in-depth problem solving in a competition-free environment based on a foundation of confidentiality and trust.

The MATSO Council abides by the IAEE Bylaws. Article IX outlines the Council’s authority, including electing a chair to serve on the IAEE board of directors. The chair of the Council will present reports to the IAEE board directors at its meetings. The Council will abide by the IAEE Antitrust Policy.