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].
John Rozum, ChairpersonSenior Director, Ag & Utility Exhibitions and Events
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
Senior Vice President, Event Operations & Programming
National Restaurant Association Show / Winsight Media
Mark Bogdansky, Immediate Past ChairpersonVice President, Meetings & Events
Auto Care Association
Melodie Anderson, CEM, DESDirector of Meeting and Exhibit Experiences
Institute of Food Technologists
Senior Manager, WEFTEC Exhibition Sales
Water Environment Federation
Vice President, Meetings & Events
International Sign Association
Executive Vice President, Expo
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
Director, Expositions
The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies
Chief Marketing & Sales Officer
Solar Energy Trade Shows (SETS)
Vice President, Revenues & Expositions
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI)
Chief Revenue & Experience Officer
MJBiz, a division of Emerald X, LLC
President & CEO
IAEE
Executive Vice President & COO
IAEE
Director, Board and Committee Administration
VP of Marketing & Communications
SVP of Events and Learning Experiences
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.
