New York, USA, March 16, 2017 /Xinwengao.com/ - BZ Media LLC announced today that InterDrone, The International Drone Conference & Exposition, has been acquired by Emerald Expositions LLC, the largest producer of trade shows in North America. InterDrone 2016 drew 3,518 attendees from 54 different countries on 6 continents and the event featured 155 exhibitors and sponsors. The 2017 event will be managed and produced by BZ Media on behalf of Emerald.

Emerald Expositions is the largest operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States, with their oldest trade shows dating back over 110 years. They currently operate more than 50 trade shows, including 31 of the top 250 trade shows in the country as ranked by TSNN, as well as numerous other events. Emerald events connect over 500,000 global attendees and exhibitors and occupy over 6.7 million NSF of exhibition space.

“We are very proud of InterDrone and how it has emerged so quickly to be the industry leading event for commercial UAV applications in North America,” said Ted Bahr, President of BZ Media. “We decided that to take the event to the next level required a company of scale and expertise like Emerald Expositions. We look forward to supporting Emerald through the 2017 and 2018 shows and working together to accelerate the show’s growth under their ownership over the coming years”.

InterDrone was just named to the Trade Show Executive magazine list of fastest growing shows in 2016 and was one of only 14 shows in the country that was named in each of the three categories; fastest growth in exhibit space, growth in number of exhibitors and in attendance. InterDrone was the only drone show named to the list.

InterDrone 2017 will take place September 6 – 8, 2017, at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, and, in addition to a large exhibition floor, features three subconferences for attendees, making InterDrone the go-to destination for UAV educational content in North America. More than 120 classes, panels and keynotes are presented under Drone TechCon (for drone builders, engineers, OEMs and developers), Drone Enterprise (for enterprise UAV pilots, operators and drone service businesses) and Drone Cinema (for pilots engaged in aerial photography and videography).

“Congratulations to Ted Bahr and his team at BZ Media for successfully identifying this market opportunity and building a strong event that provides a platform for commercial interaction and education to this burgeoning industry”, said David Loechner, President and CEO of Emerald Expositions. “We have seen first-hand the emerging interest in drones in our two professional photography shows, and we are excited at the prospect of leveraging our scale, experience and expertise in trade shows and conferences to deliver even greater benefits to attendees, sponsors, exhibitors at InterDrone and to the entire UAV industry.”

More information about the show is at www.InterDrone.com. For information on exhibiting or event sponsorships, please contact Ted Bahr at ted@bzmedia.com or +1 631-421-4158 x101.

ABOUT BZ MEDIA
BZ Media LLC is a 17 year-old high-tech media company producing industry-leading technical conferences and expositions and SD Times, the leading magazine for the software development industry.

ABOUT EMERALD EXPOSITIONS
Emerald is the largest operator of business-to-business trade shows in the United States, with our oldest trade shows dating back over 110 years. We currently operate more than 50 trade shows, including 31 of the top 250 trade shows in the country as ranked by TSNN, as well as numerous other events. For more information on Emerald, please visit www.emeraldexpositions.com.

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New York, USA, August 10, 2016 /Xinwengao.com/ - BZ Media LLC today unveiled the exhibition component of the industry’s largest dedicated commercial UAV show, InterDrone. More than 130 exhibitors have already signed up and another 30 are expected before the show opens its doors September 7-9 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. The exhibition will be paired with more than 120 sessions on all aspects of UAV design, piloting, regulations, and business management.

Exhibitors and sponsors include a cross section of the entire commercial drone industry including AeroVironment, DJI, Precision Hawk, Yuneec, Intel, SenseFly, Insitu, DroneDeploy, NovaTel, 3D Robotics, eHang, Autel, AUVSI, Hubsan, C-Astral, Brother, Walkera, SlantRange, Kodak, Flir, Parrot, AEGis Technologies, Sentera, and pavilions from Iowa, North Dakota and Nevada.

Michael P. Huerta, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, will give the Grand Opening Keynote address on September 7 at 10:30 am. He will be joined at InterDrone by a high-level lineup of commercial drone thought leaders who will frame the state of the industry for the more than 4,000 attendees expected at the conference, including Tian Yu, and Chris Anderson, founders of Yuneec and 3D Robotics respectively.

Recently, DroneLife.com wrote about InterDrone; “We partner with many great conference and event providers in the drone market.  But one has jumped out of the proverbial gate faster than all others: InterDrone.  Only in its second year, InterDrone has become the CES (or Comdex for you old guys) of the new drone economy.  This year’s event provides a vast tapestry of drone topics and knowledge sharing…”  – DroneLife.com July 27, 2016

“Attendance is running well ahead of last year at this time and more than 245 media and association partners on six continents are helping to drive awareness of InterDrone and building it into the premier ‘Big Tent’ commercial drone event in the world,” said Ted Bahr, InterDrone Chairman.

BZ Media has also partnered with the CTIA–The Wireless Association® to allow attendees going to CTIA Super Mobility 2016 to also attend InterDrone.  CTIA Super Mobility 2016 badge holders gain free “expo badge and keynote” attendance for InterDrone, while InterDrone badge holders gain free “expo badge” access to CTIA Super Mobility 2016, with express shuttle bus service between the event sites running during show hours.

Registration for InterDrone is open at www.InterDrone.com. For information on exhibiting or event sponsorships, please contact Ted Bahr at ted@bzmedia.com or +1 631-421-4158 x101.

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Beijing, China, July 29, 2016 /Xinwengao.com/ - Project Pengyou announced this week that they have opened applications for their Leadership Fellows Program, to be held at Harvard University. The Project Pengyou Leadership Fellows Program is a highly selective leadership development program for students passionate about U.S.-China exchange.

Successful applicants will travel to Cambridge, MA on October 7-10, 2016 and participate in a four-day Summit and receive transformative leadership training in community organizing, cross-cultural inclusion and U.S.-China bridge building.

Thanks to support from the Ford Foundation and other donors, lodging, food and training costs at Harvard are provided for all Leadership Fellows. The program is open to current Chinese or American citizens who have firsthand experience in both the United States and China, and are enrolled at a U.S. university, community college, or high school.

After completing the training, participants will join a vibrant global community of Project Pengyou fellows and lead their own Project Pengyou Chapters on campus to deepen U.S.-China discourse and bring together often isolated groups of Americans and Chinese students.

“With rising tensions and violence around the world, it is now more urgent than ever to empower young American and Chinese to serve and lead together,” said Holly Chang, founder of Project Pengyou. “Our signature training program provides leadership skills that can be applied in any career path, and seeks to unleash a lifelong peace-builder in every participant.”

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until August 19, 2016, and can be found online at www.projectpengyou.org/leadershipfellows.

Project Pengyou (“Pengyou” means friend in Mandarin Chinese) is a program of the Golden Bridges Foundation whose mission is to empower and mobilize a rising generation of U.S.-China bridge-builders to serve, inspire and transform lives. Since 2014, Project Pengyou has launched over 40 campus chapters across the United States to advocate for constructive exchanges between American and Chinese people.

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Hong Kong, March 4, 2016 /Xinwengao.com/ - Laurence E. ‘Larry’ Lipsher, the U.S. tax C.P.A living in Asia for decades and who claims some of America’s top entrepreneurs and business people residing overseas as his clients, has just published his latest book titled “Larry’s 2016 U.S. Tax Guide ‘Supplement’ for U.S. Expats, Green Card Holders and Non-Resident Aliens in User Friendly English“.

This is a user-friendly guide for the U.S. tax filer who lives outside of the United States but is still required to file his or her U.S. tax return on an annual basis. This book explains, in an easy, informal and frequently humorous manner what the tax filer’s requirements are and the pitfalls to look for to avoid what could otherwise be harsh penalties.

Aslan Tax Review’s Laurence E. ‘Larry’ Lipsher has written six prior annual books, updating and expanding upon topics about that the American expat filer should be aware. Lipsher has spoken about taxes all over the world and is a popular ‘tax entertainer’.

In addition, this year’s book also includes “Nine Essays from a Transpacific Rock ‘n’ Tax Man”, a mini-memoir covering the author’s years in the rock music business, overcoming a cocaine addiction to become a wine industry tax expert and then going through what is perhaps the weirdest manifestation of a mid-life crisis by starting all over again, 25 years ago, as an American accountant in the People’s Republic of China.

Lipsher, a past president of the American Chamber of Commerce of South China, wrote the Asian Tax Review for Tax Analysts of Washington, DC for 12 years. He’s been featured on CCTV (China Central Television World Wide Watch, the most widely viewed evening television news program in the world (with over twice the viewing audience than watchers of the Superbowl) as well as CNN, CNBC, Reuters-TV and The Wall Street Journal-TV.

The book has the ISBN# 9781456626396 and is available on Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CHGNDIU

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Beijing, China, December 4, 2015 /Xinwengao.com/ - The theme of the 16th AmCham China Annual Seminar and Appreciation Dinner was “Partnership of Prosperity,” reflecting the potential for mutual benefit through cooperation between AmCham China members and the Chinese government.

“As an advocate of US business in China and a contributor to economic and trade policymaking in China and the U.S., AmCham China has a profound history,” Wang told the audience. “On behalf of the Chinese government, I’d like to extend my sincere thanks to the chamber for its contribution to US-China economic ties. I also want to pay my tribute to all the American businesses that have been engaged in China’s reform, opening up and modernization drive.”

Baucus said the U.S.-China relationship was the most important in the world, and highlighted recent engagement at the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade and the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, as well as a visit to the U.S. by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“Since I came to China as ambassador, I’ve been impressed at how mature the U.S.-China relationship has become,” he said. “This year’s JCCT and S&ED meetings and President Xi’s state visit in September made that clear. We don’t shy away from differences. At the end of the day, we focus on deeds, not words.”

The event this year attracted 450 attendees, and included a panel presentation addressing various issues. The panelists were Long Guoqiang, Deputy Director of the Development Research Center of the State Council, Zhang Yansheng, Secretary-General, Academic Committee of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Timothy Stratford, Member of the AmCham China board and a Partner of Covington & Burling LLP Beijing Representative Office.

“The next five years presents a crucial time for China to pursue its vision of economic development that is sustainable and supports the objective of a society that recognizes the rule of law and an economy driven by market forces; it also represents an historic moment for AmCham member companies to seize the timely opportunity by using the foundation we have to support one another in this effort and to help China achieve its goals,” AmCham China Chairman James Zimmerman said in his opening remarks. “I can’t underscore enough the importance that we must all press for continued dialogue and openness in order to build and maintain our Partnership of Prosperity.”

About AmCham China
The American Chamber of Commerce in the People’s Republic of China is a non-profit, non-governmental organization whose membership comprises more than 3,800 individuals from over 1,000 companies operating across China. The chamber’s nationwide mission is to help American companies succeed in China through advocacy, information, networking and business support services. AmCham China is the only officially recognized chamber of commerce representing American business in mainland China. With offices in Beijing, Tianjin, Dalian, Shenyang and Wuhan, AmCham China has more than 60 working groups, and holds more than 300 events each year. Visit: www.amchamchina.org

For more information, please contact:
Jane Song
Tel: (8610) 8519-0835
Email: jsong@amchamchina.org

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