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IAEE Strengthens Member Representation with ECA Through Strategic Board Leadership Appointments
1/16/2025
DALLAS – The International Association of Exhibitions and Events® (IAEE) continues to strengthen its contribution and role as a founding member of the Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance (ECA) through the appointment of two industry leaders to ECA’s 2025 Board of Directors.

IAEE Mark Bogdansky, Vice President of Trade Shows and Community Engagement at Auto Care Association, will serve as Vice Chair of the ECA board, while Mike Carlucci, Chief Operating Officer of Clarion Events North America, joins as a board member. Their appointments underscore IAEE’s ongoing commitment to advancing the interests of the exhibitions and events industry through targeted advocacy efforts.

As a founding member of the ECA, IAEE plays a crucial role in shaping policies that affect the business events sector in the United States. The organization’s representation on the ECA board ensures that the interests of exhibition organizers and industry professionals remain at the forefront of advocacy initiatives.

“IAEE’s involvement in shaping ECA initiatives reflects our dedication to creating a stronger, more resilient future for the exhibitions and events industry,” said IAEE President and CEO Marsha Flanagan, M.Ed., CEM. “Through our board representation and collaborative efforts with ECA, we are actively working to address critical industry challenges and create opportunities for growth. Our members’ voices are instrumental in shaping policies that will benefit the entire business events community.”

The appointments are part of ECA’s newly announced 2025 leadership structure, which brings together leaders from across the business events industry to provide strategic direction for the alliance's advocacy efforts. Find a complete listing of the 2025 ECA Board of Directors here.


About IAEE
Trusted since 1928, IAEE provides quality and value to its members through leadership, service, education and strong relationships. IAEE is the largest association of the exhibitions and events industry in the world, with a membership of show organizers, exhibitors and exhibition suppliers. Organizers of more than 20,000 exhibitions and buyer-seller events around the world are members of IAEE, and the organization advocates and promotes the awareness of face-to-face exhibitions and events as the primary medium for business development and growth. IAEE provides relevant, timely and innovative education to its members and the industry. IAEE recognizes its strategic partners: 4imprint, Convention News Television (CNTV), eShow, Freeman, GES | onPeak, Grit Productions and Expositions, IMEX, New Orleans & Company, New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Risk Strategies Company | Buttine Insurance and Snöball. Visit www.iaee.com for more information.


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