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Monday, October 15, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT: Macy Fecto, 301-354-1550, [email protected] 

ROCKVILLE, MD — October 15, 2018 – Access Intelligence announced today the acquisition of P3C Media, owner of The Public-Private Partnership (P3) Conference and Expo, the leading education and networking event for P3 leaders from government and industry to discuss infrastructure challenges and innovations in project delivery, procurement, life cycle asset management and solutions. This acquisition strengthens Access Intelligence’s leadership position across several of their served markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 2012 by P3C Media President Eric Iravani, the company’s premier events attract senior representatives from government, higher education institutions, and leading firms in the global construction and financial markets.

Today, P3C Media has several vertical events that surround their flagship Public-Private Partnership Conference, including: The P3 Water Summit, The P3 Airport Summit, The P3 Higher Education Summit and The P3 Federal Conference. “The U.S. is on track to become the largest public-private partnership market in the world. Behind the development is supportive public policy, authorizing legislation, and a backlog of essential infrastructure projects in need of new delivery methods,” said Mr. Iravani. “Through Access Intelligence’s commitment to P3C, we look forward to working with the entire AI team and growing P3C’s role in the industry, creating the
highest quality portfolio of networking and educational opportunities forprofessionals dedicated to the growing P3 market.

This is an exciting time for public-private partnerships and our portfolio will benefit significantly from AI’s scale, resources, and event expertise. We will be able to expand our major information platform to address the growth of public-private partnerships in complimentary verticals.” Mr. Iravani will continue in his role as P3C Media’s Founder with Access Intelligence.“P3C Media has been at the forefront of the burgeoning private-public partnership space for many years and has firmly established itself as the market leader for bringing together top government, industry and financial leaders across several verticals in the P3 marketplace,” said Don Pazour, CEO of Access Intelligence. “We are delighted to add the P3C Media brand to our company’s portfolio, to welcome an extremely talented team into our family, and to fast-track our leadership position in the P3 marketplace.”

P3C Media will become part of Access Intelligence’s Energy & Engineering division run by Jennifer Schwartz, senior vice president and group publisher, whose other brands include POWER, ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition, Defense Daily, Chemical Engineering, Global Connected Aircraft Summit, Connected Plant Conference, The LDC Forums and OR Manager.  Upcoming P3C Media events include The P3 Federal Conference Nov. 27-28 in Washington, DC and The Public-Private Conference & Expo,
March 4-6 in Dallas, TX. The Public-Private Partnership Conference & Expo is one of the largest gatherings of government and construction professionals in the United States.P3C Media was represented by Corporate Solutions of Westport, CT on the investment banking side and legal services by Benesch. Access Intelligence was represented by Graydon for legal services.

About P3C Media, LLC
P3C Media is a business-to-business media company which owns and operates multiple infrastructure delivery events including The Public-Private Partnership Conference & Expo (P3C), The P3 Water Summit, The P3 Airport Summit, The P3 Higher Education Summit and The P3 Federal Conference.

About Access Intelligence
Access Intelligence is a privately held b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, MD, serving the marketing, media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, energy, engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Ad Exchanger, AdMonsters, Chemical Engineering, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Chief Marketer, Defense Daily, Event Marketer, Folio:, LeadsCon, POWER and Via Satellite. Market-leading conferences and trade shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, Global Connected Aircraft Summit, SATELLITE 2019, OR Manager Conference, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, Connected Plant Conference and ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition.-###-

Friday, October 12, 2018

Media Contact:

Jen Schwartz
Email: [email protected] 
Phone: 301-354-1702

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ROCKVILLE, MD, October 11, 2018 – Access Intelligence announced today the launch of IIoT Connection, a resource for the latest news, trends, insights, events and research surrounding the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) marketplace. As society demands a more automated and connected world, business must move toward a more digitalized business model that integrates solutions such as automation, modernization, data and analytics, blockchain, and artificial intelligence into their workflows.

IIoT Connection capitalizes on Access Intelligence’s expertise across a wide variety of b2b markets by delivering the latest news, technologies and case studies via website and e-newsletter to allow users to better understand how Industry 4.0 will profoundly affect their workforce, strategy and business practices going forward.

According to MarketWatch, the Industrial Internet of Things market is expected to exceed $176 billion by 2022. “IIoT is a major disruptor in the way that companies will be doing business now and in the future,” said Jennifer Schwartz, Senior Vice President, Aerospace, Energy & Healthcare Division, Access Intelligence. “We recognized the need for a one-stop resource that executives can turn to stay on top of the fast-changing landscape of big data, modernization, analytics and technology, so that they don’t fall behind in this new and dynamic landscape.”

Brought to you by the publisher of must-read publications Defense Daily, OR Manager, POWER and Chemical Engineering, as well as the conference producers of SATELLITE 2019, Global Connected Aircraft Summit, Connected Plant Conference and ELECTRIC POWER, IIoT Connection is committed to providing the most comprehensive compilation of products and services dedicated to the Industrial Internet of Things.

Key verticals with associated products and services include:

• Aerospace
• Chemical
• CyberSecurity
• Healthcare
• Oil & Gas
• Power
• Transportation

Whether a company is moving toward a more digitalized business model that integrates automation, big data, AI, and machine learning, or they are looking to optimize their connected systems to boost efficiency and productivity, IIoT Connection has the insight to help guide your digital journey.

Check out IIoT Connection at www.iiotconnection.com.

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About Access Intelligence
Access Intelligence is a privately held b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, MD, serving the marketing, media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdExchanger, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily; POWER, and Via Satellite. Market-leading conferences and trade shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2019, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, and ELECTRIC POWER.

About IIoT Connection
IIoT Connection delivers the latest news, trends, insights, events and research surrounding the dynamic and disruptive Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) marketplace. Brought to you by the publisher of must-read publications Defense Daily, OR Manager, POWER and Chemical Engineering, as well as the conference producers of SATELLITE 2019, Global Connected Aircraft Summit, Connected Plant Conference and Electric Power, IIoT Connection is committed to providing the most comprehensive compilation of products and services dedicated to the Industrial Internet of Things. Key verticals with associated products and services include: aerospace, chemical, cybersecurity, healthcare, oil & gas, power, and transportation. 

Monday, October 1, 2018

Company receives “Top Workplaces” Honors from Hearst Media Services

MEDIA CONTACT:

Macy Fecto
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 301-354-1550

Norwalk, CT — Monday, October 1, 2018 – Access Intelligence, a leading b-to-b media and information company, has been named one of the top workplaces in Southern Connecticut in a just-released annual special section published by Hearst Media Services. The company was one of just 50 organizations cited and honored. This is the fourth consecutive year the Norwalk office has earned this esteemed honor and the fifth consecutive year the company has been so recognized—in 2014, the Rockville, MD-based organization’s headquarters was similarly awarded in the Washington, DC metropolitan area survey. To read more, please click here. 

The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC (formerly WorkplaceDynamics), a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.

Access Intelligence, with several offices nationwide, serves business professionals with best-in-class events, professional development, networking opportunities and digital solutions in an array of markets including Marketing, Media, PR, Energy, Satellite, Chemical Engineering, Healthcare and Aviation.

“We are well-known and respected for creating impactful, customized content for industry events, webinars, award programs, and publications and serve more than a dozen market sectors,” said Don Pazour, president and CEO. “The reason we can do this successfully is because we have a staff that is unsurpassed and a rich culture and a terrific atmosphere filled with thoughtful individuals who are given the opportunity to advance, grow, succeed and be fulfilled in their chosen career paths. To win this recognition for five consecutive years is an amazing achievement and something that we are incredibly proud of.”

About Access Intelligence

Access Intelligence, is a privately held b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, MD, serving the marketing, media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdExchanger, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Defense Daily Network, AviationToday, Studio Daily; Power, and Via Satellite. Market-leading conferences and trade shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2019, OR Manager Conference, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, and Electric Power.-###-

August 2, 2018

Don Pazour to be Honored During the Krakoff Leadership Institute

Today, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) announces the selection of Don Pazour as its 2018 Legend of the Industry. He will be honored during this year’s Krakoff Leadership Institute (KLI) to be held 5-6 August 2018 at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center in Savannah, Ga.

The KLI Legend of the Industry is selected from IAEE members whose contributions, innovation and leadership have been truly unique and remarkable. An informal setting then allows each KLI participant face-to-face interaction with this industry leader.

Don Pazour thrives on celebrating and supporting others’ success. He believes that great business events and trade shows are built around the needs of the communities they serve. As CEO of Access Intelligence LLC and before that, a U.S. division of UBM, Pazour has led scores of acquisitions to build robust trade show portfolios. He also supported and sponsored many executives at the companies he has managed, launched and innovated, driving their events to great levels of success. In all of these cases, the key to his success was backing and collaborating with great leaders that understood their customers’ information and commercial needs.

Pazour began his media career as an editor of a mining magazine and found his love for face-to-face events through the launch of a mining summit held in Taxco, Mexico which drew attendees from 34 countries. Being allowed by his managers to take that risk and deliver a great community event was to be emulated through his support and willingness to risk failure with his own future employees. He continued to learn from many of the entrepreneurs who, after selling their businesses, worked alongside him to integrate those events into a larger organization.

Pazour believes every community has its own personality and culture, which serve as the core around which best industry practices can be applied to create more value for both the attendee and exhibitor. He sees his main responsibility as putting leaders in place that understand the communities they serve, and are passionate about delivering awesome and profitable experiences for their customers.

In addition to his involvement in IAEE, Pazour is a past chairman and member of the Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO) Board of Directors and past vice-chair and former Board member of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR).

“My philosophy has always been one of collaboration and support with my fellow colleagues, and I have been fortunate to work with industry leaders who have inspired me throughout my career,” said Pazour. “I am both honored and humbled to be considered among them, and look forward to sharing ideas at the KLI Dinner.”

The IAEE Krakoff Leadership Institute brings together individuals interested in learning more about themselves so they can get involved and become effective strategists, contributors, facilitators and innovators. This highly interactive curriculum integrates theory and practice to ensure institute participants leave capable of both thinking better and doing better.

IAEE extends a special thank you to its 2018 KLI partners:

Title Partner
Synchronicities – a three-city partnership between Anaheim, Baltimore and San Antonio

A/V Partner
PSAV

Host Partner
Savannah International Trade & Convention Center

Host Hotel Partner
The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa

KLI Dinner with a Legend Host Partner
Visit Savannah

Registration Partner
Streampoint Solutions

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; a2z, Inc.; BearCom; Buttine Exhibition Insurance; Convention News Television (CNTV); Delta Airlines; New Orleans & Company; New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center; Orange County Convention Center; Streampoint Solutions; and Synchronicities (Visit Anaheim, Visit Baltimore and Visit San Antonio). Visit www.iaee.com for more information.

Media Inquiries:
Mary Tucker
Sr. PR/Communications Manager
+1(972) 687-9226
[email protected]

B2B Media Company Salutes the Editorial Leaders Producing Best-in-Class, Multi-Platform Editorial

Thursday, July 26, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT: Macy Fecto E-mail: [email protected]  Phone: 301-354-1550

Rockville, MD — July 26, 2018 – Access Intelligence has announced the winners of its annual Best Content Awards, bestowing top honors upon editors and writers from a range of its leading media brands, including AdExchanger, AdMonsters, Avionics, Cablefax, Chemical Engineering, Chief Marketer, Cynopsis, Defense Daily, Event Marketer, Folio:, LDC, Multichannel Merchant, OR Manager, POWER, PR News, Rotor & Wing International, Satellite, Studio Daily and Via Satellite. The program recognizes Access Intelligence’s outstanding enterprise journalism, breaking news reporting, analysis and event content among its employees. The awards were announced during a company-wide gathering on July 26. A panel of external judges from the media field reviewed hundreds of outstanding submissions and selected 10 first-place winners and more than 25 honorable mentions.“Trusted content is more valuable than ever and we are proud to shine a spotlight on our talented editorial teams across the company who deliver distinctive content to our communities across all media platforms,” said Don Pazour, CEO of Access Intelligence. ” This year’s 2018 Access Intelligence Best Content Award winners are:  ANALYSIS  Winner: Beth Negus Viveiros, Chief Marketer: 2018 B2B Lead Gen Outlook Survey Honorable Mentions:  —James Hercher and Ryan Joe, AdExchanger: A Marketer’s Guide to Blockchain  —Nick Zazulia, Avionics: US Air Force Hacked in the Name of Security   —Dan Parsons, Defense Daily: AM General Teaching Old Humvee New Tricks with Improved Chassis, Aftermarket Kits BLOG/COLUMN OR PODCAST Winner: Zach Rodgers and Ryan Joe, AdExchanger: AdExchanger Talks  Honorable Mentions: —Gavin Dunaway Admonsters: #OPSPOV —Daniela Forte, Multichannel Merchant: How to Effectively Tackle Cross-Channel Customer Centricity —Aaron Larson, POWER: The POWER Podcast —Seth Arenstein, PR News: PR’s Strategic Advisory Role in the Age of Blurred Job Functions: 24 PR Leaders Speak —Amy Kluber, Rotor & Wing International, Rotorcraft Collective Podcast CO—BRANDED/SPONSOR CONTENT Winner: Jeffrey Hill and Michael Conti, Satellite: Reuse, Revitalize, Repurpose – How In-Orbit Satellite Servicing is Changing the Economics of Space  Honorable Mentions: —Seth Arenstein, PR News: Cutting Through the Communications Data Wilderness —Bryant Frazer, StudioDaily: How Collaborative Editing Makes Creatives More Creative/10 Tips for Making the Most of Collaborative Editorial Workflow    EVENT CONTENT Winner: Robbie Caploe, Cynopsis: Short Form Video Festival  Honorable Mentions: —Jessica Heasley and Rachel K. Boucher, Event Marketer: 2017 EventTech     —Christy Coleman, Cheryl Leske, Molly Missimer, LDC: Launching/Success of The Inaugural US-Mexico Natural Forum —Mark Holmes, Via Satellite: CyberSat  EVENT/CONTENT COVERAGE:  Winner: Kait Shea, Event Marketer: SXSW 2017  Honorable Mention:  Amy Kluber and Woodrow Bellamy III, Rotor & Wing International, Heli-Expo Show Coverage  FEATURE Winner: Judith M. Mathias, OR Manager: Greater Vigilance Needed to Combat Ureteroscope Contamination  Honorable Mentions:  —Allison Schiff and Ryan Joe, AdExchanger: The Ecstasy and Agony of AudienceScience’s P&G Partnership —Nick Zazulia, Avionics: Talking Shooting Star Drones with Intel’s Natalie Cheung —Patty Odell, Chief Marketer: Next Gen Influencer Marketing  —Mark Holmes, Via Satellite: SpaceX Exclusive Interview  MAGAZINE ISSUE:  Winner: Jessica Heasley and Kait Shea, Event Marketer: 15-Year Anniversary Retrospective  Honorable Mentions:  —Caysey Welton and Greg Dool, Folio: Folio: 100 October Issue —Sara Winegardner, Cablefax: Black History Month Special Report —Michael O’Brien and Daniela Forte, Multichannel Merchant: March 2018 —Dorothy Lozowski, POWER: Plant of the Year/August 2017 Issue  NEWS ARTICLE Winner: Dan Parsons, Defense Daily: DOT&E Report: WIN-T Increment 2 Ready for Combat Honorable Mentions:  —Allison Schiff, Ryan Joe, Zach Rodgers, AdExchanger: The Ecstasy and Agony of Audience Science’s P&G Partnership —Mary Bailey, Chemical Engineering: A New Mentality in Process Modeling —Rachel Boucher, Event Marketer: Influencers and the FTC —Sonal Patel, POWER Magazine: GE Power Falters on Underperformance of Alstom Investment —Mark Holmes, Via Satellite: Satellite CEOs React to Intelsat/Intel 5G Announcement  OVERALL SOCIAL MEDIA/ONLINE COMMUNITY Winner: Seth Arenstein, Steve Goldstein, Sophie Maerowitz, Hayley Jennings, Justin Joffe, Laura Snitkovskiy, Amy Jefferies, PR News: PR News/The Ultimate Social B2B Media Brand  Honorable Mention: —Gavin Dunaway and Carrie Brown Albanese, Admonsters: Twitter/Event Live Tweeting  VIDEO Winner: Michael O’Brien, Multichannel Merchant: Breaking Down Blockchain in the Supply Chain  Honorable Mention:  —Christy Coleman, Cheryl Leske, Molly Missimer, LDC: US-Mexico Natural Gas Forum Video Content About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence is a privately held b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, MD, serving the marketing, media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdExchanger, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily; Power, and Via Satellite. Market-leading conferences and trade shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2018, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, and Electric Power.

October 2018 Event Will Bring Together Brands, Media, Teams and Technology

Monday, March 12, 2018

MEDIA CONTACT:
Sarah Szczesny
E-mail:  [email protected] 
Phone: (203) 899-8456

NORWALK, CT, March 12, 2018 — Three of the largest media brands covering sports business, television and marketing are coming together to launch a global event focusing on the esports business. Cynopsis Sports, Chief Marketer, Event Marketer and parent company Access Intelligence announced today the launch of the Esports Business Summit (EBS)—a first-of-its-kind conference, exhibition and networking experience for those interested in pursuing or expanding business opportunities in the burgeoning esports industry. Esports, which encompasses competitive online gaming, will generate upwards of $2 billion this year with countless business and marketing opportunities for companies that understand the industry and the unique audience that esports attracts. 

The Esports Business Summit will take place October 1-3, 2018 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and will focus on several key areas, including emerging trends, production technologies, marketing strategies, content building, measurement, venue selection, budgeting and more.

The reach and industry relationships that Access Intelligence’s media brands have cultivated across key sectors of the esports business will benefit attendees and sponsors by delivering unique access to participants from all sectors of the esports industry and providing a forum for sharing insights and exploring business opportunities and strategic partnerships. 

Leading the content programming for EBS is Chris Pursell, Director of Sports Content for Cynopsis Sports; along with Jessica Heasley, Group Editor of Chief Marketer and Event Marketer. These media brands reach more than 300,000 executives across sports, television and marketing via their eletters, magazines, websites and events. The EBS speaking faculty will be comprised of key executives from brand marketing, television, leagues, sports and technology organizations who are growing their businesses by leveraging the passionate global audience that esports delivers. 

The EBS content team has assembled an all-star Board of Advisors representing a cross-section of the esports ecosystem — including publishers, leagues, marketing agencies, brands, television, consulting firms and other key constituencies – who have agreed to provide input on the content program and overall conference experience. The EBS Board of Advisors includes:

•    Paul Brewer, Vice President, Global Sponsorships. ESL
•    Brendan Donohue, Managing Director, NBA 2K League
•    Ryan Fitzpatrick, SVP, Lifestyle Marketing & Branded Entertainment, NCompass International
•    Caleb Fox, Business Development Manager for Games & Esports, Microsoft
•    Ann Hand, CEO at Super League Gaming
•    Ken Hershman, Executive Chairman and Commissioner, WESA
•    Matt Lederer, SVP-Marketing Communications and Strategy, Comcast
•    Nathan Lindberg, Director of Esports at Twitch
•    Kurt Melcher, Executive Director-Esports, Intersport
•    Michelle Morrow, On-air host, executive producer, actress
•    Ben Nichol, Senior Program Manager, Esports, Red Bull
•    Robert Occhialini, VP of Esports Products & Technology, ELEAGUE/Turner Sports
•    Nicole Pike, Managing Director, Nielsen Esports, Nielsen
•    Pete Vlastelica, CEO, Activision Blizzard’s MLG 
•    Josh Watson, Head of Esports, Psyonix, creator of Rocket League

“We’re excited to be working with this stellar group of industry executives to ensure that we deliver an unparalleled learning and networking experience for our attendees,” noted Pursell. “This event is unique because it unites all sectors of the esports business, and our advisory board reflects this industry diversity, allowing us to deliver a unique networking and discovery experience to both esports veterans and those just discovering the business potential of this rapidly growing industry.”

The Esports Business Summit is geared towards executives at consumer and business brands, marketing agencies, television companies, esports teams and leagues, sponsorship firms, game publishers, streaming companies, consulting firms, VC and investment firms, venues, sports marketing agencies, professional sports teams, and any business professional looking for education and connections in the esports marketplace.

Online registration is currently open and the full program, as well as exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, can be viewed at esportsbizsummit.com. The complete speaker roster and networking events schedule will be announced this spring.



Access Intelligence, is a privately held, b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, MD, serving the marketing, media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdExchanger, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Defense Daily Network, AviationToday, Studio Daily; Power, and Via Satellite. Market-leading conferences and trade shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2018, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, and Electric Power.


Cynopsis and Cynopsis Sports, are read by more than 100,000 executives in sports and television in over 58 countries. Cynopsis eSports offers exclusive Q&As, expert data insights, the top business stories of the week, hot trailers and coming events in order to connect the dots for the gaming industry, brands, technology, media and audiences.


Chief Marketer‘s 200,000 annual readers and attendees come from all marketing functions and levels at consumer package goods & manufacturing, retail, media & entertainment, financial, business services, hi-tech, as well as travel & hospitality companies, and the agencies that serve them. 

   
Event Marketer serves the information needs of strategic brand-side event marketers and agency executives across the spectrum of face-to-face marketing. EM’s portfolio includes the flagship magazine, EM Buzz enewsletter, the annual Experiential Marketing Summit executive conference, the Ex Awards, the annual EventTech technology conference and Experience Design & Technology Awards and more.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Company receives “Top Workplaces” Honors from Hearst Media Services

MEDIA CONTACT:

Macy Fecto
E-mail: [email protected] 
Phone: 301-354-1550

Norwalk, CT — Monday, September 25, 2017 – Access Intelligence, a leading business-to-business media and information company, has been named one of the top 50 workplaces in Southern Connecticut in a just-released survey published by Hearst Media Services. The company was also honored at a gala last Wednesday in Monroe, CT. This is the third consecutive year the Norwalk office has earned this prestigious honor and the fourth consecutive year the company has been so recognized—in 2014, the Rockville, MD-based organization’s headquarters was similarly cited in the Washington, DC metropolitan area survey. To read more, please click here. 

The Top Workplaces are selected solely based upon employee feedback. The surveys, conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm specializing in organizational health and workplace improvement, measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection. Access Intelligence, with several offices nationwide, serves business professionals with best in class events, professional development, publications, networking opportunities and digital solutions in an array of markets including Marketing, Media, PR, Energy, Satellite, Chemical Engineering, Healthcare and Aviation.

Access Intelligence, with several offices nationwide, serves business professionals with best in class events, professional development, publications, networking opportunities and digital solutions in an array of markets including Marketing, Media, PR, Energy, Satellite, Chemical Engineering, Healthcare and Aviation.

“Our employees work very hard to create a rewarding culture with a supportive atmosphere and excellent opportunities for accelerated career growth, a place where they are empowered and energized, and provided with a multitude of opportunities,” said Don Pazour, president and CEO. “We again realize that the growth of our employees is the most important part of why we have grown as an organization. Receiving this honor four consecutive years running shows the consistency of the Access Intelligence brand and lets everybody know what we already know—that Access Intelligence is a fantastic place place to work.”

About Access Intelligence

Access Intelligence, is a privately held, b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdExchanger, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Media Industry Newsletter; Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily; Power, and Via Satellite. Market-leading shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2018, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, Electric Power, and Western Power Summit.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

MEDIA CONTACT:Macy Fecto E-mail: [email protected]  Phone: 301-354-1550

Rockville, MD — August 9, 2017 – Access Intelligence announced during a ceremony today the winners of the annual Best Content Awards. Below is the list of winners and honorable mentions for this year’s awards, with links to the winning articles and other content. Congratulations to our winning content creators! ANALYSIS WINNER  Rachel Boucher, Sandra O’Loughlin and Kait Shea, Event Marketer: “Intelligent Events” Honorable Mentions:  —Woodrow Bellamy III, Avionics: “An IPS Roadmap for Aeronautical Safety Services” —Gavin Dunaway, AdMonsters: “Rethinking the Ad Server” —Sonal Patel, POWER magazine: “The Coal Refuse Dilemma: Burning Coal for Environmental Benefits” —Seth Arenstein, PR News: “Wells Fargo Doing Well Pushing Good Stories, Yet Overall Theme Lacking As It Counters Crisis” —Tony Silber, Folio:/min: “The Untold Story of How Magazine Media is Winning” BEST FEATURE OR HOW-TO ARTICLE WINNER Mark Holmes, Via Satellite: “30 Events in the Satellite Industry over the last 30 Years” Honorable Mentions: —Beth Negus Viveiros, Chief Marketer: “Busting Through the B2B Noise—Special Report” —Rachel Boucher, Event Marketer: “Inside Esports: The Fastest-Growing Sports Platform in the World” —Daniela Forte, Multichannel Merchant: “Why Google Product Listing Ads Can Benefit Your Business” —Elizabeth Wood and Judy Mathias, OR Manager: “Dirty Scopes Persist Despite Cleaning Protocol Compliance” —Sophie Maerowitz, PR News: “What Beyoncé’s Record-Breaking Instagram Post Can Teach PR Pros” BLOG/COLUMN OR PODCAST WINNER Caysey Welton, min: “What Could be Next for Wenner Media” and “Gus Wenner’s Vision for Wenner Media” Honorable Mentions: —Brian LaRue, AdMonsters: “The Legal Connection: How Ops Avoids Regulatory Pitfalls” —Tony Silber, Folio:/min: “Media Companies Playing the Long Game” —Michael O’Brien, Multichannel Merchant: “Same-Day Delivery Growing, But When Does it Make Sense?” DATA-DRIVEN JOURNALISM WINNER Seth Arenstein, PR News: “Wells Fargo Doing Well Pushing Good Stories, Yet Overall Theme Lacking As It Counters Crisis” Honorable Mentions: —Mark Holmes and Woodrow Bellamy III, Avionics: “Avionics Upgrade Central Feature Articles”  —Sonal Patel, POWER magazine: “THE BIG PICTURE”  EVENT CONTENT WINNER:  Jessica Heasley and Rachel Boucher, Event Marketer: “2016 Experiential Marketing Summit” Honorable Mentions:  —Lynn Leahey and Chris Pursell, Cynopsis: “Cynopsis eSports Summit”  —Jim McKenna, Rotor & Wing International: “Rotorcraft Technology Summit”  —Mark Holmes, Via Satellite: “Global Connected Aircraft Content 2016”  EVENT/CONTENT COVERAGE WINNER Steve Goldstein, Jerry Ascierto, Ian Wright and Sophie Maerowitz, PR News: “What’s Shakin’ – Content Powerhouse Driving Attendance for the Social Shake-Up” Honorable Mentions: —Woodrow Bellamy III, Avionics: “GCA Summit: The Pulse of the Connected Aircraft Ecosystem” —Sonal Patel and Aaron Larson, POWER magazine: “The Clean Power Plan at the D.C. Circuit” —Rachel Boucher, Jessica Heasley, Sandra O’Loughlin and Kait Shea, Event Marketer: “EMS & EventTech” INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING WINNER  Sonal Patel, POWER magazine: “An Alarming Trend Affecting U.S. Baseload Power” Honorable Mention:  Woodrow Bellamy III and Veronica Magan, Avionics: “Synthetic Vision: New Findings, Standards, and Research” MAGAZINE ISSUE WINNER Daniela Forte and Michael O’Brien, Multichannel Merchant: “Multichannel Merchant June 2016 Issue” Honorable Mentions:  —Beth Negus Viveiros and Patricia Odell, Chief Marketer: “Chief Marketer’s 2017 Superbook: ‘Marketers’ Most Wanted” —Daniela Forte and Michael O’Brien, Multichannel Merchant: “Multichannel Merchant Superbook” —Elizabeth Wood and Judy Mathias, OR Manager: “OR Manager July 2016 Issue” —Mark Holmes and Veronica Magan, Via Satellite: “Via Satellite 30 Year Anniversary Edition” MOST-READ CONTENT WINNER Greg Dool, Folio: “Harris Publications is Shutting Down” Honorable mentions: —Sandra O’Loughlin, Event Marketer: “10 of the Industry’s Best Digital Sports Sponsorship Activations” —Aaron Larson, POWER: “Longview Power Plant Rehabilitation Results in Most Efficient U.S. Coal Plant” —Sonal Patel, POWER magazine: “How Westinghouse, Symbol of U.S. Nuclear Power, Collapsed” —Sarah Fuller, Rotor & Wing International: “NTSB: Aircraft Design Probable Cause to 2015 EMS AS350 Crash” NEWS ARTICLE WINNER Dan Parsons, Defense Daily: “Yearlong CR Threatens JLTV Production Ramp” Honorable Mentions: —Marc Selinger, Defense Daily: “DOD Eyes More Complex Counter-UAS Exercise” —Elizabeth Wood and Judy Mathias, OR Manager: “Teamwork Key to Survival of Orlando Shooting Victims” —Ian Wright, PR News: “The Week of Wendy’s, Twitter’s Latest Superstar” OVERALL SOCIAL MEDIA/ONLINE COMMUNITY WINNER  Steve Goldstein, Seth Arenstein, Ian Wright, Sophie Maerowitz and Jerry Ascierto, PR News: “PR News – the Social Media Community for Professional Communicators” Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram Honorable Mention: Rachel Boucher, Jessica Heasley, Sandra O’Loughlin and Kait Shea, Event Marketer: “Event Marketer on Social Media” VIDEO PROGRAM OR SINGLE EPISODE WINNER  Jessica Heasley and Dan Hanover, Event Marketer: “All Access, Sponsored by GES” Honorable Mention: Michael Grebb and Amy Maclean, Cablefax: “Cablefax 100 Video Series” About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence is a privately held, b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdExchanger, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Media Industry Newsletter; Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily; Power, and Via Satellite. Market-leading shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2018, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, Electric Power, and Western Power Summit.-###-

Satellite Executive of the Year Award Presentation Luncheon to be held Wednesday, March 8, at the SATELLITE 2017 Conference and Exhibition

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Contacts:Access Intelligence: Lindsey Fuller, 301-354-1778, [email protected]

ROCKVILLE, Md. – February 15, 2017 — Stéphane Israël, the Chairman & CEO of Arianespace, has been named Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year for 2016. Arianespace’s performance during 2015 and 2016 has been flawless and impressive on so many levels. At the helm of the company since 2013, Stéphane Israël has proven himself a true leader guaranteeing Arianespace’s success in an increasingly competitive and changing environment. 

So, what was that impressive about Arianespace in 2016? In 2016, the company performed 11 successful launches. This included seven launches of its heavy launcher Ariane 5, which set several new records. The numbers are fantastic for the Ariane 5 with such feats as bringing more than 10.7 tons to GTO, delivering 4 Galileo satellites at once for the first time and reaching a record of 77 successes in a row since 2003 on December 2016. 

Arianespace’s commercial success also kept pace with its operational success. The company signed 13 launch contracts in 2016.  This includes nine Ariane 5 contracts, two Soyuz contracts as well as two Vega contracts. Thanks to Israël, the company now has an order book valued at 5.2 billion euros representing 53 launches for 30 customers, a very healthy state of affairs.

But, while the numbers are impressive, they don’t tell the whole story. In 2016, Arianespace secured two future launch vehicles, Ariane 6 and Vega C, thanks to crucial ESA decisions made in November 2016. Moreover, Arianespace adopted new governance, when CNES shares were transferred to Airbus Safran Launchers. In both cases, Israël has proven as skillful navigating the European institutional waters, as he has signing new contracts, positioning the launch service provider to go from strength to strength.

When Israël took over at Arianespace in 2013, the launch service provider faced more competition than ever before. Despite an uber competitive environment, Israël has flourished, building on Arianespace’s impressive legacy and signing contracts with some of the bright new things of the satellite industry such as OneWeb and SkyBox Imaging (Terra Bella) while maintaining Arianespace’s long term relationship with global and regional operators. It is for these reasons Via Satellite has voted Stéphane Israël to be our Satellite Executive of the Year for 2016.

“It is hard not to be impressed by the job Stéphane Israël has done at Arianespace over the last few years,” said Mark Holmes, Editorial Director of Via Satellite. “We take for granted successful launches now from Arianespace, but history shows us that this is still far from easy. But, what has really impressed me is the fact Israël has taken the company to new heights in terms of contracts, launches as well as making significant progress to bringing better launch vehicles to market. Israël was a worthy nominee in 2015. He is a worthy winner in 2016, and has shown himself to be an executive of the highest calibre in his short time at Arianespace.”

“I am very honored to receive the Satellite Executive of the Year Award,” said Stéphane Israël, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace. “I dedicate this award to the Arianespace team, which is simply amazing. And I am grateful to our customers and partners for their trust. The space industry and market have never experienced such rapid change as it has today. Arianespace is excited to face these new challenges, with a pioneering spirit to meet and overcome them.”

For 30 years, Via Satellite magazine has been honoring the satellite executives who made a lasting business impact on the global satellite market during the previous calendar year.

Via Satellite magazine will showcase Israël in its “Satellite Executive of the Year” cover feature in the March issue. Stéphane Israël will be presented with his award at the Satellite Executive of the Year award luncheon on Wednesday, March 8, and a reception that will be held that evening. Both events take place during the SATELLITE 2017 Conference and Exhibition, which runs March 6-9 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center at 801 Mount Vernon Pl, NW, Washington D.C. For more information or to register, visit www.SATShow.com. 

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About Via Satellite 
Via Satellite, the satellite community’s leading magazine, keeps its 37,000 global subscribers ‘in the know’ by providing essential news and analysis on the commercial communications, broadcast, military and enterprise sectors of the satellite marketplace. Every issue includes information on current and evolving applications, infrastructure issues, technology, procurement reports and business and regulatory developments around the world. 

About SATELLITE 2017 
Produced by the Access Intelligence aerospace group, the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition unites the aerospace community together in one place for the largest and most important global satellite technology event of the year. For more than 35 years, SATELLITE has played a critical role in determining how satellites will shape the future of our world. The show welcomes a community of aerospace professionals from every market and field of study, hailing from more than 150 nations around the world for a comprehensive four day conference, and more than 350 exhibiting companies on the show floor. SATELLITE 2017 will take place March 6 – 9, 2017 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. For more information, visit www.SATShow.com.

About Arianespace
To use space for a better life on earth, Arianespace guarantees access to space transportation services and solutions for any type of satellite, commercial as well as institutional, into any orbit. Since 1980, Arianespace has performed missions placing more than 540 satellites into orbit with its three launchers: Ariane, Soyuz and Vega. Arianespace is headquartered in Evry, France near Paris, and has a facility at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana, plus local offices in Washington, D.C., Tokyo and Singapore. Arianespace is a subsidiary of Airbus Safran Launchers, which holds 74% of its share capital; the balance is held by 17 other shareholders from the European launcher industry. For more information about Arianespace please visit www.arianespace.com.

About Access Intelligence
Access Intelligence is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Media Industry Newsletter, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily, Power, Via Satellite and Exchange Monitor. Market-leading shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, EventTech SATELLITE 2017, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, ELECTRIC POWER, and Western Power Summit.-###-

AI’s EventTech Property Scores Most Innovative Use of Technology Award for Use of Wireless Audio Engagement Technology

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Contacts: Access Intelligence: Macy Fecto 301-354-1550 [email protected]  Rockville, MD, December 8, 2016 – Access Intelligence, a business-to-business media and information leader, has won IAEE’s prestigious award for the Most Innovative Use of Technology for its EventTech show. Additionally, AI’s ELECTRIC POWER event was awarded an Honorable Mention for Attendance Promotion Campaign and SATELLITE 2016 was also cited for Exhibit Sales Brochure/Prospectus.  “Big ideas, new concepts and fresh technologies are always showcased and experienced at EventTech,” says Access Intelligence group marketing director Sarah Szczesny. “Our entire team is excited about the award, and appreciate the recognition from the judges.”EventTech, an annual conference and exposition for event professionals produced by AI’s Event Marketer brand and held each fall in Las Vegas, features one of the most innovative conference and trade show formats: A 100,000-sq.-ft. “Campus” environment houses five amphitheaters used for breakout sessions, more than 100 exhibitors and a general session area. Key to the experience is an innovative wireless audio technology—attendees are given ear buds and proximity audio devices they use in all amphitheaters. The technology allows them to get an intimate audio experience in all sessions and provides the flexibility to move from theater to theater with crystal clear audio and zero distractions from background noise.Rounding out EventTech’s portfolio of engagement technologies are airport-style registration self check-in lounges, BLE beacons used for location alerts and attendee messaging, a custom mobile app and more. The show returns November 13-15, 2017 at the Paris in Las Vegas. For more information on EventTech, please click here. About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Media Industry Newsletter, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily, Power, Via Satellite and Exchange Monitor. Market-leading shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, EventTech SATELLITE 2017, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, ELECTRIC POWER, and Western Power Summit.-###-

‘LeadsConnect’ Platform is First to Use RFID to Serve Up Content and Exhibitor Connections Based on Real-Time Buyer Behavior

Friday, December 2, 2016

Contacts: Access Intelligence: Macy Fecto 301-354-1550 [email protected]  LeadsCon: Cory Smith 404-661-0441 [email protected] FISH Technologies: Rick Weldo 214-789-905 [email protected] Rockville, MD, November 30, 2016 – In a first for the B-to-B event industry, Access Intelligence, a leading worldwide business information and marketing company based here, has partnered with FISH Technologies to introduce a new level of audience and exhibitor engagement to one of the company’s largest events. The FISH platform, which is best known for its wide use by professional sports leagues and major consumer brands, is being jointly customized with AI to create stronger buyer-seller connections at LeadsCon, which will take place March 20-22, 2017 at The Paris in Las Vegas. The event, now in its 10th year, attracts more than 3,000 people in the performance marketing industry.The new LeadsConnect platform will utilize FISH Technologies’ suite of RFID tracking technologies to personalize the attendee experience by suggesting content, activities, and exhibitors based on attendee behavior and interests during the event. Using a network of RFID chips and beacons placed throughout the event, AI and FISH will be able to gather valuable data and insights into attendee behavior, including session visits, content downloads from the event app, exhibitors visited, and which activities they participated in. AI will be able to utilize the data to serve up relevant connections, activities, content and exhibitors based on each attendee’s interests and behavior – both during and after the show. As part of the program, every attendee will have access to a personalized microsite where all of their session content, exhibitor downloads, surveys and prize notifications will be posted, providing a central repository for all of the content they gathered at the event.For exhibitors and sponsors, LeadsConnect provides a more efficient way to drive leads and make deeper connections with qualified attendees. Sponsors will be able to augment the information they collect at their booths with session tracking and other data packages that can help them profile those who are most likely to be a fit for their products or services based on their demographic information combined with their behavioral profiles.The LeadsConnect platform will boost exhibitor ROI by creating stronger real-time connections with buyers along with key insights that they can use to optimize their messaging and prioritize their follow up activities. The key parts of the LeadsConnect platform include: —Attendee Behavior Tracking: All attendees will have RFID chips embedded in their badges, which will allow LeadsCon to monitor which sessions, exhibitors and activities they visit, and what content they download or interact with. Based on their behavior and inferred interests, they will receive personalized recommendations for sessions and exhibitors they might be interested in. —Session Tracking: By seamlessly tracking who is attending specific sessions, sponsors will be able to collect valuable data on not only who attended a particular session, but what other sessions and exhibitors those attendees interacted with. These insights can help them prioritize those most relevant for their products and services. —Buyer Microsites: The LeadsConnect tracking platform will gather all the content – including session presentations, sponsor downloads, surveys and more – that each attendee has accessed and post it on a personalized microsite that they can access after the event. Sponsors will be able to target their messaging directly to the microsites of buyers whose interests and behavior match their product or service offerings, providing valuable post-show message reinforcement. —Gamification: The RFID system will allow LeadsCon to “gamify” the event, creating a more fun and engaging experience that will be seamlessly integrated into the LeadsConnect platform. Attendees will use their badges in combination with the show app to connect with participating exhibitors who will have special “track towers” placed in their booths.“We’re very excited to be able to introduce the same platform being used to enhance the fan-sponsor experience at some of the world’s largest marquee sporting events to the B-to-B industry and especially our LeadsCon community,” commented Kerry Smith, Senior Vice President of Access Intelligence’s Marketing Division. Smith noted that the aspect of the system that most appealed to his team was FISH’s single-platform strategy. “Until now, we’ve had to cobble together several different systems — event apps, registration, lead collection, surveys and meetings scheduling — to deliver our event experience. The end result was often cumbersome to our attendees because they had to log in to multiple platforms. LeadsConnect will unite these functions onto a single platform which will create a seamless and personalized experience for our attendees and will significantly reduce the time our team spends trying to get multiple systems to connect to each other.”According to Rick Weldon, President of FISH Technologies, Access Intelligence is known for producing some of the best B-to-B conferences, and have always had a focus on enhancing the attendee experience. “There has been a great deal of buzz over the last several years about ‘technology’, and how it should be applied to the conference space. We are pleased to have found that FISH and Access Intelligence share the belief that it’s not merely about technology, but rather using technology as a conduit to more successfully marry buyers and sellers and make conferences more engaging, memorable and fun for the attendee”.FISH provides Live Event Operating Systems for many of the world’s largest conferences and marquee sporting events. The FISH Platform empowers event marketers with the ability to maximize data collection, facilitate more active engagement, and track all aspects of event behavior in real time.Founded in 2007, LeadsCon showcases the best people and companies in vertical media and direct-response marketing. More than 5000+ people rely each year on LeadsCon conferences in Las Vegas and New York for unparalleled insights and access to marketing leaders. About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Event Marketer, Folio, PR News, Cablefax, Cynopsis, Media Industry Newsletter, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily, Power, Chemical Engineering and Via Satellite. Market-leading shows include SATELLITE, LeadsCon, OR Manager, LDC Trade Forums, Electric Power, Energy Ocean, and Offshore Communications tradeshows. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets.-###-

Monday, September 26, 2016

Company receives “Top Workplaces” Honors for third consecutive year 

MEDIA CONTACT:

Macy Fecto
E-mail: [email protected] 
Phone: 301-354-1550

Norwalk, CT — Monday, September 26, 2016 – Access Intelligence, a business-to-business media and information leader, has been named one of the top 50 workplaces in Southern Connecticut in a just-released survey published by Hearst Media Services. The company was also honored at a gala last Thursday night. This is the second consecutive year the Norwalk office has earned this prestigious honor and the third consecutive year the company has been so recognized—in 2014, the Rockville, MD-based organization’s headquarters was similarly cited in the Washington, DC metropolitan area survey. To read more, please click here. 

The Top Workplaces are selected solely based upon employee feedback. The surveys, conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm specializing in organizational health and workplace improvement, measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection

Access Intelligence, with several offices nationwide, serves business professionals with best in class events, professional development, publications, networking opportunities and digital solutions in an array of markets including Marketing, Media, PR, Energy, Satellite, Chemical Engineering, Healthcare and Aviation.

“Access Intelligence is recognized for delivering unequalled, thoughtful and forward-thinking business insight and content, and that comes from simply having the best staff available anywhere,” said Don Pazour, president and CEO. “We have created a wonderful work environment here that allows our teams myriad opportunities for fulfilling and satisfying career acceleration. We again realize that the growth of our employees contributes to the growth of our organization. For the third year in a row, we thank them for letting the world know that Access Intelligence continues to be a fantastic place to work.”

About Access Intelligence

Access Intelligence, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Media Industry Newsletter, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily, Power, Via Satellite and Exchange Monitor. Market-leading shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio: Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2017, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, ELECTRIC POWER, and Western Power Summit.-###-

B2B Media Company Salutes the Editorial Leaders Producing Best-in-Class, Multi-Platform Editorial

Monday, July 11, 2016

MEDIA CONTACT:Macy Fecto E-mail: [email protected]  Phone: 301-354-1550

Rockville, MD — July 11, 2016 – Access Intelligence announced today the winners of its annual Editorial Excellence Awards, bestowing top honors upon editors and writers from a range of its leading media brands, including Multichannel Merchant, Defense Daily, Folio, Via Satellite, Cynopsis, and Power. The program, exclusive to employees at the business-to-business media information company, awards Access Intelligence’s outstanding enterprise journalism, breaking news reporting, analysis and event content. A panel of external judges from the media field reviewed hundreds of submissions and selected twelve first place winners and twenty-eight honorable mentions. “We are so proud to have such outstanding editorial talent who deliver significant, useful and distinctive content to our audiences across all media platforms,” said Don Pazour, CEO of Access Intelligence. “The AI Editorial Excellence Awards shine a spotlight on the significant achievements of our content creators.” Here are the Class of 2016 Access Intelligence Editorial Award Winners:   ANALYSIS  Winner: Via Satellite: Mark Holmes (“The Evolving Role of Satellite in Modern Newsgathering”) Honorable Mentions:  —Defense Daily: Dan Parsons (“Incumbents Shut Out Competition In Marine Corps ACV Competition”) —Rotor & Wing International: James T. McKenna (“After 10 Years, Have We Failed?”) —Multichannel Merchant: Tim Parry (“Editor’s Notebook: Cyber Weekend BOPIS Went Smoothly… Kinda…”) —Avionics Magazine: Woodrow Bellamy III (“Using NextGen to Improve Aircraft Navigation”) FEATURE/HOW-TO ARTICLE Winner: Folio: Tony Silber (“The New Ways We Get Stuff Done”) Honorable Mention: —OR Manager: Judith M. Mathias (“Infections spur new guidelines for endoscope reprocessing”) BREAKING NEWS Winner: Defense Daily: Dan Parsons (“Lockheed Martin Surrenders Battle To Overturn Army’s JLTV Contract Award To Oshkosh”) Honorable Mentions: —Via Satellite: Caleb Henry (“Intelsat Tempers Down Disagreement Over SpaceX’s Experimental SmallSats”) —min: Caysey Welton, Greg Dool, Tony Silber (“Meredith Shuts Down More Magazine”) —Exchange Monitor / Weapons Complex Monitor: Dan Leone, Chris Schneidmiller (“White House Said to Propose Deep Cuts for MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility”) —Folio: Greg Dool (“Rodale Cuts 40 More Staffers”) EVENT/CONTENT PACKAGE Winner: Chemical Engineering: Dorothy Lozowski, Scott Jenkins, Gerald Ondrey, Mary Page Bailey (“Achema Daily”) Honorable Mention: —GHG Daily / GHG Monitor: Abby L Harvey (“21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – Paris, France – Nov. 30 to Dec. 12”) EVENT PROGRAMMING:  Winner: Cynopsis Media: Roberta Caploe, Lynn Leahey (“Cynopsis Rising Star Awards”) Honorable Mentions:  —PR News: Steve Goldstein, Seth Arenstein, Mark Renfree, Ian Wright (“PR News’ Social Media Summit and Visual Storytelling Workshop”) —The Global Connected Aircraft Summit: Mark Holmes (“The Global Connected Aircraft Summit 2015 – June 2015”) —Multichannel Merchant: Tim Parry (“Growing Global 2015”) GENERAL EXCELLENCE Winner: Multichannel Merchant: Tim Parry, Mike O’Brien, Daniela Forte (“Multichannel Merchant”) Honorable Mentions:  —Cablefax: Amy Maclean, Joyce Wang, Kaylee Hultgren, Michael Grebb (“Cablefax Team – General Excellence”) —AdMonsters: Rob Beeler, Gavin Dunaway (“Where User Experience and Ad Ops Collide”) —Folio: Tony Silber (“The New Ways We Get Stuff Done”) —Folio: Tony Silber (“The Untold Story of How Magazine Media is Winning”) MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING:  Winner: Via Satellite: Veronica Magan, Caleb Henry, Brian Aloisio (“Emerging Space Powers: The Leaders of Tomorrow”) Honorable Mentions:  —Avionics Magazine: Veronica Magan, Woodrow Bellamy III, Sylvia Perna (“Global Airspace Mandates: Benefits, Changes & Requirements”) —Avionics Magazine: Woodrow Bellamy III, Brian Aloiso, Veronica Magan (“Global Aircraft Connectivity”) NEWS ARTICLE Winner: OR Manager: Judith M. Mathias (“Hiding in plain sight: Surgical smoke threatens health of OR staff”) Honorable Mentions:  —Exchange Monitor Publications: Alissa Tabirian (“U.S., Russian Officials Trade INF Treaty Violation Accusations”) —Cablefax: Amy Maclean (“On the Set of the Walking Dead”) —Defense Daily: Dan Parsons (“Sidelined In JLTV Struggle, Am General Quietly Collecting Millions in Humvee Contracts”) —Rotor & Wing International: James T. McKenna (“Whither the Single-Engine IFR Helo?”) —RadWaste Monitor: Karl Herchenroeder (“Source: Conaway Bill a Nonstarter”) —Defense Daily: Pat Host (“McCain Downplays Significance of NASA continuing payments to Russia for ISS Trips”) SPECIAL ISSUE, SUPPLEMENT OR MICROSITE Winner: PR News: Steve Goldstein, Seth Arenstein (“PR News’ Crowdsourcing Issue”) Honorable Mention: —Chief Marketer: Beth Negus Viveiros, Patricia Odell (“Chief Marketer AgencyNext Special Issue”) —Cynopsis Media: Roberta Caploe, Lynn Leahey (“Backstage at the Upfronts”) STICKY & CLICKY  Winner: Folio: Greg Dool (“Meet Alison Overholt: ESPN The Magazine’s First Female Editor-in-Chief”) —Honorable Mention: POWER magazine: Aaron Larson (“CB&I Out, Fluor In at Vogtle and V.C. Summer Nuclear Power Plant Construction Projects”)VIDEO PROGRAM  Winner: Multichannel Merchant: Tim Parry, Mike O’Brien, Daniela Forte (“Cyber Weekend 2015”) VISUAL JOURNALISM  Winner: POWER magazine: Sonal Patel (“The Big Picture”) About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include PR News, AdMonsters, Cynopsis, Cablefax, Folio, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Media Industry Newsletter; Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily; Power, and Via Satellite. Market-leading shows include LeadsCon, AdMonsters OPS and Publisher Summits, The Folio Show, Experiential Marketing Summit, SATELLITE 2017, OR Manager, LDC Gas Forums, Clean Gulf, Electric Power, and Western Power Summit.-###-

The company receives ‘Best Workplace’ honors for second consecutive year  

MEDIA CONTACT: Macy Fecto E-mail: [email protected]  Phone: 301-354-1550 Norwalk, CT — Monday, September 14, 2015 – Access Intelligence, a business-to-business media and information leader, has been named one of the top 50 workplaces in Southern Connecticut in a just-released survey published by Hearst Media Services. The company was also honored at an awards gala in Monroe, CT last Thursday night. This is the second consecutive year that a branch of the company was so honored—in 2014, the Rockville, MD-based organization’s headquarters was similarly awarded. The Top Workplaces are selected solely based upon employee feedback. The surveys, conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a leading research firm specializing in organizational health and workplace improvement, measures several aspects of workplace culture, including alignment, execution, and connection. Access Intelligence, with several offices nationwide, serves business professionals with best in class events, professional development, publications, networking opportunities and digital solutions in an array of markets including Marketing, Media, PR, Energy, Satellite, Chemical Engineering, Healthcare and Aviation.“Our employees work very hard to create a rewarding culture with a supportive atmosphere and excellent opportunities for accelerated career growth, a culture where they are enabled and energized, and provided with training opportunities,“ said Don Pazour, president and CEO. “To win this honor two years in a row and for two different locations shows the consistency of the Access Intelligence brand and alerts more of the public to what we already knew—that Access Intelligence is a great place to work.” About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Event Marketer, Folio, PR News, Cablefax, Cynopsis, Media Industry Newsletter, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily, Power, Chemical Engineering and Via Satellite. Market-leading shows include SATELLITE, LeadsCon, OR Manager, LDC Trade Forums, Electric Power, Energy Ocean, and Offshore Communications tradeshows. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets.-###-

Monday, March 16, 2015

MEDIA CONTACT: Macy Fecto E-mail: [email protected]  Jennifer Schwartz E-mail: [email protected]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ROCKVILLE, MD — March 16, 2015 –  Access Intelligence announced today the acquisition of of Exchange Monitor Publications and Forums, a b-to-b media company specializing in high-value conferences and e-newsletters in the defense and energy marketplaces. This acquisition strengthens Access Intelligence’s foothold in delivering best in class information to the defense and energy markets. Exchange Monitor publishes professional newsletters and hosts forums, colloquiums and workshops to facilitate conversations among government and NGO officials and private industry executives on critical national and international programs and policies. The company’s primary areas of focus are: the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management and the cleanup of the nuclear legacy of the Manhattan Project and the Cold War; the National Nuclear Security Administrative and the current U.S. nuclear weapons complex; the commercial radioactive waste industry; and the development of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Exchange Monitor will join the fast-growing Aerospace & Energy Group, which includes Defense Daily, POWER Magazine, The LDC Forums and Open Architecture Summit. The group will be led by Defense Publisher Thomas Sloma-Williams.Located in Washington, DC, Exchange Monitor Publications and Forums was founded in 1981 by the late Edward L. Helminski, a physicist who was actively engaged in complex technical issues in the public arena for more than 30 years. It operates four well-respected forums including Decisionmakers’ Forum, The Radwaste Summit, The Nuclear Deterrence Summit and The Conference on Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage. It also publishes four high-value strategic weekly e-newsletters: Weapons Complex Monitor, Nuclear Security and Deterrence Monitor, Radwaste Monitor, and GHG Reduction Technologies Monitor as well as the daily Weapons Complex Morning Briefing. “This acquisition is a reflection of Access Intelligence’s ongoing commitment to the defense and energy information market, which includes respected brands such as Defense Daily, POWER Magazine, Chemical Engineering and the ELECTRIC POWER Tradeshow,” said Don Pazour, president and CEO of Access Intelligence. “We are very proud to welcome a company with the credentials of Exchange Monitor to the Access Intelligence family, and expect that this new relationship will accelerate our strategic ambition to be the information provider of choice to the global defense and energy industries.” Seller Carole Ann Helminski said, “Access Intelligence’s expertise providing high-quality conferences and paid content makes them a great fit for Exchange Monitor. Their culture of entrepreneurship, integrity and professionalism will provide great opportunities for the team.”Terms of the deal were not disclosed. About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Cynopsis, Cablefax, PR News, FOLIO:, AdMonsters, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Media Industry Newsletter, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily, POWER and Via Satellite. Market-leading shows include LeadsCon, The FOLIO: Show, Event Marketer Summit, SATELLITE 2015, OR Manager, LDC Trade Forums, Clean Gulf, ELECTRIC POWER, Energy Ocean and Offshore Communications. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets. About Veronis Suhler Stevenson Veronis Suhler Stevenson is a leading private investment firm that invests in the information, business services, healthcare IT, and education industries in North America and Europe. VSS provides capital for buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings and strategic acquisitions to lower middle market companies and management teams with the goal of building companies organically as well as through a focused add-on acquisition program. VSS makes privately-negotiated investments across the capital structure and has the ability to invest in situations requiring control or non-control equity, mezzanine securities and structured equity securities.   -###-

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

MEDIA CONTACT: Macy Fecto E-mail: [email protected]  Phone: 301-354-1550

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Rockville, MD — March 9, 2015 –  Access Intelligence announced today the acquisition of AdMonsters, the fast-growing and preeminent conference and trade show company serving the online advertising operations, advertising technology and digital media markets. This acquisition strengthens Access Intelligence’s leadership position in the media, marketing and communications markets with a brand that is deeply entrenched in the community of ad operations and technology professionals. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1999 by Bowen Dwelle, AdMonsters produces the Publisher Forums, held three times a year, and the annual OPS conference, to be held June 9, 2015 in New York. These events, serving thousands of media professionals annually, are defining the future of digital media operations and advertising technology. AdMonsters also hosts workshops and networking events nationwide and serves a vibrant online community of leaders in ad operations and technology platforms at media companies worldwide, in addition to ad agencies, technology providers and others at the intersection of advertising, branding, technology and engagement. “AdMonsters has been on the leading edge of the technological and strategic evolution of online media operations, technology, and monetization for many years,” said Don Pazour, CEO of Access Intelligence. “We are delighted to add the AdMonsters brand to our Media & Broadcasting Group portfolio, to bring a highly talented team into our family, and to fast-track our leadership position in the areas of advanced marketing, technology and media.” AdMonsters will become part of Access Intelligence’s Media & Broadcasting Group, run by Diane Schwartz, senior vice president and group publisher, whose other brands include Cynopsis, PR News, Folio, min, Cablefax and Studio Daily. “We are very proud to have built AdMonsters as a real community of professionals in online ad operations and technology, and we are very happy to work with Access Intelligence to expand our offerings and serve that community in even greater ways over the coming years,” said Bowen Dwelle, who will serve as AdMonsters Founder & Consultant with Access Intelligence, while remaining CEO of 8 Meter Media. The AdMonsters Publisher Forum in Sonoma, CA, held March 1-4, was sold out, as have been nearly all the Publisher Forums. Upcoming AdMonsters events include the OPS conference on June 9 in New York and Publisher Forums to be held August 23-26 in Charleston, SC, and November 8-11 in San Diego. The acquisition marks Access Intelligence’s continued investment in high-performing properties with engaged audiences and best-in-class products and services. Over the past several years, Access Intelligence completed acquisitions in the media/marketing and healthcare sectors, including that of LeadsCon, Red7 Media (which includes Event Marketer and Folio:/The Folio: Show); OR Manager, which produces one of the largest trade shows serving operating room executives; and Cynopsis Media, with advertising-driven e-letters serving the TV and digital communities. About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Cynopsis, Cablefax, PR News, Folio:, Event Marketer, LeadsCon, Chief Marketer, Media Industry Newsletter, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily, POWER and Via Satellite magazine. Market-leading shows include LeadsCon, The Folio: Show, Event Marketer Summit, SATELLITE 2015, OR Manager, LDC Trade Forums, Clean Gulf, ELECTRIC POWER, Energy Ocean and Offshore Communications. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets. About Veronis Suhler Stevenson Veronis Suhler Stevenson is a leading private investment firm that invests in the information, business services, healthcare IT, and education industries in North America and Europe. VSS provides capital for buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings and strategic acquisitions to lower middle market companies and management teams with the goal of building companies organically as well as through a focused add-on acquisition program. VSS makes privately-negotiated investments across the capital structure and has the ability to invest in situations requiring control or non-control equity, mezzanine securities and structured equity securities.  -###-

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

GAITHERSBURG, Md., August 28, 2013  — DecisionHealth LLC, and its parent company, UCG, LLC, today announced the acquisitions of Contexo Media and Dorland Health, from Access Intelligence, LLC, of Rockville, Md. The combined entity becomes one of the largest providers of revenue cycle management guidance and tools to healthcare businesses nationwide.

“The product portfolios of our companies complement each other wonderfully,” said Jerry Okabe, General Manager of Contexo Media, who joins DecisionHealth as Vice President. “Health facilities, practices, agencies and students now have one place from which to get state-of-the-art tools for medical coding, billing and the entirety of their revenue cycle.”

The combination of DecisionHealth, Contexo Media and Dorland Health comes as demand for healthcare services is increasing exponentially given rapid growth in the U.S. population and extended life expectancy. With the cost of care rising as a result, insurance payers, led by Medicare, are demanding greater coordination of care among healthcare providers, as well as greater specificity to explain the health services provided and that they were medically necessary.

To that end, on October 1, 2014, the U.S. healthcare market will adopt ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS, a system of 67,000 medical diagnoses codes that’s five times larger than what’s used today by providers. As a result the need among providers for essential coding and billing guidance is increasing dramatically.

“We think this is a great time to be expanding our footprint in the market for business information services for healthcare providers,” said Steve Greenberg, President of DecisionHealth. “Contexo Media and Dorland Health offer a strong product line, great customers and a talented team of employees, all of which we are excited to add to our organization.”

In acquiring Dorland Health, DecisionHealth now is positioned as a leading publisher of premium content and training for care management professionals and providers migrating to new, more efficient service delivery models as the industry shifts from fee-for-service to a system rewarded on quality, wellness and outcomes.

“DecisionHealth appreciates the growing information needs faced by our customers, and the importance of actionable guidance and high-level training that drives both patient outcomes and the financial health of payers and providers,” said Carol Brault, Publisher of Dorland Health and Contexo Media, who joins DecisionHealth as Vice President. “This is unquestionably an outstanding strategic fit for both the Dorland Health and Contexo Media brands, and an opportunity to better serve our growing customer base.”

About Decison Health and UCG

DecisionHealth has been providing information, guidance and tools to healthcare businesses for more than 25 years. Its publications, software and educational events help providers with issues impacting their revenue cycle – from patient intake to coding, billing and denials management. DecisionHealth publishes Part B News, Home Health Line and numerous specialty coding newsletters, known throughout the industry as “Pink Sheets.”

It is a unit of UCG, LLC, a diversified business-to-business publishing company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md.

About Contexo Media, Decision Health and Access Intelligence

Contexo Media, based in Sandy, UT, has provided procedural and diagnostic coding books, software, eLearning, and educational workshops for medical practices nationwide for more than a decade. Dorland Health publishes Case In Point, an industry-leading resource for professionals who serve in the case management industry, and is home to the Professional Patient Advocate Institute.

Both were formerly owned by Access Intelligence, LLC, (www.accessintel.com) — a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson — a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md.. It produces industry-leading publications and conferences for the media, PR, cable, operating room management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets.

Monday, June 23, 2014

MEDIA CONTACT: Macy Fecto E-mail: [email protected]  Phone: 301-354-1550 Washington, DC — Monday, June 23, 2014 – Access Intelligence, a business-to-business media and information leader, has been named one of the top 150 places to work, out of over 2,000 eligible, in a just-released survey published by The Washington Post. The company was also honored at an awards gala in Washington, D.C. last Thursday night. The Top Workplaces are selected solely based upon employee feedback. The surveys, conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, asked people to evaluate their employers on a host of factors, including the quality of leadership, pay and benefit practices, work-life balance issues and more. Access Intelligence, with headquarters in Rockville, MD and offices nationwide, serves business professionals with best in class events, professional development, publications, networking opportunities and digital solutions in an array of markets including Marketing, Media, PR, Energy, Satellite, Chemical Engineering, Healthcare and Aviation. “We are known for providing unparalleled business insight and intelligence, and that knowledge comes from having the greatest employee talent pool,” said Don Pazour, president and CEO of Access Intelligence. “We’ve worked hard at AI to create an atmosphere that puts people first—rewarding our teams both personally and professionally with excellent opportunities for accelerated career growth, empowerment, and an entrepreneurial spirit you won’t find in most organizations. We realize the growth of our employees contributes to the growth of our company. We thank them for helping make public to all what we already knew here—that Access Intelligence is a great place to work.”The Washington Post published the complete list of Top Workplaces on Sunday, June 22. To read about it online, visit http://wapo.st/UmDMtD About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Event Marketer, Folio:, PR News, Cablefax, Cynopsis, Media Industry Newsletter, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily, Power, Chemical Engineering and Via Satellite. Market-leading shows include SATELLITE, LeadsCon, OR Manager, LDC Trade Forums, Electric Power, Energy Ocean, and Offshore Communications tradeshows. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets.-###-

Monday, June 9, 2014

MEDIA CONTACT: Macy Fecto E-mail: [email protected]  Phone: 301-354-1550

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Washington, DC — June 6, 2014 – Access Intelligence LLC (AI), picked up 3 first-place winners and 6 winners overall at The Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) annual SIPAwards competition for excellence in editorial-writing and marketing at an evening reception in downtown Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 5. Don Pazour, AI’s President and CEO, as well as Heather Farley, AI’s Divisional President, were on hand at the Capital Hilton in D.C. to accept AI’s awards during the reception. The Margie Weiner Award for Best Marketing Team of the Year, named for a well-known and well-respected dynamic industry leader and creative marketer, was presented to Access Intelligence for EventTech’s 2013 Marketing Campaign.  “What a fantastic event,” said Pazour. “I am proud of all our award winners, as well as our AI presenters.  It is especially gratifying to see multiple markets within our family represented — marketing, media and healthcare. Congratulations to all the participants. What a team!”According to Luis Hernandez, VP of SIIA’s SIPA division, “Winning a 2014 SIPAward is an especially impressive achievement given that there were 187 entries, and nearly 20 judges—all esteemed industry veterans—taking part this year.” Hernandez added that “the range of subjects of the awards reflects the incredible diversity of topics covered by SIPA members.”Below is the full list of Access Intelligence’s 2014 SIPAwards winners: Best Use of Video  1st prize—Event Tech 2013 Video Marketing, Sarah Szczesny, Anu Thalakotur, Sophia Sikes Best Interpretative or Analytical Reporting  1st prize—It Takes All Kinds, Sandra O’Loughlin, Rachel Kirkpatrick, Event Marketer The Margie Weiner Award for Best Marketing Campaign of the Year  1st prize—EventTech 2013 Marketing Campaign, Sarah Szczesny, Anu Thalakotur, Sophia Sikes  Best Webinar Marketing  2nd prize—OR Manager Webinar Marketing, Kristine Keller Best Spot News or Single News Story  2nd prize—A Brewing Storm, Kenneth Briodagh, Event Marketer Best Daily Publication  3rd prize—Cynopsis Media: Flagship Edition, Roberta Caploe, Lynn Leahey About Access Intelligence Access Intelligence, a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Event Marketer, Folio:, PR News, Cablefax, Cynopsis, Media Industry Newsletter; Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Studio Daily, Power, Chemical Engineering and Via Satellite. Market-leading shows include SATELLITE, LeadsCon, OR Manager, LDC Trade Forums, Electric Power, Energy Ocean, and Offshore Communications tradeshows. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets. About SIIA  SIIA is the leading association representing the software and digital content industries. SIIA represents approximately 800 member companies worldwide that develop software and digital information content. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to the leading companies that are setting the pace for the digital age. For more information, visit www.siia.net. The SIPA division of SIIA is dedicated to advancing the interests of paid content providers serving niche communities. SIPA serves its members through education, training, networking, and advocacy to foster growth, profitability, and professional excellence. About the Business Information & Media Group The Business Information & Media Group of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) serves the media, publishing, information services and technology companies that drive the $506 billion information industry through its SIIA Content, SIPA and ABM brands. With over 850 member companies, the SIIA is the largest trade association supporting the information industry through its regulatory advocacy and intellectual property protection programs. SIIA’s Business Information & Media Group specifically helps members maximize revenue potential through educational, training and business development enablement programs.-###-

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

MEDIA CONTACT: Kisme Williams E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 301-354-1785

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Via Satellite Announces Tom Choi, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Broadcast Satellite, Satellite Executive of the Year 2012 Satellite Executive of the Year Award Presentation Luncheon to be held Wednesday, March 20, at the SATELLITE 2013 Conference and Exhibition

Rockville, MD — Thursday, February 14th 2013 – Tom Choi, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), has been named Via Satellite’s Satellite Executive of the Year for 2012. ABS posted strong financial performance in 2012 with revenues growing by more than 20%, and net profits growing by close to 200% from the prior year. ABS also announced and committed to key satellite industry innovations in 2012. ABS is a multi-regional satellite operator on the rise. Tom Choi is building an impressive business based on smart acquisitions and aggressive and creative investments in new satellites.

Choi lacks nothing in the daring department, and over the last few years, ABS has designed and procured ABS-2, one of the biggest satellites ever commissioned, and worked towards securing financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) to support its ambitious business plans. In November, Ex-Im Bank announced the authorization of two transactions aggregating $461 million to underwrite the export of American-made satellites and American launches for ABS. The pair of transactions will support approximately 3,700 U.S. jobs, according to Bank estimates derived from Departments of Commerce and Labor data and methodology.

The strategy for ABS-2 has been equally impressive. The satellite has more than 12 kW of payload power and up to a total of 89 active C-band, Ku-band and Ka-band transponders across 10 different beams bringing increased capacity and transmission power to the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and CIS/Russia. ABS has already sold 60% of the capacity on ABS-2. With deals in the pipeline, this is expected to go beyond the 70% figure at launch. Choi predicts the satellite will reach a 90% utilization rate one year after launch, an impressive feat given the size of the satellite.

From a cost recovery perspective, ABS expects the full program cost will be recouped by the second or third year after launch. Choi has succeeded in putting ABS on the global map in a relatively short period of time, and the future plans for ABS are just as impressive as the recent feats of the company. Just a few years ago, the operator had only one satellite, but Choi has been moving quickly to create a multi-regional powerhouse that is expanding its presence in Africa, Central & Eastern Europe (including Russia), Middle East and South, East and Southeast Asia. Choi operates without fear and aggressively looks to change things, whether by putting together innovative deals for new satellites or financing or making good on existing investments. “Tom Choi has built up Asia Broadcast Satellite at a remarkable pace,” said Mark Holmes, editor of Via Satellite. “Choi makes brave decisions from acquiring satellites, securing financing, to commissioning new satellites.

In 2012, this approach reached a new level when ABS teamed up with Satmex to order four of Boeing’s new 702SP ‘small platform satellites’, and launch them on SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets. These innovations potentially show the way for other regional operators to get better economies of scale when ordering new satellites. Choi has built a strong multi-regional business in a short space of time, with revenues and profits also on an impressive upswing. It is for this combination of impressive results, and innovation that we are proud to recognize Tom Choi as the 2012 Satellite Executive of the Year.” “We are extremely grateful for this wonderful recognition by the award’s committee of the accomplishments we have been able to achieve at Asia Broadcast Satellite.

The building blocks of our success are the numerous partnerships we developed with all of our partners including our loyal customers, innovative vendors, dedicated employees and our supportive shareholders, especially the Permira Funds,” commented Tom Choi, CEO of ABS. “This award is dedicated to each and every one of our partners that have supported our efforts in creating the fastest growing satellite operator in the past 5 years. We thank them for their past contributions and we continue to depend upon them for their support for our future growth and success.”

“We are extremely grateful for this wonderful recognition by the award’s committee of the accomplishments we have been able to achieve at Asia Broadcast Satellite. The building blocks of our success are the numerous partnerships we developed with all of our partners including our loyal customers, innovative vendors, dedicated employees and our supportive shareholders, especially the Permira Funds,” commented Tom Choi, CEO of ABS. “This award is dedicated to each and every one of our partners that have supported our efforts in creating the fastest growing satellite operator in the past 5 years. We thank them for their past contributions and we continue to depend upon them for their support for our future growth and success.”

For more than 20 years, Via Satellite magazine has been honoring the satellite executives who made a lasting business impact on the global satellite market during the previous calendar year.” Via Satellite magazine will showcase Choi in its “Satellite Executive of the Year” cover feature in the March issue. Choi will be presented with his award at the Satellite Executive of the Year award luncheon on Wednesday, March 20, and a reception in his honor will be held that evening. Both events take place during the SATELLITE 2013 Conference and Exhibition, which runs March 18-21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center at 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, DC.

For more information or to register, visit www.SATELLITE2013.com.

About Via Satellite

Via Satellite, the satellite community’s leading magazine, keeps its 22,000 global subscribers ‘in the know’ by providing essential news and analysis on the commercial communications, broadcast, military and enterprise sectors of the satellite marketplace. Every issue includes information on current and evolving applications, infrastructure issues, technology, procurement reports and business and regulatory developments around the world.

About SATELLITE 2013 The SATELLITE

Conference and Exhibition is the premier event providing solutions to the global satellite end-user community. SATELLITE 2013 will attract more than 12,000 delegates from 75 countries, features 350 exhibiting companies and a full conference program led by more than 300 satellite communications experts and innovators. The 2013 Conference features focused forums on broadcast, enterprise, military and emerging regions.

For more information, visit www.SATELLITE2013.com. About Asia Broadcast Satellite Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) is one of the fastest growing premium satellite operators in the world. ABS offers a complete range of tailored solutions including broadcasting, cellular backhaul, VSAT and Internet backbone services with diverse IP transit through its Asian, African, European and the Middle East internet gateways. ABS’ satellite fleet includes four operational satellites (ABS-1, ABS-1A, ABS-3 and ABS-7) with its fifth satellite (ABS-2) under construction and scheduled to launch in 2013.

The ABS-2 satellite will be located in geostationary orbit at 75˚East. Fitted with up to 89 active C, Ku, and Ka-band transponders, it will provide optimized direct TV broadcast, multimedia applications, telecommunications and data transmission services for Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Russia/CIS countries. ABS has also ordered two new Boeing 720SP satellites with the options to add more satellites over the next 2-3 years to its growing satellite fleet. For more information, visit www.absatellite.com.

Monday, October 1, 2012

ROCKVILLE, October 1, 2012  — Integrated media company Access Intelligence announced today the acquisition of several leading media brands serving the marketing industry, including Chief Marketer, Multichannel Merchant, Direct and PROMO.  These brands, which lead their sectors with strong print, online and event businesses, will expand AI’s growing portfolio of properties serving this key market.  This transaction bolsters the company’s leadership position in delivering high-quality multimedia content to marketing and media professionals. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The acquired assets will become part of Access Intelligence’s Marketing and Media Group, which includes Event Marketer, EXPO, Best Events, Event Design, LeadsCon, DM Confidential, min, Folio:, PR News, Cynopsis and CableFAX. Together, this group represents one of the largest and most robust marketing and media information offerings for business-to-business professionals.

Chief Marketer, www.chiefmarketer.com, provides daily market intelligence on direct marketing, social media, lead generation, mobile and other measurable marketing strategies.  Multichannel Merchant, www.multichannelmerchant.com, covers cross-channel marketing techniques, including catalog, list sales, data mining and ecommerce.  It produces the Operations Summit each spring, focusing on direct-to-customer operations and fulfillment.

“We’re excited to be rounding out our leadership position in advanced marketing with these top-drawer brands and joining their talented team with ours to supercharge our offerings,” said Don Pazour, President & CEO of Access Intelligence.  “With rapid changes in customer buying habits and the exciting opportunities to reach buyers through new channels, Chief Marketer and Multichannel Merchant teaming up with brands such as Event Marketer and LeadsCon is a winning proposition for our audience and for our position as a media company.”

Group publisher Leslie Bacon and her team of 15 employees will be joining Access Intelligence and reporting into Kerry Smith, Senior Vice President of AI.  “Leslie and her team have done a terrific job keeping their marketing media assets focused on the explosive areas of demand gen, lead gen, mobile and social marketing techniques and technologies,” said Smith.

“We are very excited to be joining Access Intelligence to create an even more valuable set of resources for our clients. The combination of Chief Marketer and Multichannel Merchant with the added assets provided by Access Intelligence, such as Event Marketer and LeadsCon is a powerful combination,” said Bacon.

The acquisition marks Access Intelligence’s continued investment in content-rich properties with highly engaged communities. In the past 18 months, Access Intelligence completed acquisitions in the media/marketing and healthcare sectors, including that of LeadsCon, which serves customer acquisition marketers thorough a twice a year trade show and the brands DM Confidential and LeadsCouncil; Red7 Media (which includes Event Marketer and Folio); OR Manager, which presents one of the largest trade shows serving operating room executives; and Cynopsis Media, with advertising-driven e-letters serving the TV and digital communities.

About Access Intelligence

Access Intelligence (www.accessintel.com), a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Event Marketer, Folio:, PR News, Contexo Media, CableFAX, Cynopsis, Communications Technology, Media Industry Newsletter; Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Cable360 and Studio Daily; Power, Chemical Engineering and Via Satellite magazines. Market-leading shows include Satellite 2012, LeadsCon, OR Manager, LDC Trade Forums, Electric Power, Energy Ocean, Offshore Communications tradeshows. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets.

About Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS)

Veronis Suhler Stevenson is a private equity and debt capital fund management company dedicated to investing in the information, education, media, marketing and business services industries in North America and Europe. VSS provides capital for buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings and strategic acquisitions to companies and management teams with a goal to build companies both organically and through a focused add-on acquisition program. Since the closing of the first VSS Buyout Fund in 1987, VSS has managed four Buyout Funds and two Structured Capital Funds with aggregate committed capital in excess of $3.1 billion. The six funds have to date invested approximately $2.7 billion in 68 portfolio companies which have in turn completed over 320 add-on acquisitions. The company’s website is www.vss.com.

Access Intelligence Acquires LeadsCon Trade Show Along with Daily Deal Summit

Monday, March 26, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Access Intelligence
Macy Fecto, 301-354-1550
[email protected]

Rockville, MD, March 26, 2012 — Integrated media company Access Intelligence announced today the acquisition of LeadsCon, which serves the online lead generation industry through two preeminent conferences and other best-in-class content offerings for lead-generation marketers. With Access Intelligence’s existing stronghold in media, public relations and event marketing, this transaction extends the company’s position with service offerings focusing on customer acquisition through advanced marketing technologies and strategies.

LeadsCon is the industry’s preeminent educational and networking conference dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of those operating in the online lead generation industry. LeadsCon (www.leadscon.com) is held twice a year, having just completed a record event this past February in Las Vegas, and will hold its East coast event in New York this July. Other products in the LeadsCon portfolio include the membership-based LeadsCouncil, the Daily Deal Summit conference series taking place this April 17-18 in New York (www.dailydealsummit.com), an e-newsletter, and other soon-to-be announced marketing conferences and product offerings.

Jay Weintraub, president and founder of New York-based LeadsCon, will continue in his role as President of LeadsCon, Daily Deal and the other products serving the customer-acquisition sector. Michelle Troop, LeadsCon co-founder and executive vice president of operations, and Weintraub will be part of the newly created Access Intelligence Customer Acquisition Board which will also include Don Pazour, AI’s President & CEO;  Diane Schwartz, senior vice president of the Media/Communications Group; and Jenn Heinold, vice president of healthcare and aerospace events. The Board will oversee the execution of a multi-platform strategic plan to provide the marketing community with top-drawer content, intelligence and business opportunities in the multibillion-dollar customer acquisition market.

“I am particularly pleased to be working with a visionary like Jay Weintraub, who will lead our efforts in serving the customer acquisition professional community,” said Don Pazour, president and CEO of Access Intelligence. “The ability to round out our position in the marketing and technology sectors with highly engaged brands like LeadsCon and Daily Deal Summit is an exciting prospect for Access Intelligence, our employees and customers.”

Jay Weintraub said, “Access Intelligence shares our passion and commitment to those we serve. With their backing, and support, we will continue to improve our operations and create new products and services faster than we could do on our own. I look forward to many more years of creating definitive summits for the online lead generation industry and broader customer acquisition ecosystem.”

The acquisition marks Access Intelligence’s continued investment in high-performing properties with engaged audiences and best-in-class products and services. In 2011, Access Intelligence completed acquisitions in the media/marketing and healthcare sectors, including that of Red7 Media (which includes Event Marketer and Folio); OR Manager, which presents one of the largest trade shows serving operating room executives; and Cynopsis Media, with advertising-driven e-letters serving the TV and digital communities.

About Access Intelligence

Access Intelligence (www.accessintel.com), a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving four core verticals in Communications, Healthcare, Aerospace and Energy & Engineering. Market-leading shows include Satellite 2012, LDC Forums, Electric Power, Energy Ocean, OilComm and OR Manager tradeshows. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets. Leading brands include CableFAX, Folio:, Event Marketer, PR News, Defense Daily, Via Satellite, Rotor & Wing, Aviation Today, Contexo Media, Dorland Health, Power and Chemical Engineering.

About Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS)

VSS (www.vss.com) is a private equity and mezzanine capital fund management company dedicated to investing in the information, education, media, communications and business services industries in North America and Europe. VSS provides capital for buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings and strategic acquisitions to companies and management teams with a goal to build companies both organically and through a focused add-on acquisition program. To date, VSS equity and mezzanine funds have invested in 67 platform companies, which have in turn completed over 300 add-on acquisitions resulting in a portfolio with realized and unrealized enterprise values totaling over $14 billion.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Macy Fecto, [email protected], 301-354-1550

ROCKVILLE, MD, July 5, 2011 — Access Intelligence announced today the acquisition of Cynopsis Media LLC, the publisher of daily and weekly eletters for the television, digital media, kids marketing and sports media businesses. This marks the third acquisition in the past six months for Access Intelligence, which has considerably strengthened its leadership position in the media and communications markets by investing in strategic acquisitions while enjoying rapid growth with its existing brands.

Cynopsis Media publishes the Cynopsis daily covering the latest news in the TV business; Cynopsis Digital, Cynopsis Kids and the just-launched Cynopsis Sports. Additionally, it is one of the leading publishers of classified jobs in the TV industry through the Cynopsis Classified Advantage, and its Web site, cynopsis.com, is the business executive’s destination for news, video, jobs listings and more covering the TV, entertainment, kids and digital markets.

Access Intelligence, an integrated media company serving a global audience, delivers award-winning business intelligence to executives in the media, communications, healthcare, aviation, energy, defense and chemical markets through conferences, trade shows, networking events, publications, books and emedia offerings.

Cynthia Turner, a TV business veteran who founded Cynopsis in 1997 and grew the readership to nearly 150,000 subscribers in 53 countries, will serve as the Founder and Publisher of the Cynopsis Group under the leadership of Diane Schwartz, senior vice president of Access Intelligence’s Media and Communications Group.

“We have known Cynthia for years and have always been impressed with the success and rapid growth of her business,” said Schwartz. “Her core television property rounds out our Cable Group and her launches provide very high quality platforms for expansion into two hugely important vertical marketing sectors — children and sports.”

Noted Turner: “I’m delighted to be partnering with Access Intelligence, and the incredible AI team, who are committed to growing the Cynopsis brand. Utilizing the much larger AI platform, we will be able to extend Cynopsis beyond the business of eletters into several new areas, providing me and the Cynopsis team with an extraordinary and exciting opportunity to reach further than ever before.”

Peloton Media Advisors, LLC was the exclusive advisor to Cynopsis Media, LLC on the transaction.

The acquisition marks Access Intelligence’s continued investment in high-performing and premier properties with engaged audiences and best-in-class products and services. In February, Access Intelligence acquired Red 7 Media, which serves the events and media business through Event Marketer, Expo, Best Events, Folio: and Audience Development. In January 2011, AI acquired OR Manager, the leading media brand and annual educational conference and trade show for operating room executives, managers and hospital directors.

Cynopsis Media rounds out Access Intelligence’s Cable portfolio, adding a robust eletter business to its fold, and expanding into the fast-growing sectors of sports and kids marketing and entertainment.

“Cynopsis and the Red 7 integrated media company have established AI as a major player in the media and marketing sector and OR Manager’s integrated media base has enhanced our healthcare portfolio,” said Don Pazour, president and CEO of Access Intelligence. “We expect to continue an aggressive plan of organic and acquisition growth across these two core groups within the company.”

About Access Intelligence

Access Intelligence (www.accessintel.com), a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Contexo Media, Dorland Health, CableFAX, Communications Technology, PR News, Folio:, Media Industry Newsletter; Best Events, Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Cable360 and Studio Daily; Power, Chemical Engineering and Via Satellite magazines. Market-leading shows include Satellite 2011, LDC Trade Forums, Electric Power, Energy Ocean, Offshore Communications and Managing Today’s OR Suite tradeshows. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets.

About Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS)

VSS (www.vss.com) is a private equity and mezzanine capital fund management company dedicated to investing in the information, education, media, communications and business services industries in North America and Europe. VSS provides capital for buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings and strategic acquisitions to companies and management teams with a goal to build companies both organically and through a focused add-on acquisition program. To date, VSS equity and mezzanine funds have invested in 67 platform companies, which have in turn completed over 300 add-on acquisitions resulting in a portfolio with realized and unrealized enterprise values totaling over $14 billion.

About Peloton Media Advisors, LLC: 

Peloton Media Advisors, LLC is a boutique merger and acquisition advisory firm exclusively focused on the media and entertainment sector. The firm provides financial advisory and capital raising services in connection with mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and other strategic matters. Peloton Media Advisors, LLC is led by its Managing Principal, Damian Riordan and is based in Larchmont, NY.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Macy Fecto, [email protected]

ROCKVILLE, MD, February 22, 2011  — Integrated media company Access Intelligence announced today the acquisition of Red 7 Media, establishing a division serving professionals in the media and event management industries. This world-class division will serve those industries through conferences, consulting, magazines, newsletters and robust online communities under the market-leading brands Event Marketer, Best Events, EXPO, Folio: and Media Industry Newsletter (min). Together with the company’s positions in cable television programming, public relations, and digital graphics, this transaction, representing about a third of the company’s revenue, makes Access Intelligence a major voice in media communications.

The acquisition marks Access Intelligence’s continued investment in high-performing properties with engaged audiences and best-in-class products and services, and positions one of its flagship brands, Media Industry Newsletter (min), to expand its reach through Red 7’s Folio: offerings.

Red 7 Media is the world’s largest producer of content and community for the event industry via Event Marketer, EXPO, Best Events and Event Design magazines; as well as the Event Marketing Institute, several industry conferences, and numerous websites. It also publishes FOLIO and Audience Development magazines, hosts the Folio: Show and recently launched a research and consulting practice to provide business intelligence to its customers.

Access Intelligence’s new Media and Event Marketing Group will be led by Kerry Smith and his senior management team. Kerry founded Red 7 Media in 2002 and grew the Norwalk, CT-based company into a market leader attracting more than 7,000 executives and 500 sponsors to its events and more than 800,000 unique visitors to its web sites.  Kerry will continue in his role as President of the expanded Red 7 Media Group and become a Senior Vice President of Access Intelligence.

“The ability to round out our leading position in the consumer magazine market with Red 7’s events, online communities and a leading magazine while expanding into the dynamic Events business is a truly exciting prospect for Access Intelligence, our employees and customers,” said Don Pazour, president and CEO of Access Intelligence. “I am particularly pleased to have a media executive of Kerry’s stature join our management team.”

“Don’s team and ours share a vision for creating high-value business resources around market-leading brands. Integrating Red 7 Media into Access Intelligence will provide Red 7 with deep resources and capabilities that will enable us to accelerate our growth strategies and better serve our customers and employees,” said Smith. “Having known Don for several years through our work together on the board of SISO as well as via our common relationship with VSS, I couldn’t think of a leader or company that would be a better fit for our brands, our vision, and our employees.”

Red 7 joins Access Intelligence’s growing Media Communications group, under the leadership of Heather Farley, Executive Vice President. “The expanded Red 7 Division will also work in close cooperation with our PR News, Studio, and CableFax Daily brands, led by Senior Vice President Diane Schwartz, to cross-market and to develop new product,” said Farley. She also noted that the company will likely be closing other acquisitions in this sector in the coming months.

“Our collective excitement is leveraging the deep market knowledge and industry relationships from our combined media and communications assets to become the dominant information and services provider in these markets,” noted Farley.

About Access Intelligence

Access Intelligence ( www.accessintel.com), a portfolio company of Veronis Suhler Stevenson, is a b-to-b media and information company headquartered in Rockville, Md., serving the media, PR, cable, healthcare management, defense, chemical engineering, satellite and aviation markets. Leading brands include Contexo Media, CableFAX, Communications Technology, PR News, Media Industry Newsletter; Defense Daily Network, Aviation Today, Cable360 and Studio Daily; Power, Chemical Engineering and Via Satellite magazines. Market-leading shows include Satellite 2011, LDC Trade Forums, Electric Power, Energy Ocean, Offshore Communications tradeshows. Access Intelligence also produces executive conferences for the healthcare, PR, media, cable, energy and defense markets.

About Red 7 Media

Red 7 Media ( www.red7media.com) publishes business magazines and produces executive conferences and trade shows in the event and media industries. Among the company’s market-leading brands are (in the event industry) Event Marketer, Event Design, Best Events, and EXPO magazines, as well as the Event Marketing Summit, Best Event Expos and Event Design Summit conferences. Red 7 also runs the Event Marketing Institute and the Exhibit Designers & Producers Association. In the media industry, the company’s leading brands are FOLIO: Magazine and Audience Development, as well as the FOLIO: Show, Folio Growth Summit, and the Audience Development Show. Its FOLIO: Media Management Institute is a membership-based resource for business intelligence for media executives.

About Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS)

VSS ( www.vss.com) is a private equity and mezzanine capital fund management company dedicated to investing in the information, education, media, communications and business services industries in North America and Europe. VSS provides capital for buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings and strategic acquisitions to companies and management teams with a goal to build companies both organically and through a focused add-on acquisition program. To date, VSS equity and mezzanine funds have invested in 67 platform companies, which have in turn completed over 300 add-on acquisitions resulting in a portfolio with realized and unrealized enterprise values totaling over $14 billion.

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