A record number of association executives — 278 — has recently earned their Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential from the CAE Commission of the American Society of Association Executives. This year is the 50^th anniversary of the CAE program, and the Winter 2010 class is the largest in its history...Las Vegas-based exhibition, event and retail services provider GES has been rebranded as Global Experience Specialists Inc. (GES). Additionally, Exhibitgroup/Giltspur and Becker Group have now been consolidated as part of GES, following the reorganization of experiential marketing and event services under its parent company Viad Corp...International trade show exhibitors importing cargo to the United States by sea must now fully comply with the Importer Security Filing regulation, known as the 10+2 rule, or face fines of up to $10,000 and delayed shipments. Effective Jan. 26, the rule, which went into effect last January, is now being fully enforced by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). The regulation requires importers and carriers to electronically submit a list of specific cargo information to CBP at least 24 hours before the shipment is loaded on a vessel destined for the U.S.