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As senior vice president/director of Cygnus Expositions, Julie Thompson is charged with overseeing the company's 40 national and regional tradeshows, insuring that they provide quality content and unsurpassed marketing opportunities for the thousands of buyers and sellers that take part each year. As one of the country's top B2B tradeshow management companies, Cygnus Expositions produces events in the Construction, Aviation, Agriculture, Building & Home Products, Fire & EMS, Industrial & Manufacturing Equipment and Supplies and Law Enforcement industries, bringing together more than 150,000 buyers and sellers annually.Thompson most recently served as vice president of marketing for Cygnus Expositions. In 2000, she joined Cygnus as director of marketing with the responsibility of developing enhanced marketing opportunities and initiatives. At that time, Cygnus Expositions produced just 18 tradeshows.rior to joining the company, she was director of corporate marketing for Madison Square Garden, where she managed nearly 200 events annually. Thompson's extensive event marketing background has also focused on sponsorship sales, including the development of unique promotional opportunities for corporate sponsors. She formerly worked in advertising and promotions for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey in their New York marketing office. | 