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Convention Match -- Exhibit Industry Show List.


Convention Match Newsletter ---  Exhibit Industry Show List.– June 19, 2012
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--- Top Ten Events for a Featured Industry.
--- This Week's Money Saving Tip
--- Featured Industry database of top show organizers.

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Mitchell Davis, Editor   (202) 333-5000  Mitchell.Davis@ConventionMatch.com
From: Broadcast Interview Source, Inc. 
2500 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.  Washington, DC 20007-4132

Featured Events:   Top Ten Events for Convention Professionals, by Date:
July 10-12 -  Red Diamond Congress - Exhibit & Event Marketers Association
July 14-17 - NSA Convention - National Speaker Association
July 29-31 - World Education Congress - Meeting Professionals International
August 2-4 - ISES EventWorld - International Special Events Society
August 11-14 - ASAE Annual Convention - American Society of Association Executives
September 13 - Predict - CEIR's Annual Exhibition Industry Outlook Conference - Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)
October 11-12 - Global Professionals Conference -  Professional Convention Management Association
March 13, 2013 - Tool Box for Success - Convention Sales Professional International
April 14-17, 2013 - Sponsorship Conference - International Events Group
May 29, 2013 - Exhibition & Convention Executives Forum - Integrated Show Management & Marketing


This week's Money Saving Tip --- Bring your own electricity.
 – I've got a Black & Decker Powermate 400.  Runs my computers, wireless and a small display motor.
Very quiet  -- I'm getting 20 Amp-hours for a purchase cost of $120 – purchase – not a rental !!!!

The Big List: Summary of 50 top associations in the convention business, alphabetically:
(Reply to request the full database, please specify: Excel or CSV file.)
American Hotel & Lodging Association    http://www.ahla.com
American Society of Association Executives         http://www.asaeannualmeeting.org/
Association Management Companies Institute  http://www.amcinstitute.org/
Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International               http://www.acced-i.org
Association of Destination Management Executives        http://www.adme.org/
Association of Destination Management Executives International             http://www.ADMEInternational.org
Association of Meeting Professionals     http://www.ampsweb.org/
Center for Exhibition Industry Research                http://www.ceir.org
Connected International Meeting Professionals Association        http://www.cimpa.org/
Convention Industry Council       http://www.conventionindustry.org/
Convention Sales Professionals International      http://www.cspionline.org/
Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives                 http://www.cesse.org
Council of Protocol Executives   http://www.councilofprotocolexecutives.org/
Destination Marketing Association International               http://www.destinationmarketing.org
Electronic Distribution Show Corporation              http://www.edsc.org/
Event Service Professionals Association                 http://www.espaonline.org
Exhibit and Event Marketers Association               http://e2ma.org
Exhibit Designers & Producers Association           http://www.edpa.com/
Exhibition Services & Contractors Association     http://www.esca.org
Exhibition & Convention Exhibitors Forum            http://www.eceforum.com/
Farm Show Council          http://fsc.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/
Financial and Insurance Conference Planners     http://www.ficpnet.com
Green Meetings Industry Council             http://www.greenmeetings.info
Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association                http://www.hcea.org
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International http://www.hsmai.org
IMEX America - The Worldwide Exhibiton for Inventive Travel, Meetings and Events       http://www.imexamerica.com/
International Association of Conference Centers              http://www.iacconline.com
International Association of Exhibitions & Events              http://www.iaee.com
International Association of Fairs and Expositions             http://www.fairsandexpos.com
International Association of Professional Congress Organizers    http://www.iapco.org
International Association of Speakers Bureaus   http://www.iasbweb.org
International Association of Venue Managers    http://www.iavm.org
International Congress and Convention Association         http://www.iccaworld.com
International Events Group         http://www.Sponsorship.com
International Festival & Events Association          http://www.ifea.com
International Special Events Society        http://www.ises.com
Meeting Professionals International       http://www.mpiweb.org
National Association of Agricultural Fair Agencies              http://www.nasda.org
National Association of Catering Executives         http://www.nace.net
National Association of Consumer Shows             http://www.publicshows.com
National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners       http://www.ncbmp.com
National Speakers Association   http://www.nsaspeaker.org
Professional Convention Management Association          http://www.pcma.org
Professional Show Managers Association             http://www.psmashows.org/
Protocol & Diplomacy International - Protocol Officers Association            http://protocolinternational.org
Religious Conference Management Association                http://www.rcmaweb.org
Society of Inventive and Travel Executives           http://www.siteglobal.com
Society of Government Meeting Professionals  http://www.sgmp.org
Society of Independent Show Organizers             http://www.siso.org/
Society of Independent Show Professionals        http://www.siso.org
Southern African Association of the Conference Industry             www.saaci.co.za
U.S. Travel Association http://www.tia.org
Visitor Studies Association           http://visitorstudies.org/

P.S.  Why did I create Convention Match?   I'm an active sponsor and exhibitor for my www.ExpertClick.com business that connects journalists and experts – PRWeek called us "a dating service or PR" – that's why this business is set up as a dating service.  I've been there in the trenches, with endless negotiations with show management of topics from "Honoring Seniority," to "Coffee is for Closers – and exhibitors can't have any," and the show manager who told me: "We don't have to be professional – we are just volunteers."

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