Convention Match Newsletter --- Exhibit Industry Show List.– June 19, 2012
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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
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:
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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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