Trade Show Scheduling

Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Convention Center is the place to be for all of those golf enthusiasts looking for fun, education, training, and products. This year’s expo will be packed with programs and events including the 3^rd Annual Demo Day, the 4^th Annual Golf Tournament, an opening night industry reception at House of Blues, Teaching and Training Pavilion, show floor presentations, and much more. Some 300 golf vendors will be showcasing the latest products. 20 educational and professional development seminars will be offered at no cost.

A new golf tournament exclusively for PGA Professionals, the PGA Fall Expo $25,000 Pro Challenge, will feature a first place prize of $10,000, a second place prize of $3,000 and third place prize of $1,000 with a pay out to 50% of the field. This tournament will be staged simultaneously with the PGA Fall Expo Amateur Shoot-Out at the award-winning Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort.

The Expo floor will be tailored to put PGA Professionals and golf retailers at the center of the buying action. All buyer programs as well as the education conference, will take place directly on the show floor. There will be a central business networking platform which will provide a hub to two new education stages and new exhibitor segmentation groupings. Education seminars, interactive product demonstrations and professional networking events will all serve to bring traffic to the show floor. The all-new indoor Golf Performance & Training Center will provide attendees with the opportunity to personally test equipment and training aids. A new pavilion will display new golf merchandise and offer convenient one-stop shopping and comparison of the industry’s latest equipment, accessories and fashions.

More than 20 education seminars will be held in the PGA Fall Expo Education Conference by recognized experts of The PGA of America and the Association of Golf Merchandisers. Topics addressed will include current industry issues, inventory management, merchandising, teaching, business management, player development and more.

The PGA Fall Expo will be held August 31-September 2, 2009, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89119. For more information and registration you can visit their web site at http://www.pgaexpo.com or contact PGA Golf Exhibitions, 383 Main Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06851. Telephone: (800) 840-5628 or (203) 840-5628. Fax: (203) 840-9628. E-mail: inquiry@pga.reedexpo.com .

The Moscone Convention Center will be the site of the San Francisco International Gift Fair August 8-11, 2009. This year’s event will feature a unique marketplace environment inspired by the colorful and diverse neighborhoods of San Francisco. Trade show displays and products will be showcased according to the style and flavor of the neighborhood it is presented in. The Gift Fair will be co-located with The Gourmet Housewares Show which has more than 400 exhibiting companies featuring high-end cookware, cutlery, bakeware, gadgets, tabletop and kitchen textiles.

Hand-crafted products will abound at this year’s show. Personal, artisan-made products will be vividly on display.

The “Show Your Badge” program will allow attendees and exhibitors to receive substantial discounts at surrounding business, hotels, restaurants and bars just by showing their Show badge.

Free classes will be offered in Social Networking, Web Design Basics, and Profitability Strategies. “Studio SFIGF” will capture video testimonial and offer hands-on PR advice from the show floor. Educational programs will be presented by the industry’s leading experts. Some of the topics covered will include:

· Change is inevitable. Change is constant. Benjamin Disraeli

· Are You blogging, Twittering and Flikring Your Way to New Customers? Lynn Switanowski-Barrett

· Innovative Retail Strategies for Increasing Your Business’s Profitability in 2009 and Beyond! Patricia Norins

The SFIGF 2009 will be held August 8-11, 2009 at the Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. For more information you can contact the SFIGF at 888 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90017. Telephone: (213) 430-2300. Fax: (213) 362-5660. For registration and information you can visit their web site at http://www.sfigf.com/ .

Looking for the best in lingerie and swimwear? Curve NY is the only high-end lingerie, men’s underwear and swimwear show in North America. It covers the two major North American markets with bi-annual shows in New York and Las Vegas. This year’s August show in New York will feature Spring/Summer 2010 collections of over 250 international brands. This will be followed by September’s show at the Venetian hotel August 31^st through September 2^nd.

Curve NY promises stylish productions and out of the box initiatives. It will provide the best opportunity to connect with your current vendors and discover new ones. You will be able to discover a wide range of products to optimize the merchandising of your store as well as discover the latest trends and make informed purchase decisions.

Collections showcased will include fashion intimate apparel, foundations, lingerie, loungewear, sleepwear, daywear, shapewear, hosiery, maternity, plusize, swimwear, beachwear, active wear, beauty care, home accessories, delicate wash, men’s underwear, men’s swimwear, men’s sleepwear, men’s loungewear, special needs, and footwear.

A specialized educational program will keep you on top of the latest retail techniques. There will also be a breakfast get-together to meet and network with retail participants.

Curve NY will be held at the Galleria in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 24^th Street, New York, NY 10001. The show will run from August 2^nd through 4^th, 2009. For more information you can contact CURVExpo at 1171 East Putnam Ave., Suite 1B, Riverside, CT 06878. Telephone: (203) 698-7470. Fax: (203) 698-7471. Email: info@CURVEXPO.com. For registration and information you can also visit their web site at http://www.curvexpo.com/new-york/show-info.php.

The Imprinted Sportswear Show (ISS) New England is dedicated to the decorated apparel industry. This show brings together buyers, suppliers, manufacturers, and industry leaders in a regional setting to explore screen printing, embroidery, sublimation, graphic design, and digital printing.

This event will help you reach hundreds of buyers from the New England area. You will be able to meet with thousands of attendees, establish a framework for long term buying relationships, reach buyers who determine how and where their money will be invested in the coming months, and connect with the best cross-section of participants from textile screen printing, embroidery, manufacturing, sporting goods, and much more.

This year’s show will feature an extended seminar by veteran industry leader, Jimmy Lamb of Hirsch International. He will discuss How to Start an Apparel Decoration Business. Learn all of the aspects of starting an apparel decoration business from home or a commercial location. You will be able to evaluate the business opportunities and learn what steps to take to lay the foundation for successful embroidery, screen printing, or digital garment decoration.

ISS New England will be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center Providence, 1 Sabin Street, Providence, RI 02903 from July 10-12, 2009. For more information you can contact General Customer Service: Phone: (800) 933-8735; Fax: (770) 777-8700; Email: customer.serviceatlanta@nielson.com. You can also visit their web site at http://www.issshows.com/new_england.