This year’s fair will feature over 100 booths and exhibits, free health screenings, seminars and workshops, Healthy Food Court, Healthy food samples and recipes from area chefs, exercise and fitness demonstrations, “Ask the Expert” pavilion with private consultations, book signings by noted authors, spa treatments, kids fitness zone, and much more.

Seminars and workshops will include topics such as:

• Healthy Desserts by Provence Catering
• Lactose and Gluten Free Cooking by Cabot Cheese
• Healthy Eating by ARIA
• How to Choose a Physician by ARIA
• Healthy Brown Bag Lunches by Hey Chef! Personal Chef Service
• Solving the Stress Puzzle: Dealing with all 6 different types of stress by Dr. Gorman
• Cholesterol and Blood pressure by ARIA
• BMI by ARIA
• Starting an Exercise Program by ARIA
• Stress Free Home Buying and Selling by Keller Williams

Special events will be offered including Wii Tournaments, Soccer Kick, Hockey Shoot Out, Hula Hoop Contests, Fitness Challenges, and Boccee Demonstrations.

The Bucks County Health and Fitness Fair will take place April 17, 18, 2010 at the Bucks County Conference & Expo Center at The Sportsplex, 1331 O’Reilly Drive, Feasterville-Trevose, PA 19053. For more information you can visit their web site at http://www.livewellexpos.com/bucksindex.php.

This year’s show will offer educational panels on everything from making web comics to costuming to the production, distribution and marketing of independent comic books. The panels will allow fans an opportunity to get up close and personal with comic creators. The show will start off with a “Comics in the Classroom” panel where you can come for an interactive opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, and gain practical skills and materials for immediate use.

A featured panel will provide a Q&A session with comics’ legends Walt and Louise Simonson who helped define comics in the 1980s and 90s with titles such as Fantastic Four, Thor, Superman: Man of Steel, and Uncanny X-Men. Also featured will be Jimal Igle, currently penciler of Supergirl for DC Comics; Freddie Williams II, currently drawing JSA All-Stars for DC Comics; David Petersen, creator of Mouse Guard; Katie Cook, comic book artist and illustrator best known for her work in the Star Wars universe; Bryan J.L. Glass, the Harvey Award winning co-creator/writer of The Mice Templar; Dave Wachter, artist, co-creator and co-writer of the new epic adventure webcomic, The Guns of Shadow Valley; and many more.

The CGS SuperShow will be held March 27,28, 2010 at the Greater Reading Expo Center, 2525 N. 12^th St., Reading, PA 19605. For more information you can visit their web site at http://www.comicgeekspeak.com/supershow. Mail: 528 N. Wyomissing Blvd., Wyomissing, PA 19610. Voice Mail: (215) 279-8839. Twitter: comicgeekspeak. Email: comicgeekspeak@gmail.com.

New England XPO for Business seeks to connect executives and independent owners with leading companies that offer unique solutions to running effective and profitable businesses. It offers multiple opportunities for business professionals to meet and network. It begins with The Boston Globe “Future of Boston” Business Breakfast. Featured will be a special investment seminar by CNBC’s Senior Business Analyst and Commentator, Ron Insana and the largest business mixer in state history, the WBZ After-Hours Networking Event.

New England XPO for Business will host more than 300 exhibits and 36 free seminars with high-profile speakers and industry leaders. Seminar topics will include social media, technology, healthcare, sales, marketing, advertising, financing, best business practices, capital access, email marketing, international trade and more.

Special show events will include:

• The AT&T Demonstration Arena where attendees can discover the latest mobile applications and technologies.
• The Executive Show Floor Theater which will include two live tapings of the hit NECN show, “CEO Corner.”
• The Business Resource Pavilion featuring the largest information hub at the XPO with experts from over 22 leading city, state, and federal agencies.
• The Comcast Business Class Entertainment Center where attendees can receive free coffee and check their email.

New England XPO for Business is a free event and will be held May 18, 2010 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02110. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.eventmanagement.org or contact Event Management, 135 Day Street, Newington, CT 06111. Telephone: (866) 443-8368. Email: NEShow@eventmanagement.org.

World Floral Expo will feature flower breeders displaying their newest developed varieties, growers displaying their best flower production and floral suppliers displaying their newest products. A team of seven top flower designers from Holland will give flower demonstrations to the buyers in the show.

Five keynote speakers from American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Armellini Express Lines, Liege Airport from Belgium and the Logistic Flower Center from Ecuador will hold an interactive forum in the East Hall of the Doubletree Miami Mart Airport Hotel/Convention Center. The forum will discuss the role of cargo in the flower industry.

A party will be held after the close of the first day of the trade show. It will be held in the swimming pool area of the Exhibition hotel where exhibitors and visitors can socialize. Prize award winners will be announced for Best Booth Design, Best Grower, Best Breeder, Best Country Display, Best Perishable Novelty and Best Non Perishable Novelty.

The World Floral Expo will take place March 9-11, 2010 at the Doubletree Miami Mart Hotel, 711 N.W. 72^nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33126. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.hppexhibitions.com/floriculture/2010/wfe.

Wineries Unlimited offers four days of seminars conducted by renowned specialists from the North American wine industry. About 700 exhibitors and 300 exhibitor booths will be featured. A Silent Auction both days of the trade show as well as a Live Auction at the Best of the East Grand Tasting and Gala will benefit scholarship programs of the American Society of Enology and Viticulture’s eastern section.

Attendees will learn how to use a variety of specific tactics and tools as they follow the theme of “Building Community Around Your Brand.” Vintners can determine the most effective means for their specific situations. According to Slater, “It’s important that the wineries are as grounded in marketing and promotion as they are in winemaking and grape growing. Our goal is that every attendee leaves with marketing knowledge they can use today and five years from now.”

Some of the reasons for Eastern wineries to attend include:

• U.S. producers must aggressively market to stay competitive against international producers as U.S. wine consumption rises and the recession continues.
• Distribution is consolidating and the channel is considered increasingly unproductive for small/regional wineries, putting the emphasis on other channels such as tasting rooms, web sales, and wine clubs.
• Wineries need to become comfortable with the means of reaching out to various generational segments as each generation responds to different marketing media and techniques.

Wineries Unlimited will take place March 9-12, 2010 at the Valley Forge Convention Center, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.wineriesunlimited.com. Attendees can take a virtual tour while those 21 and older can register for a variety of packages including “Trade Show only” passes. Phone registration is available at (866) 483-0172. For general information call: (800) 535-5670.

ISS offers timely and relevant topics which are continuously updated to reflect new developments and ensure you have up-to-date information and skills. Classes provide the know-how you need to improve efficiency and profitability and the insight you need to survive and thrive.

Every program features new seminars on the latest products and processes to keep you on the leading edge of industry developments. These are led by acknowledged leaders in their fields to provide you with the information and insight you need to succeed.

ISS is the place to be to test drive the latest products, services and technologies driving the growth of this dynamic industry. It also provides many networking opportunities to enhance your business.

The Imprinted Sportswear Show will be held February 19-21, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center, 9800 International Drive, Orlando, FL. For more information you can contact General Customer Service. Phone: (800) 933-8735. Fax: (770) 777-8700. Email: customer.serviceatlanta@nielsen.com. You can also visit their website at http://www.issshows.com/orlando.

A variety of fun and entertaining demonstrations will be presented throughout the weekend. There will be something different every day. Top national riders will demonstrate proper riding techniques and training skills.

Stallion Avenue will feature the best stallions in the area. Parade of Breeds will take place at various times during the day allowing you to see the beauty and versatility of many breeds, both common and rare.

World class shopping will allow you to test out the latest products, shop for a new horse trailer, sit in that perfect saddle, plan your new farm construction, or bring home a souvenir tee-shirt. Hundreds of vendors will be selling thousands of horse related products and services including horse care products, saddles and tack, jewelry, children’s toys, products and apparel for the show ring, home products and décor, and virtually every brand of horse trailer available.

The nation’s leading equestrian clinicians and entertainers will lead the Horse World Expo. The expo will focus on training riders to train their own horses. Many of the country’s most accomplished horse trainers will present seminars on training by day and dazzle audiences by night with their amazing performances at Theatre Equus, A Musical Equine Revue, a professionally choreographed and scripted show in which humans and horses partner to perform remarkable feats of daring beauty. Some of the stars featured are:

• Tommie Turvey, Jr., trick trainer, movie trainer, stuntman and “Equine Extremist”
• Stacy Westfall, the only freestyle reiner ever to compete without saddle or bridle and 2006 winner of Road to the Horse young horse training competition
• Matt McLaughlin, former Head Trainer for the Royal Lipizzaner Stallion Show and US Dressage Federation silver medalist

Horse World Expo and Theatre Equus 2010 will be held February 26-28, 2010 at PA Farm Show Complex & Expo Center, 2300 North Cameron St., Harrisburg, PA 17110. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.horseworldexpo.com/PAfeatures.htm. Phone: (301) 916-0852. Email: info@horseworldexpo.com.

In January 2010 Direction by Indigo and Premiere Vision Preview New York will join forces at Metropolitan Pavilion to give designers, manufacturers and product developers everything they need to create and design their collections all under one roof. New York buyers will be the first to see the Spring 2011 season. You will be able to view and buy designs and forecasts, survey Indigo trends and Premiere Vision colors, develop fabrics with the world’s best mills and start your collections.

This show will have a brilliant global exhibitor base that covers fabric, trims, textile and surface design, forecasters and business services, insightful seminars, and fashion information for buyers and designers planning and preparing their own collections. Direction by Indigo will feature: a selection of designs presented by the exhibitors: the Exhibitors’ Trend Wall, the TV display; the Indigo fashion information for Surface Design one month before the Indigo show in Paris; First Vision colors for the Spring 2011 season: Wall Color and Color Card.

Direction by Indigo 2010 will be held January 12-13, 2010 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18^th Street, New York, NY 10011. For more information you can visit their web site at http://www.indigo-salon.com or contact them at P.O. Box 115, Maplewood, NJ 07040. Email: info@directionshow.com. Telephone: (973) 761-5598. Fax: (973) 761-5188.

An exclusive selection of more than 250 leading art galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa will exhibit 20^th and 21^st century artworks by over 2,000 artists. The exhibiting galleries are among the world’s most respected art dealers offering exceptional pieces by both renowned artists and cutting-edge newcomers. Special exhibition sections will feature young galleries, performance art, public art projects and video art. Art lovers will discover new developments in contemporary art and experience rare museum-caliber artworks.

This year’s show is being extensively redesigned to give larger spaces for many galleries and provide an innovative floor plan to maximize the visitor experience. The Art Positions sector will focus on special projects by young artists and galleries. The main section of the show will feature the Art Kabinett program which spotlights curated presentations in the selected gallery’s booth while Art Nova will present new works by more than 170 artists.

Art Basel Conversations will offer audiences access to first-hand information on important aspects of the international art world. Distinguished artists, art collectors, museum directors, curators, critics, gallerists, publishers, and others active in the cultural sphere will take part. The audience will also be given time to engage with the panels in an informal fashion. Topics discussed will include:

• Museum Directors: Change in Generation
• Art Collections in Latin America
• The Future of the Museum: Portable Museum

Some of Miami’s leading private collections will be opening their homes and warehouses to guests of the international art show. Among them are the Margulies Collection, the Rubell Family Collection, the de la Cruz collection, the Mora Collection, and the Scholl Collection.

Art Basel Miami Beach will be held December 3-6, 2009 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL. For more information you can contact MCH Swill Exhibition (Holding) Ltd., 4005 Basel, Switzerland. Telephone: +41 58 200 20 20. Fax: +41 58 206 31 32. Email: miamibeach@artbasel.com. You can also visit their web site at http://www.artbaselmiamibeach.com.

Education is the primary focus of the Dental Meeting. Almost every dental subject will be available. There will be a choice of full-day seminars, half-day seminars, essays, hands-on workshops, and the new glass-enclosed Live Patient Demonstration Area. From Friday until Wednesday over 300 programs will be presented.

The Scientific Sessions are divided into Seminars, Hands-on Workshops, Essays, Table Demonstrations and Luncheon and Learning programs. Your staff members should take advantage of as many sessions as possible. This will enable your dental team to excel in delivering the finest dental care in the world. A multitude of courses will be available throughout the week on such topics as:

• Adhesive Dentistry 2K9
• The Magic of Laser Assisted Cosmetic Dentistry
• Emerging Trends in Periodontics
• Bullet Proof Guide to Implant Success
• Removable Prosthetics in the Age of Implants
• Dentistry’s Role in a Bioterrorism/Mass Disaster Scenario
• Direct Composite Restorations

GNYDM will be held November 27 – December 2, 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 West 34^th St., New York, NY 10001. For more information and registration you can visit their web site at http://www.gnydm.com or contact Greater New York Dental Meeting, 570 7^th Avenue, Suite 800, New York, NY 10018. Telephone: (212) 398-6922. Fax: (212) 398-6934. Email: info@gnydm.com.