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.

Digital Plant 2010 features unsurpassed networking opportunities with process industry professionals from around the world as well as process industry end user lead conference sessions featuring over 25 speakers discussing real world case studies, lessons learned and emerging technologies. Individual moderated “Technology Tours” will provide a unique perspective on what major suppliers are delivering today and tomorrow. The Digital Offshore conference presentations will specifically address topics and case studies dealing with offshore facilities and assets.

Presentations will be prepared and delivered by world-leading practitioners from owner, engineering-procurement-construction, and equipment supplier companies dealing with process industry thought leadership, pulse of technology and best practices. This conference will provide a unique source for understanding the evolving strategies and technologies for the plant industries including process, power, oil & gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and shipbuilding. Sessions will identify and explore the dynamics of the industry and answer the questions you need answered.

Digital Plant 2010 will be held March 1-3, 2010 at the Hilton Americas Houston, 1600 Lamar Street, Houston, TX 77010. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.digitalplantexpo.com.

The International Pizza Expo® will feature nearly 1,000 trade show displays and 70 educational sessions. Also included will be numerous culinary competitions, contests, demonstrations and other special events, not to mention unending pizza samples to try out. Beer & Bull® will provide the time and place for conversation and debate with fellow pizza operators from around the world.

The third annual International Pizza Challenge® will offer competitions in both Traditional and Non-Traditional Divisions. An independent panel of judges will choose the winners for best pizza. Top prize will be $10,000.

Educational sessions will include the following:

• “Accelerate Your Business” Management Boot Camp by Donald Cooper
• So You Want to Open a Pizzeria by Big Dave Ostrander
• The Business End of the Pizzeria – Pizza 101 by Big Dave Ostrander
• Pizza Crust Boot Camp™: Part I – Technical by Bill Weekley and Jon Lipani
• Build an Extraordinary Lunch Business in Just 6 Weeks by Kamron Karington
• Turning Customer Satisfaction into Customer Excitement by Joe Bonura

The International Pizza Expo® will be held March 2-4, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89109. For more information you can visit their web site at http://www.pizzaexpo.com/international/2010. Mailing Address: 908 S. 8^th Street, Suite 200, Louisville, KY 40203. Telephone: (502) 736-9500. Fax: (502) 736-9502.

Exhibitors represent a broad spectrum of the chemical industry and sell their capabilities into a diverse range of markets. Although they vary widely in the types of chemistry they practice and the types of syntheses they perform, they all have the same ability to use cutting-edge, high-tech chemistry to meet the emerging needs of the commercial manufacturing environment.

Informexusa seeks to match exhibiting companies with a highly qualified attending audience and to create an atmosphere to foster networking and dialogue in response to the increasing collaboration between suppliers and manufacturers on new product development. Networking tools include catered breakfasts, luncheons, receptions, showcase presentations and roundtable discussions. They also use an online networking, search, and appointment scheduling program, Accumatch, to maximize the time and opportunity of people who attend the exhibition. Informexusa is a must-attend event for exchanging critical, high-value information within the fine and specialty chemical industry.

The Informex Pharma Buyers Panel will focus on outsourcing in a time of retrenchment and transformation including how layoffs, restructuring and consolidation affect outsourcing practices in the pharmaceutical sector. Sellers will be given the opportunity to hear directly from buyers. The session will be an informal panel moderated by Clay Boswell, senior editor at ICIS Chemical Business.

Informexusa 2010 will be held February 16-19, 2010 at the Moscone Convention Center, 747 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103. For registration and more information you can visit their website at http://www.informex.com or contact UBM International Media/Informex, 212 Carnegie Center, Suite 203, Princeton, NJ 08540. Phone: (609) 759-4700. Fax: (201) 720-2972.

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.

The theme of the conference refers to the great spirit of adventure that lies within the aerospace industry and the constant opportunity to fly higher, explore further, and create that which has never been before. Opportunities abound in areas of new aircraft, upgrades to existing aircraft, and space missions. This conference expects to draw over 500 of the best minds in aerospace including engineers, scientists, managers and professors to exchange technical ideas, showcase companies’ new developments, and share best practices.

NSBE-ASC will feature technical tours, youth educational outreach, technical workshops and training, a golf tournament, exhibitor trade show, and nightly entertainment including Aviation and Space Movies, Mardi Gras on the Moon, Hailing Frequencies, and more.

Panel discussions and technical paper presentations will explore innovative developments in Aerospace and Aviation. Some of the subjects to be discussed include:

• Commercial Aviation
• General Aviation
• National Security/Military Aviation
• Aerodynamics
• Space Exploration
• Space Tourism
• Space Colonization
• Systems Engineering
• Ground Launch Facilities

The NSBE-ASC will honor individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the aerospace industry during the Celestial Torch Awards. This is NSBE’s first industry specific recognition event that will serve as a complement to NSBE’s highest awards program, the Golden Torch Awards.

NSBE 2010 Aerospace Systems Conference will be held February 5-10, 2010 at the LAX Sheraton Gateway Hotel, Los Angeles, California. For more information you can visit their website at http://www.nsbe-asc.org.

This year’s show will be packed with free “how-to” seminars and demonstrations for small and large garden spaces. A number of seminars will focus on the growing area of interest in vegetable gardens. Top speakers include authors Suzy Bales, Rich Darke, John Greenlee, Valerie Easton, Debra Lee Baldwin, Kathy Brenzel, Saxon Holt, Roger Gossler, and Keeyla Meadows.

The “Marketplace” will feature over 350 nurseries and other exhibitors spotlighting products and services related to gardening and outdoor living. Special attractions will include the “Sproutopia” children’s area, the high school horticulture students’ “Funky Junk” display, floral display competitions, and a container garden exhibition.

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show will be held February 3-7, 2010 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, 800 Convention Place, Seattle, WA 98101. For more information you can contact Northwest Flower & Garden Show, P.O. Box 110849, Tacoma, WA 98411. Telephone: (253) 756-2121. Fax: (253) 756- 6898. Email: infotac@otshows.com. You can also visit their web site at http://www.gardenshow.com/seattle/index.

World of Concrete features about 1,600 exhibitors in more than 800,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor exhibit space. Exhibitors include original equipment manufacturers from around the world as well as exclusive U.S. distributors of equipment, tools, products and services for the commercial construction, concrete and masonry industries.

This show is ideal for commercial contractors, concrete contractors, concrete pumpers, construction managers, dealers/distributors, decorative concrete contractors, designers and specifiers, general contractors, masonry contractors, architects, engineers, brick and block producers, ready mix producers, rental equipment centers, repair contractors, pipe and block producers, and any others involved in the concrete industry.

Both 90-minute and 3-hour seminar sessions will be offered with more than 100 skill-building seminars with top industry experts. Training, updates and certificates will be provided. Seminars will be packed with leading-edge advice on how to reduce costs, improve profits, and save time. 13 designated tracks featuring both 90-minute and 3-hour sessions will provide practical, field-proven instruction in everything from Concrete Fundamentals, Business & Project Management, Masonry, and Concrete Production to Decorative Concrete, Safety & Risk Management, and Finance & Money Matters. Some of the educational tracks offered include:

• Concrete Fundamentals
• Residential Concrete
• Business & Project Management
• Concrete Repair
• Certification Training
• Leadership & Management
• Legal/HR
• Technical Updates

World of Concrete will be held February 1-5, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 90109. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.worldofconcrete.com. Email: contactus@worldofconcrete.com.