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/ .
