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Trade Show Display Manufacturers
- Classic Exhibits Inc. Portland, OR
- Sheerwave, Minneapolis, MN
- Orbus, Chicago, IL
Graphic Suppliers
- Image Craft, Phoenix AZ.
- Optima Graphics, Fenton, MO
Trade Show Industry Suppliers
Shipping Partners
- Federal Express
- Seiko Worldwide
Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR)
This nonprofit offers the world's largest collection of primary, exhibition-related research studies, such as the Exhibition Industry Index, which measures and tracks business-to-business exhibition activity in the United States and Canada.
Computer Event Marketing Association (CEMA)
Established in 1990, this organization serves a niche market of marketing professionals in the high-technology industry. The organization disseminates information to its members via Webinars, interactive forums, councils, and information-exchange sessions.
Convention Industry Council (CIC)
This council publishes the Economic Impact Study, a publication based on U.S. figures that provides current economic-impact findings of meetings, conventions, and exhibitions. Its Web site features an online glossary of 4,000 meeting, convention, and industry terms, and acronyms and abbreviations created by the Accepted Practices Exchange, a body which has established best practices for the entire meeting, convention, and exhibition industry.
Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA)
This national trade association comprises members specializing in design, manufacturing, transportation, and installation and service of displays and exhibits. It educates members about industry trends by publishing a quarterly newsletter, a monthly electronic newsletter, and educational surveys.
Exposition Service Contractors Association (ESCA)
This association encourages standards of professionalism in the relationship between contractor and customer within the exhibition, meeting, and special events industries. Its Web site offers an exhibit glossary of terms, templates to aid in exhibiting such as an exhibitor budget worksheet, exhibiting tips, contractors' guide, links to industry associations and organizations, and a search features that help members locate facilities, general/official service contractors, specialty contractors, and associate members by company name, state, or products and services.
Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA)
This association publishes a yearly directory that serves as a trade show and event-planning tool for exhibit professionals, which lists more than 6,000 industry meetings, and an annual magazine and monthly e-newsletter that provide convention education and marketing news for its respective industry.
Meeting Strategies Worldwide
Meeting Strategies Worldwide is a management, consulting and training firm that works with associations and corporate organizations to produce sustainable, green conferences and corporate social responsibility programs.
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