Allied Associations
Trade Show Calendar

POP Times Magazine 7400 Skokie Boulevard Skokie, IL 60077-3339 Phone: 847.675.7400  Fax: 847.675.7494 Bill Schober Vice President, Editorial Director info@instoremarketer.org In-Store Marketing Expo November 13th, 2008 - November 14th, 2008, Las Vegas, NV

American Hardware Manufacturers Association 801 North Plaza Drive Schaumburg, IL 60173-4977 Phone: 847.605.1025  Fax: 847.605.1030 Timothy S. Farrell President, CEO info@ahma.org

American Health & Beauty Aids Institute P O Box 19510 Chicago, IL 60619 Phone: 708.633.6328  Fax: 708.633.6329 Geri Duncan Jones Executive Director ahbai1@sbcglobal.net

American Pet Products Manufacturers Association Inc. 255 Glenville Road Greenwich, CT 6831 Phone: 203.532.0000  Fax: 203.532.0551 Bob Vetere President bob@appma.org Global Pet Expo February 12th, 2009 - February 14th, 2009, Orlando, FL

Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association 7101 Wisconsin Avenue, Ste 1300 Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 301.654.6664  Fax: 301.654.3299 Kathleen Schmatz President, CEO aaia@aftermarket.org

Chain Drug Marketing Association P O Box 995 Novi, MI 48376-0995 Phone: 248.449.9300  Fax: 248.449.4634 James Devine President CDMA1@aol.com CDMA Spring Expo 2009 March 23rd, 2009 - March 26th, 2009, New Orleans, LA

Consumers Electronic Association 2500 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703.907.7600  Fax: 703.907.7675 Gary Shapiro President & CEO gary@ce.org 2009 International CES January 8th, 2009 - January 11th, 2009, Las Vegas, NV

Consumers Healthcare Products Association 900 19th St. NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202.429.9260  Fax: 202.223.6835 Linda Suydam, DPA President lsuydam@chpa-info.org Annual Executive Conference March 12th, 2009 - March 14th, 2009, Naples, FL

Electronic Representative Association 300 West Adams Street Suite 617 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312.527.3050  Fax: 312.527.3783 Thomas Shanahan Executive VP & CEO info@era.org 43th Management and Marketing Conference February 27th, 2008 - February 29th, 2008, San Diego, CA

Food Marketing Institute 2345 Crystal Drive Suite 800 Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 202.452.8444  Fax: 202.429.4519 Tim Hammonds President & CEO fmi@fmi.org FMI Future Connect May 4th, 2009 - May 6th, 2009, Dallas, TX

General Merchandise Distributors Council 1275 Lake Plaza Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80906 Phone: 719.576.4260  Fax: 719.576.2661 David McConnell President & CEO info@gmdc.com 2009 GM Marketing Conference May 29th, 2009 - June 2nd, 2009, Dallas, TX

General Merchandise Distributors Council 1276 Lake Plaza Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80907 Phone: 719.576.4260  Fax: 719.576.2661 David McConnell President & CEO info@gmdc.com 2008 HBW Marketing Conference September 5th, 2008 - September 8th, 2008, Phoenix, AZ

Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association 1350 I (EYE) Street NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202.337.9400  Fax: 202.337.4508 Cal Dooley President & CEO info@gmabrands.com MSM Conference September 21st, 2008 - September 23rd, 2008, St Petersburg, FL

Healthcare Distribution Management Association 901 North Glebe Road, Ste 1000 Arlington, VA 22203 Phone: 703.787.0000  Fax: 703.787.3200 John Gray President & CEO webmaster@hdmanet.org 2009 Business Partners Exchange March 15th, 2009 - March 17th, 2009, Phoenix, AZ

International Housewares Association 6400 Shafer Court, 650 Rosemont, IL 60018 Phone: 847.292.4200  Fax: 847.292.4211 Phillip Brandl President pbrandl@housewares.org International Home and Housewares Show March 22nd, 2009 - March 24th, 2009, Chicago, IL

International Sign Association 707 N. St. Asaph Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703.836.4012  Fax: 703.836.8353 Lori Anderson President & CEO membership@signs.org International Sign Expo 2009 April 15th, 2009 - April 18th, 2009, Las Vegas, NV

Manufacturers' Agents National Association One Spectrum Pointe, Ste 150 Lake Forest, CA 92630 Phone: 949.859.4040  Fax: 949.855.2973 Bryan Shirley President & CEO mana@manaonline.org

Manufacturers' Representatives Educational Research Fdn. 8329 Cole Street Arvada, CO 80005 Phone: 303.463.1801  Fax: 303.463.3198 Dr. Marilyn Friesen Executive Vice President info@mferf.org

Mystery Shopping Providers Association 12300 Ford Road, Suite 135 Dallas, TX 75234 Phone: 972.406.1104  Fax: 972.755.2561 David Rich President info@mysteryshop.org MSPA North American Annual Conference September 24th, 2008 - September 28th, 2008, Miami Beach, FL

National Assoc. General Merchandise Representatives c/o Ron Otto 1421 Ridgetree Trails St. Louis, MO 63021 Phone: 636.527.7115  Fax: 636.527.2116 Ron Otto President rotto@nationalsalessolutions.com

NARMS International 2417A Post Road Stevens Point, WI 54481 Phone: 888.526.2767  Fax: 715.342.1943 Daniel Borschke President & CEO admin@narms.com Top-to-Top Executive Business Conference May 19th, 2009 - May 21st, 2009, Chicago, IL

NARMS International 2417A Post Road Stevens Point, WI 54481 Phone: 888.526.2767  Fax: 715.342.1943 Daniel Borschke President & CEO admin@narms.com 2009 NARMS Spring Conference & Annual Meeting April 4th, 2009 - April 7th, 2009, Colorado Springs, CO

National Association of Chain Drug Stores P O Box 1417 - D50 Alexandria, VA 22313-1481 Phone: 703.549.3001  Fax: 703.836.4870 Steven C Anderson President & CEO nacds@nacds.org 2009 Annual Meeting April 18th, 2009 - April 21st, 2009, Palm Beach, FL

National Association of Chain Drug Stores P O Box 1417 - D50 Alexandria, VA 22313-1481 Phone: 703.549.3001  Fax: 703.836.4870 Steven C Anderson President & CEO nacds@nacds.org 2008 Marketplace Conference June 28th, 2008 - July 1st, 2008, San Diego, CA

The Assoc for Convenience & Petroleum Retailing 1600 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703.684.3600  Fax: 703.836.4564 Hank Armour President & CEO nacs@nacsonline.com The NACS Show 2008 October 4th, 2008 - October 7th, 2008, Chicago, IL

Association for Retail Environments 4651 Sheridan Street, Suite 470 Hollywood, FL 33021 Phone: 954.893.7300  Fax: 954.893.7500 Klein Merriman Executive Director nasfm@nasfm.org 53nd Annual NASFM Convention November 12th, 2008 - November 15th, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ

National Community Pharmacists Association 100 Daingerfield Road Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703.683.8200  Fax: 703.683.3619 John E Tilley President info@ncpanet.org 110th NCPA Annual Convention & Trade Show October 11th, 2008 - October 15th, 2008, Tampa, FL

National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association 4755 Linglestown Rd, Suite 300 Harrisburg, PA 17112 Phone: 717.657.8601  Fax: 717.657.9862 Nevin Montgomery President & CEO info@nfraweb.org 2008 National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Convention October 11th, 2008 - October 14th, 2008, San Diego, CA

National Grocers Association 1005 North Glebe Rd., Suite 250 Arlington, VA 22201 Phone: 703.516.0700  Fax: 703.516.0115 Tom Zaucha President & CEO info@nationalgrocers.org 2009 Annual Convention & Supermarket Synergy Showcase February 3rd, 2009 - February 6th, 2009, Las Vegas, NV

The Global Associaton for Marketing at-Retail 1660 Duke Street Ste 400 Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703.373.8800  Fax: 703.373.8801 Richard Blatt President & CEO info@popai.com 2009 Industry Leadership Conference June 3rd, 2009 - June 4th, 2009, Chicago, IL

Private Label Manufacturers Association 369 Lexington Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10017 Phone: 212.972.3131  Fax: 212.983.1382 Brian Sharoff President info@plma.com Private Label Trade Show November 16th, 2008 - November 18th, 2008, Chicago, IL

Promo Magazine P O Box 4225 Stamford, CT 6907 Phone: 203.358.9900  Fax: 203.358.5816 Kathleen Joyce Editorial Director kjoyce@primediabusiness.com - ,

Promotion Marketing Association 257 Park Avenue South Floor 11 New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212.420.1100  Fax: 212.533.7622 Bonnie Carlson Interim President pma@pmalink.org PMA Annual Integrated Marketing Conference/2009 REGGIE Awards March 10th, 2009 - March 11th, 2009, Chicago, IL

Reed Exhibitions 383 Main Avenue Norwalk, CT 6851 Phone: 203.840.4800  Fax: 203.840.4801 inquiry@reedexpo.com National Hardware Show, Lawn & Garden World and the Homewares Show May 5th, 2009 - May 7th, 2009, Las Vegas, NV

Retail Industry Leaders Association 1700 N. Moore, Suite 2250 Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: 703.841.2300  Fax: 703.841.1184 Sandy Kennedy President norma.shelton@retail-leaders.org The Leadership Forum January 25th, 2009 - January 27th, 2009, Naples, FL

School, Home, & Office Products Association 3131 Elbee Road Dayton, OH 45439 Phone: 937.297.2250  Fax: 937.297.2254 Al Arends Interim President info@shopa.org

SGMA International 1150 17th St. NW Suite 850 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202.775.1762  Fax: 202.296.7462 Tom Cove President & CEO info@sgma.com SGMA Spring Market June 9th, 2008 - June 11th, 2008, Las Vegas, NV

The Assoc. of Independent Corrugated Converters P O Box 25708 Alexandria, VA 22313 Phone: 877.836.2422  Fax: 703.836.2795 A. Steven Young President syoung@aiccbox.org AICC 2008 Annual Meeting September 24th, 2008 - September 26th, 2008, Atlanta, GA

Toy Industry Association, Inc. 1115 Broadway Suite 400 New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212.675.1141  Fax: 212.633.1429 Marian Bossard VP, Meetings & Events info@toy-tia.org American International Toy Fair February 15th, 2009 - February 18th, 2009, New York, NY

Nielsen Business Media 1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Ste 355 Alpharetta, GA 30004 Phone: 770.569.1540  Fax: 770.569.5105 Ekita Shaw Conference Manager pcross@vnuexpo.com GlobalShop 2009 March 23rd, 2009 - March 25th, 2009, Las Vegas, NV

Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers 2235 Sheppard Avenue East Toronto, ON M2J 5B5 Phone: 416.492.2311  Fax: 416.492.2347 Karen Jury Director, Communications kjury@cfig.ca Grocery Showcase West 2009 March 10th, 2009 - March 11th, 2009, Vancouver, BC

Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers 2235 Sheppard Avenue East Toronto, ON M2J 5B5 Phone: 416.492.2311  Fax: 416.492.2347 Karen Jury Director, Communications kjury@cfig.ca Grocery Innovations Canada 2008 October 26th, 2008 - October 27th, 2008, Toronto, ON

IMEX Management Inc. 4525 Park Road Suite B-103 Charlotte, NC 28209 Phone: 704.365.0041  Fax: 704.365.8426 Julie Halas Executive Vice President julieh@imexmgt.com SIAL Montreal - The North American Food Marketplace April 1st, 2009 - April 3rd, 2009, Montreal, Quebec

Promotion Marketing Association 257 Park Avenue S, Suite 1102 New York, NY 10010 Phone: 212.420.1100  Fax: 212.533.7622 Clarie Rosenzweig President/COO pma@pmalink.org - ,

The University of Arizona - Center for Retailing 1110 E South Campus Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: 520.621.1715  Fax: 520.621.3209 Melinda Burke Center Director mburke@ag.arizona.edu Global Retailing Conference 2009 April 2nd, 2009 - April 3rd, 2009, Tucson, AZ

Australian Exhibition Services Illoura Plaza, 424 St Kilda Road Melbourne, VI 3004 Phone: 61 3 9261 4500  Fax: 61 3 9261 4545 Retail Team shows@divexhibitions.com.au Retail Technology Expo-Sydney August 12th, 2008 - August 14th, 2008, Melbourne,AU

Natural Products Expo East 1401 Pearl Street, Suite 200 Boulder, CO 80302 Phone: 303.939.8440 tradeshows@newhope.com Natural Products Expo East 2008 October 15th, 2008 - October 18th, 2008, Boston, MA

Natural Products Expo West 1401 Pearl Street, Suite 200 Boulder, CO 80302 Phone: 303.939.8440 tradeshows@newhope.com Natural Products Expo West 2009 March 5th, 2009 - March 8th, 2009, Anaheim, CA

International Dairy - Deli- Bakery Association PO Box 5528 Madison, WI 53705 Phone: 608-310-5000  Fax: 608-238-6330 Carol Christensen Show Director iddba@iddba.org Annual Dairy - Deli- Bake Seminar & Expo June 7th, 2009 - June 9th, 2009, Atlanta, GA

Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association P.O. Box 44 Elm Grove, WI 53122 Phone: 262.784.4774  Fax: 262.784.5059 Georgia Foley Executive Director info@stafda.org 32nd Annual Convention & Trade Show November 9th, 2008 - November 11th, 2008, Denver, CO

Association for Financial Professionals 4520 East West Highway, Suite 750 Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 301.907.2862  Fax: 301.907.2864 Billy Treger Public Relations Manager wtreger@afponline.org AFP Retail Treasury Forum April 6th, 2008 - April 8th, 2008, Atlanta, GA