RESOURCE: Int'l Trade Shows
John Kennedy ITB
Brand new to International Trade ?
Looking to break into new markets, but don't know where to begin ?
Below is a comprehensive Listing of the major players in the Trade Show
circuit worldwide. Attending a major or even a minor Trade Show dedicated to
your particular Product Line or Industry should be a consideration in any
overall International Brokerage / Marketing strategy.
The benefits of attending Trade Show are numerous. The top 5 advantages are,
1)If your Company attends a domestic Trade Show you need not concern
yourself with Customs Entry procedures or Duties
2)Point of Sale (at the Trade Show) transactions for samples and small
shipments of Products can be arranged and ship within the time frame of the
Trade Show with Buyer and Seller face to face.
3)If your Company attends an Overseas Trade Show you may enter Products free
of Customs Duty on a Carnet [pronounced CAR NAY].
4)If your Company attends an Overseas Trade Show you may enter a shipment of
Products for sale into a Duty Free Zone, free of Import Duty until sold from
the DFZ.
5)In general, Trade Shows will provide you with the latest Product
developments, Product prices, a ready source of Buyers.
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TRADE SHOW ASSOCIATIONS & RESOURCE LIST
American Hotel & Motel Association (AH&MA)
1201 New York Avenue NW, #600Washington, DC, 20005-3917 USA
Tel: 202 289 3100 Fax: 202 289 3199 E-Mail:
American Marketing Association (AMA)
250 South Wacker Drive, #200 Chicago , IL, 60606-5819 USA
Tel: 312 648 0536 Fax: 312 993 7542 E-Mail:
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
1575 Eye Street NWWashington, DC, 20005 USA
Tel: 202 626 2723 Fax: 202 371 8825 E-Mail:
Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM)
1819 Peachtree Street NE, #560Atlanta, GA, 30309 USA
Tel: 404 355 2400 Fax: E-Mail:
Business/Professional Advertising Association (BPAA)
901 North Washington Street, #260 Alexandria, VA, 22314 USA
Tel: 703 683 2722 Fax: 703 683 3788 E-Mail:
Computer Exhibit Managers Association (CEMA)
Danielli & O'Keefe Associates, Inc.490 Boston Post Road Sudbury, MA, 01776
USA Tel: 508 443 3330 Fax: 508 443 4715 E-Mail:
Convention Liason Council (CLC)
1575 Eye Street NW, #1200 Washington, DC, 20005 USA
Tel: 202 626 2764 Fax: E-Mail:
Exhibitor Designers & Producers Association (ED&PA)
611 East Wells StreetMilwaukee, WI, 53202 USA
Tel: 414 276 3372 Fax: 414 276 3349 E-Mail:
Exposition Service Contractors Association (ESCA)
Union Station, #210 400 South Houston Drive Dallas , TX, 75202 USA
Tel: 214 742 9217 Fax: 214 741 2519 E-Mail:
Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA)
5775 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road, #500-GAtlanta, GA, 30342 USA
Tel: 404 252 3663 Fax: 404 252 0774 E-Mail:
International Association for Modular Exhibitry (IAME)
c/o Sacks & Co., Inc. Corporate Place 128,
Building 3, #29 Wakefield, MA, 01880 USA
Tel: 617 245 8410 Fax: E-Mail:
International Association for Exposition Management (IAEM)
P.O. Box 802425 Dallas, TX, 75380 USA
Tel: 214-458-8002 Fax: 214-458-8119 E-Mail:
International Association of Auditorium Managers (IAAM)
4425 W Airport Freeway, #590 Irving, TX, 75062 USA
Tel: 214 255 8020 Fax: 214 255 9582 E-Mail:
International Assocation of Convention & Visitor Bureaus (IACVB)
P.O. Box 758 Champaign, IL, 61824 USA
Tel: 217 359 8881 Fax: 217 359 0965 E-Mail:
International Association of Fairs & Expositions (IAFE)
P.O. Box 985 Springfield, MO, 65801 USA
Tel: 417 862 5771 Fax: 417 862 0156 E-Mail:
International Exhibitors Association (IEA)
5501 Backlick Road, #200 Springfield, VA, 22151 USA
Tel: 703 941 3725 Fax: 703 941 8275 E-Mail:
Major American Trade Show Organizers (MATSO)
c/o Marvin Park & Associates 600 Talcott RoadPark Ridge, IL, 60068 USA
Tel: 708 823 2151 Fax: 708 698 1762 E-Mail:
Meeting Planners International (MPI)
Infomart 1950 Stemmons Freeway, #5018 Dallas, TX, 75207 USA
Tel: 214 746 5250 Fax: 214 746 5248 E-Mail:
National Association of Consumer Shows (NACS)
825 NE 20th, #120 Portland, OR, 97232 USA
Tel: 503 236 1312 Fax: 503 236 4722 E-Mail:
Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
100 Vestavia Office Park, #220 Birmingham, AL, 35216 USA
Tel: 205 823 7262 Fax: 205 822 3891 E-Mail:
Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO)
c/o CMC 200 Connecticut Avenue Norwalk, CT, 06856-4990 USA
Tel: 203 8523 0500 x129 Fax: 203 838 3710 E-Mail:
Center for Exhibition Industry Research
4350 East-West Highway, Suite 401 Bethesda, MD, 20814 USA
Tel: 301 907 7626 Fax: 301 907 0277 E-Mail:
Western Fairs Association (WFA)
1329 Howe Avenue, #202 Sacramento, CA, 95825 USA
Tel: 916 927 3100 Fax: E-Mail:
Association Des Professionnel (Le)
En Exposition Du Quebec Quebec Exposition Professional Association P.R.
Charette Inc.5890 Monkland, Bureau
206 Montreal,Quebec, H4A 1G2 CANADA
Tel: 514 489 8671 Fax: 514 487 3230 E-Mail:
Association Internationale Des Palais De Congres (AIPC)
Stadthalle Bielefeld Berliner Platz 1,
D-4800 Bielefeld 1, GERMANY
Tel: (0521) 9636 100 Fax: E-Mail:
Associazione Nazionale Aziende Allestrici di Fiere e Mostre (ASAL)
Via G. Fiamma, 1920129 Milano, ITALY
Tel: 02 715 409 Fax: E-Mail:
Australian Display Manufacturers Association (ADMA)
370 St. Kilda Road Melbourne, VIC, 3004 AUSTRALIA
Tel: 03 698 4111 Fax: 03 699 1729 E-Mail:
British Exhibition Contractors Association (BECA)
Kingsmere House, Graham Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 3SR UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: 01 543 3888 Fax: E-Mail:
Canadian Association of Exhibitions (CAE)
Box 409, Station C Toronto, Ontario, M6J 3P5 CANADA
Tel: 416 595 1375 Fax: E-Mail:
Canadian Association of Exposition Managers (CAEM)
International Centre 6900 Airport Road, #239A, Box 82
Mississauga, Ontario, L4V 1E8 CANADA
Tel: 416 678 9377 Fax: 416 678 9578 E-Mail:
Chambre Syndicale des Installateurs
Generaux des Comite d'Esposition 70, rue Jean Bleuzen 92170 Vanves, FRANCE
Tel: Fax: E-Mail:
Confederation of German Trade Fair and Exhibition Industries (AUMA)
Lindenstrasse 8 D-5000 Koln 1, GERMANY
Tel: 0221 20907 Fax: 0221 20907 E-Mail:
Exhibit & Display Association of Australia, Inc. (EIAA)
101 Courtney Street North Melbourne, VIC, 3051 AUSTRALIA
Tel: Fax: E-Mail:
Federation Belge des Activities de l'Exposition (EXPOBEL)
Steenweg op Ruisbroek 891600 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, , BELGIUM
Tel: 2 3769662 Fax: 2 3781275 E-Mail:
Federation Francaise des Activities de l'Exposition
10 rue de Dbarcadere 75852 Paris Cedex 17, FRANCE
Tel: 1 40 55 13 60 Fax: E-Mail:
German Trade Fair Organizations and Exhibition Cities (IDFA)
Postfach 10 01 65D-4300 Essen 1, GERMANY
Tel: 02 0172 44 215 Fax: 02 01 72 44 248 E-Mail:
Interessengeminschaft Schweizer Standbaulfimen (IGS)
Winterthurstrasse, 538006 Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Tel: 01 363 35 87 Fax: E-Mail:
International Association of Professional Congress Organizers (IAPCO)
40 rue Washington 1050 Brussels,BELGIUM
Tel: 32 2 64018 08 Fax: 32 2 64932 69 E-Mail:
International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA)C
oncertgebouwplein 271007 AH Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
Tel: 20 6047421 Fax: E-Mail:
International Exhibition Logistics Association (IELA)
P.O. Box 3261211 Geneva 26,SWITZERLAND
Tel: 022 43 88 00 Fax: E-Mail:
International Federation of Exhibition Services (IFES)
Steenweg op Ruisbroek 89-B1600 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, BELGIUM
Tel: 2 379662 Fax: 2 3781275 E-Mail:
Madrid Trade Fair Organization (IFEMA)
IFEMA - Madrid Trade Fair Avda. de Portugal, s/n. 28011, Madrid, , SPAIN
Tel: 470 10 14 Fax: 470 28 11 E-Mail:
National Exhibition Association (NEA)
29a Market Square Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8AQ UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: 0767 316255 Fax: 0767 316430 E-Mail:
Professional Federation for Trade Fair and Exhibition Construction (FAMAB)
Berliner Strasse 36D-4840 Rheda-Wiedenbruck, GERMANY
Tel: 52 42478 87 Fax: 52 42478 90 E-Mail:
Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition
Organizers and Suppliers (SACEOS)
Translink Express PTE LTD 03-06 Pasir Panjang Wharves Bldg.15
West Coast Highway Singapore 0511,SINGAPORE
Tel: Fax: E-Mail:
Society for Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics (FKM)
Lindenstrasse 8 D-5000 Koln 1, GERMANY
Tel: 0221 20907 Fax: 0221 20907 E-Mail:
Union des Foires Internationales (UFI)
35 bis, rue Jouffroy F-75017 Paris, FRANCE
Tel: 33 1 42 67 99 12 Fax: 33 1 42 47 19 29 E-Mail:
Western Association of Exposition Management (WAEM)
#109-119 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC, V6B 1S5 CANADA
Tel: 604 669 3177 Fax: 604 669 5343 E-Mail:
Baylor University Marketing Department B.U.
Box 8007 Waco, TX, 76798-8007 USA Tel: Fax: E-Mail:
Drexel UniversityExhibit Management & Design
Philadelphia, PA, 19104 USA
Tel: 215 895 2039 Fax: E-Mail:
Emerson College c/o Dr. Gary G. Young
100 Beacon StreetBoston , MA, 02116 USA
Tel: 617 578 874 Fax: 617 578 8511 E-Mail:
Georgia State University School of Hospitality
P.O. Box 4018 Atlanta, GA, 30302-4018 USA
Tel: 404 651 3512 Fax: E-Mail:
Institute for the Study of Business Markets
College of Business Administration
The Pennsylvania State University
Penn State Delaware County Campus
25 Yearsley Mill Road Media, PA, 19063 USA
Tel: 215 565 9690 Fax: 215 891 9316 E-Mail:
Metropolitan State College Hospitality,
Meeting & Travel Administration Dept.Box 601006
11th Street Denver, CO, 80204 USA
Tel: 303 556 3152 Fax: E-Mail:
Philadelphia College of the Arts Exhibit Design/Trade Show Marketing
Board & Pine Streets Philadelphia, PA, 19102 USA
Tel: 215 875 4800 Fax: E-Mail:
Roosevelt University Manfred Steinfeld Program in Hospitality Management
430 Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL, 60605 USA
Tel: 312 341 4322 Fax: 312 341 3860 E-Mail:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
Department of Tourism & Convention
4505 Maryland ParkwayLas Vegas, NV, 89154-6013 USA
Tel: 702 739 3230 Fax: 702 739 3850 E-Mail:
University of South Carolina College of Applied Prof. Sciences
School of Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Columbia, SC, 29208 USA
Tel: 803 777 6665 Fax: 803 777 6427 E-Mail:
Washington State University
Seattle Center for Hotel & Restaurant Administration
Conventions & Meeting Management
1108 East Columbia Seattle , WA, 98122 USA
Tel: 206 464 6349Fax: E-Mail:
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