Industry Events By Nicole Burnes, assistant editor June <strong>2008</strong> Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday friday saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 American Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Media’s (ABM) Events Summit June 10, <strong>2008</strong> Radisson Mart<strong>in</strong>ique Hotel, New York, NY Hospitality Sales and Market<strong>in</strong>g Association International (HSMAI) Affordable Meet<strong>in</strong>gs West June 11-12, <strong>2008</strong> Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Market<strong>in</strong>g Association (BMA) <strong>2008</strong> Annual Conference June 11-13, <strong>2008</strong> Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, Lake Las Vegas, NV 9 New York, NY Long Beach, CA Lake las Vegas, NV UFI, The Global Association of <strong>the</strong> Exhibition Industry, UFI Open Sem<strong>in</strong>ar <strong>in</strong> Europe June 16-18, <strong>2008</strong> Thessaloniki International Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece 16 17 18 19 20 21 Exhibition & Convention <strong>Executive</strong>s Forum <strong>2008</strong> (ECEF) June 19, <strong>2008</strong> Walter E. Wash<strong>in</strong>gton Convention Center, Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, DC Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA) Annual Meet<strong>in</strong>g June 21-24, <strong>2008</strong> Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT Canadian Association of Exposition Management (CAEM) Annual Conference June 22-24, <strong>2008</strong> Delta Brunswick, Sa<strong>in</strong>t John, New Brunswick Exhibition Services and Contractors Association (ESCA) 19th Annual Summer Educational Conference June 22-25, <strong>2008</strong> Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey, CA Rosemont, IL Thessaloniki, Greece Dest<strong>in</strong>ation Market<strong>in</strong>g Association International’s (DMAI) Dest<strong>in</strong>ations <strong>Show</strong>case Conference and Expo: Chicago Donald E. Stephens June 25, <strong>2008</strong> Convention Center, Rosemont, IL <strong>2008</strong> National Association of Consumer <strong>Show</strong>s (NACS) Annual Convention June 25-27, <strong>2008</strong> San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, DC 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM) Summer Education Conference June 26-28, <strong>2008</strong> The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Salt Lake City, UT 31 New Brunswick Monterey, CA San Diego, CA Chicago, IL More Details American Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Media’s (ABM) Events Summit June 10, <strong>2008</strong>, Radisson Mart<strong>in</strong>ique Hotel, New York, NY www.americanbus<strong>in</strong>essmedia.com Event management: ABM, (212) 661-6360 Hospitality Sales and Market<strong>in</strong>g Association International (HSMAI) Affordable Meet<strong>in</strong>gs West June 11-12, <strong>2008</strong>, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA www.affordablemeet<strong>in</strong>gs.com Event Management: HSMAI, (914) 421-3206 Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Market<strong>in</strong>g Association (BMA) Conference June 11-13, <strong>2008</strong>, Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, Lake Las Vegas, NV www.market<strong>in</strong>g.org Event management: BMA, (800) 664-4BMA UFI, The Global Association of <strong>the</strong> Exhibition Industry, UFI Open Sem<strong>in</strong>ar <strong>in</strong> Europe June 16-18, <strong>2008</strong>, Thessaloniki International Fair, Thessaloniki, Greece www.ufi.org Event management: UFI, (33) 1-42-67-99-12 Exhibition & Convention <strong>Executive</strong>s Forum <strong>2008</strong> (ECEF) June 19, <strong>2008</strong>, Walter E. Wash<strong>in</strong>gton Convention Center, Wash<strong>in</strong>gton, DC www.eceforum.com Event management: ECEF, (703) 979-4904 Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association (HCEA) Annual Meet<strong>in</strong>g June 21-24, <strong>2008</strong>, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT www.hcea.org Event management: HCEA, (404) 252-3663 Canadian Association of Exposition Management (CAEM) Annual Conference June 22-24, <strong>2008</strong>, Delta Brunswick, Sa<strong>in</strong>t John, New Brunswick www.caem.ca Event management: CAEM, (866) 441-9377 Exhibition Services and Contractors Association (ESCA) 19th Annual Summer Educational Conference June 22-25, <strong>2008</strong>, Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa, Monterey, California www.esca.org Event management: ESCA, (469) 574-0698 Dest<strong>in</strong>ation Market<strong>in</strong>g Association International’s (DMAI) Dest<strong>in</strong>ations <strong>Show</strong>case Conference and Expo: Chicago June 25, <strong>2008</strong>, Donald E. 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