LAS VEGAS – Attendees from 29 countries and all 50 states are expected to converge at EXHIBITOR2010 for the exhibition and meetings industry’s big convention.

  
The 22nd annual show gathers March 14-18 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
 
A “Made in Germany” pavilion featuring a dozen of the top German exhibit design and construction companies is coming back for the second year in a row.
 
Show floor hours are 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, March 15-17, with dealers and distributors allotted extra time on the floor at 9:30-11:30 a.m. March 16. EXHIBITOR is North America’s largest exhibition of exhibit/event marketing products, featuring 300-plus leading suppliers and a New Product Showcase.

 
More new products are premiered at EXHIBITOR than at any other industry show. Attendees can explore over 300 booths filled by exhibit and event marketing suppliers, where they can test out the latest exhibit and event concepts and services.

More than 5,000 exhibit and event marketing professionals are expected. The show also offers numerous networking opportunities and association meetings.

The industry’s only professional certification program with university affiliation, CTSM, offers an educational curriculum with 220 sessions, 70 of them new this year. An attendance record of 2,375 professionals are enrolled for the programming. The focus is on practical techniques for profitable face-to-face marketing.
 
Besides the networking at Peer2Peer Roundtables and Dinner With Strangers, the Welcome Reception is set for Monday, 6:30 to 8 p.m. March 15. It’s an event where attendees can catch up with old friends over cocktails and meet new associates.
 
Lee Knight, founder and CEO of EXHIBITOR Media Group, which produces EXHIBITOR2010, said, “Exhibitors want to reach the incredible buying power of our attendees. Last year, even when the bottom was falling out of the economy, EXHIBITOR 2009 had an incredible energy on the exhibit hall floor. As a result, all of the major exhibit design companies in the United States will be at this year’s show.”

Knight stated, “EXHIBITOR2010 has become the world conference and exhibition on trade show and corporate event marketing. This year, exhibitors from Belgium, Canada, Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, Peoples Republic of China and Taiwan are exhibiting.” He added that along with the German Pavilion, “All of these groups realize that EXHIBITOR2010 is the best marketplace to reach the trade show and corporate event marketing professional.”
 
Visit www.EXHIBITOR2010.com for complete details and online registration.