Nearly 1,700 attend ’08 Trade Fair
By Industrial Distribution staff -- Industrial Distribution, 6/5/2008 12:11:00 PM
Attendance was strong at this year’s Industrial Supply Conference & Trade Fair, as 1,688 people turned out for the three-day meeting, held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill. According to ISA’s executive vice president John Buckley, 223 distributor companies were represented, 361 manufacturers, 77 manufacturer-rep agencies and 55 service providers. The attendance was about the same as last year’s meeting in Las Vegas, Buckley said, adding that he was pleased with the overall numbers and that the executive board will review ways to improve on this year’s success for next year’s meeting in San Antonio.ISA executives were especially satisfied with this year’s Trade Fair, which for the first time was held on the opening two days of the meeting. Normally, the first day is devoted to educational sessions, but this year those sessions took place on the final day.
“We were concerned with the format change, but it all seems to have worked out nicely,” Buckley said. “The booth sessions were packed throughout the day, almost until the time the lights were turned off.”
This year’s Manufacturer’s Trade Fair, which featured more than 400 booths, included 30 new-member companies. The Distributor/Independent Rep Trade Fair featured more than 250 booths and included 25 new members.
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