 The Premier Meetings and Association Industry Event to Take Place April 3
WASHINGTON, DC – Along with the cherry blossoms and baseball’s Opening Day, the signs of Springtime™ are everywhere in the Nation’s Capital this year! Springtime™, the premier one-day meetings expo in Greater Washington, is a full 10 weeks early this year, taking place April 3, 2008 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown Washington.Meeting professionals and other decision-makers are descending on Springtime™ to connect with more than 700 top providers of meetings, business and technology solutions in our Expo Hall, and learn something new in our morning education sessions. “While the show continues to grow and we continue to make enhancements based on participant feedback, the overall goal of Springtime™ has stayed the same: to help meeting and association professionals make their organizations more successful while advancing their own careers,” said Susan Sarfati, CAE, president and CEO of The Center for Association Leadership and executive vice president of ASAE. “Springtime™ is also a great place to reconnect with friends and peers, and form new relationships.”
Enhancements to this year’s Expo include a re-drawn trade show floor, more Expo seating and a Connection Central area equipped with staff, resources and products. Registrants can also download a new online meeting planner toolbox with sample RFPs and tips for working the trade show floor.
The Springtime™ Expo is one-stop shopping for meeting professionals. Exhibitors include airlines, convention & visitor bureaus, hotels and resorts, speaker bureaus and more. For a list of exhibitors and a virtual map of the Expo floor, visit http://www.asaecenter.org/SpringtimeExpo.
Before the Expo, participants can attend a wide variety of education sessions on topics such as planning “green” meetings, exceeding customer’s expectations, and negotiating with hotels. Springtime™ offers sessions for professionals of every experience level, from those just starting out to the seasoned, senior planner.
Springtime™ this year also includes a general session on how to Transform Yourself for Success with Jack Canfield, “America’s Success Coach” and founder and CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises, Inc. Canfield’s book The Success Principles teaches the skills people need to realize their dreams.
The full day’s registration for Springtime™ is only $95 for members of ASAE & The Center, or $110 for non-members if you register before March 21, 2008. Register online at http://www.asaecenter.org/SpringtimeExpo or 888.950.2723.
Registration is complimentary for working press. To obtain a press badge for Springtime™, please contact Chris Vest at 202.626.2798 or email cvest@asaenet.org.
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