GIVING MANY EXHBITORS THEIR FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW VENUE FOR NPE
WASHINGTON, DC, U.S.A., April 9, 2010: The crucial event at which companies select well over half of the total exhibit space at the NPE2012 plastics exposition will take place January 12-14, 2011 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel and Conference Center in Orlando, Florida, it was announced today by SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, producer of the triennial NPE.
The NPE2012 Space Draw will also provide exhibitor personnel with ample opportunity to examine first-hand the resources of the city that will be the first new venue for NPE in four decades, according to Gene Sanders, SPI's senior vice president of trade shows.
''This event will enable participants to see just why the SPI Board and the NPE Committee made the decision to move NPE to Orlando from its longtime site in Chicago,'' said Sanders. ''The Space Draw will showcase everything the city, the Orange County Convention Center, and SPI have to offer to ensure a successful show. Exhibitor personnel will have the opportunity to tour the convention center, learn about tools for promoting their participation in NPE2012, meet with NPE service providers, and discover the many hospitality venues available in Orlando."
SPI has secured a block of rooms at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel. More information about the NPE2012 Space Draw is available online. Reservations can be made online or by phoning 1-866-996-6338.
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The NPE2012 international plastics exposition will take place Sunday through Thursday, April 1-5, 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The NPE2012 educational program will begin on Sunday. Monday will be the first day of the four-day trade show. NPE is produced by the SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association. Visit www.npe.org for information about the 2009 edition of the event.
Founded in 1937, SPI is the plastics industry trade association representing the third largest manufacturing industry in the United States. SPI's member companies represent the entire plastics industry supply chain, including processors, machinery and equipment manufacturers and raw materials suppliers. The U.S. plastics industry employs 1.1 million workers and provides nearly $379 billion in annual shipments. www.plasticsindustry.org.
