SHOW NEWS: Columbus Advance Discount Deadline April 11

John Wolz

The Early Bird discount for registering for the 2008 National Industrial Fastener Show/East is April 11, 2008.
The 28th annual trade show will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in Columbus, OH.
Attendee registration by April 11 is $35; after April 11, $40; and onsite $50.
The one-day Fastener Specifications & Terminology conference by the Los Angeles Fastener Association is $395 by April 11 and $495 after the deadline. The Western Association of Fastener Distributors conference on the U.S./Asian Fastener Market Trends is $150 early or $200 later.
As of February 20, the NIFS website listed 109 companies reserving a total of 124 booths. Show management predicted the number of exhibits will reach 200.
The 2007 show in Atlanta drew 221 booths with 205 exhibiting companies. The last show in Columbus in 2006 had 185 booths. The NIFS record is 829 booths at the autumn 2007 show in Las Vegas and the Columbus record is 653 in 1996.
The Greater Columbus Convention Center has capacity for 1,847 booths in Halls C-F plus 321 in adjacent Battelle Hall.
Booths are $1,495 to $1,595.
Show information and registration is available online.
Tel: 614 895-1279 E-mail: info@fastenershows.com
Show management”s official hotels are: Drury Inn & Suites, $117; Crowne Plaza, $139; and Hyatt Regency Columbus, $149. Columbus counts 21,355 hotel rooms, including 3,200 downtown. Other Hotels.com listings within one mile include Red Roof Inn, $90; Doubletree Guest Suites, $109; Hyatt Capital Square, $119; Courtyard by Marriot, $124; The Columbus $129; and the Lofts Hotel, $185. \ �2008 FastenerNews.com