NIFMSE Set To Open in Las Vegas
10/20/2015
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The 2015 National Industrial Fastener & Mill Supply Expo is set to open at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas.
The event will be from October 21-23, with presentations on Wednesday and the trade show open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday.
The 2015 trade show marks the 35th anniversary of the first show held in June 1981 in Columbus, OH. The Las Vegas show was first held in 1997.
General manager Susan Hurley said the current booth count is 827 – topping the record set last year at 822. The previous high of 821 was set in 2007.
Hurley has predicted 5,000 fastener distributors, importers, manufacturers, manufacturer’s reps, independent sales agents, media and others from 35 or more countries will attend. Last year show management’s figures were 4,606 registered. The record registration according to show management was 5,629 in 2007.
For 2015 there will be conferences on Wednesday: Fastener Technology Workshop, presented by the Fastener Training Institute; CFO, Controllers, Credit & Accounts Receivable Managers. National Fastener Industry Financial Manager Network and Business Credit Management Association; “Are You Making the Most of Specials?”, Pacific-West Fastener Association; and “Cognitive Diversity & Creative Problem Solving,” Women in the Fastener Industry.
There will be a one-hour opening reception Wednesday evening at Treasure Island.
On Thursday the Manufacturers’ Agents National Association will conduct a session on “The Biggest Sales You’ll Ever Make: Your Representative Firm”; and “It’s Not Rocket Surgery: Successful Sales Force Outsourcing with Independent Manufacturers’ Reps.”
The International Fastener Machinery & Suppliers Association will hold a reception at 11 a.m. on Friday.
For more information contact show general manager Susan Hurley. Tel: 614 895-1279 Email: info@fastenershows.com
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