Experient News Archives: August 2007

IAEE, Experient Collaborate to Offer Exclusive
Event and Meetings Management Track at Expo! Expo!
IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition
10-12 December 2007 in Las Vegas

Dallas, TX – Today, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) announces it will further diversify its education offerings by collaborating with Experient to offer attendees at Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2007 an exclusive education track. The track will specifically focus on a wide range of issues related to the planning and management of events and meetings, as a complement to the traditional exhibition-related focus of Expo! Expo! Experient’s vast resources and industry experts will allow IAEE to expand its educational programming and broaden the scope of education tracks at the annual meeting.

IAEE President Steven Hacker, CAE, says, “We are very excited about this strategic partnership with Experient. We are committed to building and enhancing IAEE’s educational resources, and this relationship is the perfect compliment to our high-quality and intensely-focused learning environment.”

“Experient has a long history of sharing expertise with event professionals,” says Ed Shartar, CEO, Experient, “and we are delighted to play a significant role in building IAEE’s Event and Meetings Management Track.”

Industry professionals with a variety of backgrounds from information technology to intelligence data development will benefit from the Experient Event and Meetings Management Track. In keeping with the theme of the annual meeting, “The Power of Face-To-Face,” the ongoing value and specialized benefits that attendees will realize long after the annual meeting will reinforce their positive experience while in Las Vegas.

Session topics for 2007 will include Room Block Management, Flow Management, Event Management Studies and Revenue Management. Visit www.iaee.com/expo for complete details, and to register for, Expo! Expo! IAEE's Annual Meeting & Exhibition 2007 in Las Vegas.

About Experient
Experient is the source for integrated meeting and event solutions. With a vision to perfect the event experience and a mission to help bring people together to drive business, Experient has joined together the three leading event services companies (Conferon, ExpoExchange and ITS) into one centrally managed resource for full-service, customized registration, housing, event management and lead retrieval support. This year Experient will help create memorable experiences for more than 3.3 million attendees at more than 3,000 events and will drive purchasing of more than 4.72 million hotel room nights. For more information, visit www.experient-inc.com.

Contact:
Marian Calvin
Experient VP Communications
+1 (330) 486-0330

About IAEE
Since 1928, the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (formerly the International Association for Exhibition Management, IAEM) continues to provide quality and value to its members through leadership, service, education and strong relationships. IAEE is the largest association of the exhibitions and events industry in the world, with a membership of show organizers, exhibitors and exhibition suppliers. Organizers of more than 20,000 exhibitions and buyer-seller events around the world are members of IAEE. Through the 2006 consolidation with the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR), IAEE delivers valuable industry research reports. IAEE also supports IAEE Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary that partners with industry suppliers and service providers to offer high quality, low cost exhibition products and services to the industry. For more information, visit www.iaee.com.

Contact:
Susan BrowerIAEE, Director of Marketing & Communications
+1(972) 687-9207
sbrower@iaee.com