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Hobby Industry Association Annual Convention & TradeShow
February 4-7, Dallas Convention Center. Crafts, florals, ceramics,jewelry, art materials, and home and personal decor products.Contact Hobby Industry Association, 319 E. 54th St., Elmwood Park,NJ 07407, (800) 822-0494.
BIZ Experiences Magazine's Small BusinessExpo
February 6-7, Meadowlands Convention Center, Secaucus, New Jersey.Contact Expo Department, BIZ Experiences Media Inc., 2392 Morse Ave.,Irvine, CA 92614, (888) 888-EXPO.
Portland Gift Show
February 6-9, Oregon Convention Center, Portland. For wholesalersonly. Contact Kelly McLoughlin, Western Exhibitors Trade Shows,2181 Greenwich St., San Francisco, CA 94123, (800) 346-1212.
JCK Show
February 7-9, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida.Jewelry wholesalers and retailers only. Contact Jewelers'Circular Keystone Industry Group, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851,(800) 257-3626.
IT9
February 9-10, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona.Innovative thinking conference for BIZ Experiencess; designed toenhance creative thought processes and generate management ideas.Contact Kelley Oakley, SHR Perceptual Management, 7702 E.Doubletree Ranch Rd., #200, Scottsdale, AZ 85258,(602) 443-7431.
American International Toy Fair
February 12-15, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City.Manufacturers, distributors, importers and sales agents showcasetoys and entertainment products. Contact Toy Manufacturers ofAmerica Inc., 1115 Broadway, #400, New York, NY 10010,(212) 675-1141.
The Supershow
February 12-15, Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia Dome and ThePavilions, Atlanta. Sports products and apparel. Contact TracyAmary, Communications & Show Management Inc., 1450 N.E. 123St., Miami, FL 33161, (305) 893-8771.
New York Restaurant & Food Service Show
February 21-23, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City.New restaurant products and services. Contact Reed ExhibitionCompanies, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851,(888) 334-8705.
Share Technical Conference
February 22-25, San Francisco Hilton & Towers. Hardware,software, computer services and information technology strategies.Contact Smith, Bucklin & Associates, 401 N. Michigan Ave.,Chicago, IL 60611-4267, (888) 5-SHARE-5.
Marketspace '99 Conference & Exhibit
March 1-3, Atlanta Hilton & Towers. Topics include buildingclient relationships via the Internet and taking document businessprocesses to the Web. Contact Dean Fogerty, Xplor International,24238 Hawthorne Blvd., Torrance, CA 90505-6505, (800) 669-7567.
BIZ Experiences Magazine's Small BusinessExpo
March 13-14, Rosemont Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois.Contact Expo Department, BIZ Experiences Media Inc., 2392 Morse Ave.,Irvine, CA 92614, (888) 888-EXPO.
