2011 Booth Sign Up

We are proud of the success of the 2010 trade shows and hope you are too. At both Expo and the Iowa Lumber Convention, affordable room rates combined with the new location resulted in the number of rooms booked for the shows increasing back to 2007 levels, a welcome increase after the decline of the last two years. While we anticipated a decrease in the overall number of attendees our prediction that more yards would be represented was accurate. Using the Nebraska Lumber Dealers Convention as a predictor for 2011 attendance, when we moved to the Embassy Suites La Vista, the show was even better attended the second year after news of the good show was spread through word of mouth. Click here for the 2010 statistics and see the numbers for yourself.

Let's get the momentum rolling early for the 2011 convention! Send in your deposit to secure your booth space and start talking up the shows. Click here for a reservation form.

We appreciate your support and know we can't do this with out you! We are committed to helping you reach your customers and maximize your value of the NLA trade shows.

Nebraska Convention Planning Meeting

There will be a 2011 Nebraska Lumber Dealers Convention planning meeting on:

June 10, 2010
8:30 - 9:00 am
York Country Club
York, Nebraska

You are invited to attend the Nebraska Lumber Dealers Association Board Meeting from 8:30 - 9:00 am when we will discuss the 2011 show. We need your input on how we can make the show even better and build on the momentum of the past couple years.

After the meeting, stay for the golf outing, which begins at 10:00 am and includes 18 holes, lunch, awards and door prizes. It's a great opportunity to spend quality time with your customers.

Please email me at smeans@nlassn.org if you would like to attend the meeting and/or sign up for golf.

2011 Trade Shows

Welcome to the Northwestern Lumber Association (NLA) Trade Shows web page. Over the next year NLA will be offering an additional method for you to receive timely information on conventions, special events, legislation and industry news.

The trade show page is an easy way for outside sales reps and others who are not involved with the office coordination of the shows to stay in the information loop and receive real time updates on the conventions and control the amount of correspondence you receive from NLA. However, if there is an issue outside of the trade shows that we feel is important for you to know about, I will post a link on this site directing you to the information source.

Periodically I will be posting information to the site including everything from wrap-up statistics and summaries to upcoming deadlines, set-up and other event information. You will have the option of getting the posts delivered to an email address or monitor it through an RSS reader such as Google Reader, Google Homepage or a subscription reading service such as Bloglines.

Please share the subscription information with colleagues involved with NLA conventions. It is up to each individual to subscribe and unsubscribe to this feature — we are not able to do this for you.

Save the Date!

2011 Northwestern Building Products Expo
January 10-11, 2011
Grand Casino - Hinckely Conference Center
Hinckley, Minnesota

I look forward to keeping you informed as more information becomes available.