A Convention In Pictures: Great Discussions, Positive Feedback From Vegas
More than 900 people participated in this year's ASA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, held September 29 to October 2 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. The "Summit" themed program was the highlight of the 3 days of meetings, seminars and social events at ASA's attractive, new headquarters hotel. Approximately one-third of ASA's wholesaler member firms were represented at the event by 303 registrants. In addition, 347 manufacturer executives, 145 manufacturers reps and 21 industry guests were included on the roster. A total of 95 spouse registrants accompanied the delegates as well. These numbers were dwarfed by the thousands who attended the ISH North America show, which kicked off on Wednesday morning, October 1st, just as ASA's Convention events were drawing to a close. At press time, ISH-NA attendance numbers were being tallied and expected to be released shortly. ASA's Convention is the popular annual event that draws distributors and their vendors together. The industry "Summit" theme was featured for the second year in a row, providing the full audience with input from speakers representing all facets of the distribution channel. Since you can sometimes "say it all with pictures," we've included a few key photos from our Convention events to offer just a few highlights of the event.