Board of Directors Votes to Withdraw Support from
Trade Show
In a letter
dated December 15, 2008, ASA informed Messe Frankfurt that the American Supply
Association Board of Directors had voted to withdraw support and involvement
from ISH North America.
“Long and
serious consideration was given to this decision, and it included extensive
input from our manufacturer members,” said Mike Adelizzi, ASA’s executive vice
president. “While the original concept of ISH was to bring the PHCP and
PVF industry together under one trade show banner, the result weakened the
focus on the sponsoring associations. This loss of focus reduced the urgency to
attend among people who had traditionally identified with a specific association.
Attendance diminished and ISH didn’t realize the potential we all believed in
when we joined forces.”
In
addition, Adelizzi said that many of ASA’s manufacturer members clearly voiced
their desire to end the partnership with ISH North America. “With the state of
the economy the way it is today, a closer working partnership between the
manufacturer and wholesaler has an even greater value than in years past, “
continued Adelizzi. “ASA is placing a stronger emphasis on providing
manufacturers and wholesalers a venue to fortify that working partnership and
coupling it with critical information about what the future has in store for
our industry. Those are the guiding principles that have led to the development
of the agenda for NetworkASA 2009 and the introduction of the Industry
Interchange program.”
NetworkASA
2009: POWERwill take place October 14-17, 2009 at the J.W. Marriott
Hotel in Washington, D.C. The meeting will exhibit a renewed focus on the
impact ASA has on the industry and the individual businesses of its members. Attendees
will see seminars from prominent speakers co-mingled with intimate workshops
that encourage a free-flow sharing of information and best practices. At this meeting, ASA will introduce theIndustry Interchange, a distinctive
event providing an innovative way for vendors and distributors to connect
face-to-face and promote interaction between channel partners. For more
information onNetworkASA 2009: POWER, please visitwww.asa.net.