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74 THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FASTENER & MILL SUPPLY EXPO VEGAS FASTENER EXPO ROARS PAST 700 EXHIBIT SPACES: LARGE TURNOUT EXPECTED continued from 50 34 North High Street • New Albany, OH 43054 • Phone 614-895-1279 • Fax 614-895-3466 • www.fastenershows.com The Fastener Industry Finance, Controllers, Credit & Accounting Managers Meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This meeting is presented by the National Fastener Industry Finance Manager Network & the Business Credit Management Association. Financial managers and staff are encouraged to attend. Arranging sales agreements, contracts, managing cash flow, assessing sales risk while extending open account credit to customers has never been more challenging. Learn about all this and more (including the payment habits of those companies purchasing from fastener industry suppliers) during the open discussions. There is no charge for attending this meeting for anyone wearing their 2012 Expo badge. To register and/or for more information contact Darryl Rowinski, President of BCMA at (262) 827-2880 Ext 222 or email darrylr@wacredit.org. Welcome Reception Get ready for the granddaddy of them all! Join us from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, October 10th in the Nevada Ballroom at Harrah’s Las Vegas as Expo Management presents the biggest and best party of the year to launch “North America’s Largest Fastener Expo”! This always popular and well attended event continues to be the fastener industry’s most anticipated gathering place annually. With an array of tasty appetizers, inviting drinks and good times, who could ask for more! The Welcome Reception is a great setting to get together with old friends and colleagues as well as form new relationships. It is “Networking Central”! The event is complimentary for all Expo exhibitors and attendees wearing their 2012 Expo badge. That’s it. Just show up wearing your badge. The rest is on Expo Management. North America’s Largest Fastener Expo The exhibition will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Thursday, October 11 and from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 12. Expo registration fees are by August 26, after August 26 and onsite. The Wednesday evening Welcome Reception is free for all Expo attendees wearing their badge. Expo Hotels The Venetian/The Palazzo is the Official Headquarters hotel and is offering special rates of only 0/night for rooms booked before September 8, 2012. Rooms can be reserved at www.fastenershows.com/hotels/ or by calling 877-283-6423 and requesting the special Expo rate. Harrah’s Las Vegas is another Expo partner hotel and is offering rates guaranteed to be 10% lower than Harrah’s online rates. Register online at www.fastenershows.com/hotels/ or by calling 800-214-9110 and requesting the special Expo rate. The Flamingo is another Expo partner hotel and is offering rates guaranteed to be 10% lower than Flamingo online rates. To get this offer, you can register online at www.fastenershows.com/hotels/ or by calling 888-902-9929 and requesting the special Expo rate. Visit Expo Website for More Information and Planning Expo Visit – Expo Management encourages everyone to visit www.fastenershows.com for complete information about the exhibition and conference. Viewers can see the current exhibitor list, up-to-date exhibit floor plan and much more. Website visitors can also find what they are looking for by clicking on Exhibitors, then clicking on Groups and locating companies by product category ranging from Abrasives to Wire and everything in between. Online registration will also be available on June 15. For additional information contact Susan Hurley, General Manager at (614) 895-1279 or email info@fastenershows.com. Exhibitor list on page 104