Buyer Registration Opens for IWF 2008

IWF 2008 online registration for buyers/attendees opened in January at www.iwfatlanta.com. By registering in advance, buyers pay $15 and save $10 over the on-site registration fee, plus have the added convenience of having their badges mailed to them in advance of the show.

The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair-USA® 2008 will be held Wednesday to Saturday, August 20 to 23, 2008, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. More than 1,300 exhibitors will display the newest technology in machinery, supplies and services for woodworking and related industries in more than 800,000 net square feet of space. Displays will include more than 200 international companies and more than 140 first-time exhibitors in key market segments.

Buyer hotel reservations also opened in January, and full information on discounted hotel rooms, air travel and rental cars will be available on the IWF website. IWF is the industry’s largest show in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest in the world. More than 43,000 visitors from over 80 countries and all 50 states, including 25,000 buyers, are expected to attend the Fair.

The 2008 Fair will showcase a Technical Conference providing real answers from industry leaders including, for the first time, a program targeting companies that work with plastics, “Effective CNC Processing of Advanced Materials and Plastics.”

For more information, contact Jim Wulfekuhle, The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair - U.S.A.®, 3520 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 350, Atlanta, GA 30305, 404-693-8333, Fax: 404-693-8350, E-mail: jamesw@iwfatlanta.com, Web: www.iwfatlanta.com.