SEMASHOW.COM Provides Opportunity to "Plan Your Work" Before "Working Your Plan" in Las Vegas
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rosemarie Kitchin, rosemariek@sema.org SEMA, 909/396-0289, ext. 104 SEMASHOW.COM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY TO "PLAN YOUR WORK" BEFORE "WORKING YOUR PLAN" IN LAS VEGAS DIAMOND BAR, Calif. (Sept. 3, 2002) - The SEMA Show's newly redesigned website, www.SEMAshow.com, has everything but tangible products and live people on it, according to Peter MacGillivray, SEMA vice president of sales and marketing. "Our comprehensive site provides everything an exhibitor or an attendee needs to know before he or she gets to Las Vegas," said MacGillivray. Exhibitor personnel can access pertinent dates and times, the floor plan, regulations, and update their own exhibit data. For the attendees, the Show website provides the opportunity to register online for $10 (discounted from $50) until Friday, Sept. 27, and a personal online briefcase which helps people plan their show itinerary and map their route through the four-day show. The Show's floor plan shows the locations of the approximately 1,400 exhibits in the newly expanded Las Vegas Convention Center. Information about travel and accommodations is available to all parties visiting the site. SEMA, the Specialty Equipment Market Association, designed the site so that automotive aftermarket industry professionals could access the information from anywhere in the world at any time of the day or night to suit their personal needs, MacGillivray said. The website has a complete schedule of all events, including the nearly four-dozen educational programs scheduled around the SEMA Show hours. www.SEMAshow.com also has some initial information about the 2003 SEMA Show for exhibitors. The space selection for the 2003 SEMA Show, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 4 through Friday, Nov. 7, will be held during the 2002 Show this November for those companies who have reserved 2003 space. Potential exhibitors can download the application for 2003 SEMA Show space, as well as the 2003 show regulations. www.SEMAshow.com also links to other SEMA sites, including SEMA's consumer website, www.enjoythedrive.com The 2002 SEMA Show will be held from Tuesday, Nov. 5 - Friday, Nov. 8, in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Show hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. SEMA's Innovations Day is Monday, Nov. 4, preceding the show. This year's SEMA Show will be organized into ten sections for the convenience of buyers. The sections are named: International Tire Expo; Mobile Electronics & Technology; Racing & Performance; Restoration Marketplace; Restyling & Accessories Center; Street Rod Alley; Trucks, SUVs, Truck Caps & Accessories; Wheels & Performance Tires; (the all-new) Performance Marine Pavilion; and General. Icons for each of the sections will help direct buyers and exhibiting personnel through the Show. More information about the 2002 SEMA Show is available at www.semashow.com or by contacting ConvExx, Show Management, at info@convexx.com, or 702/450-7662. SEMA staff may be reached at 909/396-0289. SEMA represents the $26 billion specialty automotive industry. The trade association has approximately 4,500 member companies. It is the authoritative source of research data, trends and market growth information for automakers and the specialty auto products industry. The industry provides appearance, performance, comfort, convenience and technology products for passenger cars, minivans, trucks, SUVs and recreational vehicles. For more information, contact SEMA at 1575 S. Valley Vista Dr., Diamond Bar, CA, 91765-3914; call 909/396-0289; or visit www.sema.org or www.enjoythedrive.com. ============================== If you do not wish to receive e-mail from SEMA, please reply to this message and tell us to delete you from the list.