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By Joseph W. Mellek III, associate editorial manager

Craft & Hobby Association (CHA)

he Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) is proud to announce that the keynote speaker for the 2008 CHA Summer Convention & Trade Show is Jean Chatzky. Chatzky is a nationally recognized financial expert and author of “Make Money, Not Excuses”, a Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller. In her presentation entitled “Make Money, Not Excuses...Even in a Recession!” Chatzky will provide valuable financial insights for the international craft and hobby industry. Her address to the membership is scheduled Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.

Over 5,000 craft retailers are expected at the CHA Summer Show to check out the latest products and industry trends. The show will also feature an expansive lineup of educational and workshop programming designed to provide retailers, manufacturers, and designers with business techniques and solutions that will carry them through the current economic downturn and beyond.

In other news, the CHA has announced the recent appointment of Avery Dykman as Educational Meeting Planner, the promotion of Lauri Pietruszka to Exhibits Sales Manager, and the appointment of Avani Saraiya as Information Systems Manager.

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Another offering at the New York fair is EX·TRACTS®: New discoveries in beauty and wellness, August 17-21. The show segment will give personal care retailers access to a full complement of educational programming and important industry events as part of their participation in this semi-annual tradeshow. Online registration is now open for the New York fair.

San Francisco's distinctive style - and eco-conscious, wine-savvy, museum-rich and design-driven culture - will pervade the summer edition of the San Francisco International Gift Fair®, July 26- 29, 2008, at the Moscone Center.

“San Francisco's dynamic personality and trend-setting culture infuses the gift fair with energy, newness and a vibrant edge that keeps us ahead of the curve and on top of retail and product directions,” said Aubin Wilson, show manager. “San Francisco is on the cusp of very real, tangible trends and that is directly reflected at this market.”

As a leading West Coast trendsetter - from the pop culture of Southern California to the universal health of the planet - the summer edition of the California Gift Show® will launch exciting new resource areas including a Sustainable Furniture Council Pavilion, The Vintage Collection division, a “Launch” section for companies new to the market and a “Food Focus” neighborhood. A Green/Sustainable Trend Panel led by actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr., and a new productcentered stage show – “Postcards from L.A.” - will bump up the market’s cuttingedge ambiance. The show will take place July 18-21, 2008, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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Urban Expositions

The Miami Beach Gift Show returns August 23-26, 2008 to the Miami Beach Convention Center (Hall D) in Miami Beach, Fla., for what vendors and buyers alike call the “big one.” South Florida, island and Latin American retailers have an opportunity to stay close to home and shop hundreds of booths filled with an endless assortment of products as they prepare for the busy holiday and tourist seasons. Additionally, retailers can also take advantage of a number of buyer incentives, including parking reimbursement, super Sunday specials, free freight Monday and free business building educational seminars.

Urban Expositions will launch a new semi-annual trade show for the country and crafts industry in 2009. The National Country & Crafts Show will debut at the new Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks in Oaks, Pa., February 7-10, 2009. Bringing the industry’s top names and up-and-coming companies together under one roof at the largest expo center

Urban Expositions will launch a new semi-annual trade show for the country and crafts industry in 2009. The National Country & Crafts Show will debut at the new Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks in Oaks, Pa., February 7-10, 2009. Bringing the industry’s top names and up-and-coming companies together under one roof at the largest expo center in the suburban Philadelphia metro area, this new event will offer a convenient, cost-effective and comprehensive product resource for retailers throughout the nation.

“We’re launching this show in direct response to industry demand,” said Doug Miller, president of Urban Expositions, producers of the Philadelphia Gift Show and other gift, souvenir and textile trade events held around the country. “The country industry has needed an easily accessible exhibition facility sized to meet the substantial product assortment demands of a national buying audience. With its convenient Northeast location, area amenities, and ability to accommodate more than 1,000 booths, the new Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks has given us the opportunity to launch a show that meets all of these needs. More important, the facility’s size, and the fact that we’ve been able to secure dates indefinitely, help ensure that the show is well-positioned for future growth.”