Invitation from the Chairman
US: Southern Exposure 2012 up to a new record
Our annual retail and foodservice conference and exposition will be held March 1-3 with the expo being held on Saturday March 3 at the Tampa Convention Center. We had a record attendance at Southern Exposure 2011 in Orlando with over 1400 attendees and if you are planning on attending we recommend that you register early.
Based upon post Southern Exposure 2011 surveys we have made some changes for this year.
Many of our retail and foodservice attendees have said that they need more time on the expo floor to visit our exhibitors booths.
This year our educational workshops on Saturday morning will run concurrently permitting attendees to choose which workshop the would like to attend. This will allow us to change the Keynote Luncheon to a "Keynote Brunch" staring at 10:00 a.m. The brunch will end at 11:45 a.m. and we will open the expo at 12:00 p.m. instead of 1:00 p.m.
We hope that this change will benefit not only our retail and foodservice attendees but our exhibitors as well.
The theme for Southern Exposure 2012 is “Hollywood The Golden Era” 1920-1960.
The Friday evening gala opening party will have a Hollywood theme and we do expect some celebrities to be present. Exhibitors can decorate their booth to this theme for a chance to win the 1000.00 grand prize for the best decorated booth.
The opening day golf tournament will be held on Thursday March 1 at Lake Jovita Golf Club. The opening day tournament has sold out for the past two years so register early. The tournament is open to all registered attendees for Southern Exposure 2012.It is not open to the general public or anyone who is not a registered attendee. Go to www.lakejovitagolfcc.com for more info.
We would like to offer our sincere thanks to all of our past retail and foodservice attendees. Your attendance and continued support has been without question a major factor in the success of Southern Exposure. Your registration fees will continue to be complimentary.
Southern Exposure is limited to two hundred exhibits. Each exhibiting company regardless of size is permitted to have one 10X10 exhibit. Exhibitors can be assured that the attendees who walk the trade show floor are the decision makers. Southern Exposure 2011 in Orlando saw a record attendance of retail and foodservice executives from the US and Canada. Many have deemed Southern Exposure one of the industries “must attend” events.”
For more information, please visit: www.seproducecouncil.com