AMUSEMENT SHOWCASE INTERNATIONAL TOGETHER WITH
FUN EXPO
Wednesday, March 11 - Friday, March 13, 2009
Las Vegas Convention Center - North Hall 2
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Fun Expo International and Amusement Showcase International Join Together for a Fantastic Show in 2009
This year’s first time collocation of Fun Expo International and Amusement Showcase International (ASI) reaped benefits for attendees and exhibitors. Held March 11-13 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the shows featured a full slate of educational programs, an active show floor and networking
events that brought attendees and exhibitors together.
ASI boasted 96 exhibitors, with 250 booths, while Fun Expo added 82 exhibitors, with 140 booths. Total attendance for ASI was 2,028, 511 of those attendees in the buyer category, and for Fun Expo was 1,015, 594 buyers. 109 attendees took part in the Fun Academy educational program and 134
attended a series of free seminars sponsored by ASI and Fun Expo.
In addition, an agreement with the International Pizza Expo allowed attendees from Pizza to attend ASI/Fun Expo for free. Approximately 500 Pizza attendees visited the show floor.
The 2009 Industry Gala was held at the Flamingo Hilton, the headquarters hotel for the shows. The intimate setting of the Flamingo Hilton pool deck provided for expanded networking opportunities. Firestone Financial sponsored the event.
The combined ASI/Fun Expo Treasure Hunt offered fabulous prizes to buyers who visited the booths of participating exhibitors, including iPods and DVD players. Participants flocked to the IALEI and AAMA booths for the drawings.
Awards were given to the Best Exhibit Design in three different sized categories (1-3 booths, 4-8 booths and more than 9 booths). They were judged on functionality, attractiveness, originality, technology and extra flair.
Winners this year were as follows:
MEI
Pathfinder
Merit/Rowe
The annual AAMCF Raffle was held on Friday, March 13 as well. Winners included:
Grand Prize Big Buck Safari® game cabinet donated by Raw Thrills - Winner Ron Carrara
A Bar Top Pac Man Game, courtesy of Namco - Winner Andrew Mosely
An HD Encore tabletop unit donated by JVL Corporation - Winner Mel LaForce
A 16GB iPhone - Winner George Loucks
A 16GB iPod Touch.
Amusement Showcase International and Fun Expo International will once again be collocated at the Las Vegas Convention Center next year, on Wednesday March 10 – Friday March 12, 2010.
About Amusement Showcase International
The American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) sponsors Amusement Showcase International (ASI), an annual spring trade-show event that attracts more than 4,000 distributors, operators, manufacturers and suppliers of coin-operated amusements, music and video games. For more information, please visit www.asi-show.com
About AAMA
The American Amusement Machine Association (AAMA) is an international non-profit trade organization representing the manufacturers, distributors and part suppliers of the coin-operated amusement industry. AAMA was founded in 1981 by a small group of amusement coin-operated machine manufacturers concerned with the future of their industry. A Board of Directors, selected by its members, governs the AAMA. Committees work with the Association staff to develop programs to promote and protect the industry. Members donate their time, effort and expertise on a voluntary basis.
For more than 20 years, the AAMA has served its membership through legislative efforts, promotional arenas, foreign business development and much more. It serves as the voice for these segments of the coin-operated interactive amusement machine industry. For more information, please visit www.coin-op.org