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ASAE & The Center Announces Future Annual Meeting Host Cities
March 3, 2010

WASHINGTON—ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership announced today that the cities of Atlanta, Nashville, Detroit, Salt Lake and Toronto have been selected to host the 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Annual Meetings & Expositions, respectively.

Known as the “Super Bowl of Conventions,” ASAE & The Center’s Annual Meeting & Exposition attracts thousands of association executives and hundreds of exhibitors each year. It’s the flagship education and exposition opportunity for associations and nonprofit organizations in the United States, and the must attend event for all association professionals whether they are representing trade associations, professional societies or philanthropic organizations.

Among the association executives who attend the ASAE & The Center’s Annual Meeting & Exposition are those who select destinations for their own organization’s meetings and events. It is estimated that 20% of the delegates who attend the Annual Meeting & Exposition book their own conventions in the host city within five years.

“Even though ASAE & The Center’s Annual Meeting is the premier education and networking event, our members and industry partners attend this event not only to network and learn, but also to see and experience locations for their future meetings,” said ASAE & The Center President and CEO John H. Graham IV, CAE. “So the event is also a major economic boost for the host city. We’re looking forward to going back to Atlanta, Nashville and Toronto, and excited about going to Detroit and Salt Lake City for the first time. Each city has its own attributes and will surely be a huge success with our members.”

The meeting was last held in Atlanta in 1992, Nashville in 2005, and Toronto in 2009. This will be the first time the event is held in Detroit and Salt Lake City. The sites announced today join the following cities in hosting ASAE & The Center’s Annual Meeting & Exposition in the next three years: Los Angeles, August 21-24, 2010; St. Louis, August 6-9, 2011; and Dallas, August 11-14, 2012.

For more information, visit www.asaecenter.org/annualmeeting.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jakub M. Konysz, 202-626-2831, jkonysz@asaecenter.org

About ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership
The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is a membership organization of more than 22,000 association executives and industry partners representing more than 11,000 organizations. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary organizations across the United States and in 50 countries around the world. The Center for Association Leadership is the premier provider of learning, knowledge and future-oriented research for the association profession. Together, ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership provides resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association community. For more information about ASAE & The Center, please visit www.asaecenter.org.

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