44 Reasons to Come to the Show

1. Our featured speaker, Laura Schwartz, went straight from covering inaugural balls in Washington, D.C., to Oxford Union to give an address on “the Foreign Policy Legacy of President Bush and how the United States and an Obama Administration can globally influence the problems of terrorism, environmental destruction and communicable diseases in the decade ahead.”

2. You only got to ‘Sin a Little’ last year.

3. Justin Timberlake chilled at the Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa, which is hosting the welcoming event, Opening Night Las Vegas. Why shouldn’t you?

4. You saw last year’s Conference on Lifetime’s show “Get Married.”

5. We’re giving away $30,000 in cash and prizes.

6. If Lounge22 can do this with an after-party, you want to see what they can do with the Fabulous Showcase.

7. Walking the trade show floor in 2008 was one of the best meals you had all year (thanks to our new catering partner!). Don’t worry, we won’t tell anyone.

8. You love Paris in the springtime. Event Solutions’ host hotel is Paris.

9. You like deals. Event Solutions is giving you deals on hotel and airfare.

10. Nicole Suresky, who is presenting the seminar “Recession Proofing your Event Planning: Make Yourself Indispensable — Regardless of the Economic Climate,” plans for Wall Street banking clients, and her business is thriving. We think she’s onto something.

11. David Merrell.

12. Andrea Michaels.

13. Jean McFadden.

14. The Carbottis.

15. You’re a Spotlight Award nominee.

16. Your coworker is a Spotlight Award nominee.

17. You like getting all gussied up for the Spotlight Awards.

18. Everyone you know is going to come home talking about how they sang along to “We Are Family” with Kathy Sledge as she performed it for the Spotlight Awards after-party.

19. What happens in Vegas… you’ll be talking about all year.

20. You want to earn the Corporate or Association Planner certificate by taking at least five classes in your chosen track.

21. 10-plus years of experience? Check. Interest in engaging in high-level discussions on emerging trends, design inspiration and the direction of event design in the coming years? Check. Master Planner Series, here you come.

22. Corporate social responsibility is even more important in a time when companies are scrutinizing their budgets more closely to ensure there’s no appearance of wasteful spending. (Seminar: “CSR in a Brave New World”)

23. “35 Cost Saving Tips for Meeting Planners”? Enough said.

24. You’re looking for eco-friendly event tips and tricks you can implement today. Green event maven Joella Hopkins is presenting “Simple Green: Eco-Friendly Event Tips and Tricks You Can Implement Today.”

25. Arlene Sheff of The Boeing Co. will tell you everything you’ve always wanted to know about selling to corporate planners.

26. Online research is nice, but nothing compares to a real, live Tradeshow floor with thousands of event ideas.

27-40. The Event Solutions and Catersource team is very excited to meet you. (There’s a lot of us.)

41. Your New Year’s resolution was to get better at networking.

42. You are dying to watch how the Project Eureka! contestants are taking spaces from tents on bare concrete to complete branded environments, then vote for your favorite.

43. You want to prove your event design skills at the Table Top Contest, and you wouldn’t mind walking away with $1,500 cash, and serious bragging rights.

44. You could be in Boston, or Minneapolis, or New York City. Brrr!