ISS Shows

[The Embroidery Authority - OLD]

Hey Guys,
Went to the ISS Show in Fort Worth last weekend. Over the years, it seems to me as though this show might be shrinking in size a bit.
Has anyone else noticed this? I know that Long Beach is the biggie every year but just wondering if anyone on the list thought this as well for shows in their area.
Along this topic, what other embroidery shows does everyone attend every year?

Ed

[sewsew7]

Hi Ed. I was in Calgary this past weekend for the Western Canada Imprint Show. I hear that The Toronto show in January is a bigger show. This was only my second year in attendance, but the exhibitors were way down this year. Also one of the seminar instructors had a medical emergency, so now I'll have to attend next year to take the seminars that i wanted, though i had alot of fun. It was nice to put a face to the suppliers I deal with on a weekly basis, and the weather was AWESOME. Shorts and T-shirts all weekend, while at home it was threatening to snow. All in all it was worth the trip and I plan on going again next year.

[The Embroidery Authority - OLD]

Sew Sew 7,
Oh I agree. We had a nice time as well and we always look forward to going to the ISS Show since we believe it to be a one stop shop. Everybody who is anybody in the embroidery industry is usually there.
My comment was simply that it seems like several years ago the show was much bigger in size. Maybe there aren't as many screen print companies as there used to be. Of course I wouldn't know about that as I don't pay attention to screen printing.
Could also be the fact that we're much more knowledgeable now so the show isn't as overwhelming as it was years past. Who know?
That's why I was asking if anyone else thought the ISS show might be losing some of it's exhibitors over the years.
I used to attend a convention show for electronics manufacturing every year and now that show is no longer in existence. Complaints were that they really took advantage of the exhibitors and the exhibitors eventually said enough's enough and stopped participating. Hence, no more show. And now some other group is on top.
That is all,
Ed