The 2011
Golf Industry Show, Feb. 9-10, in Orlando, is offering several new technological
tools to improve the trade show experience for both attendees and exhibitors.
Golf Industry Show Connection is a new smart phone app available
for free at GolfIndustryShow.com. It allows users to review and add
education sessions to their calendars; search for exhibitors and find them on the
show floor; preview the show floor with an interactive map; download brochures from
exhibitors; receive show alerts; and follow the Golf Industry Show Twitter feed.
Plans for additional features include Orlando destination spots and local merchant
coupons and discounts. Golf Industry Show Connection is available for iPhone, Android,
Blackberry and any smartphone that has web-browser capability.
My Planner, an online scheduling tool at GolfIndustryShow.com,
allows users to plot out their conference and show agenda each day. It allows users
to search and add education sessions to their schedule; view the trade show floor
plan and map routes to each planned booth visit; search for exhibitors, products
or booths; set appointments and add the locations to their itinerary. My Planner
users may also download their information to their Golf Industry Show Connection
app.
EventSocial
is a new tool that allows attendees and exhibitors to find and connect with people
in their personal and professional networks (Outlook, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter,
Gmail, Yahoo) who are registered for the event.
The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America and the National Golf Course
Owners Association will present the Test Drive Technology Center in booth 311 during
the Golf Industry Show. It will showcase the newest technology solutions in the
golf course industry, allowing attendees to 'test drive' state-of-the-art products
and provide them with solutions to more effectively and successfully manage all
aspects of their business. The Test Drive Technology Center will give away several of the
items during the Golf Industry Show Stay to Win Prize Drawings for attendees on the trade show
floor from 4-5:30 p.m., Feb. 10.
Exhibitor Invites is a new, free and easy tool for exhibitors
to upload their contact lists with a third-party bonded e-mail distribution service
and send out customized invitations to their customers and prospects.
Freeman, the general service contractor for the Golf Industry Show, has unveiled
online integrated ordering this year. It allows exhibitors
to order Freeman products and services, as well as those from other specialty vendors
and facility services, through Freeman OnLine using single shopping cart technology.
The Golf Industry Show is an innovative trade show designed for the owners/operators
of golf facilities and the professional members of the golf course industry. The
event combines education, networking and solutions for golf course superintendents,
owners, operators, architects, builders, equipment managers, appraisers and others.
The Golf Industry Show is presented by GCSAA and
NGCOA, along with participating partners the American Society of Golf Course Architects
(ASGCA), the Golf Course Builders Association of America (GCBAA), the
United States Golf Association (USGA), the National Golf Foundation
(NGF), the International Golf Course Equipment Managers Association
(IGCEMA), and supporting partner the Society of Golf Appraisers (SGA).
GCSAA and NGCOA hold their annual education conferences Feb. 7-11, in conjunction
with the Golf Industry Show in Orlando.
For more information contact:
Jeff Bollig, GCSAA Senior Director of Marketing
and Communications, 800-472-7878 ext. 4430
Joe Rice, NGCOA Chief Marketing Officer, 800-933-4262
ext. 222
