The following organizations can provide assistance when choosing convention sites, meeting spaces or dealing with the logistics of convention planning:
Air Transport Association of America (ATAA) 1709 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 (202) 626-4000 American Hotel and Motel Association (AHMA) 888 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10019 (212) 265-4506 American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) 1575 Eye Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 (202) 626-2723 Association of Conference and Events Directors -- International (ACED) Colorado State University Rockwell Hall Fort Collins, CO 80523 Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM) 1819 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 560 Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 351-3220 Association of Independent Meeting Planners (AIMP) 5103 Wigville Road Thurmont, MD 21788 (301) 271-4222 Convention Liaison Council (CLC) 1575 Eye Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 (202) 626-2764 Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) 2000 Florida Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20009 Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA) 611 E. Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 276-3372 Exposition Service Contractors Association (ESCA) 400 South Houston Union Station, Suite 210 Dallas, TX 75202 (214) 742-9217 Health Care Exhibitors Association (HCEA) 5775 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road Building D, Suite 500 Atlanta, GA 30342 (404) 242-3663 Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) 1400 K Street, N.W., Suite 810 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 789-0089 Institute of Association Management Companies (IAMC) 5820 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500 Los Angeles, CA 90036 Insurance Conference Planners Association (ICPA) 8721 Indian Hills Drive Omaha, NE 68114 (402) 390-7300 International Association of Auditorium Managers (IAAM) 4425 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 590 Irving, TX 75062 (214) 255-8020 International Association of Conference Centers (IACC) 362 Parsippany Road Parsippany, NJ 07054 (201) 887-3505 International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (IACVB) P.O. Box 758 Champaign, IL 61820 (217) 359-8881 International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE) P.O. Box 985 Springfield, MO 65801 (417) 862-5771 International Communication Industries Association (ICIA) 3150 Spring Street Fairfax, VA 22031 (703) 273-7200 International Exhibitors Association (IEA) 5103-B Backlick Road Annandale, VA 22003 (703) 941-3725 Meeting Planners International (MPI) 1950 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75207-3109 (214) 746-5250 National Association of Exposition Managers (NAEM) 710 Indiana Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46202 (317) 638-6236 Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) 100 Vestavia Office Park, Suite 220 Birmingham, AL 35216 (205) 823-7262 Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA) One Hoosier Dome, Suite 120 Indianapolis, IN 46225 (317) 632-1888 Society of Company Meeting Planners (SCMP) 2600 Garden Road, Suite 208 Monterey, CA 93940 (408) 649-6544 Society of Government Meeting Planners (SGMP) 1213 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314-9998 Society of Incentive Travel Executives (SITE) 271 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 (212) 889-9340 Trade Show Bureau P.O. Box 797 8 Beach Road East Orleans, MA 02643 (508) 240-0177 Travel Industry Association of America (TIAA) 2 Lafayette Center 1133 21st Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20036 (202) 293-1433