The Health Care Exhibitor Association (HCEA) held its annual conference in Philadelphia this year, so I drove up from Washington to check it out. Among the headlines from this year's event was the announcement of the first ever healthcare-specific accreditation. Exhibit managers in the healthcare industry can pursue their "Certified Manager of Exhibits - Healthcare" professional designation which is being co-sponsored with TSEA (Trade Show Exhibitors Association).

I visited the trade show on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. At the base of escalator outside the trade show entrance I was greeted by a new Nomadic display recently purchased by the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. HCEA's trade show floor is different than many shows. First, its limited to just 115 exhibiting companies. In addition, the Exhibit Advisory Committee for HCEA wants to ensure a level field among a wide variety of exhibitors so the show limits the scale of presentations to 10' and 20' exhibit spaces only. I met up with industry friends like John Pavek, Vice President, for Exhibitor Magazine.

Our Philadelphia distributor, BSI Exhibits, had a 20' exhibit. They promoted Nomadic Traveler table tops in groups of 5 or more and received a request to quote on 800 units!

We used this event to preview a new portable kiosk in their exhibit booth as well. The cool wave design should draw attention at meetings, conferences, hospitality functions, seminars/training programs, sponsorships, etc. It ships complete one FlatPack case with double sided graphics, a halogen spotlight for $2,300. Click here to tell us what you think.

And I found a number of Nomadic owners on the show floor so I brought back a few photos:

For more information on HCEA, visit their web site here.
Gwen ParsonsSenior Vice President