EXHIBIT HOURS:

October 29, Sunday
October 30, Monday
October 31, Tuesday
November 1, Wednesday
November 2, Thursday

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

WHERE: McCormick Place Lakeside Ctr, North & South Halls Chicago, Illinois USA

ATTENDANCE:

50,000 attendees are expected, including over 6,000 international visitors from more than 70 countries.

EXPOSITION:

PROCESS EXPO will focus on the newest developments in processing technology to meet the challenges faced by the industry's food and beverage manufacturers. PROCESS EXPO exhibitors will demonstrate state-of-the-art equipment in the fruit and vegetable, beverage, canning/freezing, environmental, instrumentation, prepared foods, can-making, meat, dairy and snack food industries

NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS:

PROCESS EXPO will feature over 350 companies utilizing over 100,000 net square feet of exhibit space.

FLOOR SPACE FEES:

$30.00 (US) per square foot
(non-member)*
$21.00 (US) per square foot for FPSA Members*
*Includes unlimited drayage

NOTE: minimum booth space is 10' x 10' or 100 square feet

AUDIENCE:

PROCESS EXPO has developed an aggressive national and international marketing campaign designed to attract the greatest number of attendees with the greatest possible buying power. Attendees include decision-makers representing multi-billion dollar industries. Corporate managers, engineers, manufacturers, quality controllers, purchasers, production supervisors, research/development, sales & marketing representatives will attract qualified buyers representing every market segment of the food industry from all corners of the United States and more than 70 countries. Visitors will come to see and purchase the latest in food processing equipment, air and liquid handling, and engineering/architectural design services, cooling/freezing, and instrumentation/controls.

PROCESS EXPO is sponsored and produced by Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA).

CO-LOCATION:

PACK EXPO 2006 will be co-located with PROCESS EXPO. PACK EXPO will be located in all halls of McCormick Place. PACK EXPO 2006 will be the showcase for packaging, materials and containers. Companies that represent every sector of the industry - packaging machinery, converting machinery, materials, packages, and containers, controls, software, components, fabrication, robotics and design systems - will exhibit their latest innovations.

PACK EXPO 2006 is sponsored and produced by Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI).

PACK EXPO AUDIENCE:

PACK EXPO 2006 attendees represent a broad range of industries: food & beverage, dairy/meat/poultry/seafood, pharmaceutical/medical, chemical/household, computer, electronics, components, converting, volume printing, toys & games, aerospace, entertainment, private label, furniture/fixtures, wineries, confectionery, bakery, snack food, etc.

PACK EXPO NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS:

PACK EXPO 2006 will feature 1600+ companies utilizing over 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space.

VISITOR REGISTRATION FEES:

Advance Registration = $25.00 (US)
On-Site Registration = $50.00 (US).
Fees include admittance to both PROCESS EXPO and PACK EXPO 2006.

THE CONFERENCE AT PACK EXPO:

The Conference details are TBD.
Daily Conference Registration Fees: TBD

CONTACTS:

For detailed information on the exposition, contact PROCESS EXPO sponsor:

Food Processing Suppliers Association
11451 Dolley Madison Blvd. Suite 200
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 703-761-2600
Fax: 703-761-4334
Email: info@fpsa.org
Web: www.fpsa.org