Everybody’s planning for Clean
’05
The exhibitors are making plans, the
trade associations are making plans, and now is time for
anybody who want to be a part of it to make plans.
“It” is Clean ’05, which is coming to the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando, FL, June 23-26.
More than 350 companies were contracted
for over 200,000 net square feet of space in the exhibit hall,
where every segment of the industry will be represented, from
coin-op laundry to drycleaning to industrial and institutional
laundries.
Exhibit space can be purchased until the
show opens, so with nearly four months to go until that date,
the number of companies and variety of products on display is
sure to grow. Clean ’03 in Las Vegas had 538 exhibiting
companies in more than 250,000 net square feet of exhibit
space. The show drew 16,526 people from 82 countries.
Many of those exhibitors will be back for
Clean ’05 along with a number of first-time exhibitors.
“The Clean Show offers everything
anyone in the textile care industry would need,” said
John Riddle, president of Riddle & Associates, the
show’s management company. “It gives attendees an
opportunity to compare products, see actual working equipment,
get answers to their questions directly from the manufacturer,
and network with their peers.”
“In addition to the wealth of
information that can be gained on the show floor, the
show’s sponsoring associations offer a number of valuable
classroom educational sessions that relate to all segments of
the industry,” Riddle noted.
The educational sessions will begin
before the show officially opens on Thursday, June 23. The
first sessions start up at 8 a.m. that day and will be held
each morning throughout the show. Although each sponsor offers
topics related to its segment of the industry, all sessions are
open to all registered Clean Show attendees, whether or not
they are members of the association.
A ribbon cutting will open the exhibit
floor at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 23. Exhibits will open at 9
a.m. on three subsequent days and close at 5 p.m. Thursday
through Saturday. Final closing will be 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Pre-registration for Clean ’05 is
$45 per person until June 1. After June 1, only on-site
registration will be available at a cost of $70. Registration
includes entrance to the exhibit hall and all educational
sessions. There is no fee for children 17 and under, but they
must register and receive a badge to attend the show.
Attendees can register on-line at www.cleanshow.com, the Clean Show’s web site. A
registration form can be downloaded from the site and mailed or
faxed in. Attendees are encouraged to use on-line registration,
but registration forms are available in brochures mailed early
this year and can be found in the cosponsoring
associations’ publications.
Special room rates at the show’s
hotels range from $65 to $165 a night. All of the hotels are
within a mile and a half of Orange County Convention Center.
Most are located on, or just off
International Drive, convenient to restaurants and shopping.
Free shuttle service will be run during the mornings and
afternoons between those hotels and the convention center. In
addition, the I-Drive trolley operates throughout the day.
In addition to the business advantages of
attending Clean ’05, Orlando is one of the nation’s
major tourist destinations. Attendees can enjoy its many
attractions before and after the show.
Officially titled the World Educational
Congress for Laundering and Drycleaning, the show is sponsored
jointly by six national industry associations: Coin Laundry
Association, International Fabricare Institute, National
Association of Institutional Linen Management, Textile Care
Allied Trades Association, Textile Rental Services Association
of America, and Uniform & Textile Service Association.
In addition to the web site, information
about the show is available by contacting Riddle &
Associates, Suite 360-C, 1874 Piedmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30324,
phone (404) 876-1988, fax (404) 876-5121, or e-mail
info@cleanshow.com.
Hotel accommodations must be made
directly through the Clean ’05 Housing Bureau to obtain
discounted rates at any of the nine Orlando hotels contracted
to serve the Clean Show. The deadline for reservations is May
23, but making reservations early offers the best opportunity
to be confirmed at an attendee’s preferred hotel.
Special room rates at the show’s
hotels ranging from $65 to $165 a night. All of the hotels are
within a mile and a half of Orange County Convention Center.
Most are located on, or just off International Drive,
convenient to restaurants and shopping. Free shuttle service
will be run during the mornings and afternoons between those
hotels and the convention center. In addition, the I-Drive
trolley operates throughout the day.
Each of the six sponsoring associations
has selected a headquarters hotel.
The International Fabricare
Institute (IFI) will headquarter at the Renaissance
Orlando Resort at SeaWorld.
Textile Care Allied Trades
Association (TCATA) will headquarter at The Peabody.
The Coin Laundry Association (CLA)
will convene at the Rosen Plaza Hotel.
The National Association of Institutional
Linen Management (NAILM) selected the Rosen Centre Hotel.
Joining NAILM at the Rosen Centre Hotel
will be the Textile Rental Services Association of America
(TRSA) and Uniform & Textile Service Association (UTSA).
Five other hotels complete Clean
’05’s official hotel package.
They are Best Western Plaza
International, The Doubletree Castle Hotel, Embassy Suites
Hotel International Drive/Convention Center, Quality Inn Plaza,
and Radisson Barcelo Hotel.
More information about each hotel is
available on the Clean ’05 web site, www.cleanshow.com.
Hotel reservations can be made on the
Clean show web site or by contacting the Clean Housing Bureau
by phone at (866) 553-7437 or (407) 541-4264, by fax at (407)
370-5015, or by mail to Orlando CVB/Clean ’05 Housing
Bureau, 5700 Forum Dr., Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32821.
The Housing Bureau accepts checks or
money orders drawn in U.S. funds on a U.S. bank and most major
credit cards. Information about suites is available through the
Housing Bureau. A one-night deposit per room is required to
confirm a reservation.
Tentative schedule
Thursday, June 23
• Top 10 Most Profitable Commercial
Accounts (CLA).
• New Dimensions: Sometimes You
Should Fix It Even If It Ain’t Broke (IFI).
• Extreme Plant Makeover: What
You Can Do With a Mop, Bucket & a Little Elbow
Grease (IFI).
• JCAHO: The New Tracer
Methodology for Laundries (NAILM).
• Legal Rights of Employees and
the Importance of the Employment Paper Trail (TRSA).
Friday, June 24
• Pricing Your Dryers for Profit
(CLA).
• What’s Your Laundry Worth
(CLA).
• Fashion-Forward Thinking: Rising
to the Challenges of Clothing Trends (IFI).
• Marketing Designed to Fit Your
Plant’s Size (IFI).
• Customer Service (NAILM).
• The Revolution of Technology: How
Textile Rental Companies Remain Profitable Through
Innovation (TRSA).
Saturday, June 25
• Marketing to Today’s Laundry
Customer (CLA).
• Battling a New Competitor (CLA).
• The Mountain Comes to Mohammed:
Certification Made Convenient (IFI’s certification
examinations).
• OSHA: Laundry Safety (NAILM).
• Marketing to Facility Managers:
Alan Bigger, Director, Building Services at the University of
Notre Dame (TRSA).
Sunday, June 26
• Evaluating an Investment in Coin
Laundry: Basics for Beginners (CLA).
• Employee Satisfaction & Its
Impact on Productivity (NAILM).
Clean ’05 has negotiated airline
and rental car discounts for show attendees. Arrangements can
be made with Globetrotter Travel, Clean ’05’s
official travel agency, or use the discount codes below to make
reservations on your own or through your travel agent.
Globetrotter Travel:
Phone: (800) 322-7032, press 1;
E-mail: clean05@globetrottermgmt.com
Airline Codes
American Airlines: A4865AI
Delta Air Lines: DMN208557A
US Airways: GF86183269
Car Rental codes
Avis Rent-a-Car: J945616
Dollar Rent-a-Car: MC1011
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