Registration open for Clean Show
Registration can be completed directly on line using a credit card. The form can
also be printed out and mailed in for those who prefer to pay by check.
Attendee brochures, which will include the registration form, will be mailed
next month.
Attendees have until May 22 to register in advance for $60 per person. After
that date, registration must be completed at the show and will cost $95 per
person. The registration fee includes all educational sessions and access to
the exhibit hall at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans all four days
of the show beginning Thursday, June 18.
Reservations can also be made now at any of 18 designated hotels in the Clean
Show housing block. All hotels are accessible to the French Quarter and the
casino, and are within 1.5 miles of convention center.
Complimentary shuttle buses will transport attendees between official hotels and
the convention center mornings and afternoons.
The headquarters for the Drycleaning and Laundry Institute will be the Hotel
Monteleone. Reservations should be made directly with the hotel, (800) 535-9595
or (504) 523-3341.
Other show sponsors have designated the following headquarters hotels: Textile
Care Allied Trades Association, Hilton Riverside; the Coin Laundry Association,
Astor Crowne Plaza; the Textile Rental Services Associations, New Orleans
Sheraton, the Uniform and Textile Service Association, New Orleans Marriott; and the Association for Linen Management, Omni Royal Orleans.
In addition to these, general housing accommodations will be available at 12
other hotels, including the Country Inn & Suites, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn Convention Center, Holiday Inn French
Quarter, Iberville Suites at Ritz-Carlton, International House, Loews,
Residence Inn, The Ritz-Carlton, Royal Sonesta, St. Christopher Best Western,
and the W hotel.
To receive Clean ’09 discounts at these hotels, reservations must be made through the Housing
Bureau on the web site, by phone at (800) 424-5250 or (847) 940-2153, by fax at
(800) 521-6017 or (847) 940-2386, or by mail to Clean ’09 Housing Bureau, c/o Experient, 568 Atrium Drive, Vernon Hills, IL 60061-1731.
When making a reservation, identify the hotel and appropriate sponsor block.
The deadline for hotel reservations is May 15.
Travel plans
Travel discounts are available through Globetrotter Travel, the show’s official agency. Call Globetrotter, (888) 447-7432 or visit www.globetrottermgmt.com/cleanshow.
Those who want to make reservations on their own can use the following discount
codes: American Airlines, A9569AA, call the Meeting Desk, (800) 433-1790; Air
Tran Airways, MSY061409 (CLEAN SHOW), call Special Events, (866) 683-8368;
Continental Airlines, Z code ZEUB, Agreement code A9ESD6, call (800) 468-7022;
Avis Car Rental, AWD# J945616, call (800) 331-1600.
Look, Learn, Listen is the theme for Clean ’09, with a focus on learning from exhibits, industry peers and educational
sessions. The show gives everyone from single-owner coin-operated laundry and
drycleaning establishments to the largest industrial and institutional
laundries an opportunity to look at what products and services that are new in
the marketplace; learn about new technology from the manufacturers and
suppliers of exhibited products, and listen to industry experts talk about
trends, business management, and environmental issues.
Show hours, seminars
Clean ’09 exhibits open on Thursday, June 18, with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m.
Distributor-only hours are 8 to 10 a.m. on opening day. On the three following days the exhibit floor opens at 9 a.m. Thursday through Saturday the floor closes at 5 p.m., and on Sunday. at 3 p.m.
Educational sessions will be presented from 8 to 10 a.m. on all four show days. The show is expanding its educational component to include not only sessions
presented by show sponsors, but also by seven other U.S. and international
industry associations. U.S. associations include the American Reusable Textile
Association, the Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council, and International
Executive Housekeepers Association.
Canadian Cleaners and Launderers Allied Trades Association will also present
sessions and the European Textile Services Association, headquartered in
Belgium, and the Textile Services Association Ltd. of United Kingdom will
collaborate with Cinet to provide educational sessions.
Clean ’07 in Las Vegas drew nearly 15,000 people and 484 exhibiting companies that
covered 228,000 net square feet of exhibit space.
For more information, contact Riddle & Associates, the show management firm, at (404) 876-1988, or e-mail info@cleanshow.com.
