Exhibit 2005

AWC’s annual exhibit offers your city a unique opportunity to take advantage of the most effective technologies and work with the most appropriate service providers.

From accounting software to engineering firms, Exhibit 2005 is a convenient and comprehensive forum to make sure you are getting the most from your vendors. By visiting Exhibit 2005, you'll discover the most efficient and reliable ways of doing business.

Don’t miss Exhibit 2005 at AWC’s Annual Conference in the Tri-Cities:
Show Hours: Wednesday, June 22 - 5:30 – 7 pm
Thursday, June 23 - 7:30 am – 2 pm

Location: Three Rivers Convention Center

For more information, please contact DeAnn Hartman, CMP at deannh@awcnet.org.

Potential Exhibitors

Update May 6, 2005

The main floor of the exhibit is sold out. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list please contact DeAnn Hartman at deannh@awcnet.org.

Please indicate if you are interested in the main floor or in the tabletop display area.

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Hotel Reservations for Exhibitors

AWC has a new housing procedure this year. Exhibitors no longer have to call the hotels to book sleeping rooms. Just complete and submit the housing form and AWC will make the necessary reservations. The hotels offering the AWC rate will not accept phone reservations. Please note: The Hilton Garden Inn and the Red Lion Hotel Columbia Center are both SOLD OUT.

Hospitality Suites Available!

AWC has reserved all the suites at the Hilton Garden Inn and the Red Lion Columbia Center Hotel. We are making these suites available to our Associate members for use as hospitality suites. If you are interested in hosting a hospitality suite at the Annual Conference, please indicate this on your housing form.

Please note AWC’s new policy on hospitality suites:
Any activity that involves the bringing together of city officials, exhibit attendees or others in any meeting room, hotel suite or special function room by an Associate member for business, social, promotional or educational purposes must be approved in writing by the Association in advance of the Annual Conference. This includes activities involving any distribution of food and/or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, on any of the Conference dates at any of the hotels or any facility used for the meeting.

Register & Reserve Your Room by Friday, May 13th 2005

In order to take advantage of the AWC rates for the Conference hotels, exhibitors must submit the housing request to DeAnn Hartman, CMP, before Friday, May 13, 2005.

The final cutoff date for the AWC room rate is May 20, 2005. After that date, AWC will release any unsold rooms back to the hotels. If an exhibitor wants to reserve a hotel room after May 20, 2005, they must call the hotels themselves to see if there is space available. However, the AWC rate will no longer be available and you will have to pay a higher room rate.

The Golf Tournament is Back!

After a hiatus of a few years, the AWC Golf Tournament is back and better than ever, Tuesday, June 21 at the Columbia Point Golf Course in Richland. Columbia Point boasts a variety of tee boxes and measures 6,571 yards from the championship tees.

This James J. Engh design features mounded, rolling fairways, and large undulating greens. It's located adjacent to the Columbia River in Richland with a full service bar and grill, fully stocked golf shop and driving range complete with extraordinary Columbia Point amenities.

All participants receive a great golf gift packet and lots of food and beverage stations will be set up along the course.

Green fees are $34 for members and $50 for non-members and include cart rental. You can also rent a set of clubs for $10.

Complimentary Golf Clinic

Your green fees include a complimentary golf clinic from 11 am to Noon. Stop by and get some pointers that will improve your game. Space is limited so sign up today!

3/18/05