Registration and Housing Now Open for Atlanta! The Great Indoor-Outdoor Adventure Begins…

Registration and housing are now open for HPBExpo 2008 in Atlanta. Sign up before December 14, 2007 to be eligible to win one of many exhibitor-donated prizes, and to reserve discounted rates at official hotels.

Atlanta is the perfect destination for The Great Indoor-Outdoor Adventure in hearth, patio and barbecue products and accessories. The Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) is a first-rate exhibition hall and convention center. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and reliable public transportation (MARTA) make it easy to travel to Atlanta and get around town. And when the show floor closes, you’ll have an opportunity to enjoy local attractions like these:

• The new, state-of-the-art Georgia Aquarium features 8 million gallons of fresh and marine water and more aquatic life than found in any other aquarium in the world!
• The NEW World of Coca Cola is a multi-media, pop culture experience where visitors can explore the complete story—past, present and future—behind the world’s best-known brand.
• The CNN Center and Studio Tour is a chance to experience world news live!
• Centennial Olympic Park is a unique 21-acre park that serves as Georgia's lasting legacy of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
• Plus museums, delicious dining options, cool nightlife venues and more!
  

Atlanta is a great, revitalized southern city with so much to offer. I hope to see you there for HPBExpo 2008.

Stay tuned. In the next blog entry, we’ll share some news about efforts already in motion for HPBExpo 2009 in Reno. You spoke and we heard you. We’re now working with Reno city officials to ensure an improved 2009 show experience.

Best wishes for a good heating season.

Jack Goldman, President
Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association