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PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions Renews As ING Spring Conference Presenting Partner Contact Mike Jamison LAKE MARY, Fla. - PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions returns as a Presenting Partner of the International Network of Golf Spring Conference June 1-5, 2003 at Keystone Resort in Colorado. This is the third consecutive year that the Reed Exhibition company has participated in ING. PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions conducts golf shows throughout the year and around the globe. The two most well known in the U.S. golf industry are the PGA Merchandise Show in January in Orlando, and the PGA Fall Expo, coming up Aug. 5-7 in San Diego. Chris McCabe is the Vice President and Show Manager for PGA Worldwide Golf Exhibitions, and Gail Billingsley is the Director of Sales & Marketing. The 13th annual ING Spring Conference will focus on technology. Over 200 people are expected at this annual gathering of media and golf industry leaders, conducted in conjunction with the 13-year-old International Network of Golf Members Association. INGMA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance and promote communication and education in golf. The Newsmakers Roundtables topics at this year's ING Conference at beautiful Keystone Resort will focus on technology. Panelists will take a look at business on the internet and new technology in the golf shop, on the course and in your bag. A "State Of The Industry" panel will also take place. Among the panelists are Jim Baugh, President of Wilson Sporting Goods, Joe Beditz, CEO of the National Golf Foundation, Joe Louis Barrow, Executive Director of The First Tee, and Sarah Hume, Executive Director of the Executive Women's Golf Association. A diverse ING itinerary will be in place, with workshops, speakers, the Demo Lab and Skills Challenge and the The ING Exhibition Hall GolfEXPO. There will also be plenty of golf and networking opportunities, as well as the annual INGMA Media Awards banquet. For registration details, or for general information, call 407-328-0500, or visit inggolf.com. |