March 10-14, 2002
Tobacconists' Association of America 33rd Annual Convention
New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to TAA retail and associate members only. Contact: TAA, co/ Briar & Bean, Burkhardt Corner, 1211 N. Tutor Lane, Evansville, IN 47715, Tel: (812) 479-8070, email: t_a_a@hotmail.com.
APRIL 3-4, 2002
International Tobacco Expo
Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Tobacconists, tobacco outlets, distributors/wholesalers, mass and other merchandisers, catalogs/Internet, related accessories. Free admission. National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO) meeting and roundtable, April 2. Contact ITE, Tel: (800) 859-9247 or (702) 893-9090, Fax: (702) 893-9293, Email: info@internationaltobacco.com, Web: www.internationaltobacco.com
APRIL 5-6, 2002
James B. Russell 2nd Annual Pipe & Tobacco Sale / Seminar
Sponsored by James B. Russell, Inc., Marriot Saddle Brook Hotel, Saddle Brook, NJ. Open to the retail trade only. Cocktail reception, food, pipe carving demonstration, discounted wholesale cigars, pipes. Information, www.jamesbrussell.com, or Tel: (800) 221-7738.
APRIL 19-21, 2002
Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show
Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, IL. Sponsored by the Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club (CPCC). Over 230 exhibitor tables. Contact: Bill Amato, 2947 Edison Street, Blue Island, IL 60406, Tel: (708) 388-5118, or Mike Reschke, 540 S. Westmore, Lombard, IL 60148, Tel: (630) 889-0453, Email: mwreschke@ttinational.net.
MAY 16, 2002
Tobacco Merchant's Association 87th Annual Meeting, Luncheon
Tavern on the Green, New York, N.Y. Featuring analyst round-table discussion with Bonnie Herzog, Credit Suisse First Boston and Rob Campagnino, Prudential Financial; annual meeting; and luncheon. Contact TMA, Tel: (609) 275-4900, email: jenny@tma.org.
MAY 18, 2002
Memphis Pipe Show
Pipes, blackjack, craps, slots, and roulette presented by the Memphis Area Pipe Smokers at its inaugural pipe show. Hollywood Casino Hotel, Tunica, MS. Information: info@pipeclub.org, www.pipeclub.org. Contact: Bob Doney, Tel: (901) 386-4869.
JUNE 12-14, 2002
EuroTab2002
Prumyslovy Place, Prague, Czech Republic. Tobacco product and accessory manufacturers market their goods to the European supply chain. Exhibition hall and full symposium. Contact: Lockwood Publications, Tel: (212) 391-2060. Web: eurotab.com.
July 18-19, 2002
AWMA Distribution Summit
Chicago, Ill. American Wholesale Marketer's Association. Two days of open discussion among wholesalers and their suppliers and customers, analyzing the state of the distribution industry from leading analysts and industry experts. Agenda includes tobacco, Wall Street analysis, warehouse efficiency. Contact: AWMA, Tel: (202) 463-2124, email: info@awmanet.org, Web: www.awmanet.org.
July 19-20, 2002
National Zippo Day, Zippo/Case International Swap Meet
Zippo/Case Visitor's Center, Bradford, PA. Individual collectors,
collection display. Contact: Star Davis, Tel: (814) 368-2836, email: sdavis@zippo.com.
July 22-25, 2002
70th Annual RTDA Convention & International Trade Show
The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: Retail Tobacco Dealers of America, Tel: (410) 928-1674, Fax: (410) 628-1679, Web: www.rtda.org, Email: rtda@msn.com.
August 24, 2002
NASPC 2002 Swap/Sell Pipe Show
Ramada Plaza Hotel, Columbus, Ohio. Sponsored by the North American Society of Pipe Collectors. Contact: Bill Unger, NASPC, P.O. Box 9642, Columbus, OH 43209, Tel: (614) 252-2904, naspc@naspc.org, Web: www.naspc.org.
