For Immediate Release
Contact: Lisa Conover
The Fresh Ideas Group
(303) 449-2108 ext. 12
lisa@freshideasgroup.com

New Hope Natural Media Announces 2009 In-Person/Event Schedule

BOULDER, Colo. (December 1, 2008)—New Hope Natural Media, a division of Penton Media, Inc., is pleased to announce its 2009 in-person/event calendar, featuring the largest and fastest-growing trade shows and conferences in the natural, organic and healthy products marketplace. 

Nutracon Conference (www.nutraconference.com)
March 4-5, 2009
Anaheim Hilton, Anaheim, CA USA

Fresh Ideas Organic Marketplace (www.expowest.com)
March 5, 2009
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA USA

Natural Products Expo West (www.expowest.com)
March 5-8, 2009
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA USA

SupplyExpo (www.supplyexpo.com)
March 5-8, 2009
Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA USA

The Organic Summit (www.theorganicsummit.com)
June 3-5, 2009
Skamania Lodge, Stevenson, WA USA

Natural MarketPlace (www.naturalmarketplaceshow.com)
July 9-11, 2009
Sands Expo and Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV USA

NBJ Summit (www.nbjsummit.com)
July 22-24, 2009
St. Regis Resort, Dana Point, CA USA

Natural Products Expo Asia (www.naturalproductsasia.com)
August 27-29, 2009
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China

Nutracon Asia (www.naturalproductsasia.com)
August 27-29, 2009
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong, China

Organic Harvest Festival (www.expoeast.com)
September 23, 2009
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA USA

Natural Products Expo East/Organic Products Expo-BioFach America (www.expoeast.com)
September 23-26, 2009
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA USA

New Hope Natural Media produces the largest and longest-running natural and organic tradeshows in North America, serving businesses along the entire value chain of the healthy products industry.  This year, Tradeshow Week magazine ranked New Hope Natural Media's Natural Products Expo West/SupplyExpo and Natural Products Expo East in the "Top 200 Largest Tradeshows in America" In addition, Natural Products Expo West/Supply Expo was honored by Tradeshow Week as one of the "Top 50 Fastest Growing Shows" and awarded a prestigious Gold Standard Award by Trade Show Executive magazine as a "Leader in Green Initiatives."

"We're honored to produce events that build both community and the bottom line for our clients," said Sandy Voss, Group Show Director for New Hope Natural Media. "We're looking forward to continuing to serve our industry in 2009."

New Hope Natural Media (www.newhope.com), a division of the Penton Media Inc., is the leading media resource and information provider for the natural, organic and healthy products industry, with print, in-person/event, and e-business products and services. Penton Media is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than 6 million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.

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