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Launch of International Disaster Conference and Expo Announced
Conference Debuts January 17 – 19, 2012
The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center has partnered with Imago Productions, Inc. and state and local emergency management agencies to launch a major new initiative that establishes Louisiana as the center of excellence for disaster management. The International Disaster Conference and Expo debuts January 17 – 19, 2012 and will feature the most renowned experts in the disaster recovery industry and showcase the latest equipment and technology from around the world. It will return every January thereafter and call New Orleans its permanent home.
The formal announcement was made by Mark Cooper, Director of the Governor’s Office Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness with a backdrop of the City of New Orleans’s new Emergency Mobile Command Center.
The scope of the event encompasses disaster preparation, response, recovery, and mitigation techniques. For the first time, disaster management and homeland security professionals from all aspects of the industry will have the opportunity to explore each other’s capabilities and challenges with the goal of minimizing the loss of life and property resulting from the next inevitable catastrophic event.
Louisiana agencies participating in the announcement include the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the New Orleans Mayor’s office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness, and the LSU Stephenson Disaster Management Institute.
“The IDCE will provide a forum for emergency management and homeland security professionals to be better prepared for and respond to emergencies of all kinds,” said Mark Cooper, GOHSEP Director. “We look forward to bringing these different groups together, both public and private and providing the opportunity for them to learn from and support each other.”
“Our goal is to create opportunities for those who work diligently to ensure our communities recover from catastrophic events a forum that can bring greater cohesiveness to such response and recovery efforts,” said Jimmy Mouton, president/CEO of Imago Productions, Inc.
The event is expected to attract over 20,000 attendees and 500 exhibitors, and present a direct annual impact of $20 million within its first five years. The announcement was made at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the space the conference and expo will be conducted.
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* Trade Show / Event Design, Development and Deployment:
MISSION: To provide new market opportunities to industries whose services benefit the people and the communities in which we live, helping all who serve these industries master core competencies through continuing education and expanding product knowledge.
Imago Trade Shows owns and operates B2B Trade Shows and Conferences, and is constantly reviewing opportunities to launch new events world-wide. We review markets which indicate a need for a new event. If it is determined such a need exists, Imago works with industry forces to design, develop, and deploy the event. However, for our team to launch an IMAGO event, the event must meet a specific criterion: The event and industries served must present a common purpose which benefits the communities in which we live and people as a whole. If it is an Imago Event, it must be serve “Markets That Matter”.
* Exhibit & Sponsorship Sales, Directory Sales, Exhibit Floor Management, Satellite Program Development:
MISSION: Provide excellence in Exhibit and Sponsorship Sales Management as well as Event Operations, Exhibition Floor Management, and Satellite Program Development, assisting clients to achieve maximum event growth and market share potential, reach milestones, and maintain a sustainable strategic competitive advantage in the markets their events serve.
We assist our clients through aggressive sales campaigns designed to increase revenue for our clients through the sale of exhibit floor space, sponsorships, and program directory listings and/or advertising.
The sales and management resources of Imago Trade Shows are second to none. The Imago team possesses sales experience of multiple types of industry events, including B2B Trade, Association, Consumer, and more. These events have ranged in size from hotel ballroom tabletop exhibits to Exhibit Hall Expositions in excess of 90,000 NSF, and have included sales efforts for Messe Frankfurt USA, Urban Expositions, United Business Media / CMP Media, UP Media Group, VNU, POPAI, the American Bankers Association, the Atlanta Home Builders Association, and more.
In addition, the Imago sales model includes a network of independent exhibit sales managers nationwide. By securing Imago Trade Shows to handle event sales responsibilities, our clients receive sales associate redundancy, eliminating the risks associated with hiring and managing in-house sales staff.
The Imago team understands exhibit floor management. Managing floor space takes a special understanding of the operational aspects of the trade show model. Our team not only possesses extensive experience from the show management POV, but from that of the operational vendor producing the show floor. This experience includes positions with national General Contractors, Exhibit Houses, Convention Centers, A/V companies, Hotels, CVB’s, and more.
The experience you get with Imago Trade Shows is as extensive and productive as you can get. Knowledge – Experience – Understanding – Results!
* Show Launch Market Analysis / Program Consulting Services:
MISSION: Ensure clients minimize financial exposure, mitigate loss potential, ensure maximum profitability, and establish a long-term, sustainable strategic competitive advantage in the markets their events serve.
Imago Trade Shows accomplishes goals and objectives by utilizing all available resources throughout the due-diligence process to assist clients in determining if market conditions favor the launch of a new event. From determining target market acceptance and participation to establishing launch metrics and determining operational factors that will best serve the event, Imago Trade Shows ensures every detail of the launch process is taken care of.
Imago Trade Shows
1080 Ballington Dr
Cumming, GA 30041
T: 404-496-6257
F: 888-637-3976
Email: info@imagotradeshows.com