Virgo Announces New SupplySide West 2006 Dates

PHOENIX--Virgo Publishing moved the SupplySide West show dates from Oct. 4 to 6, 2006, to Oct. 18 to 20, 2006 in a coordinated effort with New Hope Natural Media, producer of Natural Products Expo East, which is scheduled for Oct. 4 to 7, 2006. SupplySide West will be held at The Venetian and The Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas for the seventh year in a row.

"Virgo understands that an overlap in the dates for SupplySide West and Natural Products Expo East compromises the plans many industry companies have for the fall," said Peggy Jackson, director of publishing at Virgo Publishing. "Upon learning about the situation, Virgo chose to move the dates back two weeks in order to ease the travel and time burden on the industry."

SupplySide West is the worlds largest event for functional and healthy ingredients with more than 750 booths. Thousands of dietary supplement, functional food and cosmetic manufacturing executives attend the event every fall.

"When the overlap in dates was discovered, both groups explored options for moving their shows," said Fred Linder, president of New Hope Natural Media. "Fortunately, we were notified by Virgo Publishing that there was a time slot in which SupplySide West could move to, and we appreciate their willingness to change their dates for the good of the industry."

As previously announced, SupplySide East will return to the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J., May 1 to 3, 2006.

Virgo Publishing produces the SupplySide Trade Shows and Conferences, the Focus on the Future Executive Conference and Retreat, the online training Web site nutrilearn.com, and publishes Natural Products Industry INSIDER and HSR: Health Supplement Retailer magazines.