Virgo Announces New SupplySide West 2006 Dates 30192

Virgo Announces New SupplySide West 2006 Dates

PHOENIXVirgo Publishing movedthe SupplySide West show dates from Oct. 4 to 6, 2006, to Oct. 18 to 20, 2006 ina coordinated effort with New Hope Natural Media, producer of Natural ProductsExpo East, which is scheduled for Oct. 4 to 7, 2006. SupplySide West will beheld at The Venetian and The Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas for theseventh year in a row.

Virgo understands that an overlap in the dates forSupplySide West and Natural Products Expo East compromises the plans manyindustry companies have for the fall, said Peggy Jackson, director ofpublishing at Virgo Publishing. Upon learning about the situation, Virgochose to move the dates back two weeks in order to ease the travel and timeburden on the industry.

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

When the overlap in dates was discovered, both groupsexplored options for moving their shows, said Fred Linder, president of NewHope Natural Media. Fortunately, we were notified by Virgo Publishing thatthere was a time slot in which SupplySide West could move to, and we appreciatetheir willingness to change their dates for the good of the industry.

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

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