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About Us

In the mid 1970s, a group of visionary members of two trade associations in Southern California had an idea to create an educational program for pool and spa service technicians.

The first Swimming Pool Symposium was held in 1975. It was a one-day affair with a handful of classes and no exhibits. The pool technicians' hunger for knowledge was evident immediately, as all classes were filled to capacity.

The symposium continued for three years, growing in size and popularity each year. Tremendous interest and support - from service people and manufacturers alike - led organizers to the next logical step : a true trade show with exhibitors as well as an extended seminar package. Thus, in 1979, the Annual Western Pool & Spa Show was born.

With attendance topping 10,000, the Annual Western Pool & Spa Show has become one of the premier pool and spa industry trade shows in the United States. Yet it still remains faithful to it's original purpose - to educate and train pool and spa service technicians and the trade while giving manufacturers and distributors the opportunity to reach this very specific and influential portion of the swimming pool and spa industry.

By combining an educational program unmatched in the country with the opportunity for service technicians to meet and talk to manufacturers and distributors, the Annual Western Pool & Spa Show continues to provide major benefits for exhibitors and attendees alike.

Attendees may use the educational opportunities presented at the Annual Western Pool & Spa Show to gain credits, good for professional certification in water chemistry and equipment maintenance.

In addition to seminars and exhibits, the Annual Western Pool & Spa Show will offer several other special attractions.

Directions & Parking

• From Los Angeles International Airport - Take San Diego Freeway (405) south to Long Beach Freeway (710). Continue south to the end of the freeway. Follow access road to Shoreline Drive. Travel east on Shoreline Drive to Convention Center.
  
  
• From Long Beach Airport - Take Lakewood Boulevard south to Willow Street. Travel west on Willow to Cherry Avenue. Turn south and take Cherry to Ocean Boulevard. Travel west on Ocean to Shoreline Drive. Follow Shoreline Drive west to Convention Center.
  
  
• From Southern Orange County - Take the San Diego Freeway (405) north to 7th Street. Turn west on 7th Street and continue to Alamitos Avenue. Travel south on Alamitos Avenue. As you cross Ocean Boulevard Alamitos Avenue turns into Shoreline Drive. Follow Shoreline to the Convention Center.
  
  
• From Northern Orange County, San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys - Take the New Freeway (55), Orange Freeway (57) or San Gabriel River Freeway (605) to Riverside Freeway (91) west. Travel west to the Long Beach Freeway (710) south. Continue south on the Long Beach Freeway to end of the freeway. Follow access road to Shoreline Drive. Travel east on Shoreline Drive to the Convention Center.
  
  
• From the San Fernando Valley - Travel on the San Diego Freeway (405) south to the Long Beach Freeway (710). Continue south on the Long Beach Freeway (710) to the end of the freeway. Follow access road to Shoreline Drive. Travel east on Shoreline Drive to Convention Center.