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PHONE NUMBERS:
General Show Info: 800-787-7727
Exhibitor Booth Info: 800-746-9772
Exhibitor Fax: 818-743-7551
Billing: Phone & Fax 661-793-7404
On Line: www.westernshow.com
e-mail: westernshow@aol.com
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.
Tourist
Attractions: Close
to Major Tourist Attractions
The Western
Pool & Spa Show has chosen the beautiful area of Long Beach
to host its show. If you are not acquainted with this lovely area,
here are just a few of the attractions that can make your trip
more enjoyable...
Long Beach
is just a short drive from all of Southern California's major
attractions: Hollywood Boulevard, the Getty Museum, Disneyland,
Knott's Berry Farm, Universal Studios and CityWalk, Magic Mountain,
Catalina Island, the Santa Monica Pier and 3rd Street Promenade,
the Long Beach Aquarium and much, much more. It's plain to see
there is plenty to do besides getting the best pool education
package in the world.
With a
rail-system and major airports, as well as the Long Beach transit
system, getting to the show and these attractions is made easy.
For more
information about Long Beach contact the Long Beach Visitors Council
at One World Trade Center, Suite 300, Long Beach, CA, 90802. Or
call them at (800) 452-7829.
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