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The Cutting Edge^™ July 2005

AWFS® Fair 2005 Planning Tools

WMMA members are enjoying wide-spread exposure in these weeks leading up to the AWFS® Vegas Fair! Whether it be the digitally-turned WMMA member pages of "NXT Book" on ISW Online, a 12-page product locator and member listing in Wood & Wood Products, or a 28-page AWFS® Fair Guide to American Made Products in Wood Digest, our members are everywhere.

Members and end users can also look forward to a "Mini-Map," which shows a map of Las Vegas on one side (guiding you through the avenues of dining and entertainment) and a list of WMMA exhibitors on the other. These pocket-sized maps will be delivered to WMMA exhibitor booths for you to give to your visitors! There is a slot for your business card in the front for a lasting impression.

Extra copies of these promotional materials will be available at the WMMA booth, right outside the second floor hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center (Booth #200). Please stop by!

The WMMA website also allows AWFS® Fair show-goers to plan ahead. You can let your end users know that our online Product Locator can help them find they U.S. - Made Products they want to buy. Here's how:
Simply visit www.wmma.org and click on the "AWFS® Vegas" logo on the bottom left to start planning your personal itinerary, and visit the exhibitors you want to see at the Fair.

1. Create a profile by entering a username and password you will remember
2. Browse the companies and products you wish to visit at the Fair
3. Select "Add to Itinerary"
4. You are now building your printable list of WMMA member companies to visit at the Fair, with their booth number!
5. Sort your itinerary by Product, Booth Number or Company
6. Re-visit your itinerary as often as you like to add, delete or resort
7. Print your itinerary and bring it with you to Las Vegas in July
8. Focus your efforts! Plan your time well for AWFS® Vegas!

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