Las Vegas review: the 2004 Aqua Show returns to Mandalay Bay

Pool & Spa News, Dec 12, 2003 by Margi Millunzi

Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Convention Center will lay out its welcome mat for the 2004 Aqua Show, scheduled for Jan. 6-8.

Professionals from the spa, pool and casual furniture industries will have an opportunity to take classes, socialize, and interact with some 350 exhibitors expected to be at the event, according to Stan Chambers, show manager.

"The whole idea is that [attendees] will walk out Of the show better businesspeople than when they walked in," he says. "We try to combine learning, business and enjoyment in the two to four days that they are at the show."

Once again, the show has teamed with the Casual Furniture Retailers Association, which will be holding a meeting at Mandalay Bay, too. CFRA attendees will participate in Aqua seminars and have access to the show floor.

As part of its educational offerings, the conference is conducting several full-day, pre-show workshops. Highlights include a sales day with Ray Leone, president of Leone Resource Group in Charleston, S.C., and author of Success Secrets of the Sales Funnel.

Technical courses will be part of this year's educational program as well. "We are trying to provide a broader base of education," Chambers says. "We want to create more opportunities for people to develop their technical skills as well as their business skills."

For additional show information, visit www.aquashow.com. To check out the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, visit www.mandalaybay.com. For more things to do and see in the Las Vegas area, visit www.lvcva.com.

2004 Aqua Show

Mandalay Bay Convention Center Las Vegas

SUNDAY, JAN. 4

8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Certified Pool/Spa Operator (CPO)

Course, Day 1

MONDAY, JAN. 5

8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Certified Pool/Spa Operator (CPO)

Course, Day 2

Genesis 3 Workshop

9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Sales Day with Ray Leone

12:15-5 p.m.

Registration

1-4 p.m.

Designing for Profits with Brian Dyches

TUESDAY, JAN. 6

8:15-11:15 a.m.

Seminars

11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Keynote Address: Ed Foreman

"How to Make Every Day a Great Day"

12-5 p.m.

Exhibits open

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Round Tables

7:30-11 p.m.

Industry Celebration

House of Blues

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7

8:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Seminars

12-5 p.m.

Exhibits open

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Round Tables

1:15-3:45 p.m.

Best Idea Contest

Hosted by CFR

THURSDAY, JAN. 8

8:15-11 a.m.

Seminars

11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Aqua Extra! Seminars

12-4 p.m.

Exhibits open

12:30-1:30 p.m.

Round Tables

Note: All events will occur at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, unless otherwise noted. The information provided is the latest available at press time.