GIE+EXPO 2014's $15 early-bird registration fee is available through Sept. 11 at www.gie-expo.com.  From Sept. 12 until 5 p.m. EDT on Oct. 21, pre-registration will be $30. For those who wait to register during the show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Oct. 23-25, the fee will be $60 per person. 

Attendees have user-friendly tools that make the registration process easy; plus, registrants can schedule and manage appointments with exhibitors and set their agenda with real-time Personalized Dashboards. Through the dashboards, attendees can also manage their attendance in educational sessions and access exhibitors' brochures.

The Connect Me mobile smart phone app, which will be available through the App Store in early October, allows attendees to locate exhibitors that match their product interests before and during the tradeshow. They can also browse the entire exhibitor list, collect exhibitor electronic brochures and manage appointments. All data collected returns to the dashboard in real time. 

With Buyer Connect attendees are able to keep track of the exhibits they visit, download company information about those exhibitors, send individual e-mails to exhibitors' contacts and follow up at their convenience. Buyer Connect helps exhibitors keep track of attendees who stopped by their booth, create show reports and send e-mails to leads. 

"Our No. 1 goal is to give attendee customers and exhibitors the best tools available to increase ROI and keep track of their GIE+EXPO participation before, during and after the show. The technology we are using makes that possible," said Warren Sellers, show manager.

GIE+EXPO's Invite-a-Friend program will award an iPad 3 to one lucky winner. To enter, register online; then send an online invitation to a friend. When that person registers, you will be eligible for the drawing. Instructions will be included in your registration confirmation email, and the winner will be announced at the show.

A big hit last year, the $10,000 Friday Giveaway will start at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 25.  Winners must be present to win $1,000 at 1:00 p.m., $2,000 at 2:00 p.m., $3,000 at 3:00 p.m. and $4,000 at 4:00 p.m. To be eligible, register for GIE+EXPO. An entry form with instructions will be mailed along with badges. The giveaway is sponsored by Belgard.

For More Information & Registration

GIE+EXPO's 2014 dates are Wednesday, Oct. 22, Dealer Day and Oct. 23-24 for all industry participants. The annual event is sponsored by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc. (OPEI), Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) and Professional Landcare Network (PLANET).  HNA is sponsored by the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute (ICPI).

For information and online registration for the tradeshow and education program: www.gie-expo.com. Other contact points: Facebook, info@GIE-EXPO.com, Twitter @GIE_EXPO and 800-558-8767/812-949-9200.