The following organizations can provide assistance when choosing convention sites, meeting spaces or dealing with the logistics of convention planning:

Air Transport Association of America (ATAA)
1709 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20006
(202) 626-4000

American Hotel and Motel Association (AHMA)
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 265-4506

American Society of Association Executives (ASAE)
1575 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
(202) 626-2723

Association of Conference and Events Directors -- International (ACED)
Colorado State University
Rockwell Hall
Fort Collins, CO  80523

Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM)
1819 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 560
Atlanta, GA  30309
(404) 351-3220

Association of Independent Meeting Planners (AIMP)
5103 Wigville Road
Thurmont, MD  21788
(301) 271-4222

Convention Liaison Council (CLC)
1575 Eye Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20005
(202) 626-2764

Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE)
2000 Florida Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC  20009

Exhibit Designers and Producers Association (EDPA)
611 E. Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI  53202
(414) 276-3372

Exposition Service Contractors Association (ESCA)
400 South Houston
Union Station, Suite 210
Dallas, TX  75202
(214) 742-9217

Health Care Exhibitors Association (HCEA)
5775 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road
Building D, Suite 500
Atlanta, GA  30342
(404) 242-3663

Hotel Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI)
1400 K Street, N.W., Suite 810
Washington, DC  20005
(202) 789-0089

Institute of Association Management Companies (IAMC)
5820 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA  90036

Insurance Conference Planners Association (ICPA)
8721 Indian Hills Drive
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 390-7300

International Association of Auditorium Managers (IAAM)
4425 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 590
Irving, TX  75062
(214) 255-8020

International Association of Conference Centers (IACC)
362 Parsippany Road
Parsippany, NJ  07054
(201) 887-3505

International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus (IACVB)
P.O. Box 758
Champaign, IL  61820
(217) 359-8881

International Association of Fairs and Expositions (IAFE)
P.O. Box 985
Springfield, MO  65801
(417) 862-5771

International Communication Industries Association (ICIA)
3150 Spring Street
Fairfax, VA  22031
(703) 273-7200

International Exhibitors Association (IEA)
5103-B Backlick Road
Annandale, VA  22003
(703) 941-3725

Meeting Planners International (MPI)
1950 Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, TX  75207-3109
(214) 746-5250

National Association of Exposition Managers (NAEM)
710 Indiana Avenue
Indianapolis, IN  46202
(317) 638-6236

Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)
100 Vestavia Office Park, Suite 220
Birmingham, AL  35216
(205) 823-7262

Religious Conference Management Association (RCMA)
One Hoosier Dome, Suite 120
Indianapolis, IN  46225
(317) 632-1888

Society of Company Meeting Planners (SCMP)
2600 Garden Road, Suite 208
Monterey, CA  93940
(408) 649-6544

Society of Government Meeting Planners (SGMP)
1213 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-9998

Society of Incentive Travel Executives (SITE)
271 Madison Avenue
New York, NY  10016
(212) 889-9340

Trade Show Bureau
P.O. Box 797
8 Beach Road
East Orleans, MA  02643
(508) 240-0177

Travel Industry Association of America (TIAA)
2 Lafayette Center
1133 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
(202) 293-1433