2005 Conferences/Conventions

• CoreNet - Las Vegas, NV (October 2005)
  AED staff attended CoreNet's fall conference to promote the Albuquerque metro area to the more than 2,500 in attendance. AED staff met one-on-one with 35 corporate real estate executives to discuss the opportunities in the area in more detail.
• I.con - Dallas, TX (June 2005)
  AED staff traveled to Dallas for I.con, the national industrial conference, and met with seven investor/broker companies that were interested in Albuquerque. The staff promoted the metro area to other developers, real estate professionals, asset managers, service providers, financiers and brokers in attendance.
• Forbes CEO Forum Europe - Paris, France (June 2005)
  AED staff traveled to Paris for the second annual conference, which drew 250 top executives and government and business leaders. AED was one of the principal sponsors of the forum, thanks to generous underwriting support from LandAmerica Albuquerque Title and Lockheed Martin Corp. The NM Partnership was also a co-sponsor.
• Wescon - Santa Clara, CA (April 2005)
  AED staff traveled to the Silicon Valley with the New Mexico Partnership to promote Albuquerque at the IEEE Wescon D2M conference. There were more than 340 exhibitors at the event and thousands in attendance.
• MRO - Lake Grapevine, TX (April 2005)
  AED staff partnered with the Metro New Mexico Development Alliance to promote the area to the more than 5,000 in attendance. AED staff met with 260 different companies.
• CoreNet - Toronto, Canada (April 2005)
  AED staff attended CoreNet's spring conference to promote the Albuquerque metro area. AED staff met one-on-one with 40 corporate real estate executives to discuss the opportunities in the area in more detail.
• Industrial Asset Management Council - Charleston, SC (March 2005)
  AED staff attended the conference of the International Asset Management Council in Charleston to promote the metro area to site selection consultants in attendance.
• Photonics West - San Jose, CA (January 2005)
  AED staff attended the conference hosted by the International Society for Optical Engineering to promote the metro area to the more than 15,000 in attendance.