2006 Conferences/Conventions

• CoreNet Global Summit, Orlando, FL (November 2006)
  AED staff attended the conference to market Albuquerque to the hundreds of corporate real estate professionals in attendance.
• Forbes CEO Forum, New York, NY (November 2006)
  AED was a principal sponsor of the Forbes CEO Forum, which featured more than 150 CEOs in attendance.
• IAMC Professional Forum, Williamsburg, VA (October 2006)
  AED President Gary Tonjes attended the forum in Virginia to meet with corporate executives.
• Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), Orlando (August 2006)
  AED staff traveled to Florida to showcase Albuquerque's rapidly growing aviation cluster to the thousands in attendance.
• Farnborough International Air Show, United Kingdom (July 2006)
  AED staff traveled internationally to represent the Albuquerque metro area to the hundreds of thousands of visitors at the 45th biennial aerospace extravaganza that featured more than 1,480 exhibitors from 35 countries.
• Society for Human Resource Management, Washington, D.C. (June 2006)
  AED staff traveled to this premier conference for human resources personnel and management in order to represent the Albuquerque metro area to the hundreds in attendance.
• Area Development Consultants Forum, Chicago (May 2006)
  AED staff traveled to Chicago to meet and listen to presentations by leading senior site selection consultants from major location consulting firms in addition to corporate real estate executives.
• NanoBusiness 2006, New York (May 2006)
  AED staff traveled to New York for the NanoBusiness Alliance Conference to market the Albuquerque area to the hundreds of business leaders, investors, venture capitalists, scientists, engineers, government officials and visionaries in attendance.
• Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Conference & Exhibition, Phoenix (April 2006)
  AED staff traveled to Phoenix for the MRO conference hosted by Aviation Week. The metro area was well represented to several aviation-related companies.
• CoreNet Global Summit, Philadelphia (April 2006)
  AED staff met with several corporate real estate leaders to represent the Albuquerque metro area.
• Financial Executives International, San Francisco (April 2006)
  AED staff attended the conference and met with more than 25 financial corporate executives to market the metro area.
• Bio 2006, Chicago (April 2006)
  AED staff represented Albuquerque at the conference attended by 19,000 people, including more than 4,200 business leaders representing 1,400 companies.
• IAMC Professional Forum, San Diego (March 2006)
  AED staff represented the metro area to market the area's commercial appeal to the more than 350 corporate real estate professionals present.
• National Manufacturing Week, Chicago (March 2006)
  AED staff represented the metro area to the thousands of manufacturers in attendance who were there displaying hundreds of new products.
• Photonics West - San Jose, CA (January 2006)
  AED staff attended the conference hosted by the International Society for Optical Engineering to promote the metro area to growing optics and photonics companies.
• IBF Nanotech Investors Forum - Palm Springs, CA (January 2006)
  AED staff attended the conference hosted by the International Business Forum to market Albuquerque's nanotechnology/microsystems resources to key business contacts, investors, and venture capitalists.