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Time is no longer a luxury for cleaners hoping to capitalize on discounted registration costs for Clean ’03. The deadline for pre-registration is July 10.

Those who sign up prior to that date will pay only $45; however, once the deadline runs out, registration increases to $70 and must be completed on site at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The fee covers admittance to all of the Clean Show’s educational seminars, as well as daily access to its large exhibit hall comprised of virtually every drycleaning product or service on the market.

Of course, being signed up to attend the show is only half the battle; hotel accommodations are also a necessity. The deadline for securing reservations at any of the six official Clean ’03 hotels is also July 10.

This year, the Paris will serve as the headquarters hotel for IFI members. A rate of $119 per night may be obtained by calling (877) 584-6938.

Clean Show attendees may also stay at Bally’s, offering a $99 rate, or the Flamingo, which costs $95 nightly. Other possibilities include Caesars Palace, $139 per night, and the Las Vegas Hilton, $119 per night.

Each of the aforementioned hotels are part of the Park Place Entertainment Group (PPE), which means they also offer hotel check-in at the airport as an extra service.

The final hotel option, the Riviera, does not offer that particular convenience, but its room rate is only $69 per night for cleaners attending the Clean Show.

All six hotels will provide complimentary shuttle service to and from the Las Vegas Convention Center approximately every fifteen minutes. On the opening day of the show, it will start at 6:30 a.m.; on subsequent days, it will begin at 7 a.m.

Attendees who wish to secure reservations at Bally’s, Caesars Palace, the Flamingo, the Riviera, or the Las Vegas Hilton should call the general housing phone number: (888) 892-5822.

The exhibit floor will open at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 11 until 5 p.m. and at 9 a.m. on the following three days.

Educational sessions by the cosponsoring trade associations will be held in the mornings before exhibit hours.

For additional information on Clean ’03, visit the official web site at www.cleanshow.com or contact Riddle & Associates at 1874 Piedmont Rd., Suite 360-C, Atlanta, GA 30324; phone, (404) 876-1988; fax (404) 876-5121; or e-mail, info@cleanshow.com.

Once attendees have registered and checked into their respective hotels, they can look forward to the week’s busy schedule.

For those seeking education, there will be several options.

The National Association of Institutional Linen Management will offer attendees a seminar on “BioTerrorism: Are You Prepared?” on the morning of Monday, August 11.

The following day, NAILM will present “Wash Floor Automation: What’s New and What Works?” Rounding out the association’s educational offerings are: “How to Select Automated Finishing/Folding Equipment” on Wednesday, August 13, and “Linen Handling Systems: What’s New on the Market?” on Thursday, August 14.

All NAILM programs will run from 8 to 10 a.m. each morning.

The Textile Rental Services Association of American will host a two-hour seminar from 8 to 10 a.m. on Monday, August 11 entitled “How Information Technology and Integrated Systems Can Enhance Your Business.”

On Tuesday, August 12, TRSA will offer two 75-minute seminars, each running from 8 to 9:15 a.m. One will cover “Benchmarking Services for Laundry Operators and How ProfitPoint Users Will Gain the Most” and the other is called “Wash Quality Guaranteed! The Ultimate Test Kit.”

The Coin Laundry Association will present six different seminars designed to help laundry owners, starting with “The State of Utilities in the Self-Service Laundry Industry” from 8 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12.

On the following day, CLA will discuss “Measuring Your Success: Projecting New Store Income” from 8 to 9:30 a.m., “Marketing Your Laundry Through TV/Radio Commercials” from 9:30 to 10 a.m., and “Keeping Your Laundry Safe” from 10 to 11 a.m.

On Thursday, August 14, CLA will present two hour-long sessions beginning at 8 a.m. The first will be called “Evaluating an Investment in the Coin Laundry Business.” It will be followed by “Purchasing an Existing Laundry vs. Building New: Narrowing Your Choices.”