Conventions and tradeshows are valuable opportunities for carwashing professionals to interact with one another. Shows are a great way to make personal contacts — putting faces with names — while also being venues that facilitate product demonstrations and investor education as well as sales and business purchases. Listed here are important regional, national and international shows that cater to the carwashing industry. We’ve also included the biggest conventions that involve the related auto, gas and convenience store markets.

For those of you who are experienced tradeshow participants, feel free to provide stories about your tradeshow experiences or suggest other worthy venues.

2007

February 18-19
Southwest Carwash Association
Arlington, TX
http://www.swcarwash.org/

February 20-22
Western Petroleum Marketers Association (WPMA)
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.wpma.com/

March 7-8
CARWACS and Convenience U Show (Canadian Carwash Association)
Toronto Congress Centre, 650 Dixon Road, Toronto, ON
https://www.convenienceu.ca/

Southeast Petro-Food Marketing Exposition
Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.sepetro.org/

March 14-15
Midwest Petroleum and Convenience Tradeshow (M-PACT)
Indianapolis, IN
http://www.m-pact.org/

March 26-28
International Carwash Association (ICA) Car Care World Expo
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.carcarecentral.com/

April 3-4
Votre dépanneur Conférence & Expo
Sheraton Laval, Quebec
http://www.votredepanneur.com/

April 11
Connecticut Carwash Association Mini Expo
Marriot Courtyard, Cromwell, CT
http://www.wewashctcars.com/

April 19-21
Heartland Carwash Association Products & Equipment Show
Des Moines, IA
http://www.heartlandcarwash.org/show.html

April 24
New England Carwash Association Annual Table Top Show
Sheraton Braintree Hotel, 37 Forbes Road, Braintree, MA
www.newenglandcarwash.org

April 26-29
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA)
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, Tucson, AZ
http://www.sigma.org/

May 23-24
C-Store Canada Conference & Expo
Calgary RoundUp Centre, Calgary, Alberta
http://www.c-storecanada.com/

July 29-31
Australian Car Wash Association Convention
Conrad-Jupiters, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
http://www.carwash.org.au/

September 17-19
Midwest Car Wash Expo
Novi, MI
http://www.midwestcarwash.com

September 23-26
Southeastern Carwash Convention & Expo
Peabody Orlando and Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL
http://www.secwa.org/

October 7-9
Western Car Wash Association Convention & Tradeshow
Las Vegas Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
http://www.wcwa.org/

October 15-17
Northeast Regional Carwash Convention
Atlantic City, NJ
http://nrccshow.com/

October 30-November 2
Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.semashow.com/

November 6-9
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
Atlanta, GA
http://www.nacsonline.com/