Calendar
MAY 9–11, 2016
TMA 101st Annual Meeting
Kingsmill Resort & Spa, Williamsburg,
Va. Contact: Tobacco Merchants
Association (TMA, Tel: (609) 275-4900,
tma@tma.org, Web: tma.org.
JUNE 14–15, 2016
EuroTab 2016
International Exhibition and
Convention Centre Expo, Krakow,
Poland. Pan-European retail tobacco
and distribution show. Contact:
Lockwood Publications, Tel: (212) 391-
2060, Email: info@eurotab.com, Web:
www.eurotab.com.
JUNE 15–16, 2016
Vapor Expo International
Donald E. Stephens Convention
Center, Rosemont, Ill. Web:
www.vaporexpointernational.com.
Contact: Reuter Exposition Services,
Tel: (203) 483-5774, Email: info@reuter-
expo.com.
JUNE 24–26, 2016
17th Annual Greater Kansas
City Pipe and Tobacco Show
Argosy Casino Hotel Spa & Casino,
Riverside, Mo. Contact: Greater
Kansas City Pipe Club, Carl
Staudenmyer, Tel: (913) 530-5528,
Email: cstaudenmyer@gmail.com,
Web: gkcpipeclub.com.
JULY 24–28, 2016
IPCPR 84th Annual Convention
and International Trade Show
Sands Expo & Convention Center, Las
Vegas, Nev. Contact: International
Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers
Association, Columbus, Ga., Tel: (706)
494-1143, Email: info@ipcpr.org,
Web: ipcpr.org.
AUGUST 18–19, 2016
Smoker Friendly Conference
& Tobacco Festival 2016
Omni Interlocken Resort, Broomfield,
Colo. Contact: Mary Szarmach, info@
smokerfriendly.com, Toll-free: (888)
751-2785 ext. 217.
AUGUST 26–27, 2016
NASPC Swap/Sell Show
Crown Plaza Hotel, Dublin, Ohio.
Free to the public. Contact the North
American Society of Pipe Collectors,
NASPC@graphictouch.biz, Web:
naspc.org.
SEPTEMBER 16–18, 2016
InterTabac/InterSupply Dortmund
Westfalenhallen Dortmund, Germany.
34th International Trade Fair.
Contact: Nina Kapitan, Tel: +(49)(231)
1204-586, Fax: +(49)(231) 1204-678,
Email: mina.kapitan@westfalenhallen.de,
Web: inter-tabac.de.
SEPTEMBER 23–24, 2016
4th Annual Nashville Pipe Show
American Legion Post 88, Nashville
Tenn. Presented by the Southern Fried
Pipe Club. Artisan pipe makers and
vendors, smoking pavilion, live music,
food, silent auction. Contact: SFPC,
info@southernfriedpipeclub.com,
Web: southernfriedpipeclub.com.
OCTOBER 18–21, 2016
NACS Show 2016
Georgia World Congress Center,
Atlanta, Ga. Sponsored by NACS, the
Association for Convenience & Fuel
Retailing, featuring a multi-segment
expo, new products preview room,
educational sessions. Contact: Bob
Hughes, Tel: (703) 684-3600, Email:
bhughes@nacsonline.com,
Web: nacsshow.com.
NOVEMBER 5–6, 2016
8th Annual West Coast Pipe Show
Palace Station Hotel & Casino, Las
Vegas, Nev. Hosted by Steve O'Neill
and Marty Pulvers. Pipe smoking per-
mitted. Contact: Steve O'Neill,
Email: steve@westcoastpipeshow.com,
Web: westcoastpipeshow.com.
JANUARY 16–21, 2017
6th Nicaraguan Cigar Festival
(Festival del Tabaco Puro Sabor)
Managua and Estelí, Nicaragua.
Produced by Nicaraguan Chamber
of Tobacco Growers (CNT). Factory
and field tours of a dozen leading
Nicaraguan cigar makers and tobacco
growers, social events, cigar pairings.
Contact: Maximiza, Tel: (505) 2270-
0705, Email: info@maximizaeventos.
com, Web: nicaraguancigarfestival.com.
JANUARY 25–26, 2017
Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) 2017
Las Vegas Convention Center,
Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: Reuter
Exposition Services, Tel: (203) 483-
5774, Email: info@reuterexpo.com,
Web: tobaccoplusexpo.com.
FEBRUARY 19–24, 2017
10th Annual ProCigar Festival
La Romana and Santiago de los
Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
Factory and farm tours, dinner parties,
golf tournament, seminars, excursions.
Contact: ProCigar, Web: procigar.org.
FEB. 27–MARCH 3, 2017
19th Festival del Habano
Havana, Cuba. Tobacco plantation
and cigar factory visits, trade fair and
seminars, international habanosomme-
lier contest , cigar rolling master class,
social events. Contact: Habanos S.A.,
Web: habanos.com, festivaldelhabano.
com.
Industry
NEWS
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SMOKESHOP April 2016
Vapor Expo Announces Conferences
rosemont, ill.—Vapor Expo International, the all-vapor trade
show scheduled for June 15–16 at the Donald E. Stephens
Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill., will host several edu-
cational conferences both mornings of the show from 8–10
a.m., prior to the opening of the trade hall at 10 a.m.
On June 15, Bryan Haynes, a partner at Troutman Sanders
Law Firm, will provide an overview of the e-cigarette regu-
latory environment, including an update on FDA proposals
and state regulatory initiatives. Don Burke, senior vice pres-
ident of Management Science Associates, Inc., will describe
how vapor purchases differ at convenience stores, tobacco
outlets, and vape shops and how retailers can capitalize on
developing trends in the category.
On June 16, a vapor panel discussion featuring repre-
sentatives from Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association
(SFATA), American Vaping Association, Tobacco Merchants
Association (TMA), and the Vapor Technology Association
will address numerous topics including regulatory develop-
ments, product innovations, evolution of the manufacturing
and retail landscapes, and marketing trends shaping the
vapor category.
