ISEE's Exhibit Hall selling out for San Diego
ISEE
The exhibit hall booth space for the 37th Annual Conference on Explosives & Blasting Technique, the largest gathering of its kind in the world, is selling fast! The Exhibit booths will be filled with recognized companies who showcase their latest in technology, equipment, design, products and services in today's commercial explosives marketplace. Reserve your booth space now before the hall is sold out. Get in on the Early Bird rate before October 1st. Click here to reserve your booth online. Be sure to view the online interactive floor plan. Exhibit space is available for large equipment. Contact ISEE's Conference Manager at (440) 349-4400 for details. We expect another big crowd at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego, California, February 6 - 9, 2011. Don't let your competition get the jump on your customers! To see a list of who exhibited at the last conference, click here. More

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