Collectors, sports fans or avid gardeners—all enthusiasts can be identified by their interests and passions. Nowhere can this be better seen than during a dedicated gathering of thousands sharing the same drive.

Welcome to the Conference Division from F+W. Down to the finest detail, the F+W Conference Division takes great pride in providing the best value, experience and education for attendees.

The Mind Your Own Business Conference addresses the business side of the creative-service business. Principals of creative-service firms evaluate their agencies from a business angle, exploring everything from surviving in a lean economy and winning new business to creating effective client agreements and benchmarking financial performance.

The In-HOWse Designer Conference is a unique conferece for corporate creative managers, helping to answer their questions, solve their biggest problems, and refresh their creative energy. Topics include how to manage people, processes, budgets, brands, resources, clients, production, and everything else in-house creative managers face on a daily basis.
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The Great American Scrapbook Conventions encourage the preservation of personal and family histories through education, inspiration and preservation. Thousands of scrapbookers attend the shows each year to renew their creativity, learn new techniques and reconnect with friends through workshops, cropping parties and shopping.
» more about scrapbooking
MidAmerica Coin Expo has been one of the most popular conventions in the United States serving the interests of numismatic collectors and dealers. It features a major auction of numismatic rarities, cataloged and conducted by Bowers and Merena as well as a 175 dealer bourse area featuring leading firms in the field from 35 states.

The Chicago International Coin Fair is the largest coin show in the United States devoted exclusively to international numismatics. For nearly 30 years, buyers and sellers of world coins, paper money, tokens, and ancient to modern medals have met at this annual event.

From collectible U.S. and World paper money to vintage stocks and bonds, collectors of paper numismatic items can find it all at the Chicago Paper Money Expo. In addition, the Chicago annual event features a quality paper-money auction.
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Goldmine's National Record Show is the premier annual event for collectors, exhibitors and fans of all types of music. More than 70 national exhibitors attend this high-profile event held at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
» more about records + cds


Horticulture Garden Programs is the unique gardening information forum that connects Horticulture magazine to its readers through interactive seminars, symposiums, and tours targeted to the avid gardener. Readers are drawn from all over the country to meet internationally renowned designers and plant explorers at daylong symposia offered in cooperation with leading botanic gardens.
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Held twice each year, Atlantique City attracts thousands of antique dealers and collectors to Atlantic City, for a chance to sell—and buy—some of the finest antiques and collectibles available.
"To call Atlantique City the 'world's largest' might be an understatement... ."
—Washington Post
» antiques & collectibles

SportsFest: The World's Largest Sports Collectible and Entertainment Festival features a Hall of Fame-worthy line-up of autograph guests, thousands of collectors and the nation's leading sportscard manufacturers, memorabilia suppliers and dealers. F+W is proud to be home to the show exhibitors say "sets a new standard for the industry."

The National Fantasy Baseball Championship (NFBC) and National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) were the industry's first multi-city, high-stakes fantasy contests for their respective sports, as both started in 2004. Both contests feature live drafts in New York, Las Vegas, Chicago and Orlando and feature grand prizes of $100,000.

In 2007, the contests will pay back over $1.3 million in prize money for both events as the NFBC and NFFC have even expanded into online satellite leagues. Held annually, the NFBC and NFFC feature the top fantasy players in the country battling for the top prizes in the industry.

The sports collectible industry's only trade event, the Hawaii Trade Conference brings together the key decision makers of the industry. Licensors, manufacturers, distributors, service providers, store owners and a special collectors panel come together for five days of discussions, business meetings, presentations and social events, all designed to help improve everyone's bottom line.

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Log Home & Timber Frame Expo is a three-day event that showcases all facets of the log and timber-frame home buying and building process. Exhibits and free educational seminars cover everything from financing and designing a log or timber-frame home to building, landscaping and decorating.
» more about log & timber homes