HME Expo Discontinued

ATLANTA — Organizers of the HME Exposition &
Conference have announced
plans to discontinue the event immediately.

“With the economy and our industry struggling, it is not
necessary to develop an additional event in this industry,” said
Cory Smith, vice president of marketing for Access Business
Media.

“Continuing another trade show in this economy does not make
sense,” commented Kevin Bird, the company’s vice president of
sales. “In addition to the difficulty in gaining traction with a
new event in these economic conditions, Medtrade and Medtrade
Spring are in [a] better position to serve the industry’s
needs.

“We thank all of the companies that exhibited with us in our
2009 event as well as all of the speakers, providers and industry
veterans who helped us make our vision a reality. We now urge these
same people to support the existing events and associations,
including Medtrade and Medtrade Spring,” continued Bird.

“Although this turned out to be an inopportune time for our new
event, the fundamental value of a trade show/face-to-face event has
not changed. This industry has been through a lot, and I know with
the leadership at the American Association for Homecare and
Medtrade, it will be able to weather this storm as well.”