IMTEC 1997 Boat Show Report

RBBI is proud to have covered IMTEC97 in person and also proud we beat the "printed media" or any other web site coverage to the presses (AGAIN) !!! Stay tuned to RBBI for the latest boating industry news! (just had to toot our own horn on this one.)

For those not familiar with the show, IMTEC (International Marine Trades and Conference) is a very large boat show that was held in Chicago at McCormick Place Sept. 25-28 1997. The show is a "trades" show in that it is only open to dealers and distributors. The general public cannot attend. The pre-show packet said over 1,000 manufacturers would show their products to over 44,000 dealers, distributors, reps, and buyers from 88 countries. The show is ran by the NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers Association).

• RBBI Diary of Experiences at IMTEC includes several photos

• Toyota Press Conference and Engine Photos see photos of their Marine Engine

• Suzuki Wins Product Innovation Award

• MerCruiser Christens the Horizon Engine

• Zodiac Press Conference

• Products Seen at IMTEC 97 Photos and short descriptions

• RBBI IMTEC Awards We "made up" some awards

• A "Concept Craft" Displayed by the Marine Design Resources Alliance

• MRAA / Shirt Sleeve Sessions NMMA Task Force Reports

• "Exporting to Japan" Seminar

• "Doing Business on the Web" Seminar by ICON Multimedia Publishing, Inc.

• Zodiac Photography Guidelines (some good ideas here)

• 4th Annual All-Industry Breakfast

Navigation Tip: Most of the IMTEC97 Pages offer this link "Return To RBBI IMTEC97 Navigation Page" at the bottom of the page. It will bring you back to the links area of this main navigation page.

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