ISSA, the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association, has released the details of its expanded attendee attractions for this year's ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America trade show and conference, to be held November 4 to 7, in Orlando, Florida.

According to the announcement, this year’s show will feature the largest number of exhibitors in show history, plus four keynote addresses, an extended four-day education schedule, the inaugural ISSA Excellence Awards Luncheon, an ISSA LinkedIn Reception, more co-located industry events, and discounted theme park tickets for attendees present on the final exhibit day.
 

ISSA has scheduled a Fabulous Friday Finale featuring two iconic keynote speakers during the final exhibit day: champion basketball coach Rick Pitino, co-sponsored by the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI), and famed former boxing champion Sugar Ray Leonard.
 
Leonard will headline the new ISSA Excellence Awards Luncheon at the close of Friday’s exhibit hours, where the 2014 ISSA Innovation Award Program winners and Best Customer Service Award winners will be revealed. ISSA members that have reached significant member milestones also will be honored during the complimentary luncheon.
 
Friday’s complimentary luncheon is sponsored by the American Association of Cleaning Equipment Manufacturers (AACEM), which is comprised of the following exhibitors: Amano Pioneer Eclipse Corp.; Aztec Products, Inc.; IPC Eagle Corp.; Karcher North America, Inc.; Minuteman International, Inc.; Nilfisk-Advance; NSS Enterprises, Inc.; ProTeam, Inc.; and Tennant Co. Attendees must select this event during their registration to guarantee a seat.

Friday’s attendees also will have a chance at winning a photo opportunity with Pitino, as well as one of multiple autographed boxing gloves from Leonard.
 
Following the ISSA Excellence Awards Luncheon, Friday attendees can take advantage of additional educational sessions on critical trends, leadership, and other hot industry topics. ISSA is further sweetening the pot with discounted SeaWorld, Universal Studios, and Disney’s Magic Kingdom theme park tickets only available for Friday attendees.

Additional changes include the following:

More Co-Locators
Further strengthening the opportunities to learn and network at the 2014 show is the addition of new co-location partners. The Cleaning Equipment Trade Association (CETA) will hold its annual convention, which draws an audience of pressure washing professionals. The International Window Cleaners Association (IWCA) also will offer a training workshop during the convention. These events join the returning IEHA Annual Convention, BSCAI Annual Convention, and the Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI) Annual Convention. Multiple distributor marketing groups also will return to host member events during the week.
 
The ISSA LinkedIn Reception
Members of the online networking group "ISSA-The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association" are invited to a reception on the show floor on Thursday, at the ISSA Resource Center. Enjoy food, drink and networking.

ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America is the only trade show where executives come together from all segments of the jan/san industry to do business and gather information to better manage distribution companies, building services companies, and facility management departments.
 
To learn more about ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America 2014, click here.