New England Mail Order Association (NEMOA) Fall Conference
NEMOA, as a national, multichannel merchant association dedicated exclusively to the catalog/multichannel industry, will hold a fall 2008 meeting focused on ‘going green’, staying in business, and new ways to use the internet.                   
Location: Hilton Burlington - Burlington, VT
Date(s): September 17-19, 2008

FOLIO: Show 2008
In the ‘windy city’ this month, FOLIO puts on its annual and one of its largest educational conferences for a broad audience in the magazine business. FOLIO’s audience of publication professionals: editors, sales executives, executive management, designers, production managers, e-media staff, marketers, and event professionals from all sectors of the magazine industry, including b-to-b, consumer, association, and city and regional.  
Location: Marriott Downtown on the Magnificent Mile – Chicago, IL
Date(s): September 22-24, 2008

International Regional Magazine Association, Inc. (IRMA)
IRMA’s annual meeting takes regional publishing to Nova Scotia, encouraging networking and lifelong friendships amongst regional publications and open, candid communication between magazines. IRMA has an emphasis on regional magazines benefiting from being networked with other regional magazines.                                           
Location: Keltic Lodge Resort and Spa – Nova Scotia
Date(s): October 3-8, 2008

University and College Designers Association (UCDA) Annual Design Conference
UCDA will be holding the annual conference in Savannah in October. The lineup includes 30 sessions and five tracks (technology, inspiration, practice, education, and sustainability) and over 20 speakers. The UCDA Design Conference provides an opportunity to get an in-depth look at some of the issues facing designers and communication professionals both in and out of educational institutions and features ideas, tools and techniques to make design more effective while inspiring creativity.
Location: Hyatt Regency Savannah – Savannah, GA
Date(s): October 4-7, 2008

Direct Marketing Association Conference & Exhibition
The annual DMA conference and exhibition is a global event for integrated marketing. This year, it will feature over 100 educational sessions plus roundtables, case studies, white papers, and research reports. DMA08's exhibit hall will host more than 575 leading marketing solution companies covering all aspects of marketing and advertising.
Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Las Vegas, Nevada
Date(s): October 11-16, 2008

American Magazine Conference
The American Magazine Conference is a members-only event hosted by Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) and the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME). It attracts high-level publishing executives and editors in the consumer magazine industry. The conference addresses big-picture challenges and issues affecting the magazine industry and provides publishers and editors with valuable opportunities to exchange ideas with their peers.
Location: Westin St. Francis – San Francisco, CA
Date(s): October 5-7, 2008

Custom Publishing Council (CPC) Pearl Awards
The Pearl Awards will be announced in New York in November. The Annual Pearl Awards showcase the industry’s finest custom publications in terms of journalistic quality, recognizing excellence in graphic design and publication packaging and identifying effective execution of integrated marketing strategies built around custom publishing.
Location: The Rainbow Room – New York, NY
Date(s): November 13, 2008