PAST SHOWS
The
ASAP (Apparel Sourcing Association Pavilion) Global Sourcing Show debuted in
February 2002 and is going into its 14th show this coming August at the Venetian
Marco Polo Ballroom, the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, USA. It has
grown tremendously over the years and is now widely regarded as the authority
in international apparel sourcing tradeshows.
Traditionally, buyers had to rely on agents or travel
overseas for weeks at a time in order to locate factories to produce their goods.
The ASAP Global Sourcing Show was envisioned to ease the search to locate these
hard to find overseas apparel factories by bringing them to one place…fabulous
Las Vegas. The first show at the Mirage Hotel, showcasing Asian countries such
as Taiwan, Philippines, China and Hong Kong was an astounding success. The quick
international recognition and professional organization of the show, led to
such a rapid growth that soon it outgrew exhibit space at the Mirage and had
to be moved to Las Vegas Hilton and after six editions to its current location,
the Venetian Hotel. Today, ASAP occupies nearly 50,000 square feet of exhibit
space and attracts the top 5% full-package, overseas apparel manufacturers from
Asia, Africa, Europe, Central and South America. Thousands of buyers and sellers
of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel and accessories attend
the show, as well as attend our high-caliber
Educational
Seminars with world-renowned speakers and participate in our unique
Match
Making Sessions.
Show Photos
In
2005 we added our ASAP Buying Trips. ASAP takes U.S. and European buyers to
Asia. The buying trips are very effective to locate the apparel and textile
sources, visit the factories, and finding joint venture partners.
www.asapbuyingtrip.com
In
2006 we organized the Fashion International Trade Show (FITS) - A Brand Licensing
Show twice a year which is designed for international fashion brands to enter
the fastest growing consumer market in the world- China.
www.fashionforchina.com