Over 548 exhibiting companies were represented in the 659 booth show. Of those 548, 75 were brand new exhibitors! For location of participating exhibitors or hall events, see the TLA 2008 Exhibit Hall Map. Attendees enjoyed authors who autographed in the Authors Area as well as autographed in sponsoring exhibitor booths. Revisit the TLA 2008 Conference program which featured distinguished guests and speakers, including Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson, the Transforming Libraries Panel, and Kathy Patrick.

We thank our generous sponsors who make the conference possible!

See the results of the TLA 2008 Exhibitor Survey starting June 2008.

Here is the TLA 2008 Final Attendance breakout. Attendee counts are based on the their TLA membership division:

645	academic
1,379	public
3,907	school
98	special
682	no preference
6,711	Total Attendees
1,658	exhibitors
8,155	Total  Conference Attendance

Lining up at Hall A entrance

Center aisle traffic

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Over 541 exhibiting companies were represented in the 675 booth show. Of those 541, 65 were brand new exhibitors! For location of participating exhibitors or hall events, see the TLA 2007 Exhibit Hall Map. Attendees enjoyed authors who autographed in the Authors Area as well as autographed in sponsoring exhibitor booths. We thank our generous sponsors who support our conference! Revisit the TLA 2007 Conference program which featured distinguished guests and speakers, especially general session speakers Isabelle Allende and Lynn Sherr.

See the results of the TLA 2007 Exhibitor Survey.

Here is the TLA 2007 Final Attendance breakout. Attendee counts are based on the their TLA membership division:

607	academic
1,237	public
3,812	school
113	special
581	no preference
6,350	Total Attendees
1,664	exhibitors
7,846	Total  Conference Attendance

Looking down from the Tower View entrance

Browsing in the hall

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Over 500 exhibiting companies were represented in the 695 booth show. Of those 500, 81 were brand new exhibitors! For location of participating exhibitors or hall events, see the TLA 2006 Exhibit Hall Map. Attendees enjoyed authors who autographed in the Authors Area as well as autographed in sponsoring exhibitor booths. We thank our generous sponsors who support our conference! Revisit the TLA 2006 Conference program  often. We will never forget the great general session speakers,> Julie Andrews and Marlee Matlin.

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After a 40 year absence, the 2005 Austin 'reunion' was a phenomenal conference!  489 Exhibiting companies in 664 booths  boasted about the high traffic flow in the exhibit hall throughout the 2.5 days, even at the last hour!  The Authors Area was as popular as ever. The attendees loved the variety of exhibitors and the participation of  exhibitors at the conference in the capacity of sponsors and participants in programs and events.  One particular event was the Rally at the Capitol....wow!  Attendees also enjoyed speakers, Liz Carpenter, Bertice Berry, and Gloria Estefan. We look forward to many more Austin conferences as we add this beautiful capitol city to future rotation. TLA 2005 Conference Program info still available online.

Here is the TLA 2005 Final Attendance breakout. Attendee counts are based on the their TLA membership division:

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The TLA 2004 Conference has proven that TLA offers a quality audience of professional attendees from the entire Texas library market. Despite the concern over spring break attendance, many exhibitors exclaimed it was the best TLA conference to date and were extremely satisfied with the results of the conference. Our goal for future planning is to avoid mid-March dates to assure we will not conflict with spring break vacations. TLA 2004 Conference Program information still available online.
 

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The TLA 2003 Conference has become another great success in TLA history. The Exhibit Hall was the conference highlight for attendees as they viewed the latest in products and services by exhibitors. Thanks for your hard work and dedication to producing an outstanding tradeshow! Revisit the TLA 2003 Conference Program information available online.
 

Here is the TLA 2003 Final Attendance breakout. Attendee counts are based on the their TLA membership division:

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The TLA 2002 Conference has become the most successful show in TLA history. The Exhibit Hall was the conference highlight for attendees as they viewed the latest in products and services by exhibitors. Thank for your hard work and dedication to making this special year an historical one we will be proud to remember! TLA 2002 Conference Program information is still available online.

Here is the TLA 2002 Final Attendance breakout. Attendee counts are based on the their TLA membership division:

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The TLA 2001 Conference exhibit hall will be remembered as one of the most beautiful and inviting shows in the history of TLA conferences. The attendees loved visiting the exhibits at every available opportunity.

An onsite survey of 789 attendees at the TLA 2001 Conference in San Antonio resulted in the exhibits being ranked 62.5% excellent, 34.4% good, 2.8% fair, and 0.3% poor. The total result of 96.9% excellent or good is an amazing feat and all exhibitors are congratulated for this outstanding ranking. TLA 2001 Conference Program information is still available online.

Here is the TLA 2001 Final Attendance breakout. Attendee counts are based on the their TLA membership division:

Waiting for the doors to open

Overview of the 2001 Exhibit Hall

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An onsite survey of attendees at the TLA 2000 Conference in Houston resulted in the highest ranking of exhibits in the history of TLA: 97.5% good or excellent! Revisit the TLA 2000 Conference Program information available online.

Here is the TLA 2000 Final Attendance breakout. Attendee counts are based on the their TLA membership division:

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1999 TLA Conference Makes the Record!

The 1999 TLA Annual Conference once again proved to be a record-breaking success. Over 6,396 library professionals attended the 86th TLA Annual Conference in Dallas.

Here is the TLA 1999 Final Attendance breakout. Attendee counts are based on the their TLA membership division:

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