GlobalSpec Launches Online Events for the Industrial Community

January 22, 2010; 02:06 AM

Troy, NY -- 1/21/2010 - GlobalSpec (www.globalspec.com), the leading specialized search engine, information resource and e-publishing company for the engineering, industrial and technical communities, today announced that it will be expanding its successful online e-events business by launching 40 diversified events, targeted for professionals within the industrial sector.

These one-day, live and extended 30-day on-demand events are highly interactive, connecting a worldwide community of OEM suppliers and their target market of technical professionals to conduct commerce and benefit from interactive learning, knowledge sharing and networking. The 40 e-events to be held include diverse fields of engineering and technology, including plant and facilities engineering; medical equipment design; industrial automation; machine tools & metal working; sensors & switches; fluid power; motion control; electronic product design; test & measurement; design & analysis software; and alternative & renewable energy.

For attendees, GlobalSpec e-events offer a targeted opportunity to learn about new products, technology and applications from leading manufacturers and gain important and valuable knowledge on news and developments relevant to their industry and profession - all from their desktop. These e-events allow participants to benefit from the latest news and trends, delivered from keynote speakers who are experts in their respective industries; experience the latest technology solutions; and participate in live question-and-answer sessions with speakers. They also have the ability to conduct online interactive chat and business card exchange with supplier representatives to learn more about the latest products and services and network and collaborate with other attendees within the online environment.

Feedback from recent GlobalSpec e-events demonstrates the value of these online tradeshow/conference events for attendees. Post-event surveys show that 94% of attendees feel that the online event experience is a positive one, and 95% would attend another GlobalSpec online event.

For exhibitors, GlobalSpec events bring together their target audience of influential engineering, scientific and industrial decision makers, allowing suppliers to conduct business, network, build relationships, demonstrate products and share technical knowledge with their qualified audience. Pre- and post-event marketing activities - via targeted email campaigns, GlobalSpec e-newsletters and alerts, and other online channels - give exhibitors strong market exposure within their target markets, while detailed sales lead and brand exposure reporting supply a complete look at attendee activity. GlobalSpec’s SpecSearch^®-enabled clients are also able to feature their online product catalogs and have prospects search for components and manufacturing services by spec as part of their online exhibits.

“For over a decade, GlobalSpec has been providing engineers and related industrial professionals with breakthrough tools and resources designed to help them efficiently source technical B2B products,” said GlobalSpec Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Killeen. “The timing is now right for e-trade shows in the B2B marketplace; virtual events which offer a new level of time, cost and ROI efficiencies to both buyers and sellers. Much like the extension of our highly successful specialized search engines and our e-newsletter business, our expansion of our online events is a natural evolution of our offerings - setting the standard and further positioning GlobalSpec as ‘the place’ where this community gathers and conducts business.”

To learn more about GlobalSpec e-events, visit www.globalspec.com/events.

About GlobalSpec, Inc.
GlobalSpec, Inc. is the leading specialized vertical search, information services and e-publishing company serving the engineering, technical and industrial communities. GlobalSpec users benefit from domain-expert search engines, a broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content, and more than 60 e-newsletters - helping them search for and locate products and services, learn about suppliers and access comprehensive technical content. SpecSearch^®, GlobalSpec's trademarked search technology, allows users to search by specification more than 185,000,000 parts in 2,300,000 product families from more than 24,000 supplier catalogs. For suppliers, GlobalSpec offers highly filtered sales and marketing opportunities, product promotion and brand advertising platforms, including the GlobalSpec Industrial Ad Network, and a wide range of e-media advertising and marketing solutions.

GlobalSpec, SpecSearch, The Engineering Search Engine and The Engineering Web are registered trademarks of GlobalSpec, Inc.