General FAQ's

1. How long has TSEA been in existence?
The association was founded in 1966.

2. What is TSEA's mission statement?
The Trade Show Exhibitors Association mission is to:

• TSEA’s guiding principle as an association is that we all love the exhibit and events industry. We serve our members, our customers, and our industry.
• TSEA’s mission is to enhance the expertise of professionals in exhibit and event marketing; to be the leader in providing education, information, advocacy, and professional advancement to exhibitors and event planners across all industry sectors; enhance their sense of community; and to educate them so they can develop into more effective and successful users of event marketing.
• Above all, we are the TSEA family... for 44 years and counting, we have been forming the largest network of exhibit and event professionals on the planet.

3. What are TSEA's official goals?

• Develop and deliver programs and products that will provide high-quality, competency-based education to exhibit and event marketing professionals;
• Improve and strengthen the flow of information to and from the members;
• Enhance the services and benefits available to members;
• Increase the visibility and credibility of the face-to-face marketing professionals and its members in the exhibition community through effective marketing and communications, and through partnering efforts with other associations;
• Retain and recruit members from any exhibiting companies in world;
• Increase exhibitors rights while exhibiting at trade shows
• Provide education to increase companies return on investing (ROI) at trade shows
• Supply a place where exhibit and event specialist can network with other individuals in the field