11.25.2008
VAN NUYS, Calif. — AVAD, North America's leading distributor of custom home electronics, has announced dates for 20 scheduled Vend-O-Paloozas in 2009.

Held at local AVAD branches, Vend-O-Palooza helps connect area dealers with leading manufacturers in an interactive forum by offering attendees an opportunity to meet directly with manufacturers, demo new products, participate in raffles and giveaways, and purchase products at special pricing. At Vend-O-Palooza, dealers are able to attend workshops designed to help them successfully manage and grow their businesses.

"Vend-O-Palooza has proven to be successful in providing a local forum where dealers can interact with vendors, ask questions, get product demos and attend training seminars that provide tools to help them better operate their business," said Wally Whinna, executive vice president of marketing for AVAD.

"AVAD, our vendors and dealers have been so pleased with the success of Vend-O-Palooza that we've expanding our reach to 20 branches and are very excited to see how these events continue grow in 2009."

For more information please visit http://www.avad.com or contact a local AVAD branch.

Upcoming Vend-O-Palooza Schedule

Date	Location
Jan. 29	San Diego, Calif.
Feb. 5	Livermore, Calif.
Feb. 19	Scottsdale, Ariz.
March 26	Tampa, Fla.
April 9	Van Nuys, Calif.
April 23	Nashville, Tenn.
May 7	Gaithersburg, Md.
May 21	Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
June 11	Smyrna, Ga.
June 18	Taunton, Mass.
June 25	Centennial, Colo.
July 9	Toronto, Ontario
July 16	Salt Lake City, Utah
July 23	Westbury, N.Y.
Aug. 6	Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Sept. 24	Bellevue, Wash.
Oct. 8	Chesterfield, Mo.
Oct. 15	Avon, Ohio
Oct. 22	Dallas, Texas
Nov. 5	Houston, Texas