EVENTS
By Patrick Griffin
THE WORLD SERIES OF VAPING
M I AM I
2016
The World Series of Vaping Miami 2016
was a particularly pleasant event
to cover.
For a start the choice of venue - Miami
Airport Convention Center - was ideal
as it meant the airport, our hotel and the
conference venue were all in the
same locality.
We arrived a day early to set up and
orientate ourselves and the first thing
that struck us right away was how
friendly everyone, and I mean everyone,
was at this event.
I know it is a cliche to say that Americans
are friendly to visitors, but this went
considerably further than that.
Nothing was too much trouble to anyone
and the events staff were always happy
and smiling. They genuinely wanted to
help all the exhibitors and visitors with
any problems or queries they had.
For example vendors were greeted up
on arrival, directed to their stand, given
any help they needed to set up and then
received a follow up visit from a staff
member asking if there was anything
more help or assistance needed.
With a welcome like that then you know
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you are in
safe hands.
This event had a very
good mix of vendors
from some of the
biggest names in the
industry to intermediate
and smaller vaping
companies.
One of the great things about it was that
everyone was able to chat and spend
time with customers and visitors alike.
This was especially good for those new
to vaping, as they got to spend a lot of
time gaining knowledge from experts in
the industry.
This event was as much about
making contacts and forging a spirit of
community and comradeship within the
industry as it was about making sales.
Topics such as advocacy, vaping
regulations, FDA rules and the TPD in
Europe were all discussed.
It was great to see the Florida Smoke
Free Association (FSFA) at the event
and to be able to learn about of some of
the outstanding work that it does for
the industry.
“This event had a very
good mix of vendors
from some of the biggest
names in the industry to
intermediate and smaller
vaping companies.”
The FSFA is a non-profit organisation
which promotes the interests of the
vaping industry in Florida and it was
good to learn that it signed up new
members during the three day event to
help make its voice louder and stronger.
Not only does the group promote
advocacy, it actively participates in
dialogue with the public, vendors, media