Medtrade Spring 2008 to Take Place May 6 - 8 in Long Beach, California

Atlanta, GA - December 13, 2007

Registration for Medtrade Spring 2008, the mid-year buying and educational event for the home healthcare industry, is now open to attendees. The event will take place May 6 - 8 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. Produced by Nielsen Business Media, Medtrade Spring 2008 will present over 70 educational events and will showcase over 90,000 square feet of exhibit space.

The Medtrade Spring conference program and pre-show seminars will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6 and continue throughout the day on Wednesday and Thursday. The educational conference will cover the pertinent issues in accreditation, business operations, industry updates, information technology, legislative and regulatory issues, mergers and acquisitions, oxygen and respiratory, rehabilitation and assistive technology, reimbursement, sales and marketing, and sleep disordered breathing.

Two pre-show conferences sessions will take place on Tuesday, May 6. The Continuum of Care conference and the Medtrade Reimbursement Conference will be presented by the American Association for Homecare and Medtrade. The Continuum of Care conference will take place from 8:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. and the Medtrade Reimbursement Conference will take place from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Attendees who register for Medtrade Spring now can receive special discounts on the conference and exposition. The early bird registration cost is $25 for the exposition and $170 for the educational conference, which includes all sessions and the exposition. Those interested in attending the Continuum of Care and the Medtrade Reimbursement conferences can also take advantage of an early bird discount of $250 that includes the conference, all Medtrade Spring educational sessions and the exposition. Early bird registration fees will be valid until April 1.

To receive a free pass to the Medtrade Spring 2008 exposition, attendees should contact their exhibiting suppliers and vendors for a registration code before January 31, 2008 .

Medtrade Spring 2008 is scheduled for May 6 - 8, 2008 . For more information about the event, please visit www.medtrade.com or call (800) 933-8735. Medtrade 2008 will take place October 28 - 30, 2008 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta .

Medtrade and Medtrade Spring are produced by Nielsen Business Media. Nielsen Business Media is a leading market-focused provider of integrated information and sales and marketing solutions, helping businesses go to market more effectively and efficiently.

Serving seven major market groups and 30 industries spanning the entertainment, media and marketing, retail, travel and performance, design, and life sciences industries, Nielsen Business Media provides business-to-business products and services in print, online and in person. With 42 publications, over 60 trade shows and 185 digital products and services, Nielsen Business Media offers insight, analysis and face-to-face contacts to help professionals better understand their markets, serve their customers and grow their businesses. For more information, please visit, www.nielsen.com.