IMTS 2012 Balloon Schedule Set

Show management for IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2012 announces the festival schedule for the hallmark IMTS hot air balloon. 

The balloon, which made its inaugural flight in 2004, has achieved almost iconic mascot status. “The IMTS balloon is an important visual object that supports our brand, big enough to be seen from a distance, and interesting enough to draw people closer,” states Peter Eelman, IMTS vice president – exhibition and communications. “As people arrive at the South Building, long-time IMTS visitors see the balloon outside Chicago’s McCormick Place say, ‘It's IMTS time!’ For new visitors it is a visually striking and unexpected image.”

Leading up to and after IMTS 2012, which happens September 10-15 in Chicago, IL, the balloon can be seen at:

Michigan Balloon Challenge
Howell, Michigan
June 22-24, 2012
www.michiganchallenge.com 

Vermont Balloon Festival
Stowe, Vermont
July 6-8, 2012
www.stoweflake.com/activities_balloon_festival.aspx

Mid-USA Ohio Challenge
Middletown, Ohio
July 13-14, 2012
www.ohiochallenge.com/event

QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
Readington, New Jersey
July 27-29, 2012
www.balloonfestival.com

Hamburger Festival
Seymour, WI
August 3-5, 2012
homeofthehamburger.org/

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 6-14, 2012
www.balloonfiesta.com 

IMTS – International Manufacturing Technology Show
The largest and longest running manufacturing technology trade show in the United States is held every other year at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. IMTS 2012 will run September 10-15. IMTS is ranked among the largest trade shows in the world. Recognized as one of the world’s preeminent stages for introducing and selling manufacturing equipment and technology, IMTS attracts more than 82,000 visitors from every level of industry and over 119 countries. IMTS is owned and managed by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.