Dorothy Belshaw is currently Senior Vice President for George Little Management, LLC (GLM®) and Director of the New York International Gift Fair ®.  Belshaw also supervises production of the Las Vegas Gourmet Housewares ShowÒ  and GLM’s Los Angeles office, from which the California Gift ShowÒ and the GLM-managed divisions of the Seattle Gift Show are managed.    

Belshaw joined GLM in 1992, as part of the company’s New Business division, and was promoted to Vice President in 1999.  During this time, she was involved with GLM’s development of a joint venture with Western Exhibitors to co-produce the San Francisco International Gift FairÒ and a joint venture with the Dallas Market Center to produce the GLM Temporaries at the Dallas International Gift & Home Accessories Market, with the development and launch of EX×TRACTSÒ and with GLM’s management contract for the New York Marathon Expo.  Belshaw also has served as manager of the South African Trade Expo, the Visual Marketing & Store Design Show and GLM’s Soiffer/Haskin private sale division.

Prior to joining GLM, she was director of corporate and foundation giving at Hamilton College, of which she is a graduate with a B.A. in English. Belshaw is currently a member of the International Association of Exposition Management (IAEM), the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

George Little Management, LLC (GLM®) was started in 1924 by George F. Little, the grandfather of the current principal owners.  Today, the third-generation, closely-held business – together with partner dmg world media – is the largest producer and marketer of consumer product tradeshows in North America, serving industries as diverse as giftware, stationery, textiles, tabletop, gourmet housewares, personal care and fragrance.  GLM also has an extensive roster of managed business expositions and conferences, which serve the hospitality and meeting planning industries. 

GLM is involved in the production of more than 50 tradeshows in 20 cities across the United States and Canada.  Together, these events annually showcase some 36,500 exhibitors in more than 6.4 million net square feet of exhibit space, and attract approximately 675,000 attendees.

Headquartered in White Plains, NY, with satellite offices in Los Angeles and Toronto, GLM employs some 200 people and offers comprehensive tradeshow and conference management and marketing.  GLM’s menu of services includes: exhibit sales and marketing; attendance promotion and buyer services; media relations; seminar and special event production; customer service and registration; database development and management; operations; display; financial services and accounting; as well as internet development and marketing.

For information, contact GLM, 10 Bank Street, White Plains, NY  10606-1954.  USA.  Telephone (914) 421-3200.  FAX (914) 948-6180.  Additional information is available online at www.glmshows.com.

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