WHITE PLAINS, NY, April 12, 2002� George Little Management, LLC (GLM®) has reached a three-year agreement with Hospitality Minnesota® to manage the Upper Midwest Hospitality Lodging and Restaurant Show (UP Show), held annually at the Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, MN. With the addition of this annual tradeshow for the lodging and restaurant industry, GLM�s managed business roster extends to 22 events in North America. 

Beginning with the February 2003 event, GLM will be responsible for sales, management, marketing, operations and registration for the UP Show, which will present approximately 400 exhibitors featuring products and services for lodging and food serving properties, within 60,000 net square feet of exhibit space. Some 9,000 registrants, including restaurants, hotels, resorts and institutional food operators from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota are expected to attend. 

The event is owned by Hospitality Minnesota, the umbrella organization of the Minnesota Hotel Association, Minnesota Restaurant Association and Minnesota Resort Association. �We look forward to working with GLM, whose knowledge in the hospitality industry and expertise in tradeshow management will surely serve our association and industry well,� said Arnold J. Hewes, president and CEO, Hospitality Minnesota.

Christine Gammill, who joined GLM in 1997, will serve as show manager. Gammill will maintain her role as conference manager for the Las Vegas International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show and conference manager for the International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show®.

Most recently, she served as show manager for the American Hotel & Lodging Association Annual Conference & Leadership Forum/The Lodging Expo. 

Phil Robinson, senior vice president, GLM, said, �With the addition of the UP Show to GLM�s managed business, we now oversee six hospitality-based shows in the US. We look forward to expanding our reach in the Midwest with our partner, Hospitality Minnesota.�

The 45th annual UP Show will run Sunday, February 23, through Tuesday, February 25, 2003, at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, MN. 

GLM is the largest producer and marketer of tradeshows for consumer goods in the United States, serving industries as diverse as giftware, stationery, textiles, tabletop, gourmet products, personal care and fragrance. GLM also has an extensive roster of managed business exhibitions, which serve the hospitality and meeting planning industries. Established in 1924, the third-generation, family-owned business is headquartered in White Plains, NY, and employs more than 170 staff.