FEATURE/First Annual TIA & Toy Wishes Holiday Preview Offers Exclusive First Look at 'Must Have' Toys for Holiday 2003.Business Editors FEATURE... NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2003 Announcement of 2003 'Hot Dozen' at 10 AM Press Conference Over 500 New Toys for Holiday '03 On Display The Toy Industry Association The Toy Industry Association, Inc. (TIA) is the not-for-profit trade association for producers and importers of toys and youth entertainment products sold in North America, representing over 500 companies who account for approximately 85% of domestic toy sales. (TIA (1) (Telecommunications Industry Association, Arlington, VA, www.tiaonline.org) A membership organization founded in 1988 that sets telecommunications standards worldwide. It was originally an EIA working group that was spun off and merged with the U.S. ) has formed a partnership with Toy Wishes, the celebrated magazine created to put the fun back in toy shopping, to kick-off the holiday editorial season. The First Annual TIA & Toy Wishes Holiday Preview will be held on Wednesday, October 8th at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . In addition to the much anticipated announcement of this year's 'Hot Dozen' - the toys predicted to be the 'must haves' of the season - more than 500 new toys from nearly 50 toy manufacturers will be on display at this media-only event. The TIA & Toy Wishes Holiday Preview is the first time that the Toy Industry Association has invited its member companies together under one roof to showcase their lead items for the holiday season. The industry's annual American International TOY FAIR The American International Toy Fair (the trademarked name uses all capitals for TOY FAIR) is one of a few major toy industry trade shows held around the world. It is held annually in late winter (mid February) in New York City's Toy District (Broadway and 5th Avenue in the mid is held every year in February. The highlight of the day-long event will be the announcement of this year's Toy Wishes 'Hot Dozen' - the toys predicted to be the most in demand and toughest to find once the buying season gets underway. The 'Hot Dozen' will be unveiled at a 10 AM press conference hosted by Jim Silver, co-publisher of Toy Wishes, and Chris Byrne Chris Byrne co-founded the band Black 47 with Larry Kirwan in 1989. While still with the band, he created a side project - the "celtic hip-hop" band Seanchai & the Unity Squad. "Seanchai" is Byrne's hip-hop stage name, loosely translated from Irish as 'storyteller'. (AKA The Toy Guy(TM)), a respected member of the Toy Wishes editorial board, and will be on display throughout the day. The TIA & Toy Wishes Holiday Preview has been designated as the 'official' industry kick-off to the holiday toy buying and editorial season. With nearly 50 manufacturers - from large companies like Hasbro, Mattel and Fisher-Price brands, LeapFrog and LEGO to smaller well-known manufacturers such as Wild Planet, Binney & Smith (Crayola) and Spin Master will display a wide range of new toys that will hit store shelves in time for the holiday crunch. Media will also preview the Toy Wishes 2003 "All Stars" - selected by the Toy Wishes editorial board as the best, brightest and most innovative toys in over twenty different categories. Toy Wishes hits newsstands October 8th. On this day, gift givers who frequent Toys "R" Us Toys "R" Us (currently typeset as ToYsЯuS in the logo) is a toy store chain based in the United States, Canada, Australia,The Netherlands, South Africa, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. stores nationwide will receive a complimentary issue of Toy Wishes Holiday 2003 with purchase, while supplies last. The TIA & Toy Wishes Holiday Preview will be held on Wednesday, October 8th at the Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, New York City. The press conference announcing the 2003 Toy Wishes Hot Dozen will be held at 10 AM promptly. Exhibitor displays will be open from 10:30 to 4:30 PM. For press credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. and more information, please contact Josslynne Lingard at Litzky Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most (201-222-9118, ext. 13) or Shannon Eis at the TIA (212-675-1141, ext. 217). |
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