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Munce Group's third CPE set for fall Print Email
Wednesday, 02 May 2007 08:00 PM America/New_York

The Munce Group's third Christian Product Expo (CPE) of the year is set for Sept. 9-11 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville. The event will feature a Night of Worship Sept. 9 and the expo floor will open Sept. 10, according to Munce Group officials.

Comedian and author Chonda Pierce and former New Song frontman Michael O'Brien are scheduled to perform during CPE. Munce Group officials said more than 80 booths with over 60 suppliers are expected for the event.

The Munce Group's first two CPE Regionals had a good turnout from vendors, company officials said. Seventy-seven exhibitors, representing book, music and gift publishers, attended CPE Regionals East in Hershey, Jan. 7-10. There were 70 exhibitors at CPE Regionals West, held Jan. 14-17 in Riverside, Calif.

Munce Group took over the former Evangelical Christian Publishers Association tradeshows in Hershey and Riverside when the publishers group decided to end its five annual tradeshows last year because of falling attendance.

For more information on CPE, visit www.muncegroup.com/events.