The 2009 National Gift Basket Professional Convention will be held in Canton, Ohio, home of its host and featured speaker, Pamela Newell, owner of the Gift Basket School.

This year's convention, July 9-11 at the McKinley Grand Hotel, has been dubbed "The Gift Basket Convention You Can Afford to Attend." It includes top vendors in the industry, design classes, marketing seminars, how-to demonstrations and a selling technique expo.

For more information, visit www.giftbasketprofessional.com, or call Newell at 330-478-0555.