FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2003

ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS EARNS STARS AND STRIPES WITH NEW CLIENT

Flag Manufacturers Association of America Formed

MT. LAUREL, NJ – Association Headquarters (AH) is pleased to announce the formation of the Flag Manufacturers Association of America (FMAA) as of February 1, 2003.

Representing an industry annually manufacturing more than 100 million flags of all types and sizes, top United States flag manufacturers have joined together to educate and promote the quality, variety, and proper use of flags manufactured in the United States. The association also provides proper, practical and efficient means of maintaining contacts among members of the domestic companies that manufacture United States flags, as well as with local, state and federal government and commercial entities. Lastly, FMAA facilitates the exchange of information within the industry by sponsoring education seminars, conferences and programs on matters relating to the development and enhancement of U.S. flags manufactured in the United States.

" The charter members of the FMAA chose Association Headquarters based on its more than 25 years of proven association management experience with both start-up and long-time associations," said FMAA Chairman, Sandy Van Lieu of Annin & Co.

The focus for FMAA is to organize and advance today’s industry by developing and setting appropriate standards for the manufacturing and marketing of United States flags. These steps in turn, will educate consumers about the quality, variety, and value of a domestically manufactured United States flag.

Association Headquarters, based in Mt. Laurel, NJ, is a leader in the field of voluntary organization management. For more than two decades, the company has provided executive management, trade show management, meeting and convention planning, public relations, membership development and administrative support for trade associations and professional societies. AH is a charter accreditation member of both the International Association of Association Management Companies (IAAMC) to ANSI standards and the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).

For more information about AH, contact Jennifer Szwalek by phone at 856-439-0500 or e-mail: jszwalek@ahint.com.

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Editor's note: Award ceremony photograph available electronically. Send inquiries to jszwalek@ahint.com.

Note: The International Association of Association Management Companies is a trade organization founded in 1963. Today, its 115 association management company members (AMCs) work with nearly 1,000 associations with annual budgets exceeding $884 million (US). These organizations serve over 1.4 million members. AMCs employ over 2,400 association management professionals.

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