ST. LOUIS—Registration is now available online for the National Wood Flooring Association’s ( NWFA) 24th annual Wood Flooring Expo and Education Conference at www.nwfa.org. The event, the largest convention dedicated exclusively to wood flooring, will be held April 28 to May 1, 2009, in Long Beach, Calif.

Next year’s expo will feature more than 500 exhibit booths showcasing the industry’s latest products, machinery, tools and services. It will run for two full days on Wed., April 29 and Thurs., April 30 and will feature a wide variety of on-site demonstrations. A complimentary lunch will be served in the expo hall on both days for all attendees, with a happy hour to be held during the last hour of the show on Thursday. NWFA members can attend the Wood Flooring Expo for free with advance registration. Non-members can also attend for $25 with advance registration.

Expo attendees get all general sessions held during the education conference, plus lunch in the expo on Wednesday and Thursday for free. Currently, three general sessions are scheduled. Attendees who want to attend the welcome reception, awards party or networking lunches may purchase these events individually for an additional fee.

For attendees who want to participate in the entire education conference, which includes the welcome reception, awards party, networking lunches, general sessions, and all educational sessions the cost is $350 for registrations received by March 27. The cost for registrations received after March 27 is $400. The package cost for non-members is $550 by March 27 and $600 thereafter.

For more information, visit www.nwfa.org and click on the 2009 convention link or call 800.422.4556.