"Attendee Assistant," the Web-based show planning tool that was among the most popular innovations of GRAPH EXPO and CONVERTING EXPO 2000, is back for 2001 in an enhanced version supporting all three exhibitions presented this year by the Graphic Arts Show Company (GASC). "In its inaugural implementation, Attendee Assistant was so heavily used and so widely praised that expanding the program for our 2001 shows was the natural next step," said GASC President Regis J. Delmontagne. Attendee Assistant "went live" online in late 2000, and is available in support of GRAPHIC ARTS THE CHARLOTTE SHOW (March 15-17, Charlotte, NC), the 2001 GUTENBERG FESTIVALSM (May 17-19, Long Beach, CA) and the premier global event of the year, PRINT 01 (September 6-13, Chicago, IL). It can be accessed through the GASC web site at www.gasc.org. In its 2000 edition, Attendee Assistant provided a convenient way for show visitors to obtain information about exhibitors and products, get answers to specific questions, plan their show visits, create an on-site itinerary, and arrange to receive information from their selected exhibitors automatically after the event. The web site also supported online show registration, seminar enrollment and hotel reservations. GASC will expand the program in 2001 with such additional features as an optional e-mail "reminder" program, allowing industry professionals to sign up to receive the latest news and exhibitor information via e-mail. The "My Exhibitors" feature, enabling attendees to get personalized news and product information from the exhibitors of greatest interest to them, will also be enhanced for 2001.