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• American Association of Exporters and Importers
  11 West 42nd St.
  New York, NY 10036
  Phone:(212)944-2230
  Fax:(212)382-2606
• American Booksellers Association (ABA)
  828 South Broadway
  Tarrytown, NY 10591
  Phone:(914)591-2665
  Fax:(914)591-2720
• American Specialty Toy Retailers Association (ASTRA)
  4700 W Lake Ave.
  Glenview, IL 60025
  Phone: 847/375-4727
  Fax: 888/840-2650
  info@astratoy.org
• Association of Crafts & Creative Industries (ACCI)
  P.O.Box 2188
  Zanesville, Ohio 43702-2188
  Phone:(614)452-4541
  Fax:(614)452-2552
• Association Headquarters, Inc.
  Suite 100
  236 Route 38 West
  Moorestown, NJ 08057
  US
  Tel: (609) 231-8500
• Canada's Greatest Collector's Toy Show
  91 Rylander Boulevard Unit 7,
  Scarborough, ON
  Canada M1B 5M5
  Tel: (416) 633-7378
• Canadian Toy Manufacturers Association
  P.O.Box 294
  Kleinburg, Ontario LUJ1C0
  Phone:(905)893-1689
  (800)465-0162
  Fax:(905)893-2392
• Children's Advertising Review Unit
  Council of Better Business Bureaus
  845 3rd Ave., 17th Floor
  New York, NY 10022
  Phone:(212)705-0124
  Fax:(212)308-4743
• Congress Innsbruck/Igls Postfach
  533
  A-6021 Innsbruck
  Austria
  Tel: (0512) 5936-0
  Fax: (0512) 5936-7
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  4330 East West Highway
  Bethesda, Maryland 20814
  Phone:(800)638-2772
• Dallas Market Center
  2100 Stemmons Fwy
  Dallas, TX 75207
  Phone:(214)655-6100
• Diecast Toy Collectors Association
  P.O.Box 1824
  Bend, OR 97709-1824
  Email: toybutz@teleport.com
• Economic Industry Reports
  2345 Kendricks Court
  Raleigh, NC 27613
  Phone:(919)518-2388
  Fax:(919)848-9166
• Electronic Industries Association/Consumer
  Electronics Manufacturer Association (CEMA)
  2500 Wilson Blvd.
  Arlington, VA 22201-3834
  Phone:(703)907-7600
  Fax:(703)907-7500
• Family Promotion
  v.z.w. Lieveheersbeestjeslaan 36
  B-1170 Brussel
  Belgium
  Tel: +32 2 6754000
  Fax: +32 2 6753594
• Federal Trade Commission
  6th & Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20580
  Phone:(202)326-2222
• French Trade Office
  810 7th Ave., 38th Floor
  New York, NY 10019
  Phone:(212)307-8835
  Fax:(212)315-1017
• Harrogate International Toy Fair Ltd
  8/9 Upper Street
  Islington, London N1 0PP
  UK
  Tel: (071) 226-6653
• Hobby Industry Association (HIA)
  319 East 54th St.
  Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
  Phone:(201)794-1133
  Fax:(201)797-0657
• NRHSA
  207 Commercial Court
  Morganville, NJ 07751
  Phone: 800-969-7176
  Fax: 732-536-5761
• Hong Kong Trade Development Council
  219 East 46th St.
  New York, NY 10017
  Phone:(212)838-8688
  Fax:(212)838-8941
• Infant Furnishings Representatives Association
  4501 North High Street, Suite B
  Columbus, OH 43214
  Phone: 614-261-8595
  International Licensing Industry Merchandisers Association
  350 5th Ave., Suite 2309
  New York, NY 10118
  Phone:(212)244-1944
  Fax:(212)563-6552
• International Mass Retail Association
  1700 North Moore St., Suite 2250
  Arlington, VA 22209
  Phone:(703)841-2300
  Fax:(703)841-1184
• Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA)
  236 Route 38 West, Suite 100
  Moorestown, NJ 08057
  Phone:(609)231-8500
  Fax:(609)231-4664
• Koln Messe
  GmbH Messeplatz 1
  D-50679 Koln
  Germany
  Tel: (0221) 82 10
  Telex: 8873 426
  Fax: (0221) 821 2574
• Leading National Advertisers
  11 West 42nd St.
  New York, NY 10036
  Phone:(212)789-1400
  5055 Wilshire Blvd. 7th Floor
  Los Angeles, CA 90036
  Phone:(213)525-2257
  Fax:(213)525-2249
• esse Essen GmbH Postfach
  100165
  Essen 45001
  Germany
  Tel: +49 201-7244240
  Fax: +49 201-7244448
• Midwest Association of Toy, Hobby and Trim-A-Tree
  516 North Main St., Suite D
  Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
  Phone:(630)858-9626
  Fax:(630)858-9635
• Miniatures Industry Association of America (MIAA)
  P.O. Box 2188
  Zanesville, Ohio 43702
  Phone:(614)452-4541
  Fax:(614)452-2552
• Miniature Retailers Association
  P.O.Box 1217
  Kingston, NY 12401
  Phone: (914)338-0641
  (717)337-3717
• Model Railroad Industry Association (MRIA)
  303 Freeport Road
  Pittsburg, PA 15215
  Phone: (412)781-2709
  Fax:: (412)781-2871