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Chicago Toy and Game Fair (ChiTAG) – The only non-hobby toy and game fair open to public in USA that attracts families, educators, hobbyists, inventors, industry and media. An opportunity to see what products consumers are interested in before the holidays. Events for the public and for the industry. Held the weekend before Thanksgiving each year at Navy Pier in Chicago.

The Credit Collective
A consortium of over 200 children’s products vendors, The Credit Collective provides its members with a powerful, online credit referencing and sales lead generating system. The credit references, alerts and sales leads are dependable because the information is current, and the member companies are all in the same market niche. Mention that you're an ASTRA Member when signing up and you will receive a 10% discount on yearly Credit Collective membership! Visit www.creditcollective.com or call 303-670-5111 for more information. Recommended and endorsed by ASTRA, CTA, JPMA & NSSEA.

DiscoverGames.com – The world’s largest co-op of board game inventors and sponsor of the Young Inventor Challenge for kids at ChiTAG.

The New Rules Project
A comprehensive site run by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) whcih includes resources for policymakers, organizations and activists looking for innovative public policies enacted around the world that can be used to make communities stronger. ILSR proposes a set of new rules that builds community by supporting humanly scaled politics and economics.

Playing For Keeps
Playing for Keeps is a national not-for-profit organization that exists to help bridge the gap between what researchers have learned about play-and what parents and professionals who impact kids' lives on a day-to-day, hour-by-hour need to know to help nurture our precious children to their full potential.

Toy and Game Inventor Conference – Inventors from all around the world come to hear and network with top industry speakers. Held the two days before ChiTAG.

Toy and Game Inventors of the Year Awards – A celebration of our industry’s top inventors. Toy Inventor of the Year, Game Inventor of the Year, Rising Star Inventor, Inventor Relations Person of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and In Memorium. Held on the eve of ChiTAG.

Dr. Toy
DrToy.com was the first web site to provide information on the best toys and educational products, as well as articles, resources, and toy-related links. Over 3,000 toys and children's products have been selected for awards presented by Dr. Toy. This award-winning site is a free public service provided by The Institute for Childhood Resources, a not-for-profit organization. The Institute's Director is Dr. Stevanne Auerbach, aka Dr. Toy.

www.toydirectory.com: A list of US toy and hobby inventors, reps, wholesalers and manufacturers by category.

www.toysource.com: A B2B marketplace for the US, Canada and globally.

the Bloom Report: There is no where in the world where you can get our industry news, as it happens, the way "the Bloom Report" provides it...not in trade magazines, not in the news media, not even on TV. Our "search engines" reach out to the entire global internet for worldwide toy (and allied) industry news, and update our website throughout each business day! Registration to "the Bloom Report" website is "free" and we know that you will find your time spent at our website both informative and productive...especially if you visit "the Bloom Report" on a regular basis. Once registered, you are able to access "the Bloom Report" from any computer (with internet access) in the world...at your office...at your home...or while you are traveling!

Neighbourhood Toy Stores of Canada
www.netscanada.org

National Art Materials Trade Association
www.namta.org

National School Supply & Equipment Association
www.nssea.org

National Retail Federation
www.nrf.com

Western Toy & Hobby Representatives Association
www.wthra.com

Toy Industry Association, Inc.
www.toy-tia.org

Women in Toys
www.womenintoys.com