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Get expo information and connect with show attendees, speakers and exhibitors in this forum. Read about goings on, plan meetings, ask questions and more. Join us March 14-16, 2012, at the Paris Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas.

Attorney and self-storage legal expert Jeffrey Greenberger is partnering with ISS to present the "Legal Learning Roadshow." Pose questions and discuss this all-day, one-of-a-kind seminar here.

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Rental agreements, lawsuits, lien sales, abandonment ... anything relating to legal issues for self-storage. Also discuss specialized insurance coverages for the business, stories of insurance claims, etc.

Software, hardware, kiosks, electronic locks, websites, crime prevention, video surveillance, gate access, alarm systems and more.

Share bizarre or interesting stories from inside the storage trenches: difficult customers, strange items stored, unusual happenings, etc.

Share your insights with readers of ISS magazine! Answer questions in this forum, and your responses might be selected to appear in an upcoming issue of our print publication.

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Discuss self-storage topics and issues specific to the state or country in which you operate! We encourage the participation of the state associations in this forum.

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This is the official pre-show forum for the upcoming ISS Expo in Seattle/Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 4-Oct. 6, 2011, at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center. Get expo information and connect with show attendees, speakers and exhibitors in this forum. Read about goings on, plan meetings, ask questions and more.

Get expo information and connect with show attendees, speakers and exhibitors in this forum. Read about goings on, plan meetings, ask questions and more. Join us March 14-16, 2011, at the Paris Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas.