North American Technology Exhibition Launches Sept. 17 in Chicago

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 11, 2009-- Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) kicks off its annual Arrowfest exhibition this fall, launching a multicity, coast-to-coast tour for its North American Components customers and manufacturers. Arrowfest begins its 21^st consecutive year on Sept. 17, in Chicago.

Arrowfest provides a forum for current and potential Arrow customers to learn about the latest innovations in technology and build valuable relationships with leading manufacturers and Arrow representatives. More than 2,500 industry professionals attend Arrowfest each year, including design engineers, original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers, purchasing/procurement representatives, and supply chain professionals.

Arrow has teamed-up with leading manufacturers to offer technical seminars that address issues relevant to the local marketplace at each Arrowfest location. Seminar topics include lighting, health care technology, sensing, embedded networking, wireless communications, power solutions and more. In addition to technical seminars, Arrowfest exhibitions provide hands-on demonstrations and technical information on the latest products, solutions, tools and innovations.

“Arrowfest is one of many ways that Arrow reaches out to customers, new and existing, to showcase innovative design techniques and the latest products,” said Kurt Colehower, president of Americas components for Arrow Electronics. “This complimentary forum allows direct interaction with industry experts ready to share their insights, and for learning and reconnecting with industry peers.”

Arrowfest 2009 will be held in the following locations:

• Chicago, Sept. 17
• Minnesota, Sept. 24
• Silicon Valley, Oct. 8
• Toronto, Oct. 20
• Boston, Oct. 29

Registration is free and is currently available online for all five Arrowfest locations. Visit www.arrowfest.com and select the city to see details on technical seminars and to register.

About Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for approximately 800 suppliers and 130,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 340 locations in 53 countries and territories.

Source: Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Arrow Electronics, Inc.
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