Or they can be on site at a show. Some internships are compensated, others are not. Obviously, the compensated internships fill up first. Other students will take non-compensated internships if they feel the experience has enough value for them. The American Academy of Family Physicians has had success using students to manage its children's programs.
Some shows use their comp rooms and airline points to bring students to work at a show site.
The University of New Orleans has developed an excellent relationship with the local industry, and the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau funds students to attend conventions. To locate a student intern or post an internship opportunity, contact one of the colleges teaching in this field that is close to either your office or your show site. In addition to academic paper presentations, a proceedings is published, providing an academic outlet for research in this field. A Crystal Ball Panel of industry leaders is one of the highlights, along with field trips to the concurrently scheduled Exhibitor Show. UNLV also administers a Convention Educators Listserv, an e-mail mailing list where messages are distributed to those who subscribe, to keep lines of communication open among the faculty of the various colleges.