Cypress, Calif. - Clarion will return to the Mobile Electronics Retailers Association (MERA) KnowledgeFest as an exhibitor for the first time in a few years.

KnowledgeFest 2011 is scheduled for Aug. 28-30 near Dallas at the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Conference Center.  Clarion will exhibit its 2011 line-up and hold product training sessions from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 28 and 29.

 "This is the perfect venue to provide product education to reach existing and new potential customers," said sales VP Frank Pierce.

Clarion will be among the 52 vendors exhibiting at the event in 16,000 square feet of exhibits, up from last year's 46 vendors in 10,300 square feet of exhibits, MERA said. Expected attendance is tracking ahead of last year's 800, and 18 of the exhibiting vendors are new, MERA said