By Erika Icon

YNOT – AVN Media Network has opened trade registration for the 15th annual Adult Entertainment Expo. AEE will take place Jan. 16-19 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The 30th annual AVN Award Show will close the trade event Jan. 19.

AEE is world-renowned, and the 2013 event will showcase some of the biggest brands, hottest performers and most cutting-edge technologies in the adult entertainment industry.

Attendees who register before Oct. 15 receive special rates on two different kinds of show passes are. The Expo Plus Pass provides access to the educational seminars and the show floor during trade-only hours, admission to the AVN Novelty & Luxury Boutique and entrance to AEE Fan Fest, a fan-oriented event offering up-close-and-personal contact with hundreds of adult stars. The All Access Pass provides everything in the Expo Plus Pass along with invitations to daily cocktail parties and VIP entrance to 12 official AEE parties at a variety of Vegas clubs.

“I want to extend my sincerest thanks to all the people and companies that helped make our week at the Hard Rock in 2012 so memorable,” said AVN Chief Executive Theo Sapoutzis told YNOT.com. “Even though people came from so many countries and represented so many different facets of the industry, to me it felt like we were all part of one big family.

“I hope everyone returns this coming January, when the plan is to celebrate our anniversaries in a really big way.”

For more information about AEE, visit AdultEntertainmentExpo.com. To register, click here.