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| WHAT: |
NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair, the National Exposition of Contract Furnishings, is the largest exhibition of contract furnishings for the design and management of the built environment in North America. Celebrating its 40th year, NeoCon features the latest trends, products, and concepts in office, health care, hospitality, residential, institutional and government environments, all under one roof at Chicago’s famous Merchandise Mart.
NeoCon offers the most comprehensive conference schedule in the industry with more than 130 CEU-accredited seminars, industry association forums, and keynote presentations from best-selling author Steven Levitt, environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy, and designer and entrepreneur Scott Wilson. This premier contract show features seven shows running simultaneously:
• Buildings Show®
• Office Expo by Office Furniture Dealers Alliance (OFDA)
• NEW Hospitality
• Fine Design Residential Furnishings Show™
• GREENlife™
• The Architectural Stone and Ceramic Tile Exposition (ASCTEX)
• TechnoCon™
Encompassing 1.2 million square feet of exhibition space on 10 floors, NeoCon hosts more than 1,200 exhibitors showcasing thousands of new product introductions.
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| WHO: |
More than 50,000 trade professionals are expected to attend NeoCon 2008, including: architects, interior designers, facility managers, space planners, dealers/distributors, manufacturers/reps, corporate real estate executives, office managers, purchasing managers, project managers, operations managers, engineers, building owners/managers, press and students. |
| PRODUCTS REPRESENTED: |
Thousands of commercial furnishings products and services will debut at NeoCon, such as: architectural products; artwork and accessories; building products and services; fabric; floor coverings; furniture; kitchen and bath; lighting; outdoor furniture; stone and tile; technology; textiles; and wall coverings. |
| WHEN: |
Monday, June 9–Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Monday–Wednesday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Showroom Parties: Monday, 5–7 p.m. |
| WHEN: |
The Merchandise Mart
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL |
For more information, please visit www.merchandisemart.com or call 800.677.6278 (MART). Dial 312.527.7600 if calling from outside the United States.
NeoCon World’s Trade Fair is a registered trademark of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI).
MEDIA CONTACT:
Maura Bruton
Managing Director of Public Relations
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
(312) 527.7555
mbruton@mmart.com
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.
MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building and 7 W New York in New York; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Federal Center Southwest in Washington D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.
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