2005 DATES ANNOUNCED FOR NEOCON® FAMILY OF SHOWS
CHICAGO (Sept. 16, 2004) – Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) announces the 2005 schedule for its NeoCon® shows in Chicago, Ill.; Baltimore, Md., Los Angeles, Calif., and Toronto, Ont., Canada. MMPI has been managing and producing NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair since 1969 and regional NeoCon shows since 1998.
The schedule is as follows:
NeoCon® West
March 9-10, 2005
L.A. Mart®
Los Angeles, Calif.
NeoCon® West, the West Coast’s largest exposition and conference for commercial interiors and the built environment, also features Buildings Show,® Fine Living and West Edge: Spaces of Unlimited Creativity.
NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair
June 13-15, 2005
The Merchandise Mart
Chicago, Ill.
NeoCon® World's Trade Fair, the contract furnishings industry's premier event and North America's largest conference and exhibition for interior design and facilities management, features the following shows all under one roof at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart:
• NeoCon®
• Buildings Show®
• Office Expo by OFDA
• TechnoCon™
• NEWHospitality
• Fine Design Residential Furnishings Show™
• GREENlife™: Products for Sustainable Environments
NeoCon® East
Sept. 14-15, 2005
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, Md.
NeoCon® East provides attendees with inspiring solutions for the design and management of the built environment. The show also includes Government Interiors, Buildings Show,® GREENlife™: Products for Sustainable Environments and the new Architectural Stone and Ceramic Tile Exposition.
IIDEX®/NeoCon® Canada
Sept. 22-23, 2005
The National Trade Centre at Exhibition Place
Toronto, Ont., Canada
IIDEX® /NeoCon® Canada – which is celebrating its 20th anniversary in September 2004 – is Canada’s largest exposition and conference for the design, construction and management of interior environments.
For more information on exhibiting or attending NeoCon shows, please visit www.merchandisemart.com or call 800-677-6278 (MART).
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, Chicago Apparel Center, and 33 North Dearborn 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 in New York; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Washington Office Center in Washington, D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owner 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.
The L.A. Mart and NeoCon are registered trademarks of MMPI. IIDEX® is a registered trademark of the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) and NeoCon® is a registered trademark of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI). ARIDO founded Canada’s premier design event in 1984, and in 1998 contracted MMPI to produce and manage IIDEX®/NeoCon® Canada.
MEDIA INQUIRIES ONLY:
Joanna Mineau
Director of Public Relations
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.
312.527.7074
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