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IIDEX/NEOCON CANADA DELIVERS MORE BUSINESS!

Canada’s largest exposition and conference for the design, construction and management of the built environment takes place in Toronto every fall.

Expand your Canadian marketing reach with IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, delivering the latest products, exceptional programming, special industry events and unlimited networking opportunities, with a focus on all areas of design, including workplace, retail, healthcare, residential, hospitality and sustainable design. You’ll be in good company – over 350 exhibitors and more than 15,000 attendees – in the business and design capital of Canada, with some 50 CEU-accredited continuing education sessions and hundreds of the latest products.

As Canada’s LARGEST Exposition and Conference for the Design, Construction and Management of the Built Environment we understand the crucial role the architectural and design community plays in the success of your company. A recent report by Center for Exhibition Industry Research in 2005 confirms that trade shows are still the #1 method that specifiers use to research and purchase products.

2006 IIDEX SURVEY RESULTS!

BUYING POWER

• 15,000 attendees from across Canada and USA
• 350 + exhibitors
• 300,000 + sq. ft. of exhibition space
• 25% of IIDEX attendees are employed by firms with 40 + employees
• 54% of IIDEX attendees specify over $500,000 a year of goods and services
• 70% of attendees influence and/or make the final purchasing decision
• 30% of attendees are located outside of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
• Over 50% of IIDEX attendees spend more than 5 hours on the show floor
• 91.3% of attendees rated the IIDEX/NeoCon Canada show as good to excellent
• The Canadian Construction industry employs over 1 million people and generates $123 billion in goods and services.
• Total value of goods and services specified each year by IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Attendees = $ 5 Billion

REASONS FOR ATTENDING IIDEX 2006

• 62.5% – To source new products and services including sustainable building and design information
• 19.4% – To network with industry colleagues
• 15.7% – To attend educational programs
• Toronto, the business and design capital of Canada and the 4th largest metropolis in North America, ranks number three after New York and Chicago as a head office location.
• Toronto is Canada’s primary business gateway and a major tourist destination. Over 60% of North America’s population is within 90 minutes of Toronto by air.

2007 Highlights!

GROWING THE CANADIAN FACILITY MANAGEMENT & DESIGN EXPO and Conference at IIDEX/NeoCon Canada with sponsorship from Canadian chapters of IFMA, International Facility Management Association and CFM&D magazine.

BUILDING OUR SUCCESSFUL SUBSIDIZED OUT-OF-TOWN SPECIFIER TRAVEL PROGRAM, COAST TO COAST with ARIDO, the Association of
Registered Interior Designers of Ontario and IDC Interior Designers of Canada to attract 300 + designers and facility managers from across the country. In addition, our Canada Designs program brings in 50+ U.S. and international specifiers attending on a Canadian government sponsored program.

OUTREACH TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY on Sustainability, Innovation and Design – Working with leading designers, ARIDO and IIDEX/NeoCon Canada will be launching an initiative to educate the business community on the value of design and sustainability at pre-show seminars.

THE GREENING OF IIDEX - IIDEX will continue to expand our sustainable initiatives to create to create Canada’s 1st GREEN trade show, including collaborating with show suppliers and contractors, printing promotional materials on FSC certified 100% post consumer recycled paper as well as assisting our exhibitors to enhance their sustainable initiatives.

WORKING WITH SUSTAINABLE ASSOCIATIONS, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada will be significantly increasing our CEU accredited GREEN Seminar Stream and special exhibits.

EXPANDING THE LIGHTING AND ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS FEATURE areas with additional programs by the Ontario Association of Architects, Toronto Society of Architects, CaGBC/USGBC, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Illuminating Engineering Society and participation of leading publications including Azure, Canadian Architect, Canadian Interiors and Building Magazine.

EIGHT INNOVATIVE FEATURE AREAS
Always a big hit, the IIDEX/NeoCon Canada feature areas offer attendees an opportunity to access the hottest products from these specialty areas while networking with colleagues in these “show in show’ exhibits. Working closely with major Canadian design and architecture publications, we can offer special guides to three of our biggest features areas, Architectural Products, Exposure to Light and Material World. This year we are pleased to announce the addition of three new feature areas, Material World, Architectural Products Showcase and the International Pavilion.

Architectural Products
Media Sponsor: Canadian Architect

International Pavilion
Sponsor: IIDEX/NeoCon Canada

Material World featuring Sustainable Materials
Sponsor: City of Toronto

Exposure to Light
Media Sponsor: Canadian Interiors

JumpStart featuring emerging new Canadian companies
Sponsor: IIDEX/NeoCon Canada

TTMAC- featuring Stone, Terrazzo, Ceramic Tile and Marble
Sponsor: Terrazzo Tile and Marble Association

Green Boulevard featuring “green” products and services
Sponsor: IIDEX/NeoCon Canada

Canadian Facility Management Expo
Media Sponsor: CFM&D Magazine

EXPAND YOUR MARKET!

SHARE IN OUR SUCCESS AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE 2006 MARKETING CAMPAIGN!

Benefit from the IIDEX/NeoCon Canada extensive marketing program
We get our message to specifiers and the media through our website, bi-weekly e-newsletters, direct mail and ads in top trade and business magazines. In addition, we partner with over 25 major industry associations that market the show to their members to make sure they attend. 

• Full Page advertisements in major North American trade publications
• Extensive Web Marketing Campaign and strategic web links
• State-of-the-art website with complete show coverage, electronic show registration and product previews
• Pre-show E-blast campaign to over 30,000 qualified e-mail addresses across North America
• Direct Mail – over 25,000 show brochures are mailed directly to leading specifiers plus thousands of postcards are mailed to members of industry associations
• In partnership with the award winning magazine Azure, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada distributes over 15,000 show guides with complete exhibitor listings, product previews and floor plan
• Media Coverage – Working with one of Canada’s leading PR firms IIDEX/NeoCon Canada regularly receives coverage in the best trade publications, newspaper dailies and TV
• IIDEX/NeoCon Canada partners with over 25 professional associations promoting the show to their members; ARIDO, IDC, OAA, RAIC, IFMA Chapters across Canada, CaGBC plus many more

WORD FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

CONFIRMS THE IMPORTANCE OF EXHIBITING AT IIDEX/NEOCON CANADA!

IIDEX/NeoCon Canada delivers satisfied exhibitors and attendees...

“For Teknion, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada has always been a major forum for us to share our innovative, design driven new products with top architects, designers and facility managers that this show typically attracts.”
DAVID FELDBERG, PRESIDENT/CEO TEKNION

“In our busy lives, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada is a great forum to quickly connect with our industry, learn about new products and educate ourselves on current
business issues. Most importantly it is a chance to be inspired by others and share ideas on the role design plays in our changing world.”
ALLAN GUINAN, ARIDO, PARTNER FIGURE 3 NETWORK

“Our IIDEX/NeoCon Canada experience gets better every time, with more leads every year. We market our hardware and fittings for every kind of design application to interior designers, architects, manufacturers and custom fabricators – and we can meet them all at this show.”
MARTIN HAFELE, PRESIDENT HAFELE CANADA

“The consistently high quality of IIDEX/NeoCon Canada ensures a stimulating annual opportunity for product knowledge, continuing education and connection with other designers and firms.”
CAROL JONES, FIIDA, FIDC, FIDIBC, PRINCIPAL KASIAN ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN AND PLANNING LTD.

“IIDEX/NeoCon Canada is an event that provides an opportunity for suppliers to listen to the design community on their distinct needs for product and design. It also permits us to share with the community our efforts in bringing new, innovative and environmentally friendly products to the Canadian market.”
CLAUDE OUIMET, VICE-PRESIDENT INTERFACE FLOORING SYSTEMS

“Every part of my experience was positive from the communication and arrangements related to my speaking engagement to the time spent on the show floor to the tours of Toronto projects.  The show floor was well organized and the exhibits themselves were interesting. Though the displays were limited by space, the manufacturers I visited had supplemental information and were very helpful in answering questions about the product.  The project tours demonstrated the vitality of the Canadian design industry and reinforced the positive impressions left by the show floor visits. I look forward to returning to Toronto when I can spend time learning more about the Canadian design industry.”
MARILYN ARCHER, VICE-PRESIDENT GENSLER

The IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Management Team

IIDEX/NeoCon Canada is produced for the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) by Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. (MMPI). MMPI produces over 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year, including NeoCon World’s Trade Fair, NeoCon East and NeoCon West (for information call MMPI’s NeoCon team in Chicago at 312.527-7598). In Canada, for information on exhibiting at the Interior Design Show and the One of a Kind Shows please call 416-599-3222 or 416-960-3680 respectively.

The IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 2006 Team includes:

Steven Levy, Senior Vice-President, MMPI Canada
Tracy Bowie, Vice President
Matthew Searle, Director of Marketing
Maria Dubroy, Director of Sales
Regina Foliot, Director of Special Exhibits
Arvid Stonkus, Director of CFM&D
Lucy Ataide, Office Administrator
Jennifer Ledingham, Operations Coordinator
Ximena Villate, Operations Coordinator

To exhibit at IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, please contact:
Tracy Bowie, Vice President,
Tel 416.960-4518 Fax 416.921-2707

IIDEX/NeoCon Canada Advisory Council

IIDEX NeoCon Canada would like to thank all of the dedicated members of our advisory council. The advice from the advisory council ensures the ongoing success of the show and ensures we continue to grow and innovate.

Canadian Facility Management and Design Expo Advisory Council