Facts About IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 2008
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Show Dates:
Thursday, September 25 - 9 AM- 6:30
Friday, September 26 - 9 AM - 6 PM
Show location: Direct Energy Centre, 100 Princes' Blvd, Toronto (Exhibition Place, Strachan Avenue@ Lakeshore Blvd.)
IDEX/NeoCon is Canada's largest exposition and conference for the design, construction and management of the built environment. IIDEX/NeoCon Canada's mandate is to serve the interests of interior design, architectural, facility management, real estate development and business communities through an annual tradeshow and conference that takes place at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto.
Now in it's 24th year, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada is owned by the Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) and produced and managed by Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI). MMPI manages or owns more than 300 events in North America including NeoCon World's Trade Fair in Chicago.
IIDEX/NeoCon Canada is:
• 2 day trade show
• 3 day conference & tour program
• 15,450 attendees from across Canada and USA
• 385+ exhibitors
• 3,500 Manufacturers, Dealers & Sales Professionals
• 300,000+ sq. ft. of exhibition space
Features & Events:
• Six international keynote speakers
• 12 seminar streams with over 125 CEU accredited seminars
• LIGHT Canada -Canada's largest Lighting Expo and Conference
• Green Patient Room Special Feature
• New Materials Special Feature
• canühome Special Feature
• Guided Tours of Innovation Award winners
• The ARIDO Awards of Excellence Gala
• The Innovation Awards Celebration
2008 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Thursday, September 25
Lighting Keynote
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
The Culture of Lighting
Abhay Wadhwa, AWA Lighting Designers, New York
Facility Management Keynote
12:30 PM- 1:30 PM
An Olympic Experience: The Challenges and Opportunities of Multi-Use Buildings
Greg Scott, 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver
Legend Keynote
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Nienkämper at Forty
Klaus Nienkamper and William Thorsell, Toronto
Friday, September 26
Environment Keynote
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Cradle to Cradle: The New Design Paradigm
Dr. Michael Braungart, MBDC, Hamburg
Innovation Keynote
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Unlocking Cool
Jeremy Gutsche, Trend Hunter Magazine, Toronto
Architectural Keynote
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Investigate, Ask, Tell, Draw, Build
Kim Herforth Nielsen, 3XN Architects, Copenhagen