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Best of NeoCon® 2008 Awards
Entry Form Deadline Friday, April 25
Late Images Deadline Friday, May 9
The Best of NeoCon® 2008 honors new products introduced to the U.S. market since the close of NeoCon World's Trade Fair in 2007. Products are to be exhibited at The Merchandise Mart on June 9-11, 2008. Best of NeoCon® Jurors are corporate, government or institutional facilities executives, who are members of IFMA, and interior designers/architects, who are members of IIDA. Entries will be judged on Thursday, June 5, Friday, June 6, Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, 2008. Information about Best of NeoCon® Entry Rules and Procedures are now available on the Contract Network at www.contract-network.com If you are interested in submitting products for the Best of NeoCon® Awards, please complete the Best of NeoCon® online entry form at www.contract-network.com before Friday, April 25, 2008.
Product Innovations Awards Program
Entry Deadline: May 1
Presented by Buildings magazine, this 13th annual product competition – exclusively for exhibitors at NeoCon World's Trade Fair 2008 – showcases innovative solutions to today's facilities challenges. Categories in this year's competition include Computer Solutions, Energy Efficiency Solutions, Environmental Sensitivity Solutions, Product Performance Solutions, Safety and Accessibility Solutions, Workplace Aesthetics Solutions, Workplace Flexibility Solutions, and Workplace Productivity Solutions. Three finalists from each category (receiving "Citations of Excellence") will be viewed on-site during NeoCon World's Trade Fair 2008, in Chicago, and Grand Prize Winner will be selected in each category and announced at Buildings magazine’s showroom space, 8th Floor, The Merchandise Mart, on Monday afternoon, June 9, 2008, during NeoCon World's Trade Fair. Finalists and Grand Prize Winners will receive display awards during NeoCon 2008 and will be featured in the
October 2008 issue of Buildings magazine and on Buildings.com. Entry deadline for receipt of materials, photography, and entry fee: May 1, 2008. Go to: www.buildings.com/marketing/bldgs/2008/productinnovations2008.pdf for rules and an official entry form.
IIDA Showroom and Booth Design Competition 2008
Sponsored by the International Interior Design Association and Contract Magazine
Entry Deadline: Noon, Friday, May 23
Permanent showrooms in The Merchandise Mart and NeoCon exhibition booths are eligible to enter. Winning entries will be featured in an issue of Contract magazine. This competition honors outstanding showroom and booth design in large and small categories.
To download a Call for Entry, please visit the online "Order Forms" section of the Table of Contents or visit the IIDA web site at www.iida.org. Please contact Michelle Zenz at 312-467-1950 or mzenz@iida.org for more information.
Visit Whats New at www.iida.org in the coming weeks to download an online application.
SPECIAL ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES WITH INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS
Interior Design Official Show Daily & Directory
Interior Design, the preeminent voice in the industry, is the publisher of the Official NeoCon Show Dailies and Show Directory. Covering the broadest range of commercial and residential interiors to a circulation of more than 76,000, Interior Design plays a leading role in shaping the world of design by providing aesthetic inspiration, provocative news and analysis on the latest developments in the marketplace, plus coverage of the hottest products today.
Let us know about any programs, product presentations, parties, exhibitions or special event you are hosting during NeoCon, The Buildings Show?, Fine Design, GREENlife, NEWHospitality, Office Expo by OFDA, and Technocon. Contact Kathy Piechnik at 312.527.7619.
Please send editorial submissions for the Official Show Daily to:
Interior Design Magazine
Attn: Show Daily Submissions
360 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10010
Click here to learn more about advertising opportunities in the Show Daily and to complete a submission form.
Green Guide to NeoCon
The Green Guide to NeoCon, published by Interiors & Sources®, represents a unique opportunity for manufacturers to promote their individual environmental initiatives within the scope of a major international market event. This is the definitive list of all green products at NeoCon, including information about what makes a product green, and detailed information about third-party certifications. In May 2008, the Green Guide to NeoCon will be mailed to 30,500 Interiors & Sources subscribers. An additional 3,000 copies will be distributed at NeoCon. Participants in the Green Guide to NeoCon will receive additional recognition in the Interiors & Sources NeoCon booth and on the Interiors & Sources Web site, www.interiorsandsources.com. The Green Guide to NeoCon helps manufacturers build awareness amongst buyers and influencers of commercial interiors.
The Green Guide to NeoCon space closing date is April 3rd and the materials due date is April 5th. To reserve space for your company in the Green Guide to NeoCon, contact Mike Stanley, publisher, at (610) 687-5252 or mike.stanley@interiorsandsources.com .
METROPOLIS Chicago: Taste of the Town Restaurant Guide
Let METROPOLIS sweeten your stay with Chicago: Taste of the Town, the annual restaurant guide that's been showing NeoCon attendees the way to great hot spots in Chicago for 10 years! From the hippest new hot-spot, to the classic, old-world eateries, to a quick lunch locale—allow Chicago: Taste of the Town to show you to the best Chicago has to offer. Check out the new special section on bars to find a place for a post-show drink or a late night in the city.
Pick up your copy at NeoCon or visit www.metropolismag.com/taste
Run your ad in Chicago: Taste of the Town and receive expanded distribution! Over 30,000 guides are distributed to NeoCon attendees, to Merchandise Mart visitors throughout the year, and to pre-registered NeoCon attendees weeks before NeoCon. Begin marketing your product before NeoCon even begins!
Ad close April 30, 2008; Ad materials due May 6, 2008
Contact Tamara Stout at 212 886 2529 or tstout@metropolismag.com for more details or to reserve your space.
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