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 Navy Pier
Conference: Oct. 20-23, 2010
Exhibition: Oct. 22-23, 2010
Who attends the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference
Historic building owners, facilities managers, restoration/renovation specialists, preservation architects, designers, engineers, general contractors, custom builders, developers, planners, interior designers and trades people who do historic restoration, rehabilitation, renovation and historically inspired new construction. Traditional building is a $170- billion industry whose professionals and enthusiasts buy/specify $50 billion of building materials per year.
What attendees restore, renovate, build and improve
Old houses, churches, schools, museums, office buildings, post offices, courthouses and state capitols. This includes both residential and commercial/institutional buildings that are 50 years old or older, and sympathetic additions, adaptive re-use, “new old houses,” contextual infill and traditional neighborhood developments.
Why they attend
Attendees have a particular interest in the traditional building education and exhibits aimed at their specific needs. They want to find new period products and talk to the manufacturers who make them.
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Exhibitor Benefits
 Your Market Potential:
Twenty-eight percent of the housing stock is 56 years old or older. Likewise, approximately 25% of commercial, institutional and public buildings are 56 years old or older. From 1995-2010, old buildings, as a percentage of total building inventory grew by 8.2%. Add to this the old buildings built between 1953-1972 and the old building inventory swells to 52.7% of the total U.S. building inventory.
Your Exhibition Experience:
• Face to face contact with important product decision makers who engage with suppliers to ask questions and establish relationships.
• A steady but comfortable traffic pace which allows for quality conversations with and demonstrations for, customers and prospects. Sixty-five percent of attendees buy at the show; ninety-three percent purchase as a result of the show.
Value and Return on Investment:
• Your company description, contact info, logo, two four-color photos and product catalogue will appear on the Virtual Trade Show of www.traditionalbuildingshow.com. This gives you year round exposure.
• Your company recognition in the full Conference Program brochure mailed to over 200,000 industry professionals. Value $500, FREE when you exhibit.
• Your company description and contact info in the Exhibitor Description section of the Official Show Guide given to each attendee on site. Value $1,500, FREE when you exhibit.
• Unlimited access, Thurs.-Sat. to conference seminars, workshops, tours, demonstrations, keynotes and networking receptions with your customers and prospects, for four of your staff. Value $1,800, FREE when you exhibit.
• A list of pre-registered attendees to help you promote your exhibit in advance. Begin the show with thousands of new leads! Value $3,000, FREE when you exhibit.
• Exhibit hall only hours to drive more traffic to your booth when seminars are NOT in session.
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Maximize your return on investment by promoting your exhibition before, during and after the Traditional Building Exhibition and Conference.
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Exhibitor inquiries: adelargy@restoremedia.com or
call Anita Delargy, 866.566.7840
To register, click here, or
call Carolyn Walsh, 781.779.1560
Speaker inquiries: jhayward@restoremedia.com or
call Judy Hayward, 802.674.6752 |
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| Booth Selection
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| Exhibit Booth Space Options: All linear booths come standard with 8’ pipe-and-drape backwall and 3’ pipe-and-drape sidewalls, 7” x 44” company ID sign, and carpet. Fully furnished linear booths come additionally equipped with one (1) 2’ x 6’ draped table, two (2) standard side chairs, and one (1) wastebasket. Island booths are responsible for carpeting entire space. |
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Two companies choosing to co-locate in a 10 x 10' booth will each be charged a $150 booth-sharing fee. No booth sharing for 5 x 10'.
Chicago 2010 payment terms: 50% is due upon receipt of invoice. 50% of remaining balance is due on or before May 1, 2010. Exhibit booth applications submitted after May 1, 2010 require 100% payment upon receipt of invoice. |
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| Official Exhibition and Conference Guide
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For more information on becoming an Exhibitor:
Anita Delargy, Director Exhibit Sales
Ph: 202-339-0744 ext. 117
Email: adelargy@restoremedia.com
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