2004 Southeast Building Conference (SEBC)
Dates: August 5–7
Location: Orange County Convention Center,Orlando, Fla.
Sponsor: Florida Home Builders Association
Focus: This is the largest regional building industry trade show and educational conference in the South. This year’s show has the theme “Game Plan for Success,” and will feature keynote speaker and four-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Terry Bradshaw. The event will feature over 50 educational sessions and 800 exhibitors, with a strong focus on technology and energy-efficient products and services.
Contact: www.sebcshow.com
The Remodeling Show
Dates: October 7–9
Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.
Focus: This is the largest event targeted at remodelers, custom builders, and residential architects in the remodeling industry.
Sponsor: National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council
Contact: www.theremodelingshow.com
EXPO CIHAC—International Building and Housing Exhibition XVI
Dates: October 14–19
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Focus: If you would like to combine a choice vacation with a top home-tech building show, you might want to brush up on your Spanish and head to Mexico City. This event will feature over 9,000 exhibitors and will draw an estimated 70,000 attendees, putting it on a scale with the IBS event in the United States.
Contact: www.expocihac.com.mx
CEA Industry Summit
Dates: October 18–20
Location: San Francisco, Calif.
Focus: No information was available at press time.
Sponsor: Consumer Electronics Association
Contact: 703-907-7688, www.ceweb.org
NEPCON West
Dates: October 28–29
Location: San Jose McEnery Convention Center,San Jose, Calif.
Focus: NEPCON West is Silicon Valley’s leading show focused on electronics manufacturing solutions, including the latest products, most advanced technologies, leading suppliers, and a variety of educational sessions.
Contact: www.nepcon.com
Home Entertainment West
Dates: November 4–7
Location: Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, Calif.
Focus: This event is held twice annually, with the spring show held in May in New York. The event highlights the best in high-end home entertainment, and will feature over 200 exhibitors and 80 demonstrations.
Contact: www.homeentertainment-expo.com
Electronic House Expo (EHX)
Dates: November 11–13
Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, Calif.
Focus: A must-attend event to get the latest information on new consumer electronics and home technology products. More than 7,000 electronic home installers, integrators, dealers and manufacturers will be on hand to attend educational programs and view the 275-plus exhibiting companies.
Contact: EHX/EH Publishing, Framingham, Mass., 508-358-3400, x234, www.ehx2004.com
16th NAHB Custom Builder Symposium
Dates: November 12–14
Location: Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, Calif.
Focus: The industry’s leading event for custom homebuilders. Attendees will explore the ways custom builders get “back to basics—from the sticks and bricks of construction, to the dollars and cents of managing a company, to the heart and soul of building a satisfying life.” Technology issues will be dealt with within such symposium topics as accounting and finance, customer service, production operations, business management, design, and sales and marketing.
Sponsor: National Association of Home Builders
Contact: 800-368-5242, www.nahb.org