CONNECTIONS 2004—The Digital Home Conference and Showcase

Dates: May 5–7
Location: Wyndham Anatole, Dallas, Texas
Sponsor: Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
Notes: This is one of the largest annual shows focused on digital home technologies, including appliances, services and devices in the connected home.
Contact: CEA, Arlington, Va., 703-907-7600, www.CE.org

Multi Housing World

Dates: May 11–13
Location: Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nev.
Sponsor: National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Multifamily Council & VNU Business Media
Focus: This conference will feature more than 40 educational sessions for multifamily home managers, owners and developers of apartment, condominium and cooperative housing units. Sessions will include advice on construction and installation issues including structured wiring.
Contact: To register, visit www.mhw.com

Home Entertainment East

Dates: May 20–23
Location: Hilton New York, New York, N.Y.
Sponsor: Cosponsored by Stereophile, Sterophile Guide to Home Theater, Home Theater and Audio Video Interiors.
Notes: If you want to learn more about home-entertainment products and systems, this is a great place to do it. Attendees can catch up on the latest advancements in HDTV, Super Audio CD, surround sound, and more in a number of educational sessions, with lots of vendors.
Contact: (For exhibitor info) Brian Georgi, 212-229-4968, brian.georgi@primedia.com

NEPCON EAST

Dates: June 9–11
Location: Bayside Exposition and Conference Center, Boston, Mass.
Focus: This is the largest trade event serving the electronics manufacturing industry on the East Coast, and a great place for homebuilders and home-tech installers to see what’s new in the market now, or coming soon. The event is accompanied by an application-oriented conference.
Contact: inquiry@nepcon.reed.com

AIA04—National Convention and Design Exposition

Dates: June 10–12
Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.
Sponsor: American Institute of Architects
Focus: Rather than the technology products that builders put into the home, this conference is focused on technologies that builders and architects use to design and construct homes, and to run their businesses.
Contact: www.aiaconvention.com

Eighth Annual Consumer Electronics CEO Summit

Dates: June 23–26
Location: Hyatt Regency, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Sponsor: ebay and Partsearch Technologies
Focus: This event provides a rare networking opportunity for executives in the consumer-electronics market to gather insights on trends and challenges in the home and consumer technology areas. While not targeted to the homebuilder, this is a valuable event for retailers who are entering the home-technology installation and full-services arena.
Contact: Lisa McKellar at 703-907-7047, or email lmckellar@ce.org