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Article Number: 8968
Mark Your Calendar - NeoCon East is Back in Baltimore, October 29-30, 2014
Now in its 12th year, NeoCon East, the East Coast’s premier design exposition and conference for commercial interiors, will once again make its mark on Baltimore, October 29 – 30, at the Baltimore Convention Center. This year's edition will offer even more resources, brand new initiatives and provide an immersive experience of what’s new and notable in the industry. The two-day trade event will showcase more than 250 brands across a wide range of sectors, including workplace, government, healthcare, hospitality, retail, education, and public spaces. Featuring product launches from top manufacturers, educational programming that includes CEU-accredited seminars, timely keynote presentations and exciting events, NeoCon East is not to be missed.

Show Highlights Include:

• The latest in commercially focused products, materials, and cutting edge technologies from more than 250+ brands

• Featured presentations by industry movers and shakers including: Shashi Caan, pioneering architect, designer and president of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers; and Kevin Salwen, journalist and author of Design Leveraged, a special report done in conjunction with IIDA and BIFMA. (No fee for keynotes and special presentations).

• Over 35+ CEU-accredited seminars and association forums

• Events including IIDA’s Opening Day Breaking Boundaries breakfast with featured speaker Helen Marriage, co-founder of London-based Artichoke (www.artichoke.uk.com), and producer of urban spectacle, celebration and “disruption.” Proceeds from the breakfast benefit "Health Care for the Homeless."

• A new floor plan with expanded product categories and easy to navigate layout that will include:
o Interior Building Products.
o Technology
o Interior Finishes + Materials and
o Furniture and flooring

• McMorrow Report Partnership: a special Facility Manager/Exhibitor match program offering extensive reach to a powerful subscriber base of 42,000 facility managers in corporate, government, healthcare and sustainable vertical markets.

• Special GSA Features – the largest design expo and conference featuring the greatest concentration of products and services under GSA’s Multiple Awards Schedules Program.

WHEN: Wednesday, October 29, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Thursday, October 30, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM *Seminars begin at 8 am

WHERE: Baltimore Convention Center, Halls E, F, G and Swing One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD

REGISTER: Online registration begins September 4, 2014 and ends October 22, 2014

WHO: The show is produced by Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. (MMPI). Interviews with show management including Senior Vice President of MMPI Susan McCullough, exhibitors, as well as seminar speakers are available prior to, during, or after the show.

MEDIA CONTACTS: Danielle McWilliams / Alexandra Zwicky, Novità Communications, 212.528.3160 E-mail: danielle@novitapr.com /alexandra@novitapr.com

Media can visit the show’s online pressroom on www.neoconeast.com to download press releases and announcements. The site features a comprehensive list of exhibitor profiles, complete with images and product details.

Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI), a division of Vornado Realty Trust, is a leading owner and operator of integrated showroom and office buildings, as well as trade show facilities, bringing buyers and sellers together through market events, trade and consumer shows, and conferences each year. We are committed to creating sustainable environments in the properties we manage and the communities we serve.