8th Annual Guerrilla Truck Show

Tuesday, June 12
5:30 – 9:30 p.m.
1052 W. Fulton Market

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Hmmm...You say. Then what is a Guerrilla Truck Show??? Founded by Morlen Sinoway, the Guerrilla Truck Show is an annual design event meant to bring Chicago design to a forefront. It’s where we all step onto the docks of Fulton Market Street to check out creative vignettes by independent designers/artists in rented box trucks or as we like to call them mobile showrooms. It goes down for ONE NIGHT ONLY, so don’t miss out the excitement! Mark your calendars - Tuesday, June 12!

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IIDA/Contract Magazine Showroom & Booth Design Competition

IIDA and Contract Magazine will honor originality of design, visual impact and the outstanding use of space, color, texture, lighting and graphics in showrooms and booths at NeoCon 2012. Winners will be featured in an upcoming issue of Contract Magazine.

Winners of the 2011 Competition:

The Award for Showrooms Greater Than or Equal to 4,000 sq. ft. was presented to KI, designed by Sheila LaCount and Design Collaboratives Architects.

The Award for Showrooms Less Than 4,000 sq. ft. was presented to Antron Carpet Fiber, designed by Perkins + Will.

The winner in the Booths Greater Than or Equal to 400 sq. ft. category was Sparkeology, designed by Square One Design.

The winner in the Booths Less Than 400 sq. ft. category was presented to Savannah College of Art and Design designed by the SCAD Design Group.

The 2011 Best of Competition Award was presented to Antron Carpet Fiber.

BIFMA International's Annual Membership Meeting

Wednesday, June 13
7:15 – 9:00 a.m.
Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Wolf Point Ballroom, 15th Floor

Members of the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA International) and invited guests are encouraged to attend this year's breakfast meeting to hear BIFMA's annual state-of-the-industry and state-of-the-association reports.

Pre-registration required. For more information, contact BIFMA at (616) 285-3963

Innovation in Reuse: Designing Green Building with Reclaimed Materials [SE2]

Wednesday, June 13
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
MMCC 1
Fee: $55
Credit: 0.1 CEU / 1 LU

Hear from a panel of experts who will discuss a world of opportunity in deconstruction, reclamation and reuse. Get an overview of the basic concepts, barriers and opportunities involved in reuse projects. Using specific project examples, the panel will discuss the variety of sources that exist for excellent used materials. Learn how to achieve LEED MR credits associated with building deconstruction and reuse. Take your green design skills a step beyond and be ready for that next opportunity.

Panelist : Matt Nardella, AIA, LEED AP, Moss Architecture and Design, William Emmick, NCARB, LEED AP, Studio Gang Architects, Blake Sloane and Cynthia Main, ReBuilding Exchange. Moderator: Rashmi Ramaswamy, LEED AP Shed Studio

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Meet the President’s Day

Wednesday, June 13
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Show Floors

Network with some of the industry’s top influential leaders as presidents of exhibiting manufacturers welcome you to their showrooms and booth spaces. On Wednesday of NeoCon, company presidents will be on hand to share their expertise and insight about their products and companies. Be sure to stop by the following showrooms or booths to meet their company president and continue to check back for updates.

Bentley Prince Street

1060

President: Anthony Minite

BIFMA

8-3018A

President: Thomas Reardon

Clarus Glassboards

7-4076

Presidents: Robby Whites and Jeremy Rincon

Davies Office

8-4015

President: William Davies

Dynasounds, Soundmasking & Earesdropping Protection Divisions

8-1059

President: Tom Koenig

GymyGym

7-9040

Presidents: Adam Ben-David and Jay Ben-David

HBF

387

President: Kevin Stark

KI

1181

President: Brian Krenke

PAOLI

380

President: Brandon Sieben

Resinite

8-4118/4116

President: Gary Dembart

Sedia Systems

11-121

President: Wilson Troup

The Marvel Group

8-8073

President: John Dellamore