10.8.09 | Toronto, Ontario | The design event of the year came to a close on September 26, 2009.  For four days, IIDEX/NeoCon Canada celebrated its 25th anniversary by showcasing the latest products, hottest speakers and coolest awards ceremonies. With 15,743 registered attendees for this year’s event, IIDEX maintained strong attendance from its core ARIDO members, plus many new attendees from the addition the Green Building Festival to IIDEX.
2009 Show Statistics:
- 15,743 registered attendees
- 3000 conference attendees
- 1,000+ products on display
- 375 exhibitors
- 175 accredited media
- 120 CEU accredited seminars
- 100 NEW Exhibitors
- 52 Innovation Award winners
- 32 ARIDO Awards winners
- 4 outstanding keynotes speakers
- 1 incredible launch of the Green Building Festival
- 1 sold out ARIDO Awards of Excellence Gala

Special Highlights:
Green Building Festival - The addition of Green Building Festival and World Green Building Council Leader’s Summit were a great success bringing the best and brightest minds together to share the latest information from the fields of sustainable design, architecture and urban planning with Toronto’s leading design and building professionals who are committed to transforming the built environment by creating sustainable and effective places to live, work and play.

100 NEW Exhibitors - With an astounding 100 new exhibitors, the show floor was transformed by a huge offering of new products and services, an expanded Light Canada Expo and Conference featuring the hottest lighting products, and our greenest show ever with dozens of new green products in the Green Building Festival. This combined with the power for the show supplied by Bullfrog Power plus the addition of reusable white carpet manufactured from recycled material, transformed the DEC into the sustainable design event of the year.

DID YOU MISS SOMETHING AT THIS YEAR’S SHOW?
Keep an eye out for upcoming IIDEX E-Newsletters with links to 2009 keynotes and show videos on the IIDEX website. If you require any photos of the show, please contact Annette Borger at (647) 439-5481 or [email protected].

MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
IIDEX/NeoCon Canada 2010

EXPOSITION
September 23 – 24, 2010

CONFERENCE
September 22 – 25, 2010