by JBS102508 — October 27, 2008—Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) and Nielsen Business Media have announced the launch of Light!, an expo and conference introducing leading-edge lighting products specifically developed for the hospitality, commercial, and health care industries.
Light!, which is owned and produced by Nielsen Business Media and presented by sister publication Contract magazine, will debut at the upcoming 41st annual NeoCon World’s Trade Fair, held June 15-17, 2009 in Chicago. The new expo and conference will feature 100 lighting exhibitors, 13 CEU-accredited educational sessions in the lighting track, and a lighting keynote speaker.
NeoCon World’s Trade Fair is North America’s largest conference and exhibition of contract furnishings for the design and management of the built environment. It showcases thousands of new products from hundreds of the world’s top manufacturers in commercial, residential, healthcare, hospitality, institutional, and government design products. The event attracts more than 50,000 trade professionals, including: architects, interior designers, FMs, space planners, corporate real estate executives, office managers, project managers, operations managers, engineers, building owners, and more.