Alpharetta,
GA — (June
18, 2018) — Today,
CEDIA
Expo, the event for the intelligently connected built environment, is proud to
announce a collaboration and endorsement from the National Kitchen & Bath
Association (NKBA) as the event where kitchen and bath design and remodeling professionals
connect with technology integrators to learn, network and collaborate.
Designers,
builders, remodelers and architects have
understood the need to align with technology integrators to respond to the modern client’s desire for
connected home technology— beautifully
designed spaces with seamless technology integration. CEDIA Expo is the single
event where design professionals and technology integrators come together to
network and share knowledge of their respective industries and explore how the
two professions collaborate on current and developing projects.
“Having an area on
the show floor dedicated to technology and design integration will spark needed
conversations between the two professional groups,” says Suzie Williford,
NKBA’s executive vice president of industry relations & CSO. “Kitchen and
bath designers are hungry for products that will move the needle on technology
integration in intelligently built environments.”
“CEDIA Expo is the
only event that is tapping into this market and is opening the door to
relationships that might not have been there before,” says Brian Pagel, senior
vice principal of Emerald Expositions. “CEDIA Expo 2018 will be rolling out new
initiatives that connect designer and construction professionals with
integrators, allowing for productive future projects.”
CEDIA Expo 2018 will feature the Design Connection Pavilion, an area on the show floor for
design and construction professionals to discover and explore new smart
products and brands that be integrated
into their residential and commercial designs.
Also debuting at
CEDIA Expo 2018 is the Design Connection Tour series. A technology integrator
will serve as a guide who will lead approximately 20 design and construction professionals
on a tactical tour of the CEDIA Expo show floor. Exhibitors boasting new and
innovative solutions for the intelligently connected built environment
professionals will be tour stops.
Design Connection
Pavilion exhibitors, Design Connection tour guides and tour-goers, select
attendees and VIP media will meet at the Design Connection networking event,
Bourbon and Brownies, also new to CEDIA
Expo 2018.
CEDIA Expo 2018
will run from September 6 to 8 at the San Diego Convention Center.
About CEDIA Expo
CEDIA Expo powers the disruptors, innovators and integrators in the intelligently connected
built environments by providing the only platform for discovery and
collaboration. More than 20,000 home technology professionals and more than 500
exhibitors convene each year for the leading event in connected technology and
connected built environments. CEDIA Expo is the place for system integrators to
experience new products and breakthrough innovations first and to access
targeted training in technology integration. CEDIA Expo 2018 takes place
September 4–8 at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California.
CEDIA Expo is owned and operated by
Emerald Expositions, a leading operator of business-to-business trade shows in
the United States. The company currently operates
more than 55 trade shows, as well as numerous other
face-to-face events. In 2017, Emerald’s events connected over 500,000 global
attendees and exhibitors and occupied more than 6.9 million NSF of exhibition
space.
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