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International Builders' Show Registration Opens With Special Offers
On Education, Hotels and More
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today
officially opened online registration and housing for the
2010 International Builders’ Show® (IBS or the Show), the
largest annual light construction tradeshow in the world.
Scheduled for Jan. 19-22 in Las Vegas, the Show will at -
tract tens of thousands of building industry professionals
from around the globe.
“The International Builders’ Show is considered the pre -
miere event of our industry,” said NAHB Chairman Joe
Robson, a home builder from Tulsa, Okla. “With its combi -
nation of education offerings, product showcase and pro -
fessional networking opportunities, IBS provides attendees
with the knowledge, tools and insights they need to not
only weather the current economic downturn, but to posi -
tion themselves for success as the industry recovers.”
With more than 175 education seminars to choose from,
attendees will have the opportunity to learn about a range
of subjects, including sales and marketing strategies, the
latest green building and remodeling techniques, or the
current economic outlook. In addition, many pre-show
courses are designed to help participants attain important
industry designations, such as Certified Aging-in-Place
Specialist, Certified Green Professional and several others.
The Exhibit Hall offers builders valuable ‘face time’ with
the manufacturers and suppliers of the latest and most indemand
home construction products. The show floor will
feature the industry’s most important suppliers displaying
the latest and greatest building products and services
across more than 250 product categories.
This year, NAHB will introduce several new offers and in -
centives for attendees including:
- Complimentary four-day passes to the IBS Exhibit Hall for
NAHB members who register by December 11.
- One- and two-day education passes, which include ad -
mittance to the Exhibit Hall all four days of the show, plus
unlimited access to one or two days of education seminars.
- No cost education seminars for registered attendees on
Friday, Jan. 22.
- Special $100 discounted registration rate for NAHB
members attending IBS for the first time.
Includes full registration access to all education seminars
and admittance the Exhibit Hall for the duration of the show.
In an effort to make attending IBS more affordable, NAHB
will be offering discounted room rates from $32 to $199 a
night at all of the Las Vegas hotels in NAHB’s hotel block.
The discounted rate rooms are limited and are available
only if booked by the end of August.
The 2010 International Builders’ Show is not open to the
general public. Building industry professionals and their
affiliates throughout the housing trades are welcome to
register by visiting the show’s Web Site at www.Build -
ersShow.com.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Complimentary registration is available
to credentialed members of the working press. Visit
www.BuildersShow.com/Press for more information or to
register. For more information, please contact Liz Warin,
at ewarin@nahb.com or 202-266-8495.]
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