Trade Show Scheduling

World of Concrete is the industry’s only annual international event dedicated to the commercial concrete and masonry construction industries. This show features indoor and outdoor exhibits with the industry’s leading suppliers showcasing innovative products and technologies. Exciting demonstrations and competitions and a world-class education program are also featured.

World of Concrete features about 1,600 exhibitors in more than 800,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor exhibit space. Exhibitors include original equipment manufacturers from around the world as well as exclusive U.S. distributors of equipment, tools, products and services for the commercial construction, concrete and masonry industries.

This show is ideal for commercial contractors, concrete contractors, concrete pumpers, construction managers, dealers/distributors, decorative concrete contractors, designers and specifiers, general contractors, masonry contractors, architects, engineers, brick and block producers, ready mix producers, rental equipment centers, repair contractors, pipe and block producers, and any others involved in the concrete industry.

Both 90-minute and 3-hour seminar sessions will be offered with more than 100 skill-building seminars with top industry experts. Training, updates and certificates will be provided. Seminars will be packed with leading-edge advice on how to reduce costs, improve profits, and save time. 13 designated tracks featuring both 90-minute and 3-hour sessions will provide practical, field-proven instruction in everything from Concrete Fundamentals, Business & Project Management, Masonry, and Concrete Production to Decorative Concrete, Safety & Risk Management, and Finance & Money Matters. Some of the educational tracks offered include:

• Concrete Fundamentals
• Residential Concrete
• Business & Project Management
• Concrete Repair
• Certification Training
• Leadership & Management
• Legal/HR
• Technical Updates

World of Concrete will be held February 1-5, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, 3150 Paradise Rd., Las Vegas, NV 90109. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.worldofconcrete.com. Email: contactus@worldofconcrete.com.

Thousands of floor covering retailers, distributors, installers, architects, designers, and builders will be gathering in Las Vegas for the #1 floor covering event. They will have the opportunity to see the newest and most innovative products in carpet, tile, hardwood, rugs and laminate. Over three days they will receive vital education and network with others to get business done.

Surfaces 2010 will offer more than 40 workshops, seminars and mini sessions led by industry experts in the fields of business, sales, marketing, installation, and design. Surfaces will provide the products, tools, technology and education that floor covering professionals need to grow and profit during this challenging economic climate. Four new On-Floor Education Stages will focus on four ‘hot topics’ related to the floor covering industry: Sustainability, Design & Trends, Business & Technology and Installation. These live demonstrations will run concurrently throughout the three days of the show.

The New Product Pavilion, sponsored by National Floor Trends, Floor Covering Installer and Tile Magazines,  has more than 50 participating companies showcasing the hottest in floor covering, accessories, tools and supplies before they hit the market.

“Above the Baseboard” Pavilion will feature the latest in specialty floor covering products as well as products ‘above the baseboard’ including countertops, wall coverings, and many other specialty type products and accessories for the home.

The Surfaces exhibition will feature more than 700 of the largest manufacturers and suppliers representing products in every major category including carpet, tile, hardwood, rugs, laminate, resilient stone and marble.

Designer Day will cater to interior designers by offering accredited education, a behind-the-scenes tour of one of the most extravagant properties in as Vegas as well as many other exciting activities planned with design in mind.

Surfaces 2010 will be held February 1-4, 2010 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, 201 Sands Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89169. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.surfaces.com. Phone: (972) 819-7602 or (866) 860-1975. Email: registration@surfaces.com.

Santa Fe, New Mexico will be the host of the 37^th conference on the physics and chemistry of surfaces and interfaces. This conference is devoted to achieving a fundamental understanding of the physical, chemical, biological, structural, optical, magnetic and electrical properties of surfaces and interfaces. These studies include characterization of growth processes, interfacial phenomena, transport and the structure and influence of defects.

The conference will focus on surface/interface issues related to:

• Multiferroic materials
• Epitaxial oxide heterostructures
• Graphene
• Novel theoretical approaches
• III-Nitride materials
• Nanostructures fro electronics and photonics
• Organic/inorganic interfaces
• Spintronics
• High-k gate dielectrics on semiconductors
• Physical and electronic structure of semiconductors
• Metal contacts to new semiconductors
• Carrier transport and optical properties

Young Scientists Awards will be offered constituting financial assistance to students, especially students presenting papers.

Speakers at the 2010 conference will include:

• Charles Ahn, Yale University – Ferroelectricity of Thin Films
• Eva Y. Andrei, Rutgers University – Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Graphene
• David Awschalom, University of California, Santa Barbara – Spins in Diamond
• David Cahill, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana – Ultralow Thermal Conductivity Materials, and Particularly the Role of Interfaces
• David G. Castner, University of Washington – Characterization of Biomolecule Interactions with Surfaces
• Frank Glas, CNRS – Semiconductor Nanowires

PCSI 2010 will be held January 10-14, 2010 at the La Fonda Hotel, E. San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501. For registration and more information you can visit their web site at http://www.pcsiconference.org.