BUILDEX Returns to Calgary as the Largest Industry Event of its Kind

The must-attend event will feature over 200 unique exhibitors, 60 speakers and more than 35 seminars, making BUILDEX Calgary the city's largest seminar program for professionals in designing, building and managing real estate. Prominent industry leaders will gather from across the country for educational speaker sessions, keynote panels and case studies to discuss and share the latest insight into the construction and development industry in Calgary and explore the latest products, trends, technologies, issues and educational sessions.

Local professionals will have the opportunity to network and collaborate with thousands of industry professionals at this one-stop shop for architects, property managers, contractors, interior designers, homebuilders, developers, corporate planners, government officials, engineers and many more.

"BUILDEX Calgary provides a local platform which allows industry professionals to re-evaluate the outlook and changing landscape of the Alberta real estate market," said Paul Maryschak, Show Director, BUILDEX Calgary. "By featuring prominent and reputable speakers, panellists and exhibitors, the tradeshow and conference will profile what's new in property management, building, architecture and design."

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS FOR BUILDEX CALGARY 2011

Featured Speakers:

--  Kyle MacDonald, Founder, One Red Paperclip - How to Trade a Red
    Paperclip for a House - Kyle captured the world's attention when he set
    out to trade a single red paperclip for a house. Fourteen trades and
    countless stories later, he succeeded. 
    
    
--  Avi Flombaum, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Designer Pages, New
    York - Aspire to Inspire: How to Harness the Internet to Usher in a
    Design Renaissance 
    
    
--  Monika Siebert, Principle, Monika Inc. - What's SEXY in Kitchen and Bath
    Design 
    
    
--  Liesbet Trappenburg, National Speaker, Windmill Worldwide - You Are Not
    Your Job! How To Create A Sustainable Work/Life Balance 
    
    
--  Jeff Mowatt, BComm CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), Customer
    service strategist, bestselling author, award-winning speaker -  The Art
    of Customer Service...Influence with Ease and Competing Beyond Price

Featured Case Studies:

--  East Village Redevelopment Project - Here Comes the Neighbourhood - This
    session will provide an insightful update on the East Village project
    including the sale of land to date, marketing of the Simmons Building,
    Cantos Music Foundation and library relocation to the East Village. 

--  Eighth Avenue Place Case Study - This project is truly different from
    anything Calgary has seen before; It began with a partnership between
    three very different owners; followed by the first-time relationship
    between a developer, consultants and a contractor; resulting in the
    first development in Canada for a US developer. The outcome - the first
    LEED CS Platinum, world-class office building project in Canada. 

(i) Complimentary tour at 8th Avenue Place to follow. Limited seats available for media.

Featured Sessions:

--  Branding Buildings Better - Social Media Impact - Learn how to use new
    and old media to your advantage. 

--  How Other Designers Approach Design - A group of professional designers
    from different industries will share their way in approaching design and
    how they produce great design. 

--  Healthcare Architecture and Design - Symptoms, Epidemics, Diagnoses and
    Cures - Experienced practitioners share their strategies for taking
    risks and realizing healthcare interiors that are ready for whatever
    changes occur. 

--  Architectural Keynote Panel: Issues of Sustainable Growth versus
    Suburban Sprawl - Panellists will explore the different ways of looking
    at the issues of implementation including regulatory, financial, market
    forces, environmental and social beliefs. 

BUILDEX Calgary will take place on Tuesday, November 8 from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Wednesday, November 9 from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

For pre-show registration or additional information on BUILDEX Calgary 2011, please visit www.buildexcalgary.com.

About MMPI

MMPI Canada produces and manages over 55 seminars, conferences, trade and consumer shows every year throughout Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Seattle. As a well-known entity, MMPI Canada specializes in many sectors including construction, design, craft, art, real estate, furniture, furnishings and food.

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