WHAT: The 45th annual NeoCon®, the National Exposition of Contract Furnishings, is North America’s largest design exposition and conference for commercial interiors. NeoCon features the latest design trends, products, and concepts in office/corporate, healthcare, hospitality/retail, residential, school/institutional, and government interior environments, from more than 600 showrooms and exhibitors.

NeoCon offers the most comprehensive conference schedule in the industry with more than 100 CEU-accredited seminars, industry association forums, and keynote presentations. The NeoCon conference covers a wide range of subjects and topics in the following educational tracks: Office Design:Dealer Strategies; Environmental Design; Facilities Construction & Renovation; Facilities Technology; Facilities Management; Healthcare Design; Hospitality Design; Institutional Design; Lighting Design; Professional Development; Residential Design and Senior Housing. Many of the seminars presented will qualify for Health, Safety and Welfare certification requirements.

WHO: More than 40,000 trade professionals are expected to attend NeoCon 2013, including: architects, interior designers, facility managers, space planners, dealers/distributors, manufacturers/reps, corporate real estate executives, office managers, purchasing managers, project managers, press and students.

WHERE: Encompassing 1 million square-feet of exhibition space on 10 floors of The Merchandise Mart in Chicago.

PRODUCTS: Thousands of commercial furnishings products and services will debut at

NeoCon, such as: architectural products; access floors; accessories; building products and services; carpeting, casegoods, files and storage; floor coverings; furniture; lighting; outdoor furniture; seating; stone and tile; technology; textiles; wall coverings, and wall systems.

DATES: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., June 10 – 12, 2013

REGISTRATION: Registration will be available in March.

WEB SITE: www.neocon.com

TELEPHONE: (800) 677-6278 (MART) in the United States or (312) 527-7600 if calling from outside the United States.

NeoCon® is a registered trademark of MMPI.

About Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI)
Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.(MMPI), a division of Vornado Realty Trust, is a leading owner and operator of integrated showroom and office buildings, as well as trade show facilities, bringing buyers and sellers together through market events, trade and consumer shows and conferences each year. Our trade show operations team produces shows and events in MMPI-owned buildings as well as publicly owned convention centers around the world.

Vornado Realty Trust, owners of Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.(MMPI), based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.