President's
Message
I would like to extend a personal invite for you to join us as an exhibitor
for the 2007 BICSI Canada Conference in Vancouver. This is a great opportunity
that only comes around every couple of years and opens many new opportunities
for you.
As an exhibitor, you will find that the information transport systems (ITS)
professionals who attend this event come from across Canada and the United
States, yet many have at least two things in common. First of all, most
attendees have projects they are planning or working on now. This is not
a conference for tire-kickers. Secondly, most attendees are expanding their
business. Our attendees are generally specialists in design and installation
of ITS. However, they have learned that the cabling and infrastructure work
is the hard part of any project. Now they are expanding their business by
offering customers a full range of low-voltage solutions ranging from voice
and data to security, controls and other building automation and management
systems.
BICSI members and many of the other attendees at the Conference are getting
larger and larger shares of work on each construction project. And, they
will be in Vancouver looking for solutions from you! As usual, we keep
attendees in the Exhibit Hall by providing food and beverages during all
exhibit hours. We promise to bring these new qualified prospects, as well
as many existing clients, to your display. The rest is up to you. Don’t
miss this opportunity to meet with the ITS professionals who specify,
design and install your products and use your services. I look forward
to seeing you in Vancouver.
John Bakowski
RCDD/NTS/OSP/WD Specialist
BICSI President
Attendee
Profile
A recent survey shows
that BICSI conference attendees design and install ITS infrastructure
for multiple building systems (system, percent of BICSI members):
Benefits
of Exhibiting
What separates this
event from other exhibiting venues is the strength of the associated educational
sessions. These sessions attract serious ITS professionals who have paid
a significant fee to attend the conference and view the exhibition. As
a result, you will meet highly motivated prospects who are intent on learning
the latest developments, solutions and practices surrounding ITS.
Exceptional
Traffic
There are no conference sessions or training scheduled during exhibit
hours. To ensure a crowd at your booth, BICSI provides hors d’oeuvres
and beverages (alcoholic and nonalcoholic) during evening exhibit hours
and continental breakfast during morning exhibit hours. In addition, exhibits
and conference sessions are all located under one roof at The Westin Bayshore
Vancouver—ensuring higher attendance at the exhibition.
Company Exposure
BICSI expects over 750 attendees and visitors to view the exhibits. Each
exhibitor also gains additional exposure through a listing and company
description in the on-site BICSI Canada Conference Program and on the
BICSI Web site (www.bicsi.org). A link to your company’s Web site
will be included if you provide it in your description.
Conference
Participation
Because exhibit hours do not conflict with the educational sessions, you
have the opportunity to meet even more prospects during these sessions.
You receive two or more registrations with your exhibit space package.
Complimentary
Exhibit Hall Passes
You also receive exhibit hall passes to give to customers
and prospects who might only want to attend the exhibits.
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Who
is BICSI?
BICSI®
is a professional association supporting the information transport systems
(ITS) industry with information, education and knowledge assessment for
individuals and companies. BICSI serves more than 24,000 ITS professionals,
including designers, installers and technicians. These individuals provide
the fundamental infrastructure for telecommunications, audio/video, life
safety and automation. Through courses, conferences, publications and
professional registration programs, BICSI staff and volunteers assist
ITS professionals in delivering critical products and services, and offer
opportunities for continual improvement and enhanced professional stature.
Headquartered in Tampa, Florida, BICSI membership spans nearly 100 countries.
Each year, BICSI’s
more than 24,000 ITS professionals choose from domestic and international
conferences to hone their skills and knowledge, network with peers and
earn the continuing education credits (CECs) necessary to maintain certification
as BICSI-registered designers and installers. BICSI
conferences draw a diverse group of decision-makers from across the country
and around the world who are actively seeking the latest solutions available
in the market today. This high-quality audience includes:
- RCDD®s (Registered
Communications Distribution Designers)
- ITS Design Consultants
- ITS Contractors
- Facility Owners
and Managers
- Outside Plant (OSP)
Engineers
- Communications
Resellers and VARs
- Corporate and Government
Communications Managers
- Network Designers
and Administrators
- Cabling Infrastructure
Installers and Technicians
- Architects and
Consultants
Who
Exhibits?
A
wide range of products and services related to ITS is showcased at each
BICSI exhibition. A partial list is shown below:
- Access Controls
- Access Flooring
- Audio Systems
- Building Management
- Cable
- Cable Management
- Communications Systems
- Connectivity
- Control Systems
- Customer Premises Equipment
- Disaster Recovery
- Display Controls
- Distributors
- Emergency Notification
- Enclosures
- Equipment Rental
- Fiber Optics
- Fire Detection and Suppression
- Firestopping
- Grounding and Bonding
- Industrial Networking
- Labeling Systems
- OSP Equipment
- Paging
- Power Distribution
- Power Protection
- Protocol Conversion
- Raceways
- Racks and Cabinets
- Safety Equipment
- Security Systems
- Signaling
- Software—Design
- Software—Estimating
- Structured Cabling
- Surveillance
- Telephone Systems
- Test Equipment
- Testing and Certification
- Tools
- Training/Publications
- Vehicles and Heavy Equipment
- Video Systems
- Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
- Wire
- Wireless Equipment
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