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NECA Show Prospectus

Did you know that Electrical Contractors specify and purchase more than $130 billion in products and services annually in lighting, power, and communication systems used in buildings and communities. Reach this powerful customer base and get your share of this continually growing market!

What the exhibitor needs to know!
  • 32 of the nation’s top 50 electrical contractors are NECA members (according to the 2006 Engineering News record report)
  • 54% of the attendees say the NECA show is the only national expo that they attend
  • More than 80% of the NECA convention and show attendees are presidents, owners, partners, or corporate officers of their electrical contracting firms.
  • Over 53% of electrical contractor revenue now comes from their involvement in design/build projects
  • 72% of NECA Convention and Show attendees make brand selections.
  • “Loose” specifications give electrical contractors the decision making power to make brand decisions
  • 72% of NECA Convention and Show attendees participate every year
  • The average length of time spent on the Show floor is seven hours and more than 50% of attendees spend time at the NECA Show all three days
  • When asked "What is the most valuable to you during the NECA Show?" The attendees responded: New Products; Seminars; Networking (in that order)
  • Where: Chicago McCormick Center – Lakeside Center
  • When: October 47, 2008
  • What: The NECA Show

Sponsorships are available, New and Featured Product Room, and Technical Workshops run throughout the NECA Show. The NECA exhibitor can submit an application to give a Technical Workshop presentation. Applications for these workshops will be presented to a selection committee in February of 2008. You must be a NECA exhibitor in order to present a workshop. The 2008 will be available on line and reservations for booth space can be made. Call Exhibit Sales Manager - T: 301/215-4552, F: 770-632-7922.

“We continue to be impressed with the loyalty and strength of NECA members. NECA leaders and peers have been a strong part of our continued success and product roadmap. So after many years of active participation, we wanted to show our growing support by becoming a leading sponsor for NECA 2007 in San Francisco - AutoDesk’s home base”.

Jeff Burmeister, Autodesk