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The National Facilities Management and Technology (NFMT) 2009 Trade Event opened March 10-12 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Maryland. Co-presented by Trade Press Media Group, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.) and ROC Exhibitions (Lisle, Ill.), NFMT 2009 was the economical way for facility and building operating management professionals from across the country to participate in networking opportunities. This included the National Facilities Management & Technology Conference & Expo, maintenance Solutions Expo, GreenTech and Safe Building Expo. With more than 500 trade show exhibitors and 12 educational conference tracks, NFMT is the country’s premiere event dedicated to professionals responsible for the management, operations, design and construction of commercial and institutional buildings. The 2008 show drew more than 5,000 attendees.

Preview information about this event was featured on the website of Capital News Service TV through the University of Maryland, which feeds to media organizations throughout the state of Maryland, Skill TV (Feb. 15, 2009), Homeland Security News (Mar. 8, 2009), Baltimore Business Journal, Southwest Public Safety Technology Center through the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering, Cardiac Science, iGreenBuild.com, Eventful.com and BOMI’s Boost Newsletter (Jan. 2009 issue).

More information about NFMT at NFMT.com.

On Dec. 8, 2008, SecurityMagazine.com posted a calling for end-users and systems integrators with live safety expertise to be involved in the 15th Annual NFPA America’s Fire & Security Expo 2009, which will be held July 28-30 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and ROC Exhibitions, Inc. invite industry professionals, innovators and individuals who have found a better way to do their jobs. Suggested topics include access control, building automation, alarm systems/suppression, electrical safety, and fire and emergency services. More than 4,000 professionals attended in 2008 from the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. AFSE offers unique international networking opportunities, as many as 50 education seminars, workshops, certification seminars, and a culturally rich marketplace featuring more than 250 exhibitors.

Industry professionals should submit their presentation in the form of a case study, story or best practice as it relates to premise security, safety or fire protection.

Submit presentations to Jerry Carter, jcarter@rocexhibitions.com, by Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. All speakers receive complementary conference registration. For information about attending or exhibiting, visit the NFPA website or send an email to info@rocexhibitions.com.

Update: A calling for NFPA presentations also appeared on FireChief.com on Dec. 9, 2008 and Jan. 12, 2009.

SMT previewed Mexitrónica, Oct. 21-23, 2008, at Expo Guadalajara in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico (featured online, Oct. 13, 2008). The conference is a partnership between Mexico’s National Chamber for Electronics, Telecommunication and IT Industries and ROC Exhibitions Inc. It’s in its 14th year and drew more than 6,000 attendees in 2007. Mexitrónica workshops and conference sessions by industry professionals including events related to Mexico’s International Design and Manufacturing Technology Week, exhibits by Cockson Electronics, seminars by Krayden Inc, new products by Nihon Superior USA, improved designs by Indium, showcases by ESSEMTEC, laser stencils by Fine Line Stencil, and additional exhibits by Newark InOne, Blackfox Training Institute, YESTech, Desa Technologies, Lambda Americas, Manncorp, Saturn Electronics, Viscom, Henkel, and many more. Mexitrónica is one of the largest industry gatherings of its kind in North America and features innovative manufacturing products available today by leading companies and concepts for the future.

Coverage was also featured in U.S. Tech Interactive (Oct. 13, 2008). For more information, visit Mexitrónica.com.

Travis Morse, of The Journal-Standard features the 8th annual Midwest Security & Police Conference/Expo (produced by ROC Exhibitions, Inc.) in the Aug. 8, 2008 article “Police Notebook: Medical marijuana topic of expo.” Drug critic Calvina Fay gave a presentation at the expo highlighting the tactics used by different groups to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. She says such a movement is ongoing in the Illinois State Congress and bills are being debated in committee. “Overall,” said Fay, “the legalization of medical marijuana may end up hurting patients who would benefit from ‘legitimate medicine.’” Fay is the executive director of Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.

Click here to view the article.

This exhibition also received mention in Joliet Herald-News, Freeport Journal-Star and Crain’s Chicago Business weekly events listing with dates, times, and a link to event registration.

ROC Exhibitions and the National Fire Protection Association recently held Americas’ Fire and Security Expo in Miami, Florida, and acquired international online coverage from Agencia De Noticias Orbita, Asociación Nacional de Investigadores de Incendios de España, BuyUSA.gov, Conventions.net, Eventful.com, ExpoUA.com, FireChief.com, FireRescue1.com, FS-World.com, HispanicBusiness.com, International Security Buyers Guide, Planet Data: The Security News Network, Security Executive Council, SecurityInfoWatch.com, Security Magazine, SecurityWorldHotel.com, SprinklerWorld.org, TechnologyTroll.com and Trade Shows USA.

ROC Exhibitions, Inc. recently held its 2008 NFPA World Safety Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, which received significant articles and calendar listings in 46 trade publications including Las Vegas Business Press and Exhibitor’s Daily. The latter features an article on the conference’s spotlighting of evacuation procedures - particularly in regards to equal access for the disabled. Click here to view the article. There was coverage by both the Univision and Telemundo Las Vegas affiliates as well as the local news-talk station, KDWN-AM, featuring interviews and exhibit floor overviews. Some other coverage includes articles and blogs by Security Systems News and Security Management Magazine. Also a listing appeared in the “Executive Calendar” in the June 2, 2008 issue of Las Vegas Business Press.

The event ran from June 2 to June 5, 2008 at the Mandalay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. More than 5,000 industry professionals attended the expo presented by NFPA (www.nfpa.org/wsce) and ROC Exhibitions, Inc. NFPA has been a worldwide leader in providing fire, electrical, building and life safety to the public since 1896.