March 3 - 5, 2005
SOLID SURFACE EXPO (ISSFA)
LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER
Las Vegas, NV
Phone 702-567-8150
Fax 702-567-8145
www.ISSFA.com
March 31 - April 2, 2005
INTERNATIONAL TILE & STONE SHOW (ITSS)
MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER
Miami Beach, FL
Phone 800-564-5975
www.itssexpos.com
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May 3 - 6, 2005
COVERINGS
ORLANDO CONVENTION CENTER
Orlando, FL
Phone 866-285-3691
Fax 800-883-9466
www.coverings.com
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May 19 - 21, 2005
AIA NATIONAL CONVENTION
MANDALAY BAY CONVENTION CENTER
Las Vegas, NV
Phone 888-242-1824
www.aiaconvention.com
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July 15 - 17, 2005
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JACOB JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER
New York, New York
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www.itssexpos.com
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Jan 13 - 16, 2006
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ORLANDO CONVENTION CENTER
Orlando, Florida
800-368-5242, Ext 111
www.buildershow.com
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October 19 - 22, 2005
STONEXPO
Las Vegas Conventiona Center
Las Vegas, NV
866-550-6808
www.stonexpo.com
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Vol. III, No. 2 February 2005
CALENDAR
of EVENTS
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Mr. Heck: Tamara, thank you for tak-
ing some time to
talk about
Coverings and the industry in gener-
al.
Ms. Christian: Thank you,
Francis. It's a pleasure to
"speak" directly to your
readers, who are an
extremely important con-
stituency of Coverings.
Mr. Heck:
First off, tell me about what's new for
Coverings this year.
Ms. Christian: Coverings was such
a huge success for us last year, in our
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