ConExpo-Con/Agg, one of the world’s largest trade shows for construction industries, will be be here before your know it! Held only every 3 years, the next one is scheduled for March 8-12, 2014,– and some changes are in store for attendees.
At ConExpo 2011, attendees had to pay $10 in advance and $20 on-site for a printed show directory. This may have been a test run to decrease the number of directories printed and help reduce the cost and waste generated by this hefty book, weighing in at nearly a pound and a half. The directory listed educational programming at ConExpo, but primarily consisted of exhibitor company profiles, contact information, and of course, booth numbers. With no advertising allowed in the directory, the move away from printing it isn’t really a surprise. This cost-savings change will be a be a “green” direction that will reduce waste, but is also likely in response our growing use of online information.
