About Metrocon
METROCON is a ground-breaking collaboration: a regional expo and conference organized through an innovative volunteer alliance between the Texas / Oklahoma Chapter of IIDA [International Interior Design Association] and the Texas Chapter of ASID [American Society of Interior Designers]. In a concentrated effort to strengthen the design community, the two organizations have joined forces and pooled resources to offer the best in exhibitors, continuing education, and speakers.
For the EIGHTH year in a row, Interior Designers, Architects, Design Students, and other design industry members in the southwest will take advantage of this premier two-day event focuses on introducing the latest in products and innovative ideas to the Southwest region’s community. Any income from the event goes back to the chapters to fund special educational and recognition programs, as well as scholarships and charities earmarked by the individual organizations.
METROCON09 took place at Dallas Market Hall on Thursday, August 13 and Friday, August 14, 2009. With 3000 participants, the event exceeded attendance expectations and firmly established itself as the largest regional design-related expo and conference in the USA. A diverse array of 226 vendors filled just at 346 booths, introducing the region’s booming design community to the latest and greatest in cutting-edge products and services. Exhibitors catered to the corporate, residential, hospitality, healthcare, institutional, and education design fields. Along with the outstanding tradeshow, METROCON offered attendees 41 continuing education classes. Rounding out the classes was a keynote address by Tom Leppert, Mayor of the City of Dallas, presenting "Economic Development in North Texas" sponsored by Business Interiors by Staples. To access photos from the show, as well the list of 2009 exhibitors and the winners of the Pegasus Exhibitor Awards, visit the Press page.
METROCON010 will take place on Thursday, August 12 and Friday, August 13, 2010 and is expected to attract over 250 diverse manufacturers and service-oriented companies as exhibitors. Attendees will be exposed to a multitude of cutting-edge products (everything from the newest in soft- and hard-surface flooring to open office systems furniture and upper-end case goods to advanced acoustical applications and security measures to the latest in window treatments for both home and business) and valuable services (from consulting to project management). Organizers anticipate over 3,000 in total attendance during the two-day show.
