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from the show director

time to celebrate
HD Boutique Exposition & Conference (HD Boutique) September 11-12, 2012 Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami www.hdboutique.com

This has certainly been an exciting couple of months, as we wrapped up both Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (HD Expo) and Hospitality Design Asia (HD Asia). It has been a true pleasure to be able to bring together so many wonderful and talented people to share their knowledge, techniques, and products. HD Asia was a special highlight for me. Being able to return to a region I love for such a wellreceived event was a true joy. Thanks again to our speakers, attendees, and sponsors: Kohler, Fabricut Contract, Symmons, Decolav, and Neoteric Luxury. I can’t wait to do it all again next year. Looking forward, we have HD Boutique coming up in September in Miami. As Gensler’s Tom Ito mentioned in last month’s issue, Miami is a city to watch! I am thrilled about our keynote speaker this year, Alexandra Champalimaud. As president and principal of her namesake New York-based global design ﬁrm, she is responsible for countless hospitality projects including the St. Regis Beijing and the Dorchester in London, as well as the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles and Two E Bar/Lounge at the Pierre Hotel in New York. Please join us for an engaging conversation with Alexandra and HD’s editor-in-chief Michael Adams on Tuesday, September 11th, where she will discuss her career, design challenges and successes, as well as her current project, the renovation of New York’s classic Waldorf=Astoria. Last month I mentioned our new Owners’ Roundtable – The Americas Focus event that will take place on Wednesday, September 12th, and I wanted to update you on the process. We have a fabulous lineup of owners joining us, including John Walters, vice president of architecture and construction, Latin America and the Caribbean, Hilton Worldwide; Helen Jorgensen, vice president of design, procurement, development and construction, Host Hotels & Resorts; Rogerio Basso, acquisitions and development for Latin America, Terranum Hotels; and Diogo Canteras, partner and investor, Condo Hotel Brazil. Our hosts will rotate from table to table allowing you to ask any questions you have in this freeﬂowing forum. As my thank you for reading this letter, I would like to invite all qualiﬁed attendees to register online for HD Boutique with a code that will grant you free access to the show ﬂoor: HDVP. With full conference pricing at only $99, however, you may want to upgrade so you have the chance to listen to all the truly talented people we have speaking this year. I hope to see you there. Until next month.

Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (HD Expo) May 15-17, 2013 Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas www.hdexpo.com Contact us: 1145 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 355 Alpharetta, Georgia 30009 770.291.5400 LIZ SOMMERVILLE Group Show Director 770.291.5456 Elizabeth.Sommerville@nielsen.com JEFF BROWN Sales Manager 770.291.5435 Jeff.Brown@nielsen.com CECE LOFT Account Executive, East Coast 770.291.5433 Cece.Loft@nielsen.com BRENT PAYNE Account Executive, West Coast 770.291.5604 Brent.Payne@nielsen.com FRANCES WONG Marketing Manager 770.291.5513 Frances.Wong@nielsen.com KARA KOBRZYCKI Conference Director 770.291.5424 Kara.Kobrzycki@nielsen.com ELIZABETH GRIMSLEY Conference Director 301.365.7971 Elizabeth.Grimsley@nielsen.com DERRICK NELLOMS Operations Manager 770.291.5452 Derrick.Nelloms@nielsen.com JOE RANDALL Senior Vice President

DAVID LOECHNER President, Nielsen Expositions MICHAEL ALICEA Senior Vice President, Human Resources DARRELL DENNY Senior Vice President, Business Development
DENISE BASHEM Vice President, Finance LORI JENKS Vice President, Operations TERESA REILLY Vice President, Digital JOANNE WHEATLEY Vice President, Manufacturing & Marketing Services

Liz Sommerville Group Show Director Elizabeth.Sommerville@nielsen.com

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