TISE Goes for “Best Of” in 2017
DALLAS – The top products and exhibitors will vie for the annual “Best Of” awards at The International Surface Event (TISE) next January in Las Vegas – but one of the competition deadlines is only a few weeks away.
Nominations for the show’s product awards are due by Nov. 4, with the final determination during the show at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on Jan. 18-20.
“We are proud that The International Surface Event is the annual home for manufacturers and suppliers to meet face-to-face with their customers, their friends and their industry peers,” says TISE Show Director Amie Gilmore, CEM . “Every year, it is very apparent the incredible amount of work that exhibitors put towards creating products, setting up displays and developing experiences for attendees.
“Their diligent efforts improve the offerings our industries are able to provide the world and we are honored to award these efforts each year!”
With the “Best Of” Product Awards, TISE exhibitors have the opportunity to submit their products into the awards program. Entered products are then featured in the TISE Product & Trends Lookbook and voted on by the industry before the event.
The top 10 products from the Lookbook vote will be promoted by the event with three final winners selected and awarded the “Best Of” Product Award: one for SURFACES, one for StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas, and one for TileExpo. The 2017 “Best Of” Product Awards Program is sponsored by Contemporary Stone & Tile Design, Floor Covering Installer, Floor Trends, Stone World and TILE Magazine.
The “Best Of” Event Awards honors exhibiting companies with exemplary products, programs, services, business practices and/or booth designs. The competition involves six categories: Best Booth under 1200 ft²; Best Booth above 1200 ft²; Innovation; Style & Design; Sustainability; and Technology.
Award winners of “Best Of” SURFACES (sponsored by Floor Covering News), “Best Of” StonExpo/ Marmomacc Americas (sponsored by Stone World and Contemporary Stone & Tile Design) and “Best Of” TileExpo (sponsored by TILE Magazine) are determined by a panel of judges appointed by the official publication sponsors. Winners will be announced and awarded at TISE.
More information, including the list of “Best Of” 2016 award winners, can be found at TISEwest.com/Bestof2016.
The deadline for the “Best Of” Product Awards is Nov. 4. Entry forms are available at www.TISEwest.com/BestOfEntryForm
The deadline for submission in the “Best Of” Event Awards is Jan. 6. Entry forms are available at www.TISEwest.com/BestOfEventAwardsEntryForm
The official sponsor of SURFACES is the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA), the industry’s largest advocacy organization representing floorcovering retailers, contractors and allied service providers throughout North America. StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas is THE stone event for stone industry professional and is home of the MIA annual meeting. The official sponsors are the Marble Institute of America (MIA) and Natural Stone Council (NSC). Together, the Marble of America (MIA) and the Building Stone Institute (BSI) serve more than 1900 members in 55 countries who represent every aspect of natural stone industry, offering them a wide array of technical and training resources, professional development, regulatory advocacy, and networking events.
Official Sponsors of TileExpo are the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation and National Tile Contractors Association.
For more information on The International Surface Event: SURFACES I StoneExpo/Marmomacc Americas I TileExpo, or their sponsors and partners, please visit www.TISEwest.com/attendee/home/partners.
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