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PRESS RELEASE
Burnsville, MN
August 21, 2008

Surface Fabrication & Design Expo 2009 to Host Concrete Countertop Industry Conference Special Educational Track to be Produced by CCIC

Cygnus Expositions, owner and producer of Surface Fabrication & Design Expo, is pleased to announced that the 2009 event will feature the Concrete Countertop Institute (CCI) and the Concrete Countertop Industry Conference (CCIC).

The Concrete Countertop Institute will host a pavilion on the show floor featuring some of the latest, most innovative countertop options available in today's changing marketplace. 

"The inclusion of concrete countertops will bring in more fabricators - not only concrete countertop fabricators who want to understand the broader countertop industry but also solid surface fabricators who want to diversify their businesses with this innovative and green countertop option", said Jeffrey Girard, P.E., President of The Concrete Countertop Institute.

The Concrete Countertop Industry Conference will add a special educational program that will be available to all Surface Fabrication & Design Expo Conference attendees. In addition, the CCIC program will provide several hands on demonstrations in the clinics on the show floor that will be available to all expo attendees.

Surface Fabrication & Design Expo is the only international trade event primarily focused on the countertop industry. Owned and produced by Cygnus Expositions, the event provides fabricators, designers, architects, specifiers and other countertop professionals the opportunity to gain the education, product knowledge and contacts necessary to stay competitive in this ever-evolving industry.

For information on attending or exhibiting at Surface Fabrication & Design Expo, being held at the Orange County Convention Center,  February 19-21 , 2009 visit www.sfdexpo.com or call 800.827.8009.

The Concrete Countertop Institutes mission is to help concrete countertop professionals succeed. The Institute provides contractors with intensive training via its CCI Training Programs and information and networking opportunities via the Concrete Connections Web site and the Concrete Countertop Industry Conference.

Surface Fabrication & Design Expo is owned and produced by Cygnus Expositions, the tradeshow arm of business-to-business media leader Cygnus Business Media.  The show is sponsored by Surface Fabrication magazine and the International Solid Surface Fabricators Association (ISSFA).  It is supported by industry leading publications Kitchen & Bath Design News and Wood Digest.

Cygnus Business Media reaches nearly 15 million business owners, executives and professionals annually through its portfolio of over 200 media products. Its four distinct divisions - Cygnus Publishing, Cygnus Expositions, Cygnus Interactive and Cygnus Custom Marketing - provide comprehensive, integrated advertising and marketing programs for Cygnus' valued customers and clients. The company's leading business publications, tradeshows, conferences, Web sites, online products and custom marketing capabilities enhance brand identity, generate sales leads, and build product awareness as they strengthen customer/client relationships.

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