PROFAIR 2010

UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center

1675 Owens Street, San Francisco 94158

Exhibitors: Last year sold out quickly!  Reserve your spot ASAP. Contact Larry Fosnight 707-238-5175 lfosnight@assaabloydss.com for details.

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By Richard Hubble, AIA, CCS

ProFair, the annual product fair sponsored by San Francisco Chapter CSI, is the largest, locally-sponsored showcase of construction products and services in the Bay Area.  As an architect, independent specifier, and 30-year attendee, I find the annual ProFair an extremely valuable opportunity to speak directly with representatives of some major manufacturers.  If asked my top three reasons for attending ProFair 2010, I would identify:

1. Networking - That Personal Touch

Talking to a professional product representative about your current project or design problem “puts a face to a name.”  When you need to call a rep later for more information, you’ll be remembered.  Plus, the broad spectrum of manufacturers represented gives attendees the opportunity to do a lot of networking in one place.

2. Knowledge - How, Not Just What

Product reps are building technology consultants in their own right.  They offer advice and experience on applying products and systems to real-world conditions, not only the idealized conditions displayed online. And the one-on-one discussion allows for easy follow-up questions so you can get to the crux of your issue and clearly identify an optimum solution.

3. Look, AND Touch

Many of us don’t get the chance to visit jobsites on a regular basis, so product displays, demonstrations, and samples give us a real-world, tactile understanding of materials, products, and systems that you don’t get from online research.

As for me, I am looking forward to this year’s San Francisco CSI ProFair 2010 to be held on Wednesday, April 14, from 4 PM to 7 PM, at the Mission Bay Conference Center at UCSF.