2019 International Roofing Expo® Registration Opens

Registration has officially opened for the 2019 International Roofing Expo® (IRE), which will be debuting in Nashville, TN. The exposition will be held February 11-13, 2019 at Music City Center.

The IRE plans to attract over 10,500 industry professionals, over 500 exhibitors, from over 60 countries, spanning over 138,000 sq. ft.

“We’re excited to be going to Nashville, which is a new city for us.” commented Tracy Garcia, CEM, Show Director of the IRE Expo. “It is such a fun town, with a great culture, and the convention center is state of the art. The location is central and should make it easy for all to attend.”

Education is the top priority of the IRE. This year there will be 45 brand new sessions in the conference program. These sessions will cover what is most important to the industry now and include courses in tracks such as Technical, Workplace Safety, General Business, Sales and Service, Money Matters, Green Building, and Legal/HR. In addition, there is additional education opportunities on the show floor:

• The Roofing Institute, Sponsored by Johns Manville
• Exhibitor Presented Seminars
• GAF Education Center
• Exhibitor Product Clinics and Education

“We are excited to partner with the IRE, to bring educational and networking events for all segments of the roofing industry to the IRE” said Reid Ribble, CEO of National Roofing Contractors Association.

• CERTA Train-the-Trainer Authorization Program
• NRCA Roofing Industry Fall Protection from A to Z
• NRCA ROOFPAC Country Music Hall of Fame Extravaganza
• Roofing Technical Issues- Open Mic Q & A
• National Roofing Legal Resource Center Luncheon Program (NRLRC)
• NRCA Alliance Construction Management Student Competition
• NRCA How to Build Sustainable, High-Performing Workforce: The NRCA ProCertification Program
• NRCA Industry Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Reception
• ROOFPAC Reception
• NRCA For Foremen Only, Level One (English)
• Union Program (for Union Contractors Only): Working Together to Recruit, Train and Retain

The IRE will also be continuing its partnership with National Women in Roofing (NWIR) where women come together to share experience and insight. The NWIR educational program will be taking place Saturday, February 9^th and is expected to draw women from every facet of the roofing industry.

Online registration is available at www.TheRoofingExpo.com/en/register. Companies look to exhibit should contact sales@theroofingexpo.com.

Qualified, registered media will receive complimentary access to the exposition, conference program, and the Welcome Party.

About International Roofing Expo - The International Roofing Expo is the must-attend event for commercial and residential roofing professionals to stay abreast of market directions, trends and cutting-edge technology. The official show sponsor is NRCA; the official show publication is Roofing Contractor; and the digital destination and official residential publication is Replacement Contractor. Formerly owned by NRCA, the show was sold to Hanley Wood Exhibitions in May 2004. Hanley Wood Exhibitions was acquired by Informa Exhibitions U.S. in December 2014.

About Informa Exhibitions - With over 200 trade and consumer exhibitions annually, Informa Exhibitions is a global market leader in such end markets as Boating, Beauty, Construction & Real Estate, Life Sciences, Maritime, Health & Nutrition, Agriculture and Pop Culture. Through face to face and digital channels, its transaction-oriented exhibitions enable communities to engage, experience and do business. In doing so, Informa brings together people who want to buy and sell, network, do business and gain inspiration. Industry insight, coupled with an innovative and entrepreneurial approach, provides Informa Exhibitions customers and partners with the opportunity to create business advantage and access markets.

Informa Exhibitions is a part of Informa PLC a leading, international Business-to-Business Information Services Group, operating in over 30 countries. We create transaction-led exhibitions and content-based events, specialist data, intelligence and marketing services products, as well as scholarly research and specialist reference-led academic content. Our products and services help businesses and professionals connect, learn, do business and gain an edge over the competition. Informa is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100.