WINDOOR 2016 A new experience and venue in Montreal will add greater value and accessibility Canadian Design and Construction Report special feature WinDoor 2015, the twenty-first instalment of Canada’s only industry owned fenestration trade show, included changes to the show’s model intended to add greater value and members’ accessibility. In February Fenestration Canada announced WinDoor 2016 would introduce several more exciting changes including a venue change and a new management team. This year’s event will be hosted in Montreal under the direction of professional association management firm Zzeem Inc. Fenestration Canada president Skip MacLean says Win- Door and the window and door industry is a living breathing thing and must evolve and change with the times. He says surveys of WinDoor attendees and exhibitors indicated a growing apathy towards the event and a growing concern regarding value. “All that being said there was still a tremen- dous interest to ensuring the show continue in the future.” WinDoor, he says, provides a forum like no other show in Canada and perhaps North America, in which an entire industry comes together to celebrate its economical impor- tance, define its future and create discussion on issues that affect its industry specifically. At WinDoor, he says, atten- dees won’t see roofing, siding or kitchen products. Rather, the show is window and door specific. Planned changes to the show, which began after Win- Door 2014, came with an understanding, he says, that “the exhibits are the central part of the event. You might say the glue that holds everything together. WinDoor is where we gather to network with our peers, discuss relevant issues with suppliers, officials and other stakeholders.” MacLean explains Zzeem is a professional association management company, headed by Erin Roberts. “Erin is a true professional with a passion for teaching and guiding associations in becoming an important tool and instrument in personal and professional development for its members. Erin’s team is built of industry professionals with a com- plete pallet of skills such as marketing, event management, finance, governance and skill development.” 28 – May-June 2016 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report