Mark your calendar: important upcoming events

Custom Home, July-August, 2003

Aug. 10-12, National Hardware Show. McCormick Place, Chicago. For information visit www.nationalhardwareshow.com. * Sept. 3-7, Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) EXPO. Indianapolis Convention Center and RCA Dome, Indianapolis.

For information visit www.cedia.net/expo. * Sept. 18-20, Restoration & Renovation Conference. Navy Pier, Chicago. For information call 800.982.6247 or visit www.restorationandrenovation.com. * Oct. 16-18, Sunbelt Builders Show. Dallas Convention Center, Dallas. For information call 972.402.0094 or visit www.sunbeltbuildersshow.com. * Oct. 22-25, The Remodelers Show. Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore. For information call 972.536.6343 or visit www.remodelersshow.com. * Nov. 4-7, International Pool and Spa Expo. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. For information call 800.869.8522 or visit www.poolandspaexpo.com. * Nov. 14-16, NAHB Custom Builder Symposium. Orlando, Fla. For information call 800.368.5242, ext. 8338. Deadline: July 25 (entry form deadline). 2003 CUSTOM HOME Pacesetter Awards for excellence in the business of custom home building, sponsored by CUSTOM HOME magazine and the National Association of Home Builders' Single Family Custom Builders Committee. Nomination binder due Aug. 8. For information call 202.736.3407 or e-mail shutchins@hanley-wood.com.