The modern Direct Energy Centre in downtown Toronto is the venue for Sign World, offering exhibitors and visitors state-of-the-art show amenities.
With high 40-foot ceilings, bright lights, sweeping glass entrance lobby and large expanses of barrier-free space, the Direct Energy Centre is a favourite with exhibitors and visitors alike.
Sign World is a special market focus of Print World: The World of Shorter-Run Printing, occupying Hall A on the west side of the Direct Energy Centre.
Full loading docks and drive-in ramps with 30-foot doors make move-in and move-out as effortless as possible. A system of floorport service conduits provide access to electrical and telecommunication outlets, water and drain. Columns and perimeter walls contain outlets for compressed air and natural gas.
The facility is also fully wired, with video conferencing, fibre optic, wireless Internet and many other communications capabilities.
Located by Lake Ontario in Exhibition Place, the Direct Energy Centre has easy access to downtown Torontos hot spots, perfect for entertaining clients. In addition to hundreds of fine restaurants and the club district, nearby attractions include the CN Tower, Hockey Hall of Fame, Bell Lightbox (home of Toronto International Film Festival), Fort York and Air Canada Centre.
The Centre offers both aboveground and underground parking, and is accessible via two streetcar transit routes.
The Centre is even within walking distance of Toronto Island Airport (Billy Bishop Airport), home of
Porter Airlines. Porter is an official Packaging & Label World carrier (20% discount after May 1), known for its convenient, stylish and low-stress service to many eastern Canadian destinations and also New York (Newark), Boston, Chicago and Washington. Air Canada also flies out of the airport to Montreal.
Pearson International Airport is a short 25-minute cab ride away.
Sign World/Print World 2016 takes place Nov. 19-21 at the Direct Energy Centre, the best show facility in Canada.