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Posted On: 04/23/2008

Siemens to tour with technology expo exiderdome

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Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. says exiderdome, a traveling technology expo and learning laboratory, will begin the U.S. leg of its world tour in Chicago this summer. Alternatively called The World of Automation, exiderdome brings automation technology to Siemens customers in the manufacturing and industrial facilities segments. With nearly 10,000 square feet of space, exiderdome gives customers and prospects an up-close view of the latest technology while creating a forum for exchanging ideas they can use to build their businesses. 

Exiderdome will offer visitors a range of training and learning events focused on developments in security, energy and the environment, innovation and productivity. Siemens executives and outside experts such as industry analysts, futurists, academics and dignitaries will lead the learning events.

Exiderdome, a traveling technology expo and learning laboratory, will begin the U.S. leg of its world tour in Chicago this summer.

Siemens expects more than 9,000 customers and potential customers – ranging from plant and building engineers to top executives of major industrial concerns – to visit exiderdome during its nine stops in major U.S manufacturing centers between July 2008 and May 2009. Exiderdome will visit Chicago (July 21-25); Detroit (Aug. 8-15); Boston (Oct. 18-23); New York (Nov. 1-7); Charlotte (Dec. 8-12); Orlando (Feb. 2-6, 2009); Los Angeles (March 5-11, 2009); Denver (April 6-10, 2009); and Houston (May 4-8, 2009).

Exiderdome consists of 55 containers, arranged in a two-story building that is about 50 yards long and includes eight product venues, conference rooms, an executive lounge and a central atrium that can be used for receptions, training sessions, multi-media presentations and black tie events. Once assembled, exiderdome is entirely self-contained, including air-conditioning, heat, wireless Internet, power generators and a kitchen with hot and cold running water.  A 17-member crew keeps exiderdome running.

The dome will be assembled on an ocean-going barge at its U.S. debut in Chicago, and then sails to its next three U.S. stops, plus three Canadian cities along the St. Lawrence Seaway. To reach its final five U.S. destinations, exiderdome will be transferred to a convoy of 55 tractor trailers.

For more information, visit www.exiderdome.com/us.