The Launch of an Industry Phenomenon: LMT LAB DAY ®

Prior to 1985, the Chicago Dental Society (CDS)’s MidWinter Meeting was housed in the downtown Hilton Hotel and a handful of companies hosted programs for the laboratory community across the street in the Blackstone Hotel. But in 1985, the CDS moved its meeting to the convention center, which left some companies up in the air about what to do for their technician customers.

LMT Founder Judy Fishman had the foresight to book space at the Blackstone and offered exhibit tables to laboratory product marketers—and LMT LAB DAY Chicago was born. What began with 30 exhibitors and about 275 attendees is now the largest dental laboratory event in America, featuring three days of education and hundreds of exhibitors that attracts thousands of attendees every year.

In 1990, LMT expanded its trade show offerings by launching LAB DAY West in Southern California and again in 2000 with LAB DAY East (now held in Westchester County, New York), solidifying LMT’s reputation...