The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) is a global trade association of companies that specialize in planning and installing electronic systems for the home. These systems include home networking, home automation and communication systems, media rooms, single or multi-room entertainment systems, and integrated whole-house subsystems providing control of lighting, security and HVAC systems. The association was founded in September 1989 and has a total membership of approximately 2,200 member companies. CEDIA members are established, insured businesses with bona fide qualifications and experience in this specialized field. Member classifications include designer/installers, manufacturers, sales representatives, distributors, consultants and affiliates. CEDIA is a not-for-profit association based in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is controlled by its members, who annually elect officers and board members. CEDIA's members are found throughout the world. For more information on CEDIA visit their website at www.cedia.net.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association whose mission is to enhance the climate for housing and the building industry. Chief among NAHB's goals is providing and expanding opportunities for all consumers to have safe, decent and affordable housing. As "the voice of America's housing industry," NAHB helps promote policies that will keep housing a national priority. Founded in 1942, NAHB is a federation of more than 800 state and local associations. About one-third of NAHB's 211,000 members are home builders and/or remodelers. The remaining members are associates working in closely related fields within the housing industry, such as mortgage finance and building products and services. The association is member-driven, with a professional staff of nearly 300. More than 2,800 members serve on the association's board of directors, which elects the association's Senior Officers and helps set the association's agenda. NAHB analyzes policy issues, takes the industry's story to the public, monitors and works toward improving the housing finance system, and analyzes and forecasts economic trends. The association also represents the industry's interests on Capitol Hill and strives to ensure that housing remains a national priority when laws are made and policies are established. In 2003, NAHB's builder members will construct about 80 percent of all new housing in America, making housing one of the largest and most powerful engines of economic growth in the country. For more information on NAHB visit their website at www.nahb.org.

The New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) is a professional trade association comprised of builders, remodelers, material suppliers, subcontractors, consultants, lending institutions, utilities and others involved in housing and building-related fields. Their priorities: the promotion, protection and improvement of the building industry in New Jersey. The NJBA's policies are developed by a Board of Directors comprised of builders and associates from around the state. Policies are carried out by their full-time professional staff and results-oriented committees. In total, the NJBA's policies are formulated and implemented by more than 200 industry experts. For more information on the New Jersey Builders Association visit their website at www.njba.org.

The Builders Association of Northern New Jersey (BANNJ) is the non-profit trade association serving the New Jersey building industry in Bergen, Passaic, Sussex and Hudson counties. The organization is the local chapter of both the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA). The BANNJ acts as the collective voice for the local home building industry with homebuyers, the general public, the media, the trade, the real estate community, and government and elected officials. BANNJ is comprised of approximately 270 builder, remodeler, land developer and associate members. In addition to regular meetings of the Officers and Board of Directors, the Association hosts and sponsors a wide variety of educational, networking, lobbying, recognition, fundraising and benevolent events during the year for members and non-members. Several standing and ad-hoc member committees dedicated to specific topics assist the Officers and Board to fulfill the mission of the Association. For more information on the Builders Association of Northern New Jersey visit their website at www.bannj.org.