ATD Show 2019 - Are You Ready?
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Vol. 10, No. 11
January 17, 2019

Expo Passport Program 

The ATD Expo is bringing back the Passport program to help attendees navigate the show floor and encourage more face-to-face connection before buyers and sellers.  ATD will provide exhibitors with the official sticker stamps that will be used to 'stamp' the passport when attendees visit your booth at the show.  Click here for a quick overview of how the passport program is set up.  Let us know if you have any questions.


Be a Good Neighbor & Enjoy the Show! 

The countdown continues, and most of you are in the final stretch of your ATD Expo planning. We have guidelines in place to help ensure that all exhibitors have a positive experience and good ROI for their participation. The following list includes some of the most common issues that Exhibitors need to be aware of in planning their 2019 participation. Here you will find the complete list of Exhibit Rules & Regulations  and Exhibit Design Regulations

Within Booth Only - Exhibitors must not distribute promotional material from any location outside of their assigned booth space. This includes restrooms, restaurants, workshop rooms and any other public area within or outside of the convention center.

Convention Center Exterior Property - Exhibitors may not post ads or any other form of advertising/marketing media on any structure, vehicle or device on the exterior grounds of convention center property.

Taste and Decorum - Exhibitors may use professional models within their booth space, however, the models must be tastefully dressed. (as determined by ATD Show Management.) They must also remain in the assigned booth space and cannot walk the expo hall aisles or other areas of the convention center for the purpose of soliciting business or directing/escorting attendees to their booth.

Audio or Visual Display Equipment - Exhibitors using audio systems and/or live entertainment must keep amplification at a conversational level. The use of speakers will be permitted only if they are within the confines of the contracted exhibit space and facing inward and not toward the aisles. Adequate sound insulation must be built around the speakers to assure non-interference with neighboring exhibitors.

No Live Animals - Live animals will not be allowed within any booth space or the expo hall. Service dogs are allowed under ADA guidelines.

No Peanuts or Popcorn - Peanuts or popcorn in any form are not allowed in the expo halls.

No Packing Up Early - Saturday's final expo hours are from 1:30pm to 3pm. Exhibitors ARE NOT authorized to begin packing up their booths until the closing announcements have been made.  


Warning - Exhibitor Scams 

ATD Exhibitors are frequently targeted by companies unaffiliated with NADA/ATD, offering attendee lists from the "ATD Show 2019" and/or variations on the NADA or ATD name or logo.  Please be aware that these companies have nothing to do with NADA/ATD or the ATD Show and NADA Show.  The attendee mailing lists for the show are only available directly from NADA/ATD and all confirmed exhibitors have access to those lists.

Please use caution when dealing with solicitations from companies that are not on the list of Official ATD Contractors


ATD Show Housing

IMPORTANT! NADA/ATD has contracted with Experient to be the official housing company for the ATD Show 2019.  Experient is the only company that can provide special exhibitor housing rates negotiated by NADA at official NADA/ATD hotels.  Other housing companies or travel agencies may offer to book your guest rooms through their company during the ATD Show 2019 but they are not affiliated with or otherwise connected to NADA.

For additional Exhibitor Housing & Registration detail, click here.


IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Click here for the ATD Expo 2019 Exhibitor Planning Calendar, chock-full of important dates you need to know! 


Have Questions? 

NADA/ATD Expo Dept
703.821.7141

expo@nada.org Beth Baumgardner
Terri Carter Connie Mikels

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