CEDIA EXPO 2010
Exhibitor News
Time is flying by with only four months until CEDIA EXPO 2010! We have compiled some of the most important and up-to-date information that will help make CEDIA EXPO 2010 your most successful event this year. Below are this month's topics:
Upcoming Deadlines
Don't miss the approaching deadlines below! Download our deadline checklist to help you plan and prepare for a successful show.
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Spotlight: Displays with Unfinished Sides/Surfaces
All exposed parts of displays and/or equipment must be appropriately finished or covered in a professional manner so they do not present an unsightly appearance when viewed from adjoining booths or aisles. If necessary, show management may order masking drape at the exhibitor's expense where it is deemed necessary.
Contact Ashley Sorenson with any questions.
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Height Regulations
All exhibit height restrictions
are in accordance with IAEE regulations. To view
height regulations for your booth type, see below:
If you have any questions regarding
the height regulations for your booth space, please
contact Ashley Sorenson at asorenson@cedia.org or 800-669-5329 ext 129
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CEDIA EXPO Housing: Official Housing Provider
CEDIA EXPO Housing is the official provider for all CEDIA EXPO housing accommodations. If you are contacted by other companies claiming to be a housing provider for CEDIA EXPO, please be cautious. Double check their contact information to see if it matches the official provider:
CEDIA EXPO Housing
877-307-0325
317-841-7171
CEDIAHousing@conventionmanagers.com
*All email addresses end will end with @conventionmanagers.com
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Update your Show Directory Listing
Don't forget to update your show directory listing! The printed Show Directory will be available to all attendees at CEDIA EXPO 2010. Click
here to update your listing, verify contact information, and add product details.
The system will close on June
9 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific)! To login,
you will need you booth number and registration
code (example: ATL123). Click
here if you need your booth number or registration
code.
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FREE MARKETING OPPORTUNITY: Update your Exhibitor Portal for the CEDIA EXPO Mobile App
 Take advantage of the FREE "Green Package" we are offering exhibitors through the exciting new smartphone application called “Follow Me”. This is a FREE promotional opportunity for you to upload your company logo and handouts into a web portal. Once uploaded, this information will be available for all attendees to view and access before, during, and after the show.
Don't miss out on placing your logo on the show floor. Take advantage of the FREE "Green Package" and upload your company's information today!
If you don't have your login information for your exhibitor web portal, please contact Karina Zimmerman with Core-Apps.
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NEW for 2010! Attendees' Choice Award
Are you going to have their vote?
 CEDIA is giving the ESC attendees at CEDIA EXPO the opportunity to voice their opinion! Enter your latest product(s) in the Attendees’ Choice Awards competition and let the masses decide. Submit your products between now and July 30.
Voting will occur on site at CEDIA EXPO. Only CEDIA EXPO exhibitors are eligible to submit and only CEDIA Member ESC attendees will be eligible to vote.
For more details and to enter now, visit www.cedia.org/awards.
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Pre-Show Product Showcase
Participate in the Pre-Show Product Showcase and increase foot traffic to your booth before EXPO even begins. The CEDIA Pre-Show Product Showcase is an interactive online resource for creating buzz about your products in advance.
CEDIA Pre-Show Product Showcase product posting opens June 28, 2010 and goes live August 2 through October 2, 2010. All we need is a JPG photo of the product(s), 50 words of copy per product, booth number, url and appointment contact e-mail address.
Don’t delay. Make the most of your investment in your exhibit at CEDIA EXPO 2010 with the CEDIA EXPO Pre-Show Product Showcase! Click here to learn more.
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PR Summary Form
The CEDIA Marketing and Public Relations team can help promote you to the media, if you fill out the PR summary form. The PR Summary Form is used by the CEDIA Marketing and Public Relations team to promote exhibitors, their new products and technologies, and the electronics systems industry to media outlets nationwide and globally leading up to and during CEDIA EXPO. It is important that you complete and submit this form, including as much information about new products/technologies as possible.
All PR summary forms must be completed online. Click here to fill out your PR Summary Form.
All information must be submitted on or before Wednesday, September 1, 2010 to be included in any CEDIA EXPO 2010 press materials being issued to the media before, during, and after the show. No exceptions.
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Press Conference Scheduling
Have you planned your EXPO press conference?
Any EXPO exhibitor can schedule a press conference. Exhibitors have the option of hosting their press conference in the CEDIA EXPO press conference room, at their booth, and/or at an off-site location hosted by the exhibitor. Click here to fill out your press conference schedule request.
The CEDIA EXPO press conference room is available free of charge. However, all exhibitors will be responsible for their own A/V equipment, catering, and furniture not included in the standard room set. The standard room set includes theater seating for up to 100 and a podium
Note: Even if exhibitors are planning to host a press conference in their booths or at off-site locations, CEDIA requires that exhibitors complete the online press conference form in order to have these events listed on the "Press Events" calendar as well as to avoid numerous overlapping events.
For more information on CEDIA Press Conference Scheduling and available times click here.
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CEDIA Daily
Announce your new products and company news in The CEDIA Daily; the newspaper everyone at EXPO will be reading.
Contact NewBay Media today to secure your ad and product release placement. For more information on CEDIA EXPO Daily advertising opportunities, contact the NewBay team
Advertising contact:
Phil Holtberg at pholtberg@nbmedia.com
Product releases and photos contact:
David McGee at dmcgee@nbmedia.com
For additional advertising information, click here. Learn how to submit editorials here.
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Virtual Press Office
How do you plan to distribute your press materials?
Give press unlimited access to your press materials, utilize the Virtual Press Office. The Virtual Press Office offers you a way to give journalists and analysts instant worldwide access to your materials before, during, and after CEDIA EXPO 24 hours a day.
This web-based media service lets you post press releases, backgrounders, images, and much more. The material you post will remain visible to the influential media outlets your dealers and consumers rely on for industry news.
For more information contact sales@vpo.com or visit the Virtual Press Office website.
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New Residential Electronic Systems Contractor Members
There were 11 new residential electronic systems contractor (RESC) CEDIA members in April 2010! Click here to see if any of these new members are in your area!
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