[Deptheads] Exhibitors Packet Draft 2

[Evil5757 at aol.com]

I don't know if this will work here, but it worked great at a convention in 
 Toledo/Cleveland I helped run.
 
Exhibitors were given 2 sign-up choices, arrive/set-up prior to 5pm  
Thursday (convention was Thursday thru Sunday) and arrive/set-up after 5pm  
Thursday. The Exhibitor's Hall was also split up between the 2 times, with the  
arriving before 5pm in the front of the Hall. We opened up the Exhibitor's 
Hall  at 5pm and blocked off the back area so the others could set-up without 
being  bothered too much.
 
I doubt we could do that at the Radisson, as this needs a back entrance for 
 exhibitors, but we could do it at the Sheraton.....? A lot of exhibitors  
actually liked this because getting ready for the convention they basically 
shut  down on Thursday anyway, so they would head out early, get set-up, get 
dinner,  and be back to open their booth and make early sales at 5pm.
 
John
 
 
 
In a message dated 6/29/2010 10:46:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
the1ring at the1ring.net writes:

Loving  the boiler plate idea.   I think I need a ground-up rework, maybe  
for the February Con.

What happened was I went through it to  highlight all the "change" 
sections, 
in a separate copy, so I would know  what to hit, and their are dates and 
names everywhere!

Another idea  is to use a merge-macro type thing, which I think I can 
handle.. but  boiler plate easier.

Friday opening...  initially not in favor of  it.   Many Exhibitors don't 
even show up until 5PM or later,  after their regular work, their drive 
down, and/or stores close.   Even the early birds are sometime still 
working 
at 5PM.  There have  been times were 10PM we are telling people they gotta 
get out, we are  tired... finish in morning!   So besides Exhibitors having 
to  man the booths late (after a potential full days regular work and 
setup),  we would have people moving is stuff, cards, loose merchandise, 
boxed  stuff.  Can't see it working out.

Then there are some who show up  first thing Saturday - they might be 
cheesed about the missed  opportunity.

Something else we talked about was an earlier opening  Saturday, even 
9:30.   There are so many events that start at  10AM, so we often open to a 
handful of people who are rushing to get  something and off to a game.  It 
funny how I see 20 people milling  around between 9-10am, then open the 
doors to 5 people!

Thanks for  the help and input so  far!

RJ

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