On 10/19/2012 9:58 PM, Kenneth Lerman wrote: > On 10/19/2012 9:23 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > >> ed wrote: >> >>> I talked to a vendor there in the mid 90's and he said it was $60K for >>> the show. His booth was a 20 by 20 in the basement behind the stairwell >>> in the old South building, the least prime spot you could find in the >>> whole show. He could not even plug in his own equipment, had to call the >>> "electrician" for everthing. >>> >>> >> Oh, you're not allowed to move anything yourself, either, except for a >> single copy of a brochure. >> Everything has to be done by union workers, and they bill you for an >> hour to move one box >> of flyers from your car. But, all the trade shows are like that. >> > No. Not all. I've exhibited at Veterinary trade shows in San Diego, > Kansas City, Denver, Louisville, and Baltimore. > > In Louisville we carried our entire booth in. In Denver, we carried five > large boxes in. At all of them, if you could carry it with one hand > (like a small suitcase), you could do it yourself. > > We generally shipped a 2x3x4 foot box containing everything we needed > for our booth. That included floor covering, three chairs, an eight foot > table, table covering, etc. We used battery power so as to avoid paying > for an electric outlet. > > If you don't do something like that, you pay $60 per chair, $100+ for > floor covering, $100 for a table + $50 to cover it, ... > > The booths at the shows we were at ran about $1600 for the show. > > Ken > >
Chicago is definitely a special case. They are the worse I have seen and I have worked dozens of shows in the midwest. At one time, I was told that New York City was very similar. Everyone other place I have been has been much more reasonable, if you bring it yourself. If not the prices are as you describe or more! If you don't bring your own tables/chairs/booth etc they typically gouge you. Best to plan ahead or bring a stack of $50 bills. Dave Everything else that I have been to ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_sfd2d_oct _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
