Exhibiting at EdNET is a great way to showcase your organization's products and services. EdNET attendees are on the lookout for partnering opportunities as well marketing, PR, printing, content development, and other services.

An Exhibit Table is included with any level of EdNET sponsorship or available for $1,200.

The Exhibits will be on display Monday, September 14 from 5:15 – 7:30 pm at the Business Opportunities Fair. If you're interested in exhibiting, please contact Andrew Zvonek at 203-225-4842 or azvonek@dnb.com. If you're interested in an EdNET sponsorship and receiving a complimentary Exhibit Table, please contact Vicki Smith Bigham at 281-866-9728 or bighamv@aol.com.

Exhibit Specifications

What You'll Receive as an Exhibitor

• One tabletop display: each table will be 6' x 30" and will be skirted at no extra charge
• Two chairs
• A tabletop sign displaying your company's name and logo
• Logo Requirements: Please send two copies of your logo (300 dpi, one in black and white and the other as full color) in EPS format with fonts converted to outlines. If an EPS is not available, please send high-resolution TIF or jpg images. Please email your logo to azvonek@dnb.com.
• A listing in the Directory of Exhibitors: Your organization's name and contact information and a description of your products and services will appear in the EdNET 2009 Program, distributed to all conference attendees. Please email your organization’s profile to azvonek@dnb.com.

Exhibitor Information

Setup/Teardown

• Exhibits are to be set up during the afternoon on Monday, September 14 beginning at 2:30 pm.  A security guard will be stationed in the exhibit area during setup until the reception, so that exhibitors do not have to be present if setup is completed before the reception begins. 
• Electricity and Telecommunications: If needed, exhibitors can arrange for these services through the hotel for an additional fee. Please refer to the order forms below for details. Your order must be submitted to the hotel with payment two weeks prior to the event. It is the exhibitor's responsiblity to work directly with the hotel, EdNET is not responsible for supplying and/or ordering electricty or telecommunications.

  Download the Electricity Order Form

  Download the Telecommunications Order Form

• Exhibit teardown will be from 7:30 – 8:30 pm, following the Business Opportunities Fair and Reception. 

Shipping Information

• Packages should be shipped in order to arrive on Thursday, September 10.
• We suggest you use a carrier that can track your shipments. EdNET is not responsible for delivery or tracking of shipments.
• Boxes should be labeled as follows:

  Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
  301 East North Water Street
  Chicago, IL 60611
  HOLD FOR EdNET EXHIBITS 9-14
  <YOUR NAME, YOUR COMPANY>
  Chicago 8-10, Tabletop #
  
  Package 1/1

  Download the EdNET Shipping Label Template

• Return handling fees of your exhibit materials will not be paid for by EdNET. However, a representative of the hotel shipping department will be on hand to help you coordinate your return shipping. Pick up will be at the tables by Package Room staff at 7:30pm. We suggest you should bring a shipping label with you or your preferred carrier account number. The form below will be needed for the hotel shipping department to cooridinate the return of your packages.
  

  Download the Hotel's Return Shipping Form

  Please Note: If you are providing literature for the Networking Lounge Literature Table, please do NOT ship those materials with your exhibitor shipment. Guests at the Sheraton should address their literature table shipment to:

  Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
  Attn: <Client Name/Guest>
  Arrival Date: <Date of Arrival>
  301 East North Water Street
  Chicago, IL 60611

Rules of Exhibiting

• Exhibitors must have someone from their organization registered for the EdNET 2009 Conference. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• Items to be displayed or demonstrated must fit on the tabletop provided.
• Hanging banners, signage, or three-dimensional objects will not be permitted.
• Any audio elements of your exhibit must be sufficiently quiet to avoid disturbing neighboring exhibits and the cocktail reception.
• Exhibitors must insure their own exhibits and display materials.