What You Should Know Before You Go to Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting

Location: Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Date: Tuesday, 6 December – Thursday, 8 December

Badge Pick Up: Badge Pick-up for Expo! Expo! will be at the registration desk, Hall S3 – IAEE Central. If you did not register, you will not have a badge.

Speaker Check-In: 
Speakers should check-in at the Speaker Ready Room 2 hours before their scheduled presentation.  If your presentation is early in the morning, please check in the day before. Speaker Check-in is located at S219. There is a lounge area for those that would like to sit, review and/or discuss their presentations as well as a computer for last minute edits to PowerPoint presentations.

Education Session:
Please arrive at your session meeting room 15 minutes prior to the start of your session.  If you did not submit your presentation to IAEE through the speaker management system on or before 18 November, you will need to have your presentation with you to load the presentation onto the computer prior to presenting.

Session Evaluations:
GES Session Monitors will distribute session evaluations to attendees for each session. Session feedback will be compiled post-meeting. Each presenter will receive feedback from his/her session four (4) to six (6) weeks following Expo! Expo! Please encourage your attendees to complete and return their session evaluations. All completed evaluations will be entered into a drawing for free registration to the 2012 Expo! Expo! IAEE’s Annual Meeting. In most education sessions, there will be an Education Committee member in the audience. If you need something and you cannot locate the GES Room Monitor, you can ask the Education Committee member for assistance or call Shawntay’s cell at 1 (469) 877.1851.

GES Session Monitors:
The GES Session Monitor will make housekeeping announcements at the beginning of your session and introduce the Moderators and Presenters only (if an introduction was provided by the speaker). Moderators will introduce panelists.

Onsite Contact Numbers: 

Shawntay Skjoldager Director of Learning Experiences sskjoldager@iaee.com +1 (972) 687-9218 (T) +1 (469) 877-1851 (M) +1 (972) 458-8119 (F)

Jennifer Potter CEM Program Manager jpotter@iaee.com +1 (972) 687-9224 (T) +1 (972) 458-8119 (F)

Anne D'Alessandro Education Manager adalessandro@iaeee.com +1 (972) 687-9214 (T) +1 (972) 458-8119 (F)

Please note: If you have an emergency, call the IAEE office at 972.458.8002

Your Challenge: As a presenter or panelist, your challenge is to address the topic(s) related to the interests and needs of association members; association, consumer and independent show organizers; and exhibit managers.

1. Attendee Priorities: Attendees have high expectations for learning and networking. Their top priorities are: (1) “Relevant” information that can be implemented immediately, and (2) an interactive/engaging learning environment in which they “learn by doing” and “socializing” with their peers.
   
   
2. Attendee Profile: IAEE is an international trade association whose membership includes show organizers, who conduct trade shows and exhibitions, and vendors or suppliers who provide services, such as full service general contractors, airlines, convention and visitors bureaus, convention and exhibition halls, hotels, florists, etc.
   
   
3. PowerPoint Presentations:  IAEE has provided all speakers with the Expo! Expo! and ICEEM PowerPoint templates to use for their presentations.  We also ask that you do NOT use any company logos or letter heads on your presentation template.
   
   
4. Non-Commercial Nature of IAEE's Sessions: To maintain the educational integrity of the conference program, presenters are advised not to use their session(s) as a platform for promotion of their products and/or services, or for monetary gain. IAEE provides a unique forum for professionals to have an open dialogue and creative exchange of ideas, free from commercial content.