IDDBA 18

• IDDBA 18 exhibit application first available at the 2017 show and 10 additional points earned if turned in at show site (exhibit contacts will be contacted for payment by July 1st). Exhibit application is available on IDDBA’s website and the 2018 floorplan will be available later.
• June - August ‒ month points awarded
• September 1st - October 31st ‒ day points awarded
• November ‒ exhibitor booth points, registration points from 2017, month and day points are tabulated
• November ‒ marked floor plan will start to be sent to the exhibit contact (starting with the company with the most amount of points first and so on). Some companies may not receive until later in December or January (depending on where you’re at in the points process).
• January ‒ booth assignment confirmation emails sent to companies as they are assigned space (after ranking your choices based on the floor plan that may or may not have been sent by now)
• February ‒ Service kit link will be emailed to the exhibit contacts as companies are assigned
• June 10-12 ‒ New Orleans, LA • IDDBA 18

Exhibiting companies can purchase unlimited registrations for their permanent, full-time employees. A set number of registrations are included in your booth fees (depending on booth size).

Whether purchasing additional registration badges or using prepaid registrations, you will need to provide the names of your staff needing badges. Registration opens online in January 2018.

We suggest cutting a check now for exhibit space, any additional registrations you know your company will need, and sending that amount to IDDBA. Remember, IDDBA also accepts credit cards for exhibit space.

Companies start earning month and day points as soon as IDDBA receives the full payment amount and a signed exhibit application. Points are important. No month or day points are awarded for partial payments or just an application on file. For applications turned in at show site without payment, points will still be earned if payment is received by July 1st.

The standard booth package includes*:

• Carpet (show color)
• One 6' skirted table (show color) per 10' x 10' booth
• Pipe and drape (show color)
• Two chairs per 10' x 10' booth
• Identification sign
• One wastebasket per 10' x 10' booth
• One 4' x 4' x 4' pallet of refrigerated or frozen storage space, per company

*The above items are provided at no additional cost, if the Standard Booth Package Form is returned by the deadline date listed in the service kit. A charge will apply for forms received after that date, or for any substitutions.

Member companies can earn booth points, registration points, and day points. The booth, registration, month and day points are added together to determine your turn for booth space assignment. This total points number is what is used when making booth assignments for the applications received between June and October 31st.

For a new exhibitor, month and day points are the most important way to increase your total points. There are a total of 30 month points and 129 day points this year. Getting your signed exhibit application and full payment to IDDBA now can help you remain competitive by earning all the points possible.

IDDBA is not asking for booth choices on the exhibit application right away. Instead, we will e-mail exhibitors in batches (in points total order starting at the highest) asking for your choices in November, December, and January. Assignments will be made in points total order with the highest total points being assigned exhibit space first, then the company with second-most points, and so on, until all booths are assigned. Non-members will be assigned after IDDBA members. You will be notified of your booth assignment by a confirmation letter that will be emailed, beginning in January (depending on when you ranked your choices).

No booth assignment will be made until we have received a signed, completed exhibit application and full payment for the booth space.

In the event of a point “tie”, the tiebreaker will be based on the date the full payment and completed 2018 exhibit application were received at IDDBA.

                            IDDBA actively targets the top 200 retail chains, top 100 wholesale chains, top 100 convenience stores and major independents. Buyers are pre-qualified so you can spend time selling. IDDBA pre-qualifies attendees so you can spend time on communicating, advertising, and gaining insight about what drives customers to your products.

If you have any questions about the exhibiting process, you can call us at 608-310-5000 and ask for the Exhibits Team. We’re happy to help!