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Lots of trees and rocks available for rigging demos |
The demo area is a disturbed area and a future construction zone. You can do anything reasonable to the demo area as long as you put it back to some semblance of what is was when you arrived. Pretty cool, eh?
Vendor Options and Fees
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Early Registration (by Feb. 25)
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Late Registration (after Feb. 25)
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PTBA Member
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Non-Member
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PTBA Member
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Non-Member
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| Indoor Booth. 10'x10' with a table and 2 chairs. Includes Meal/Party Package for one person including the Tues. night party and Wed. and Thurs. lunches. See Meal/Party Package below for additional booth staffers. |
$125
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$400
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$175
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$450
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| Non-profit/Advocacy Organizaiton Indoor Booth. 10'x10' with a table and 2 chairs. Includes Meal/Party Package for one person including the Tues. night party and Wed. and Thurs. lunches. See Meal/Party Package below for additional staffers. |
n/a
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$250
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n/a
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$300
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| Outdoor Demo Area with Indoor Booth. All the room you need outside and a 10'x10' booth inside. Includes Meal/Party Package for one person including the Tues. night party and Wed. and Thurs. lunches. See Meal/Party Package package below for additional staffers. |
$275
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$650
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$325
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$700
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| Meal/Party Package. Includes the Tues. night party and Wed. and Thurs. lunches for one person. This provides party and group lunch privileges for vendor staff/employees in excess of one person per vendor. Priced per person. This subsidized price is lower than our actual cost. |
$60
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$60
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$60
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$60
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| Wednesday Evening Banquet. Good dinner, wine, networking, entertainment. The trade show is not open during this time. |
$40
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$40
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$50 (must reserve by
March 15 )
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$50 (must reserve by
March 15 )
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PTBA Trade Show Coordinator
Please direct questions to:
Paul Cremer, PTBA Trade Show Coordinator
Carolina Trailbuilders
PO Box 809
Weaverville, NC 28787-0809
W/H: 828-658-0294
Fax: 828-658-0294
carolinatrails@frontier.com
About Indoor Booths
We provide a 6'x3' folding table with cloth skirting and 2 chairs, but the booth is simply open at the sides and back (i.e., no fabric walls). You're encouraged to bring your own displays, including backwalls.
Electricity is available at no extra charge. Please let us know in advance if you need juice.
Oversize booths: If you have a larger display or need additional floor space to show equipment or large items, we can accommodate you. Trail-scaled equipment on rubber tracks, as well as small trailers and items that can fit into a set of double doors, are welcome indoors but we can't run internal combustion engines indoors. Please let us know your additional space needs in advance by calling Mike Passo at 360-734-7270.
If you have any samples of your products, please bring them. For those of you who are selling bridges, structures, and other products too large to bring, please bring samples of the structural members, photos, etc. Our attendees are interested in detailed information. There's also room in the outdoor demo area for equipment and structures of any size.
Package and freight shipping to Crowne Plaza Hotel
All packages should be addressed to:
The Crowne Plaza, Asheville
1 Holiday Inn Drive
Asheville, NC 28806, USA
828-254-3211
Hold for: Guest Name, Group Name ("PTBA"), Arrival Date
Please advise the Business Center of the number of packages being shipped and the method of shipping. The hotel will not be responsible for packages that are not addressed as stated above or packages that are lost or damaged in shipping.
Please contact the Business Center to arrange for after-hours package pickup or delivery.
Business Center phone is 828-254-3211
About the Outdoor Demo Area
Materials: Uniquely, we can furnish materials such as rocks, logs, brush, etc. needed to demonstrate equipment or tools. We can also haul away these materials afterward. Please make prior arrangements with us if you need special materials. Dirt, grass, brush and small logs are already onsite and we can dig and move it as long as it we put it back by the end of the show. We can also install and remove "hardened" soil and other trail surface treatments. Note that we must restore the area to its approximate pre-show state before leaving and we need your help and equipment to do so!
Amenities: As in the field, there aren't any tables, chairs, restrooms, electricity, shelter, food, drink, etc. in the outdoor area. All of these, however, are available in the nearby hotel. We expect you to come in for lunch since lunch is included in registration for all attendees as well as outdoor vendors.
Traffic: In past years, the outdoor demo area has drawn steady traffic throughout the day (over 100 people were visiting the area at any given time in 2009). This lets you work with individuals and let them try out equipment individually.
Weather and Ground Conditions:
Trade show schedule, dedicated time, and setup/breakdown
Schedule: The Trade Show runs 8 AM - 5 PM Wednesday, March 16 and 9 AM - 2 PM Thursday, March 17. Due to chilly mornings, outdoors starts at approx. 9 AM both days. Both indoors and outdoors, you're welcome to be present earlier or later as desired, and you can be absent whenever desired.
Dedicated trade show time: We set aside times on Wednesday morning and afternoon during which we schedule only a limited-interest session in order to provide everyone ample time to visit the trade show.
Setup: Indoors, you can set up from 3 PM - 10 PM Tuesday and/or Wednesday morning from 7 - 8 AM. Since the conference begins at 8 AM each day, attendees will be around considerably before 8 AM on both Wednesday and Thursday. Outdoors, you can set up anytime Tuesday or Wednesday morning before 9 AM.
Breakdown: Indoors, breakdown is from 2 - 11 PM on Thursday. Everything must be out by 11 PM Thursday unless specifically arranged with Crowne Plaza. Outdoors, the demo area should be cleared by the end of Friday.
Trade show security
Indoor trade show: The trade show area will be locked at night so that you can leave your booths and materials overnight. However, we encourage you take high-value resale items (such as laptops) with you when you leave for the day. The Trade Show area will be locked from 10 PM Tuesday to 7 AM Wednesday, and from 6:15 PM Wednesday to 7 AM Thursday.
Outdoor Demo Area:
Note that PTBA and/or Crowne Plaza Hotel cannot be responsible in any way, shape, or form for any damage or loss that may occur.
Vendor Registration
See registration info at top of page.
