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Ernest E. Morial Convention CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana
Convention Dates: October 17–21, 2009
Show Dates: October 18–20, 2009
Move-In*Friday, October 16 .................................................9 a.m. –5 p.m.Saturday, October 17 ............................................ 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.Sunday, October 18 .................................................... 8 –11 a.m.
Exhibit Hours*Sunday, October 18 .........................1:30 – 6 p.m. with receptionMonday, October 19 ................... 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. with lunchTuesday, October 20 ....................11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. with lunch
Move-OutTuesday, October 20 ................................................. 2:30 – 8 p.m.
*Hours are subject to change.
*These prices include a premium charge. Please call for size availability and pricing of custom-size island booths.
Booth Size10 × 10
10 × 20
10 × 30
20 × 20*
20 × 30*
20 × 40*
30 × 30*
Corner
Corporate Member $ 4,600
$ 9,200
$ 13,800
$ 18,800
$ 28,000
$ 37,200
$ 41,800
Add $100
Non-Member $ 5,100
$ 10,200
$ 15,300
$ 20,800
$ 31,000
$ 41,200
$ 46,300
EXHIBIT FLOOR PLAN AND SCHEDULE
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Once you decide to exhibit, increase your return on investment by:
Pre-Show AdvertisingAdvertise your products and services in the No. 1 source of information for independent pharmacists,
NCPA’s official publication, America’s Pharmacist magazine. Reach pharmacists prior to the show by
starting your ad campaign in the July, August, and September show preview issues. Keep your momentum
going by placing follow-up ads in the October, November, and December issues of America’s Pharmacist.
Plus maximize your reach by placing ads on NCPA Web site (www.ncpanet.org) and NCPA’s electronic
newsletter e-News Weekly, transmitted to members every Tuesday. Contact Nina Dadgar at (703) 838-2673
or via e-mail at [email protected].
On-Site AdvertisingThe NCPA Convention Daily News is the official newspaper of the convention. It has opening weekend,
Monday, and Tuesday editions all with new editorial content. Generate awareness of your company at the
show and increase booth traffic. To advertise in the NCPA Convention Daily News, contact Ascend Media at
(913) 469-1110.
SponsorshipNCPA offers an extensive list of unique and exclusive sponsorship opportunities designed to increase your
name recognition and showcase your products and/or services. For more information, please contact Lois
Davis at (703) 838-2655 or e-mail her at [email protected].
THE BIGGEST DECISION YOU CAN M AKE AS A VENDOR
100 Daingerfield Road, Alexandria, VA 22314-2885(703) 683-8200, Fax (703) 683-3619
“Great vendor selection. 1st time attendee. Best independent pharmacy convention
I have ever attended.” Victor Chikasawa, The Pharmacy at CARES, Sacramento, CA
MEET. LEARN. SUCCEED.
Join the Main Street decision makers from the nation’s more than 23,000 community pharmacies at the National Community Pharmacists Association’s
111th Annual Convention and Trade ExpositionErnest E. Morial Convention CenterNew Orleans, LouisianaOctober 17–21, 2009
EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS
Exhibit at the NCPA Convention and “take your success to the next level.”
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THE FACTSSource: 2008 NCPA Digest, sponsored by Cardinal Health
An $84 Billion MarketplaceThe nation’s independent pharmacies, independent
pharmacy franchises, and independent chains represent
an $84 billion marketplace, dispensing 40% of the
nation’s retail prescription drugs. The average pharmacy
records $3.6 million in annual sales.
What Is an Independent Community Pharmacy? • Pharmacist-owned
• Privately held
Who Is an Independent? • Single-store owners
• Multiple-store owners
• Pharmacy franchisees
• Privately owned supermarket pharmacies
• Long-term care and I.V. pharmacies
Supermarket
Supermarkets
Independents
Mass Merchandisers
Independents
Mass Merchandisers
Traditional Chains
23,318
19,202
8,949
7,721
SupermarketsMass Merchandisers
Traditional Chains Independents
Representing 40% of the Nation’s Total Pharmacies • Broaden your product’s reach in 40% of the retail pharmacy market
• Introduce new products to the decision makers from more than
23,000 community pharmacies
• Demonstrate your product’s value face-to-face to independent
pharmacy owners
2004 Boston
2005Ft. Lauderdale
4,000
3,000
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2006 Las Vegas
2007 Anaheim
2008 Tampa
2,264 (2002) 2463 (03) 3163 (04) 3201 (05) 3364 (06) 3472 (07)
Pharmacist AttendanceMore and more pharmacists are finding valuable information at the
NCPA convention.
Attendance at NCPA Convention
PRIOR EXHIBITORS
/alert MarketingAbbottAbbott Diabetes CareAcorda TherapeuticsActavisActivant Soultions Inc.Aetrex Worldwide, Inc.AIMSCO/Delta Hi-Tech, Inc.Air Force Recruiting ServiceAlpharma PharmaceuticalsAmerican LifelineAmerican Pharmacists AssociationAmerican Society of Consultant PharmacistsAnda Inc.Apex Medical Corporation dba Carex Health
BrandsApotex CorporationApothecary Products Inc.Apothecary RxAssociated Pharmacies, Inc.AstavitaAstellas Pharma US Inc.Ateb, Inc.Auburn PharmaceuticalAuxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Bayer Healthcare PharmaceuticalsBD Diabetes CareBellco GenericsBerna ProductsBerry Plastics / Kerr Prescription PackagingBioRx LaboratoriesBoehringer IngelheimBoironBreckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.BrightreeBuy-Sell A Pharmacy.comCalmoseptine Inc.CAM Commerce SolutionsCameo StyleCardinal HealthCarePoint, Inc.Cegedim DendriteCentice CorporationCerner EtrebyChain Drug Marketing AssociationCMI
The NCPA Annual Convention and Trade Exposi-tion is the most powerful and productive trade show in the pharmacy industry today. This is your best opportunity to secure and grow busi-ness with the health care professionals of inde-pendent community pharmacy. These loyal and appreciative customers are small business own-ers that can make purchase decisions right on the tradeshow floor and not wait to talk to cor-porate headquarters before they buy. Act now to take your exhibit success to the next level.
Multiple-Store Ownership • The average independent owns 1.55 pharmacies
• 23% of owners have two or more pharmacies
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Consumer Healthcare Products Association
Cornerstone BioPharmaCovidienCP AdvantageCSL BiotherapiesCV Therapeutics, Inc.Diversified Imaging SupplyDr ComfortDr. Siegal’s Cookie DietDrug Enforcement AdministrationDrug TopicsDuramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ECRSEISAIEli Lilly & CompanyEmdeon Business ServicesEmporos SystemsEndo Pharmaceuticals Inc.EPIC Pharmacies Inc.eRx Network, LLCETHEX CorporationEveryday Medical
FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation & Research
FDS, Inc.Federation of Pharmacy NetworksFiserv Pharmacy SolutionsFive Star Supplies Corp.FlavorxG+M Inc.GallipotGeriMed/Rx Med/IV MedGladson Design GroupGlobal Pharmaceutical, Div. of IMPAX
LaboratoriesGold Promotions Inc.Good Neighbor PharmacyGreenstone Ltd.Greenwoods Pharmacy FinancialGuaranteed ReturnsH. D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co.Hamacher Resource GroupHarvard Drug Group LLC, TheHawkins Pharmaceuticals GroupHCC
WHY EXHIBITNCPA’s 111th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition provides you the opportunity to meet face-to-face with independent pharmacy owners. These powerful decision makers buy and recommend products to their patients every day, and patients accept those recommendations 90% of the time. They consult with physicians 8.2 times a day regarding prescription drug therapy.
This is your opportunity to …• Broaden your product’s reach in 40% of the retail
pharmacy market• Introduce new products to the decision makers from
more than 23,000 community pharmacies• Demonstrate your product’s value face-to-face to
independent pharmacy owners
Health Business Systems Inc. (An SXC Company)
Health Care LogisticsHealth Engineering SystemsHealthcare Consultants Pharmacy
StaffingHeel Inc.Hisamitsu America Inc.Home Diagnostics Inc.Humana Pharmacy SolutionsHumcoIndependent Pharmacy CooperativeInnovationIntegra, Inc.International Journal of
Pharmaceutical CompoundingJanssen, Div. of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen
Pharmaceuticals Inc.JascorpKeyCentrix Inc.Kinray Inc.Kirby Lester, LLCLexi-CompLibertyLifeScan Inc.Logix, Inc.Los Angeles Sherriff ’s Department-
Medical Services BureauManaged Health Care Associates Inc.Manrex LimitedMason Vitamins Inc.Masters PharmaceuticalMatrix Distributors Inc.McKessonMcNeil Pediatrics Division of McNeil-
PPC, Inc.Meadowbrook Insurance GroupMedicine Shoppe International, Inc.Medicinemate Inc.Medicine-On-TimeMedisca Inc.MedSignalsMemberHealth, LLCMerck & Company Inc.Merck/Schering-PloughMirixa CorporationMorris & DicksonMTS Medication TechnologiesMylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
NASPANational Community Pharmacists
AssociationNational Council for Prescription
Drug ProgramNatural StepNCPA FoundationNordic Naturals, Inc.Novartis Vaccines and DiagnosticsNovo Nordisk Inc.Oakdell Pharmacy, Inc.OmniSYS, Inc.Omron HealthcareOpticard Payment Services, Inc.Opus Medication SystemsOpus-ISM CorporationOrtho Women’s Health & Urology,
Div. of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Orthofeet Inc.Outcomes Pharmaceutical HealthCareOwen MumfordPAAS NationalPaddock Laboratories, Inc.Pakor Inc.Parata SystemsParMed PharmaceuticalsPartners in PharmacyPBA HealthPCCAPDM HealthcarePDQ Communications Inc.PDX-RX.com-PCI-FDSPerfect Mat, ThePharm Fresh MediaPharmaceutical PressPharmacist e-linkPharmacists Mutual CompaniesPharmacists OnLinePharmacy Development ServicesPharmacy First/Wholesale Alliance
LLCPharmacy TimesPharmacy-Lite PackagingPharmartPharmaSmartPharmex, a Div. of Time Med LabelingPharmstaffPhytoPharmaica
PPOK/Rx LincPPSCPrasco LaboratoriesPrescribing References, Inc.PriCara, Div. of Ortho-McNeil Inc.Procter & GamblePRS Pharmacy ServicesPurdue Pharma L.P.QS/1 Data SystemsQualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Ranbaxy PharmaceuticalsRDCReckitt BenckiserReese Pharmaceuticals CompayRelayHealthRespironics Respiratory Drug DeliveryRetail Management SolutionsRexam Plastic PackagingRiver’s Edge Pharmaceuticals, LLCRNA Health Information SystemsRoche DiagnosticsRoche Laboratories, Inc.RX Systems Inc.Rx30 -Transaction Data SystemsRxinsider.comSandozSante Active Inc.ScriptPro PharmacyAutomationSirion Therapeutics, Inc.Smith Drug Company Div. of J M
Smith CorporationSocial Security AdministrationSpectrum Pharmacy ProductsSpeed Script Pharmacy Systems and
ServicesSpenco MedicalSPX GSESquip Inc.StericycleStiefel Laboratories Inc.Suite RxSureScripts-RxHubTake Charge NutritionTakeda Pharmaceuticals North
AmericaTeleManager TechnologiesTEVA Pharmaceuticals USAThayer Medical CorporationTop Rx, Inc.
TRI State Distribution, Inc.TRM Copy Center, LLCU.S. PharmacistU.S. PharmacopeiaUltimed Inc.United DrugsUpsher-Smith Laboratories Inc.Variety Distributor’s, Inc.VaxServeViMax Publishing & Marketing Inc.Vinco Inc.Voice-Tech Inc.Wake Pharm USWavesenseWeeks & LeoWellpartner, Inc.Wolters Kluwer HealthXyndet Health & Beauty Inc.Zanfel Laboratories
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Application ProcessEnclosed is an application for your review. Read the application and rules and regulations carefully.
Complete the application with signature of your company’s authorized representative.
Include full payment (required) for processing and return to:
NCPA Meeting and Conventions Department
100 Daingerfield Road
Alexandria, VA 22314
Attention: Nina Dadgar
Booth confirmations will be sent to exhibitors after July 30, 2009. Additional information about the
education programs and special events will be forthcoming. Check the NCPA Web site,
www.ncpanet.org, for the most current news.
Space AssignmentNCPA makes every effort to assign your booth based on your preferences. However, this is not always
possible. To ensure the optimal space assignment, send your contract with full payment immediately.
Spaces are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis with first priority given to NCPA corporate
members. To become a NCPA corporate member, call (703) 683-8200, ext. 683.
Exhibitor/Affiliate EventsExhibitor/Affiliate groups desiring space for meetings and social events must submit a written request no
later than July 15, 2009, to the NCPA Meetings and Conventions Department, attention: Patrick Dougherty.
No entertaining, social functions, focus groups, or industry sponsored symposia may be scheduled in conflict with the official NCPA Annual Convention program.
Exhibit Booth Includes:• One complimentary booth identification sign
• Standard booth drape (8’ background, 3’ side rails)
• Listing alphabetically with booth number and Web
site in the official convention program and the NCPA
Convention Daily News which publishes three editions
• Advance show promotion by NCPA
• 24-hour general exhibit hall security during the show
• Complimentary registration
- NCPA corporate members receive three
complimentary convention registrations per
10’ x 10’ booth
- Non-members receive two complimentary
convention registrations per 10’ x 10’ booth
• Access to all continuing education sessions
and social events
• Lunch/reception during show hours
APPLICATION PROCESS
To exhibit or advertise in America’s Pharmacist, contact Nina Dadgar:
(800) 544-7447 ext. 673 or (703) [email protected]
Don’t wait to make the decision to grow your business at NCPA’s
111th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition in lively, lovely New
Orleans…Reserve your booth today.
NCPA Exhibitor Service Kits are mailed directly from Levy Exposition Services Inc., the general
service contractor. Kits will be sent a minimum of 60 days prior to the show, so exhibitors can take
advantage of discount pricing. The kit contains information on show services, labor rates, and drayage/
freight handling rates.
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e el
emen
ts, s
trik
e pi
cket
ing,
boy
cott
, em
barg
o, in
jun
ctio
n, w
ar, r
iot,
emer
gen
cy d
ecla
red
by a
gov
ern
men
-ta
l age
ncy
, or
any
oth
er a
ct b
eyon
d th
e co
ntr
ol o
f N
CPA
th
e co
ntr
act
for
exh
ibit
spa
ce
may
be
term
inat
ed. N
CPA
will
not
incu
r lia
bilit
y fo
r da
mag
es s
ust
ain
ed b
y ex
hib
itor
s as
a
resu
lt o
f su
ch te
rmin
atio
n. I
n t
he
even
t of
su
ch te
rmin
atio
n, t
he
exh
ibit
ors
expr
essl
y w
aive
su
ch li
abili
ty a
nd
rele
ase
the
Ass
ocia
tion
of
and
from
all
clai
ms
for
dam
ages
an
d ag
ree
that
th
e A
ssoc
iati
on s
hal
l hav
e n
o ob
ligat
ion
exc
ept
to r
efu
nd
to e
xhib
itor
s pr
o-ra
ted
shar
es o
f th
e ag
greg
ate
amou
nts
rec
eive
d by
th
e A
ssoc
iati
on a
s re
nta
l for
exh
ibit
sp
aces
for
said
exh
ibit
s af
ter
dedu
ctin
g al
l cos
ts a
nd
exp
ense
s in
con
nec
tion
wit
h s
uch
ex
hib
its,
incl
udi
ng
reas
onab
le r
eser
ves
for
clai
ms,
su
ch d
edu
ctio
n b
ein
g h
ereb
y sp
ecifi
-ca
lly a
gree
d to
by
the
exh
ibit
or.
4.
If a
n e
xhib
itor
doe
s n
ot fo
llow
th
e ru
les
and
regu
lati
ons
set
by N
CPA
, th
en t
his
co
ntr
act
may
be
term
inat
ed —
In
th
e ev
ent
of a
def
ault
by
the
exh
ibit
or, a
s se
t fo
rth
in
the
prev
iou
s se
nte
nce
, th
e ex
hib
itor
sh
all f
orfe
it a
s liq
uid
ated
dam
ages
th
e am
oun
t pa
id
by h
im fo
r h
is s
pace
ren
tal,
rega
rdle
ss o
f w
het
her
or
not
NC
PA e
nte
rs in
to a
furt
her
le
ase
of t
he
spac
e in
volv
ed.
5.
Spac
e A
ssig
nm
ent
— W
her
e po
ssib
le, s
pace
ass
ign
men
ts w
ill b
e m
ade
by N
CPA
in
keep
ing
wit
h t
he
pref
eren
ces
as to
loca
tion
req
ues
ted
by t
he
exh
ibit
or—
NC
PA, h
owev
er,
rese
rves
th
e ri
ght
to m
ake
the
fin
al d
eter
min
atio
n o
f al
l spa
ce a
ssig
nm
ents
in t
he
best
in
tere
st o
f th
e ex
pos
itio
n.
E
xhib
itor
s ca
nn
ot s
ubl
et a
ny p
art
of t
hei
r as
sign
ed e
xhib
it s
pace
. No
exh
ibit
or s
hal
l as
sign
, su
blet
or
shar
e th
e sp
ace
allo
tted
wit
h a
not
her
bu
sin
ess
or fi
rm.
6.
Use
of
Exh
ibit
Spa
ce —
Th
e G
ener
al R
ule
of
the
Exh
ibit
Hal
l is:
Be
a G
ood
Nei
ghbo
r. N
o ex
hib
its
will
be
per
mit
ted
to in
terf
ere
wit
h t
he
use
of
oth
er e
xhib
its
or
imp
ede
acce
ss to
th
em o
r im
ped
e th
e fr
ee u
se o
f th
e ai
sle.
Boo
th p
erso
nn
el, i
ncl
ud-
ing
dem
onst
rato
rs, r
ecep
tion
ists
, an
d m
odel
s ar
e re
quir
ed to
con
fin
e th
eir
acti
viti
es
wit
hin
th
e ex
hib
itor
’s b
ooth
spa
ce. A
part
from
th
e sp
ecifi
c di
spla
y sp
ace
for
wh
ich
an
ex
hib
itin
g co
mpa
ny h
as u
nde
r co
ntr
act
wit
h N
CPA
, no
part
of
the
Exh
ibit
Hal
l an
d it
s gr
oun
ds m
ay b
e u
sed
by a
ny o
rgan
izat
ion
oth
er t
han
NC
PA fo
r di
spla
y pu
rpos
es o
f an
y ki
nd
or n
atu
re. R
epre
sen
tati
ves
shou
ld b
e at
tire
d to
mai
nta
in t
he
prof
essi
onal
an
d bu
si-
nes
slik
e cl
imat
e of
th
e co
nven
tion
.
7.
Inst
alla
tion
an
d D
ism
antl
e —
In
fair
nes
s to
all
exh
ibit
ors,
NC
PA e
xhib
it c
onst
ruc-
tion
gu
idel
ines
mu
st b
e ob
serv
ed. B
ooth
bac
kgro
un
ds a
re e
igh
t fe
et h
igh
; sid
e ra
ils a
re
appr
oxim
atel
y 33
” h
igh
. Th
e ba
ck h
alf
of t
he
side
wal
ls o
f th
e bo
oth
may
ext
end
to t
he
hei
ght
of t
he
back
wal
l. T
he
fron
t h
alf
of t
he
side
wal
l mu
st c
onta
in a
t le
ast
50%
op
en
area
to p
erm
it s
ide
view
ing
thro
ugh
th
e bo
oth
. If
mot
ion
pic
ture
s, o
ther
th
an A
/V o
r lo
ud
spea
kers
are
use
d, t
he
exh
ibit
or a
gree
s to
com
ply
wit
h u
nio
n r
equ
irem
ents
for
the
oper
atio
n o
f th
e eq
uip
men
t. So
un
d pr
esen
tati
on, s
lides
or
mov
ies
will
be
per
mit
ted
if
tun
ed to
con
vers
atio
nal
leve
l an
d if
not
obj
ecti
onab
le to
nei
ghbo
rin
g ex
hib
itor
s. N
CPA
re
serv
es t
he
righ
t to
res
tric
t th
e u
se o
f gl
arin
g lig
hts
or
obje
ctio
nab
le li
ght
effe
cts.
Th
e ex
teri
or o
f an
y di
spla
y ca
bin
et o
r st
ruct
ure
vis
ible
from
an
adj
acen
t ex
hib
itor
’s b
ooth
m
ust
be
fin
ish
ed o
r su
itab
ly d
ecor
ated
at
the
exp
ense
of
the
exh
ibit
or e
rect
ing
or in
stal
l-in
g su
ch a
dis
play
an
d m
ust
not
incl
ude
cor
por
ate
or p
rodu
ct id
enti
ty t
hat
wou
ld d
e-tr
act
from
th
e ad
jace
nt
disp
lay.
If
the
Exh
ibit
Hal
l is
not
car
pet
ed, t
hen
NC
PA e
xhib
itor
s ar
e re
quir
ed to
car
pet
eac
h b
ooth
spa
ce c
ontr
acte
d fo
r.
All
exhi
bits
nee
d to
com
ply
wit
h IA
EM
Gui
delin
es fo
r D
ispl
ay R
ules
an
d R
egul
atio
ns.
T
he
Exh
ibit
Hal
l has
bee
n r
eser
ved
for
exh
ibit
In
stal
lati
on d
uri
ng
the
follo
win
g h
ours
: Mov
e in
: Fri
day,
Oct
ober
16,
9 a
.m.–
5 p.
m.,
Satu
rday
, Oct
ober
17,
8:
00 a
.m.–
5:00
p.m
. an
d Su
nda
y, O
ctob
er 1
8, 8
:00
a.m
.–11
:00
a.m
.*
A
ll ex
hib
its
mu
st b
e fu
lly o
per
atio
nal
by
Sun
day,
Oct
ober
18,
11:
00 a
.m. I
f er
ecti
on
of a
ny e
xhib
it h
as n
ot s
tart
ed b
y 11
:00
a.m
., th
e as
soci
atio
n s
hal
l ord
er t
he
exh
ibit
to b
e er
ecte
d an
d th
e ex
hib
itor
sh
all b
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r pa
ymen
t of
exp
ense
s in
curr
ed.
T
he
dism
antl
ing
of d
ispl
ays
begi
ns
on T
ues
day,
Oct
ober
20,
2:3
0 p.
m.,
and
mov
e ou
t m
ust
be
com
plet
ed b
y W
edn
esda
y, O
ctob
er 2
1, n
oon
. Dea
dlin
e fo
r re
mov
al o
f al
l di
spla
y m
ater
ials
is W
edn
esda
y, O
ctob
er 2
1, n
oon
. At
that
tim
e, a
ll ex
hib
it d
ispl
ays
or
mat
eria
ls le
ft in
boo
ths
wit
hou
t in
stru
ctio
ns
will
be
pack
ed a
nd
stor
ed a
t th
e di
scre
tion
of
NC
PA, a
nd
all c
har
ges
will
be
appl
ied
to t
he
exh
ibit
or. *
E
xhib
itor
s ar
e ad
vise
d to
pro
vide
lock
ed s
tora
ge fa
cilit
ies
wit
hin
th
eir
own
dis
play
ar
ea fo
r ex
cess
mer
chan
dise
.
* N
CPA
res
erve
s th
e ri
ght t
o sl
ight
ly c
hang
e th
ese
tim
es.
8.
Hea
lth,
Fir
e R
egu
lati
ons,
an
d P
ubl
ic S
afet
y —
To
insu
re t
he s
afet
y of
all
par-
tici
pan
ts, fi
re r
egu
lati
ons
mu
st b
e ob
serv
ed. F
ire
regu
lati
ons
requ
ire
that
all
disp
lay
mat
eria
ls b
e fl
amep
roof
. Ele
ctri
cal s
ign
s an
d eq
uip
men
t m
ust
be
wir
ed to
mee
t th
e sp
eci-
fica
tion
of
the
loca
l Fir
e U
nde
rwri
ters
In
spec
tion
Bu
reau
. Eac
h ex
hibi
tor
is c
harg
ed w
ith
know
ledg
e of
all
law
s, o
rdin
ance
s an
d re
gula
tion
s pe
rtai
nin
g to
hea
lth,
fire
pre
ven
tion
an
d pu
blic
saf
ety
whi
le p
arti
cipa
tin
g in
thi
s ex
posi
tion
. Com
plia
nce
wit
h su
ch la
ws
is
man
dato
ry fo
r al
l exh
ibit
ors
and
the
sole
res
pon
sibi
lity
is t
hat
of t
he e
xhib
itor
.
9.
Car
e of
Bu
ildi
ngs
— C
ost
for
repa
irin
g an
y da
mag
es to
th
e ex
hib
it h
all w
ill b
e bi
lled
to t
he
resp
onsi
ble
exh
ibit
or. N
oth
ing
can
be
post
ed, t
acke
d, n
aile
d, s
crew
ed, o
r ot
her
wis
e at
tach
ed to
th
e co
lum
ns,
wal
ls, fl
oors
, cei
ling,
furn
itu
re, o
r ot
her
pro
per
ties
of
the
exh
ibit
Hal
l, co
nven
tion
cen
ter,
or h
otel
.
10.
Serv
ice
Pers
onn
el w
ill n
ot b
e al
low
ed o
n t
he
exh
ibit
floo
r w
ith
out
wor
k or
ders
an
d of
fici
al s
ervi
ce b
adge
s —
Exh
ibit
ors
usi
ng
com
pan
ies
oth
er t
han
NC
PA’s
Offi
cial
C
ontr
acto
rs m
ust
adv
ise
them
to c
hec
k w
ith
th
e E
xhib
itor
Ser
vice
Cen
ter
up
on t
hei
r ar
riva
l. C
opie
s of
all
job
orde
rs m
ust
be
pres
ente
d at
th
at t
ime
for
man
agem
ent’s
file
s to
qu
alif
y th
eir
com
pany
’s p
arti
cipa
tion
. Upo
n v
erifi
cati
on, o
ffici
al s
ervi
ce b
adge
s al
low
ing
acce
ss to
th
e ex
hib
it a
rea
duri
ng
serv
ice
hou
rs o
nly
will
be
issu
ed.
11.
Exh
ibit
or’s
dis
play
s w
ill n
ot b
e di
sman
tled
or
pack
ed in
pre
para
tion
of
rem
oval
pr
ior
to t
he
offi
cial
clo
sin
g ti
me
of T
ues
day,
Oct
ober
20,
2 p
.m.
N
o eq
uip
men
t ca
n b
e re
mov
ed fr
om t
he
exh
ibit
hal
l du
rin
g th
e co
nfe
ren
ce w
ith
out
wri
tten
per
mis
sion
from
NC
PA. F
ailu
re to
com
ply
wit
h t
hes
e ra
tes
will
res
ult
in n
ot b
e-in
g in
vite
d to
exh
ibit
in fu
ture
yea
rs o
r de
nie
d se
lect
ion
of
prem
ium
boo
th s
pace
.
12.
Insu
ran
ce —
Exh
ibit
ors
are
advi
sed
to
carr
y fl
oat
er in
sura
nce
to
cove
r ex
hib
it
mat
eria
l aga
inst
dam
age
and
loss
an
d p
ubl
ic li
abil
ity
insu
ran
ce a
gain
st in
jury
to
the
per
son
, per
son
al e
ffec
ts, a
nd
pro
per
ty o
f ot
her
s. G
uar
ds
wil
l be
furn
ish
ed, b
ut
the
furn
ish
ing
of s
uch
gu
ard
s sh
all n
ot b
e d
eem
ed t
o in
crea
se t
he
liab
ilit
y of
NC
PA, i
ts
mem
bers
, rep
rese
nta
tive
s or
Offi
cial
Ser
vice
Con
trac
tors
, em
plo
yees
, or
the
Ern
est
W.
Mor
ial C
onve
nti
on C
ente
r, it
s re
pre
sen
tati
ves
and
em
plo
yees
, nor
to
mod
ify
in a
ny
way
th
e as
sum
pti
on o
f ri
sk a
nd
rel
ease
pro
vid
ed f
or a
bove
. All
pro
per
ty o
f th
e ex
hib
i-to
r is
un
der
stoo
d t
o re
mai
n u
nd
er h
is c
ust
ody
and
con
trol
, in
tra
nsi
t to
an
d f
rom
th
e co
nfi
nes
of
the
exh
ibit
hal
l, su
bjec
t to
th
e R
ule
s an
d R
egu
lati
ons
of t
he
Exp
osit
ion
.
13.
'Hol
d H
arm
less
' Cla
use
— T
he
exh
ibit
or a
ssu
mes
th
e en
tire
res
pon
sibi
lity
and
liabi
lity
for
loss
es, d
amag
e an
d cl
aim
s ar
isin
g ou
t of
inju
ry o
r da
mag
e to
exh
ibit
or’s
di
spla
ys, e
quip
men
t, an
d ot
her
pro
per
ty b
rou
ght
upo
n t
he
prem
ises
of
the
hot
el a
nd
conv
enti
on c
ente
r an
d sh
all i
nde
mn
ify
and
hol
d h
arm
less
th
e h
otel
, con
ven
tion
cen
ter,
agen
ts, a
nd
empl
oyee
s fr
om a
ny a
nd
all s
uch
loss
es, d
amag
es a
nd
clai
ms.
14.
Roy
alti
es, l
icen
se fe
es a
nd
oth
er c
han
ges
— E
xhib
itor
agr
ees
to p
ay a
ll ro
yalt
ies,
li
cen
se fe
es o
r ot
her
ch
arge
s ac
cru
ing
or b
ecom
ing
du
e to
an
y fi
rm, p
erso
n o
r co
rpor
a-ti
on b
y re
ason
of
any
mu
sic—
eith
er li
ve o
r re
cord
ed o
r ot
her
en
tert
ain
men
t of
any
kin
d o
r n
atu
re, p
laye
d, s
tage
d, o
r p
rod
uce
d b
y th
e E
xhib
itor
, his
age
nts
, em
plo
yees
or
subt
enan
ts w
ith
in th
e p
rem
ises
cov
ered
by
this
Lic
ense
Agr
eem
ent i
ncl
ud
ing
but n
ot
lim
ited
to, r
oyal
ties
or
lice
nsi
ng
fees
du
e to
BM
I, A
SCA
P o
r SE
SAC
. Exh
ibit
or a
gree
s to
hol
d h
arm
less
NC
PA, i
ts a
gen
ts a
nd
em
plo
yees
aga
inst
an
y an
d a
ll su
ch c
laim
s an
d c
har
ges,
an
d to
def
end
, at i
ts o
wn
exp
ense
an
y an
d a
ll su
ch c
laim
s an
d c
har
ges.
E
xhib
itor
s sh
all h
ave
the
righ
t, h
owev
er, t
o p
rote
st a
nd
if d
esir
ed, t
o li
tiga
te a
nd
ad
ju-
dic
ate
any
and
all
such
cla
ims.
15.
NC
PA r
eser
ves
the
righ
t to
mak
e ch
ange
s to
th
ese
rule
s —
Any
mat
ters
not
sp
ecifi
-ca
lly c
over
ed h
erei
n a
re s
ubj
ect
to d
ecis
ion
by
NC
PA. N
CPA
res
erve
s th
e ri
ght
to m
ake
such
ch
ange
s, a
men
dmen
ts a
nd
addi
tion
s to
th
ese
rule
s as
con
side
red
advi
sabl
e fo
r th
e pr
oper
con
duct
of
the
exh
ibit
wit
h t
he
prov
isio
n t
hat
all
exh
ibit
ors
will
be
advi
sed
of
any
such
ch
ange
s.
Ex
hib
ito
r R
ule
s a
nd
Reg
ula
tio
ns
NC
PA's
111
th A
nn
ua
l C
onv
enti
on &
Tr
ad
e E
xpo
siti
onE
rnes
t W
. Mor
ial
Con
ven
tion
Cen
ter
• New
Or
lea
ns,
LA
• O
cto
ber
17–2
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