Registration Opening November 4th, 2024:
Vendor booth selection is changing this year. We have been through many discussions on better ways to assign booths and the board has decided to move forward with a metric. Booth selection will be based on these metrics rather than a straight first come, first served method.
The metrics include:
- years exhibited
- years as a sponsor
- years of workshop support
Each metric carries a weight for each category. For the years exhibited, this is the most heavily weighted and is a yes or no answer. It doesn't matter how many booths a company has, just how many years the company has exhibited. For the sponsors and workshop support, this is based on a yes or no answer as well. These two categories are weighted based on how many years a company has sponsored or supported our workshops. In this case, the level of sponsorship is not considered, only the number of years a company has participated.
We appreciate those who have been with us through thick and thin and made sure we had the funds needed to continue even in the worst circumstances. This new metric is our way of honoring these long term committments. We also appreciate our new vendors. To be fair, there really is no bad placement in our shows as we work hard to make sure everyone has exposure to our operators.
Once we start assigning booths, the vendors will be sorted based on this metric and secondly by when they registered. If you register late, then your place in line will be based on the same metrics and the new chronological order. We intend to begin assigning booths in early December. We will announce our cutoff for the first round one week prior so that everyone has fair warning.
We ask that everyone book hotel rooms as soon as they register. This helps us out in determining whether or not we need to either add to the room block or find an overflow hotel.
Registration Pricing Changes:
Part of the negotiation with the various hotels on room rates is our ability to guarantee a fair food and beverage minimum expenditure back to the hotel.
We have conducted a thorough analysis of the costs associated with hosting the annual AALSO Symposium and Workshops. Our findings indicate that the expenses per person currently exceed our registration fees, making it unsustainable for the organization. As a result, we have had to increase our registration fees once again, as outlined below.
- Vendor Booth $2500
- Non-Exhibiting Vendor $1500
- Single Vendor Day Pass $750 (Includes Participation in the that Evening Event)
- Single Event Guest $75/ea.
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- Ice Breaker
- Monday Evening Aquarium
- Tuesday Evening Mixer
- Wednesday Certification Banquet
