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Audio/visual equipment such as monitors, DVD players, projectors and computers used to demonstrate products and services to trade show attendees. |
A supplier of audio/visual equipment and services. |
First class condition. |
Against All Risks. |
Any agreement to purchase goods under specified terms. |
Removable panel or section of exhibit to permit access to lamps, projector mechanisms, etc. |
Film positive or negative from which silk screens are produced. Also, a family of plastics for light transmission and surface protection. |
Solvent and/or adhesive agent for bonding many plastic materials. |
The industry association for event coordinators from hotels and convention centers. |
Composition board made into squares and placed upon the ceiling or walls to reduce sound. |
The family of clear, color, and translucent thermoplastic resins such as Plexiglas or Lucite. |
A water-based latex made of acrylic polymer and used for coatings and/or impregnations. |
After Date |
In the United States, the most current law regulating the accessibility of public buildings to persons with disabilities. |
Accessory items for trade show display rentals and exhibits, such as retractable banner stands, display counters, display kiosk workstations and literature holders. |
Vertical support that allows shelf bracket to be affixed at any point in the support. |
A black and white photo transparency. |
An order for services sent to the service contractor prior to the installation date. Compare with Floor Order. |
Item’s unit price when it is ordered and paid for prior to the deadline date. |
Fees associated with advance orders, which typically include discounts when paid in advance. |
Location set by show management to receive freight before the start of show. Freight is stored at this location and then shipped to the show at the appropriate time. |
A service for a shipment prior to a show’s move in time, which includes a holding station for freight with shipping to the show. |
A location set by show management to receive freight before the start of a trade show. Exhibit booth/stand and materials are stored at this location and then shipped to the trade show at the designated time. |
Promotional items with a firm’s name and/or marketing message. |
A term indicating that a shipper’s agent or representative is not empowered to make definitive decisions or adjustments without approval of the group or individual represented. Compare WITHOUT RESERVE. |
Client’s products fastened to display. |
An agreement between a steamship line (or similar carrier) and an importer or exporter in which cargo space is reserved on a vessel for a specified time and at a specified price. The importer/exporter is obligated to make payment whether or not the shipment is made. |
A bona fide representative with proper credentials from the party represented. |
A custom portable display for trade shows with booth graphics and structural support for computers, monitors, shelving and locking storage cabinets. |
Any property carried, or to be carried, in an aircraft, excluding passenger baggage. |
Materials shipped via airplane. |
A bill of lading that establishes the terms between a shipper and an air transportation company for the transport of goods from a given location to a given airport destination for a specified charge. Compare with Inland Bill of Lading, Ocean Bill of Lading, Through Bill of Lading. |
Carpeting installed in trade show aisles. |
Signs, usually suspended, identifying exposition aisles by number or letter. |
Traffic area between booths. |
To ‘finish’ by sealing off the edge of a raised platform floor |
Uncontrolled and unintentional illumination. |
In the United States, the most current law regulating the accessibility of public buildings to persons with disabilities. |
Special lens for projectors used to eliminate distortion in abnormally wide throws. |
Movement of either light or mechanical action. |
The process of preserving metal by adding a protective oxide film by an electrolytic process. |
Any of various statements that the U.S. Government requires to be displayed on export shipments and that specify the destinations for which export of the shipment has been authorized. |
A spray that helps reduce static electricity in carpets. |
Solution applied to plastics to minimize dust accumulation. |
Reinforced molded plastic case, normally with foam cut-outs for transporting fragile materials. |
The form you need to complete to apply for an exhibition stand. Once accepted by the organiser the application normally becomes your contract. |
Any applied item typically vinyl or paper backed with adhesive. |
Any Quantity. |
Parties in dispute come together to present their sides of the story to an impartial arbitrator who acts as an impartical judge and makes a decision on the dispute. |
Illumination produced by a carbon electrode gap employed in slide projection and silk screen production. |
An exhibit display ceiling or entryway that spans two points. |
A union contract covering companies and unions that bargain on an area-wide basis. |
Term for plywood or lumber having metal veneer. |
A document issued by railroads, airlines and maritime services identifying the shipment is sent to the consignee or their agent and informing consignee/agent of cargo’s arrival. |
American Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers. |
Stands that hold ashtrays. Also known as SMOKERS. |
The process of erecting an exhibit from its components. Also called Installation, Set Up. |
Union contract negotiated by a group of employers through an employer’s association with the union representing their employees. |
An organization of people sharing a common interest. Some associations sponsor a trade show. |
Document issued to companies exhibiting overseas allowing them to import goods for an exhibition, free of custom duty, provided that the goods are exported after the exhibition |
Location of exhibit or project. Also called ON-SITE. |
Number of people at show or exhibit. |
One who attends an exposition. May also be a Delegate or Visitor, but should not be used for “exhibitor”. |
Direct mail piece sent to current and prospective attendees that promotes the benefits of attending a specific show. Compare EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS. |
An independent verification of attendance figures submitted by an exposition’s producers. |
hairs only are set up in rows facing a head table, stage, or speaker. Variations in set up are semicircular and v-shaped. |
