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Please download the Exhibitor Service Manual to place orders for these items.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Note:<\/strong> Flex C is fully carpeted. There is no need to order additional flooring for your booth unless you choose to do so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hlqo102   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><strong>Important Exhibitor Alerts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As an exhibitor, you may receive emails and phone calls from various companies offering hotel rooms at discounted rates, attendee lists, etc. <strong>These companies are NOT affiliated with INFORMS and are NOT authorized by INFORMS to contact exhibitors. Do not reply to these requests.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These pirates threaten the meetings and events industry as they disrupt the process and cause confusion. They aim to scam exhibitors and attendees and have them purchase fraudulent lists or book rooms that may never be reserved or exist.<\/p>\n<p>Your personal contact information is never posted online by INFORMS and is only shared with the service providers authorized by INFORMS (i.e., Shepard Exposition, Multiview, Prestige AV, and The Wyman Company).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">All Annual Meeting correspondence will be sent directly from INFORMS or one of its official service providers via an email newsletter or direct email. If any correspondence is received from an unsolicited source, please do not respond to any of their inquiries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong style=\"background-color: initial;\">Help Us Help You!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If your company has received fraudulent emails or phone calls soliciting you to purchase attendee lists, book hotel rooms, or other products\/services, please file a report!<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has created a new process for individuals and companies to report these activities. The FTC will share these reports with their law enforcement partners to help with investigations and stop these practices.<\/p>\n<p>How to file a fraud report:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission website: <a href=\"https:\/\/reportfraud.ftc.gov\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">ftc.gov<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on &#8220;Report Now&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>For Question 1: &#8220;Is your report about any of these common problems?&#8221;\u00a0Select &#8220;An Impersonator&#8221; (top left answer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>For Question 2:&#8221;Who were they pretending to be?&#8221; Select &#8220;Well-known or trusted business&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Click &#8220;Continue&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Add as much information as you have and submit!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you for helping us report these frauds! 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Please download the Exhibitor Service Manual to place orders for these items.<\/li> <li><strong>Note:<\/strong> Flex C is fully carpeted. There is no need to order additional flooring for your booth unless you choose to do so.<\/li> <\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Important Exhibitor Alerts<\/strong><\/h2> <p>As an exhibitor, you may receive emails and phone calls from various companies offering hotel rooms at discounted rates, attendee lists, etc. <strong>These companies are NOT affiliated with INFORMS and are NOT authorized by INFORMS to contact exhibitors. Do not reply to these requests.<\/strong><\/p> <p>These pirates threaten the meetings and events industry as they disrupt the process and cause confusion. They aim to scam exhibitors and attendees and have them purchase fraudulent lists or book rooms that may never be reserved or exist.<\/p> <p>Your personal contact information is never posted online by INFORMS and is only shared with the service providers authorized by INFORMS (i.e., Shepard Exposition, Multiview, Prestige AV, and The Wyman Company).<\/p> <p>All Annual Meeting correspondence will be sent directly from INFORMS or one of its official service providers via an email newsletter or direct email. If any correspondence is received from an unsolicited source, please do not respond to any of their inquiries.<\/p> <h3><strong style=\"background-color: initial;\">Help Us Help You!<\/strong><\/h3> <p>If your company has received fraudulent emails or phone calls soliciting you to purchase attendee lists, book hotel rooms, or other products\/services, please file a report!<\/p> <p>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has created a new process for individuals and companies to report these activities. The FTC will share these reports with their law enforcement partners to help with investigations and stop these practices.<\/p> <p>How to file a fraud report:<\/p> <ul> <li>Go to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission website: <a href=\"https:\/\/reportfraud.ftc.gov\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"622fa93bb0ebf976bd76e19a\">ftc.gov<\/a><\/li> <li>Click on \"Report Now\"<\/li> <li>For Question 1: \"Is your report about any of these common problems?\"\u00a0Select \"An Impersonator\" (top left answer)<\/li> <\/ul> <ul> <li>For Question 2:\"Who were they pretending to be?\" Select \"Well-known or trusted business\"<\/li> <\/ul> <ul> <li>Click \"Continue\"<\/li> <li>Add as much information as you have and submit!<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Thank you for helping us report these frauds! 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