{"id":4537,"date":"2017-02-23T20:16:47","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T20:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/wsc2017\/?page_id=4537"},"modified":"2017-11-02T17:39:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T17:39:56","slug":"exhibitor-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/wsc2017\/exhibitor-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibitor FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>WSC 2017 Exhibitor Important Information<\/h3>\n<h4>Exhibitor Set-Up:<\/h4>\n<p>Sunday, December\u00a03, 2017\u00a0| 12pm-5pm<\/p>\n<h4>Exhibitor Hours:<\/h4>\n<p>Monday, December 4, 2017 | 9:30am \u2013 5:30pm<br \/>\nTuesday, December 5, 2017 | 9:30am \u2013 5:30pm<br \/>\nWednesday, December 6, 2017 | 9am \u2013 11:30am<\/p>\n<h4>Exhibitor Move-Out:<\/h4>\n<p>Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | 11:30am &#8211; 1:30pm[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a style=\"background-color: #10294c;color: #fff;padding: 20px 36px;font-weight: bold;font-size: 1.2em\" href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/wsc2017\/files\/2017\/08\/WSC_2017_Kit.pdf\" target=\"media\">Download Exhibitor Kit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> <em>Early dismantling is disruptive to the exhibit show, therefore, exhibitors may not pack, tear down, or remove any portion of the exhibit prior to the official closing at 11:30am on Wednesday, December 6. Requests for early breakdown and outbound material order forms from Shepard Exposition will not be granted.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>For exhibitor inquiries, please contact <a href=\"mailto:rthiesing@simio.com\">Renee Thiesing<\/a>\u00a0or <a href=\"mailto:jayne.e.talbot@raytheon.com\">Jayne Talbot<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h3>Important Deadlines:<\/h3>\n<h4>August 18 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Vendor Track Submissions<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">For each reserved booth, vendors get a 45-minute time slot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/wsc2017\/tracks\/\">Vendor Track.<\/a>\u00a0 For each slot in the Vendor Track, you have two options: submit a complete paper or an abstract. Abstracts and papers appear online and in the final program, but neither appear in the archival proceedings (IEEE rules). Abstracts are lightly reviewed by the track coordinator and papers are reviewed by multiple members of the committee and may entail revisions. Papers and abstracts must use the <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/wsc2017\/authorsubmission\/\">Authors\u2019 Kit<\/a> in order to adhere to the publication format requirements. Papers and abstracts for the Vendor Track must be submitted <a href=\"https:\/\/ssl.linklings.net\/conferences\/wsc\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 For additional information on the Vendor Track, please contact <a href=\"mailto:rthiesing@simio.com\">Renee Thiesing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>August 31 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Company Descriptions and Logos<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">NEW THIS YEAR &#8211; Exhibitor logos and company descriptions will be added to the WSC website. If you have already completed the registration process, please email an EPS version of your company logo to <a href=\"mailto:oschmitz@informs.org\">Olivia Schmitz<\/a> and upload your company description to the <a href=\"https:\/\/online.informs.org\/informsssa\/ssaauthmenu.show_top_menu\">online portal\/registration site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>September 1 \u00a0 \u00a0 Tuesday User-group Meetings<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">User Group Meetings can be scheduled for Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:30pm. Please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:liz.hood@informs.org\">Liz Hood<\/a> by September 1 if you would like to schedule a room. There is no additional fee for AV. Companies will be responsible for ordering their own catering.<\/p>\n<h4>September 12 \u00a0 \u00a0Sunday Workshops<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">For each booth purchased, vendors get one 120 minute slot during the Sunday workshop period. No abstract or paper is required for the proceedings, but a description of the workshop will appear in the conference program and on the web site. If you would like to present at a Vendor Workshop on Sunday, you must select AUDIOVISUAL $80 in the \u2018Additional Items\u2019 section of the booth registration process. If you did not select this when you registered initially, you can log back in to add and pay the $80 fee. Workshop descriptions should also be entered on the online portal\/registration site. There are a limited number of slots available and they are scheduled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please email <a href=\"mailto:oschmitz@informs.org\">Olivia Schmitz<\/a> ASAP to let her know your time slot preference (10am-12pm, 12:30-2:30pm, 3pm-5pm).<\/p>\n<h4>October\u00a04 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Booth Cancellations<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">All booth cancellations due on or before October\u00a04 ($250 cancellation fee applies)<\/p>\n<h4>October 30 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Hotel Room Block Cut-Off<\/h4>\n<p>A limited number of rooms have been blocked at the special WSC rate. We anticipate rooms to sell out quickly and advise you to make your reservations early, well before the cut-off date of October 30.\u00a0 To make reservations click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aws.passkey.com\/event\/14829195\/owner\/57983\/home\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Reservations may also be made\u00a0over the phone\u00a0(866) 767-7773. Please mention the Winter Simulation Conference for the WSC rate. <a href=\"https:\/\/meetings.informs.org\/wordpress\/wsc2017\/venue\/\">Click here for more information on the venue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>October 23 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Deadline for Vendor Workshop Details<\/h4>\n<p>Please include title, speaker and description. Please submit in the <a href=\"https:\/\/online.informs.org\/informsssa\/ecmssamsganalytics.click_through?p_mail_id=E426640A840240B1C399922\">Exhibitor Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>November 3 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Discount price deadline for custom Shepard Exposition rentals.<\/h4>\n<h4>November 6 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Advance Shipments<\/h4>\n<p>Advance shipments may begin arriving at the Shepard Exposition Services Warehouse.<\/p>\n<h4>November 6 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Exhibitor Appointed Contractor (EAC)<\/h4>\n<p>Notification is due.<\/p>\n<h4>November 13 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Discount price deadline for standard Shepard Exposition orders.<\/h4>\n<h4>November 22 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Final Booth Personnel Due<\/h4>\n<p>All booth personnel must be entered into the <a href=\"https:\/\/acgi.informs.org\/sso_login.php\">Exhibitor Portal<\/a>.\u00a0 Each paid exhibit space includes one complimentary full conference registration and four\u00a0booth only representatives.\u00a0 If you have difficulty entering the names into the Exhibitor Portal, please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:oschmitz@informs.org\">Olivia Schmitz<\/a>\u00a0and include FULL NAME, E-MAIL ADDRESS and JOB TITLE for all personnel.<\/p>\n<h4>November 24 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Last Day for Advance Shipments to Arrive without Surcharge<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] WSC 2017 Exhibitor Important Information Exhibitor Set-Up: Sunday, December\u00a03, 2017\u00a0| 12pm-5pm Exhibitor Hours: Monday, December 4, 2017 | 9:30am \u2013 5:30pm Tuesday, December 5, 2017 | 9:30am \u2013 5:30pm Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | 9am \u2013 11:30am Exhibitor Move-Out: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | 11:30am &#8211; 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