We have been asked to help the National Park Service’s second annual security conference meet its expenses during this time of budget crisis. Acuity-vct, maker of a high quality video analytics system, stepped to the plate to be the major sponsor but the conference still needs financial support. When I learned of their problem (I teach at the conference), I agreed to organize a small exhibit hall for those vendors who wish to make the 100 to 150 attendees aware of their security products. You can participate.

My company will be exhibiting because this is a low cost opportunity to reach a high quality group of decision makers. As a fellow vendor, I am sensitive to the cost of advertising in this economy. As a result, we are doing our best to make this as inexpensive as we can. Each exhibit space in the exhibit hall costs just $500. A six foot table with green table cloth, waste basket and two chairs will be provided. Wireless broadband is provided free and exhibitors can register for a hotel room in the conference center for the same discounted price given to attendees, just $77 per night. Parking and a continental breakfast are free.

The conference will be held at the Woodlands Motel and Conference Center, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Exhibitors are encouraged to bring their less-elaborate exhibit booth to keep their costs down but you are free to bring a more elaborate booth set up if you wish.

Exhibits can be set up Monday morning October 19, 2009 about 9 AM. Attendees arrive Monday morning and the conference begins at noon.  Exhibitors are invited to introduce their company and product line in a five minute introduction immediately following the plenary session on Monday afternoon.

The exhibits will be open Tuesday and Wednesday October 20-21. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks with refreshments provided by Acuity-vct, will be available for all attendees in the exhibit area where attendees can relax and mingle with exhibitors. We expect no more than ten exhibitors so the time attendees have with us will be quality time.  Lunches will also be distributed near the exhibit hall giving attendees even more time to mingle with us.

Depending upon our success at attracting exhibitors, there will be end of the day refreshments offered in the exhibit hall as well. The extent of this will depend on the number of exhibitors.  Exhibitors depart at the end of the day Wednesday and attendees begin a tour of the area museums by shuttle bus for the rest of the week. Acuity-vct, our major sponsor, is paying for the transportation for attendees.

The conference attendees will be employees of the National Park Service who are responsible at some level for security in their park, museum or historic site. While attendees are expected to be primarily from the east coast with about half from the Middle Atlantic region, others from around the country may also attend.  Attendees range from rangers, curators to regional management personnel.

Last year’s critique sheets requested that there be more vendor contact so attendees with buying decisions to make could become more familiar with available resources. Some of the attendee site’s have stimulus money to spend and others are requesting funding for projects.

The conference management has asked that we manage this exhibit project from start to finish. Doing so has advantages to them due to government regulations and reduces the need for conference managers to handle money. If you exhibit, you will be asked to submit your payment to us and we will work with management to meet the needs of the conference.

How To Register

If you would like to exhibit your products to this quality group, please send your payment by check to us by September 15. The total cost is $500 for a single table and $750 for a double (12 foot) table and exhibit area.  When you send your check we will give you information on how to register for a room at the group’s special rate. That’s all you have to do. Just show up.

For more information or to sign up for a exhibit table, contact me at:

Steve Keller, CPP

Architect’s Security Group, Inc.

formerly Steve Keller and Associates

555 W. Granada Blvd. Suite G-4

Ormond Beach, FL 32174

(386)  673-5034

steve@stevekellr.com

Make checks payable to “Architect’s Security Group, Inc.”

Be sure to provide us with your full name, address, and phone number, email address, company name, product that you sell if it is not obvious, web site if you have one, and any questions you may have.

When you register we will send you a receipt, information regarding where you can ship your booth if you need to do so, and any updated information, conference schedule, etc. We will post as much of this as we can when we get the information.

The conference manager is Capt. Charles Guddemi, U.S. Park Police. You can reach Captain Guddemi to verify our credentials and authority to manage the exhibits by emailing him at Charles_Guddemi@nps.gov. 

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