Produced by: Showcase
Events, Inc.
Deadline
Dates:
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Final
booth payment:
Payment in full was due August
1, 2007
No personal checks or
business checks are accepted after November 1st, 2007.
Please pay by Visa, Master Card, cashiers check or money order at 425.889.9494
locally or 800.521.7469, Showcase
Events,
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Show Dates / Move-In and Move-Out
Procedures: - Page 2-3
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Hotels:
(You must tell them you are with the show)
Deadlines:
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Holiday
Inn
·
Holiday
Inn Express
206.441.7222
$109
Oct. 18th
·
La
Quinta Inn
206.624.6820
$99
Oct. 18th
·
Sixth
Avenue Inn
206.441.8300
$99
Oct. 16th
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Order
Online www.dwatradeshow.com Show Code 6QBRKNB
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Shipping
Product Information
– Page 4
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Deadline
November 2. Applications attached. Phone:
206.781.2411 Fax:
206.781.2270
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Fire Department:
APPLIES TO EVERYONE. PLEASE READ. All
materials in display, construction and decoration of booth must be flame
retardant.
- Page 4
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Candles:
A single lit candle does not require a permit.
Questions 206.386.1331
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Open
Flame Devices or Multiple Burning Candles require a permit. Application
included.
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Food & DrinK Sampling Exhibitors:
- Page 5
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King
County Health Department Inspector Cathy
Phillips 206.263.8478
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Temporary
Food Handlers Card required www.metrokc.gov
206.296.4791
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Aramark
Authorization Request required (see attached) – 206.694.5085
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Most
required to have a Temporary Food Service Permit (application included).
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Your Booth / Marketing / Security:
- Page 6
Friday,
Nov. 16th
10am to 6pm
Saturday, Nov.
17th
10am to 6pm
Sunday,
Nov. 18th
10am to 6pm
You may come in any morning at 8am to restock or clean your booth.
Move-In
and Move-Out:
Thursday, Nov. 15th
8am to 10pm
Friday, Nov. 16th
8am to 9:30am (Hand Carry Only)
Monday, Nov. 19th
8am to 12pm
Move-In
Procedures
|
From I-5 Southbound |
From I-5 Northbound /
And I-90 Westbound |
|
I-5
Southbound Left
On Left
on Spring Street Left
on Entrance
on your Right |
I-5
Northbound Direct
on Entrance
is on your Left |
|
From I-5 Southbound |
From I-5 Northbound /
And I-90 Westbound |
|
I-5
Southbound Left
on Right
on Left
on Entrance
is on your Right |
I-5
Northbound Right
on Left
on Right
on Left
on Right
on Left
on Entrance
is on your Right |
South
hand-carried Freight directions:
Please be aware that
although this move-in area has less restrictions, it is a greater distance to
the show site. No move-in pass is
required; permanent parking available at this site.
|
From I-5 Southbound |
From I-5 Northbound And I-90 Westbound |
|
I-5 Southbound Left on Right on Right on 8th
Avenue Garage entrance is on
your Right Follow signs to
Hand-Carried Freight Delivery Area |
I-5 Northbound Right on Left on Garage entrance is on
your Right Follow signs to
Hand-Carried Freight Delivery Area |
Only vehicles 6 ft. 5 in.
or shorter for the South Hand-Carried Freight area and 6ft. 9 in. or shorter for
the North Hand-carried Freight area, can enter the Convention Center’s garages
to access the freight elevators. Please
measure the height of your vehicles (empty of freight) before coming to the
Convention Center.
From the Convention
Center’s garages, you enter the freight elevator areas through a doorway that
is 6ft. wide by 6ft. 2in high. Therefore,
whatever you transport on the elevator cannot exceed those dimensions.
You are encouraged to bring a hand truck or dolly to facilitate your
move-in. There are a limited number
of flatbed handcarts available near the freight elevator entrances.
Please return these to the freight elevator entrances when you are done
using them.
Unloading and
Transporting Materials to Exhibit Space:
Freight
can enter and leave only by way of the freight elevators and loading docks.
Security personnel will not permit freight transport through the lobby.
There will be an attendant stationed on the 4th floor lobby
beginning at 7:30am during move-in and during the show.
Move-Out begins Sunday
evening at 6:15pm. Moving
out sooner is a hazard to the public and could result in legal action.
No carts will be allowed on the floor until the carpets are removed.
No hand carried move-out will be allowed prior to the show closing.
We ask that you do not move out early. If
you have an emergency, please let the Show Management know and we will make
arrangements for you. Moving out
early is a breach of your contract; section 2E-Merchandise Removal.
Do
not bring small children to Move-In or Move-Out!!!!
It is very dangerous for them and we will ask you to remove them from
the hall. This liability affects
the show management, the show decorator and the WA
Show
Decorator (cont.)
Shipping Product:
Please do not ship your
product directly to the WA State Convention Trade Center.
You may ship your product through DWA Trade Show & Exposition
Services via UPS Freight or the carrier of your choice.
c/o DWA Trade Show & Exposition Services
Show
Electrical
All
decorations, drapes, signs, banners, plastic displays, hay, split bamboo,
combustibles, etc. must be treated with flame retardant. Table coverings
with overhang greater than 6" must also be flame retardant. Items that
require treatment with a flame retardant product will be subject to a flame test
prior to, or during, show hours.
Wood
panels greater than 1/4" original thickness are considered flame-resistant.
The use of oilcloth, tarpaper, sisal
paper, nylon, Orlon, and certain synthetic materials cannot be made flame
resistant, and their use is strictly prohibited.
You
must be prepared to show a flame retardant certificate for any pretreated
fabric, or the label or container of the product used if the flame retardant was
applied after purchase. Please make
a copy of the certificate or label and keep it in your exhibit space at all
times. All display materials, not
product, are subject to the Fire Marshal’s flame test.
Most
exhibitors who are sampling must have a Temporary
Food Establishment Application submitted to the King County Health
Department 14 days prior to the event. Please
submit the attached form. The cost
is $25.00 and the permit must be kept with you during the event.
Make sure you comply with the Additional Requirements on the second page
of the application.
Permit
exceptions
are listed at www.metrokc.gov/health/foodsfty/food-exemptions.htm.
For questions please contact Cathy Phillips at 206.263.8478 or the
Seattle & King County Health Department at 206.296.4632.
You must have a UBI number registered
with the State of
This
UBI number must be reported to the Showcase Events office at 800.521.7469 or can
be emailed to Admin@ShowcaseEvents.Org.
We are required to report your business and UBI number to the state.
8.9% Sales Tax Chart:
www.dor.wa.gov
– select “Find taxes & rates” (on the left side),
Under
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Convention Communication Provisioners, Inc. (CCPI) is the exclusive provider of telecommunication and internet services for
the Convention Center. CCPI provides state-of-the-art equipment and services
including on-site and on-call technical, management and customer service
support, 24 hours a day for each show. See
attached Service Order Form or contact CCPI www.ccpi.net directly to discuss all of
your communication service needs at 206.505.5490 or email: wsctcinfo@ccpi.net.
Your
Booth / Marketing / Security
RV Parking / Trailers /
Regular Vehicles
On 8thAve.
between
Located on
7th
& Pike Garage Between
Pike & Pine St.
Contact
Numbers:
Locally:
425.889.9494
Long Distance:
800.521.7469
To Our Valued Exhibitors,
entrusting
to us the time and energy invested in your business.
It is our commitment to
produce
a well attended, quality festival which will continue to be a tradition in the
market.
Through our advertising campaign and our proven success over twenty-five
years,
the
result is a strong vehicle for promotion and sales, as well as a fun, highly
anticipated
shopping
event. Thank you for being a part of
the
Sincerely,
The Staff at
Showcase Events, Inc.
Dates
Next Year: