2023 ACB CONFERENCE AND CONVENTION
EXHIBIT BOOTH AND MARKETPLACE
INFORMATION AND OPPORTUNITIES
GENERAL INFORMATION AND BOOTH OPTIONS:
- Are you a company that sells adaptive equipment for the blind or visually impaired?
- Are you an agency or entity with resources or information of particular interest to ACB attendees?
- Do you represent a guide dog school?
- Do you operate a business that sells items that would be of interest to our members?
- Are an ACB affiliate or special interest group with items to sell?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions, consider being a vendor at the 2023 ACB Conference and Convention in Schaumburg, Illinois.
The exhibit hall will be one of the most popular places at the 2023 ACB Conference and Convention.
As an exhibitor, you will give people from across the United States and many foreign countries the opportunity to learn about your products and services, both in person and virtually. Turn browsers into buyers as attendees give technology a trial run, check out tutorials or crafts, or shop for products for home, school, work and play. To ensure virtual convention attendees have an inclusive experience, all exhibitors will receive:
- A 10-minute pre-recorded exhibit booth presentation to be aired on ACB media throughout the convention and available as a podcast.
- An invitation to appear on ACB Media’s Main Menu in either June or August.
Online registration for Exhibit Booths and Marketplace is not available.
- To ask questions about becoming an exhibitor, contact Michael Smitherman at exhibitors@acb.org or by phone at (601) 331-7740.
- To reserve your Marketplace table, contact Michael Smitherman at exhibitors@acb.org or by phone at (601) 331-7740.
- To make payment for your Exhibit Booth, contact Nancy Feela at nfeela@acb.org or by phone at (612) 332-3242.
EXHIBIT BOOTHS:
Premium Booth $1,000
- Preferred 10' by 10' booth placement
- Color coordinated backdrops and side curtains
- Large print and Braille booth signs
- 8' Skirted table, two chairs, and wastebasket
- Electrical hook-up
- Discounted advertising
- Company name and booth number in official Exhibit Hall Show Stopper Directory
Tabletop Booth $500
- 10' by 10' booth - peripheral placement
- Color coordinated backdrops and side curtains
- Large print and Braille booth signs
- 8' skirted table, two chairs, and wastebasket
- Discounted advertising
- Company name and booth number in official Exhibit Hall Show-Stopper Directory
ACB Affiliate Tabletop Booth $175
- 10' by 10' booth - peripheral placement
- Color coordinated backdrops and side curtains
- Large print and Braille booth signs
- 8' skirted table, two chairs, and wastebasket
- Discounted advertising
- Company name and booth number in official Exhibit Hall Show-Stopper Directory
Blind / Visually Impaired Entrepreneurs
Blind and visually impaired authors, musicians, craftspeople, etc. receive discounted tabletop pricing for the first, second, and third year of participation in the conference.
Blind / Visually Impaired Entrepreneurs - First Year $225
Blind / Visually Impaired Entrepreneurs - Second Year $275
Blind / Visually Impaired Entrepreneurs - Third Year $325
EXHIBITOR INFORMATION:
- Exhibitor contact information will be listed on the acacbconvention.org website.
- There will be a voicemail number set up by ACB where people can leave messages that will be provided to vendors to make return calls after the convention.
- A virtual session will be held on Wednesday, June 21 where attendees can hear about each exhibitor.
- Individual zoom rooms can be set up by exhibitors Thursday, June 22 and Friday, June 23 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM central time. Your Zoom room information for participating vendors will be made available to convention registrants.
- One complimentary registration bag insert.
Registering for an exhibit booth provides you with entry to the exhibit hall. If you would like to attend other portions of ACB's Conference and Convention, you will need to register as a Convention attendee.
If you would like to participate in the exhibit hall and be placed in the ACB Program, the exhibitor must register and pay for the exhibit booth by May 15, 2023.
EXHIBIT HALL SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 1:
- 8:00 AM — 1:00 PM, Set-up
- 1:00 PM — 5:00 PM, Exhibits open
- 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM, Exhibitor Reception
Sunday, July 2:
- 3:00 PM — 9:00 PM
Monday, July 3:
- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday, July 4:
- 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, July 5:
- 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, tear-down
ACB MARKETPLACE:
- Are you an entertainer or author with CDs or books to sell?
- Do you sell crafts, cosmetics, toys, etc.?
- Is your affiliate looking for a fundraiser?
- Do you have information to distribute before a specific general session?
Consider ACB’s marketplace; if you will only be at the convention for one or two days or the long hours of the exhibit hall are too much.
ACB’s Marketplace will be located near the ACB Café and general session and is one of the highest traffic areas in the conference and convention. It is open before each morning general session begins (see schedule below) and is filled with something new and exciting every day.
Your Marketplace “booth” will include a draped 6-foot display table and two chairs. Space is limited, and tables will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. Tables are $25 per day, and you may reserve space for one or two days only; specify the days you prefer when registering. Sorry, but no food items may be sold at Marketplace.
MARKETPLACE SCHEDULE:
- Monday, July 3 through Thursday, July 6: 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Cancellation requests must be received in writing and will be honored according to the date the request is received as follows:
- Before June 1: Full refund
- June 1-14: Fifty percent (50%) refund
- After June 14: No Refunds
MORE INFORMATION:
- Booth space will be reserved when full payment is received.
- Do not ship exhibit materials to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel. Use the drayage services provided by the decorator so your boxes will be waiting for you at your booth.
- Exhibit kits will be distributed by late May 2023. Order forms for additional booth furniture and services, shipping rates and address, and other information will be included.
- The American Council of the Blind, ACB Conference and Convention Committee, Renaissance Schaumburg convention Center Hotel, and show management are NOTresponsible for contents placed in booths.
- Contact Michael Smitherman, Conference Exhibits Coordinator, by email at exhibitors@acb.org, or by phone at (601) 331-7740.