Annual Meeting Program

The Annual Meeting Program is a 8.5" x 11" booklet is distributed at the conference to approximately 1,500 registrants.

Format: perfect-bound 8.5" x 11" booklet on 60lb offset paper
Space Reservation Deadline: Sept. 15, 2008
Camera-ready artwork due by Sept. 30, 2008
Line screen: 100

Rates:
Full page (7" x 10"): $750
Half page (7" x 5"): $575
Inside front cover (7" x 10"): $900
Inside back cover (7" x 10"): $900
Back cover (7" x 10"): $1,300

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Information & applications for 2008 DSI Annual Meeting exhibitors (pdf file)

The Decision Sciences Institute cordially invites you to participate as an exhibitor at its 2008 Annual Meeting, to be held November 22-25, 2008, in Baltimore, Maryland.

We offer you an opportunity to display your wares to over 1,500 of our members during our four-day conference. The fee of $690 covers the cost of the exhibit booth and the basic booth package
(see enclosures) to be supplied by the drayage service handling the exhibits.

The exhibit space we have designated at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel is located adjacent to the major activity centers of the meeting, registration desks, placement operations and coffee breaks.

Exhibit Booth and Materials

The full price of the exhibit booth (see sizes and prices on the application form) must be paid by October 15, 2008. An initial deposit by check, American Express, Discover, Visa or Mastercard must accompany your registration form. This deposit will not be refundable. Checks should be made payable to the Decision Sciences Institute. Payment is to be sent with the application form by September 15, 2008, to:

Decision Sciences Institute
Attn: Exhibits Manager
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
35 Broad Street, Suite 414
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

General Service and A.V. Contractors

The official general service contractor and decorator is Freeman:

Freeman
9900 Business Parkway
Lanham, MD 20706
(301-918-7900)

A “service package” will be sent with complete information on exhibitor services, including material handling and freight instructions, to all registered exhibitors by no later than September 25, 2008.

Prestige Audio Visual, Inc. is the Institute's official audio-visual provider. Prestige's order forms will be included in Freeman's service kits.

Set-Up and Take-Down of Exhibits

The exhibit booths and your materials will be set up in the exhibit hall by 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2008. You should have your exhibit set up and ready for showing by 9:00 a.m. the next morning. Exhibits will close on Tuesday afternoon, November 25, the last day of the conference. The exhibits must be removed from the booths by 9:00 p.m. The erection, assembly, dismantling, packing and unpacking of displays must be done by union labor. The handling, placing, or setting out of merchandise that is to be displayed does not require union labor and may be done by the exhibitor.

Social Events

All exhibitors are asked to refrain from holding any cocktail parties or social activities at booth locations without prior approval from the Institute’s Executive Director.

Room Reservations

A block of rooms in the name of the Decision Sciences Institute has been reserved at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel . < see hotel information >

We are planning this to be a professional and rewarding experience for the members of the Institute, and we eagerly anticipate your participation. Please feel free to contact us at 404-413-7710 if you have any questions regarding the exhibit arrangements for the meeting.