EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS - GENERAL INFORMATION
Dates to Remember
| Jan. 15, 2010 |
- Deadline to Submit Exhibit Application to Receive Discount |
| Jan. 29, 2010 |
- Deadline to Submit Exhibit Application to Take Advantage of Priority Points |
| Feb. 1, 2010 |
- APSS Begins Accepting Group Block Housing Requests
- APSS Begins Accepting Affiliate Meeting Space Requests
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| Feb. 26, 2010 |
- Notification of Application Acceptance and Booth Assignments |
| Mar. 26, 2010 |
- Deadline to Submit Final Program Company Descriptions
- Exhibitor Service Kits Available on the SLEEP 2010 Web Site
- Deadline to Submit Name Lists for Group Block Housing Requests
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| April 22, 2010 |
- Deadline to Submit Group Block Housing Requests |
| April 30, 2010 |
- Booth cancellations/reductions received on or before
April 30, 2010, will incur a penalty equal to 20% of the total
contracted space cost. No refunds will be given after
April 30, 2010.
- Deadline to notify APSS of Independent Service Contractors and insurance coverage
- Deadline to Submit Food Requests
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| May 7, 2010 |
- Hotel cancellations after May 7, 2010, will incur a $25.00
cancellation fee
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| May 28, 2010 |
- Deadline to Submit Affiliate Meeting Space Requests
- Deadline to Submit Exhibitor Registrations
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June 5-6, 2010
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- Exhibit Installation |
| June 7-9, 2010 |
- Exhibit Show Dates |
| June 9-10, 2010 |
- Exhibit Dismantling |
Organizations
APSS
The Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC, was established in 1986 and
is a joint venture of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep
Research Society. The APSS publishes SLEEP, a monthly peer-reviewed scientific
journal, and organizes an annual meeting of the leading researchers and
clinicians in the field of sleep medicine. This meeting is the largest gathering
of sleep professionals in the world, attracting an international body of nearly
6,000 physicians, researchers, sleep technologists, students and allied health
care providers.
AASM
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine emerged in 1975 as a professional
membership organization dedicated to the advancement of sleep medicine. The
Academy’s mission is to assure quality care for patients with sleep disorders,
promote the advancement of sleep research and provide public and professional
education. To achieve this mission, the AASM works to advance sleep
medicine and improve health by advocating for the recognition, diagnosis
and treatment of sleep disorders; equipping sleep specialists to provide the
highest level of medical care; and fostering the development and application of
scientific knowledge.
SRS
The Sleep Research Society was established in 1961 by a group of researchers
and is a professional membership organization for scientists and academics
involved in the study of sleep. The SRS fosters the investigation of all aspects of
sleep and its disorders, promotes training and education in the methodologies
of sleep research, and provides forums for the exchange of scientific findings
pertaining to sleep. While leading collaborative efforts to advance sleep
research, the SRS also develops programs and resources to train and equip the
next generation of sleep scientists and establishes and maintains standards of
reporting and classifying sleep research data.
Sleep Attendee Profile
The recent growth of the sleep medicine field has prompted companies to separate themselves from the competition with strategic marketing campaigns
that capture the attention of sleep medicine and sleep research professionals. As the largest scientific meeting dedicated exclusively to sleep medicine and sleep
research, the SLEEP meeting provides exhibiting companies with the ideal setting to reach out to the appropriate individuals to heighten awareness of your
company’s products and/or services and mission.
The SLEEP meeting is attended by nearly 6,000 physicians, researchers, sleep technologists, students and allied health care professionals. Over fifty percent of
the meeting’s attendees specialize primarily in sleep medicine. Other specialties represented include pulmonary medicine, neurology, neuroscience, psychology,
psychiatry and internal medicine. Eighty-five percent of attendees are from the United States.
Exhibit Information
Location
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
200 E. Market Street
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Phone: (877) 504-8895
The exhibits are located in Exhibit Hall C&D at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
Meeting and Exhibition Schedule
Meeting dates:
Saturday, June 5 – Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Exhibit show dates:
Monday, June 7 – Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Exhibit show hours*:
Monday, June 7: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am – 4:00pm
Tuesday, June 8: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am – 4:00pm
Wednesday, June 9: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00am – 2:00pm
*Note: On Monday, the exhibit hall opens immediately following the Plenary
Session. The APSS requires all booths to be staffed by 9:45am on Monday, June
7. Exhibit hours are subject to change.
Early Access for Exhibitors
Booth personnel are permitted access to the exhibit hall two hours before
and one hour after the official exhibit hours. An exhibit badge is required for
entrance. Admittance during move-in or move-out times is limited to those
individuals employed by the exhibiting company or directly responsible for
installation/dismantling.
Official Decorator and Drayage Contractor
The official contractor for SLEEP 2010 is:
Freeman Decorating
5040 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60644-1474
Service Line: (773) 473-7080
Freeman Decorating will have a service counter located in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.