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About the exhibit program

National Program Exhibit Timeline:

6 months-1 year before event:

  • Contact NCI Exhibit Program Manager to request to help staff the National booth at a planned, upcoming conference.
  • Plan which programs and materials you'd like to promote at the exhibit.
  • Reserve hotel room.

4-6 months before event:

  • Submit request to NCI Exhibit Program Manager to participate in a "Meet the Experts" session during the exhibit.
  • Speak with NCI Exhibit Program Manager about combined conference advertising opportunities and/or joint purchase of conference mailing lists.

2-3 months before event:

  • Begin advertising design process for joint advertisements in conference publications and/or joint promotional items for mailings.
  • Book air travel.
  • Contact NCI Exhibit Program Manager for guidance on ordering publications from NCI's material distribution center-ordered items should be combined with the main NCI exhibit materials and will be shipped to the exhibit venue from the NCI exhibit warehouse location. For publication ordering information, visit: http://oc.nci.nih.gov/planning/cisnci.html.

1 month before event:

  • Finalize travel arrangements.
  • Cut-off for the "Meet the Experts" NCI staff schedule selection.
  • Arrange with NCI Exhibit Program Manager to have publications and display materials shipped to NCI exhibit warehouse in order to be shipped to conference site with National exhibit.
  • Provide NCI Exhibit Program Manager with your size for NCI uniform/shirt (shirts are not necessary for "Meet the Experts" staff).

2-3 weeks before event:

  • Pick up NCI uniform/shirts from NCI Exhibit Program Manager.
  • Mail joint promotional items (e.g., postcards, flyers, etc.) to conference attendees (if applicable).

1-2 weeks before event:

  • Receive booth staffing schedule from NCI Exhibit Program Manager.

1-3 days before event:

  • Pick up exhibitor's badge at Exhibitor Registration desk.
  • Display your literature and materials in the booth (if applicable).

End of conference:

  • Re-pack and prepare your materials for return shipment (only applicable to those whose displayed literature supplies were not exhausted).


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