Posted By Cody Shotwell

Thank you for choosing to exhibit with SABEW.  We are looking forward to you joining us at our 47th Annual Conference on March 19 – 21, 2010, at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

SABEW is the nation’s largest organization of business and financial journalists, with more than 3,200 members in the U.S. and several other countries. We expect as many as 250 to 300 business journalists to attend the conference. This is a wonderful opportunity to put faces with bylines, e-mails and telephone conversations and make vital future contacts.

EXHIBITOR SETUP BEGINS THURSDAY, MARCH 18 AT 5 P.M. THROUGH FRIDAY, MARCH 19 AT 10 A.M. Exhibits will be open from 11 a.m. Friday, March 19 through 1 p.m. Sunday, March 21. All exhibits must be removed by 5 p.m. on March 21.  Exhibits will be set up on the 2^nd floor of the Cronkite building central to all sessions and events.

Exhibitor Fee and Additional Meal Registration: Regular registration cost for a single booth is only $3,000.  This cost includes one skirted, six-foot table, one chair and a trash can, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  All meal events for one person are also included with this price.  If you are needing more space, a double booth can be reserved for only $5,000 and includes two six-foot tables, two chairs and a trash can (a limited amount of double booths are available).  All meal events for two persons are included in this price. Additional representatives may attend, up to a total of 5, for the cost of the meal events. The additional charge for the full conference is $500; for Friday only is $225, for Saturday only is $225, and for Sunday only is $50. Forms can be found on the SABEW Web site.

Exhibit Hall Diagram & Booth Selection: The exhibits will be set up the 2^nd floor of the Walter Cronkite Building. Booth numbers will be assigned by SABEW staff, based upon “first come, first serve” basis.  Your booth number will be sent to you by Sue Davis, marketing coordinator: davis@sabew.org or by calling her direct telephone line at 602-496-7862.  You can take a look at the tentative booth map here.

Advertising:  SABEW invites you to advertise in the annual conference program. All advertisers who exhibit automatically receive 10 percent off the advertising rates.   Advertising copy must be received by Monday, March 1, to be included in the program.  $250 – ¼ page ad; $450 – ½ page ad.

Reservation Information/Room Rate: For information on reserving a hotel room please click here.

Shipping Information: Your materials can be received by us no earlier than three days prior to the conference.  Please let us know the approximate date and time.  We will then provide you with our phone and cell phone numbers, so that we can be there to accept the delivery. Your materials will be held in a secure shipping area, which has computerized key access.  Please address to:

Society of American Business Editors and Writers
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Arizona State University
555 N. Central Avenue, Ste. 302
Phoenix, AZ  85004-1248
ph:  602-496-7862

All exhibitors will be responsible for their own return shipping after the event, and should be prepared to arrange for any necessary supplies needed to ship exhibit materials back to your organization. There is limited hanging space for banners as nothing can be hung on the school walls.  Please provide a pop-up banner, tabletop banner and/or a banner for the front of the exhibit table.

Questions: If you have any questions or need further information, please call Sue Davis at 602-496-7862. You may also e-mail your questions to: davis@sabew.org.