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INFORMATION ON EXHIBITING AT THE NAMI NATIONAL CONVENTION

NAMI invites you to exhibit at our 2010 National Convention, scheduled for June 30 – July 3 at the completely renovated Washington Hilton in Washington, DC.

The NAMI National Convention is the annual gathering of some 2,500 mental health activists and advocates from all over the U.S. and several foreign countries.  Our attendees include:

• Individual who have a mental illness
• Family members on individuals with mental illness
• Health and social policymakers from both the public and private sectors
• Treatment professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed counselors, nurses, and social workers.  (CEUs are available for nurses, social workers, and licensed counselors.)

All our attendees have one overarching reason for attending the NAMI National Convention:  improving the lives of people who live with mental illnesses and the lives of the people who love and care for them.  Our attendees are responsible for securing or recommending mental health services, products, and information for themselves, loves ones, clients, and patients diagnosed with serious mental illnesses.  They are eager for the latest information, treatment options, coping strategies, support services, health and wellness information and activities, and legal and financial advice.

WHO EXHIBITS AT THE NAMI CONVENTION?

• Health care facilities and treatment providers
• Pharmaceutical companies
• Publishers
• Advocacy, health care, and professional associations
• Government agencies
• Health insurers and managed care companies
• Support, legal, advocacy, and financial advisors
• You!

Click here for a partial list of past exhibitors.

EXHIBIT BOOTH SPACE AND RENTAL FEES

Each exhibit booth is 8’ x 10’.  Standard booth rent for $1300; premium booths for $1600.  Booth rental fee includes TWO Exhibit Hall passes for each 8’ x 10’ space – giving your booth staff full access to the highly informative sessions offered at our convention.  Additional staff may attend for just $75.00 each.  (Meal functions NOT included.)  Each booth comes equipped with a 8’ back wall, two 3’ side walls, and a 7” x 44” identification sign.  Tables, chairs, electricity, and other booth furnishings are available at additional cost from our official decorating company – Freeman Decorating.  Please note that the Exhibit Hall at the Washington Hilton is carpeted.

SIGN UP FOR A BOOTH BY DECEMBER 31, 2009, AND SAVE!!!  YOU’LL PAY $1475 FOR A PREMIUM BOOTH AND JUST $1175 FOR A STANDARD BOOTH!

COMPLIMENTARY PRODUCT AND SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS            

NAMI will print a 50-word description of your product or service in the final program for the convention AT NO EXTRA CHARGE!  (Copy must be received by April 15^th.)

SPACE ASSIGNMENT

Space will be assigned after a completed contract and a 50% deposit have been received.  Space CANNOT be reserved by telephone and no space will be held without a deposit.  Space assignment is based on several factors, including exhibitor preferences, size of space requested, date contract and deposit are received, past participation, exhibitor type grouping, and special requirements.  NAMI reserves the right to make adjustments to the floor plan and the exhibit hall, including the hours the hall is open, to meet the needs of its exhibitors and its attendees.  NAMI also reserves the right to refuse exhibit space to any vendor or organization at its own discretion.

EXHIBIT HALL HOURS, INCLUDING INSTALLATION AND DISMANTLING

Installation
	Wednesday, June 30	2:00pm – 6:00pm
	Thursday, July 1	7:00am – 11:00am
Exhibit Hall Open
	Thursday, July 1	12:00pm – 2:30pm and  5:00pm – 7:00pm
	Friday, July 2	8:30am – 4:30pm
	Saturday, July 3	8:30am – 3:00pm
Dismantling
	Saturday, July 3	3:00pm – 8:00pm

Click here to download an exhibit space contract to be completed and mailed with a check or faxed to 703/516-0692 with a credit card payment.

Click here to view the Rules and Regulations of the Show.

Exhibit Hall floorplan (coming soon)

 

QUESTIONS?

Contact Connie Schantz at connie@nami.org or 703/516-7986.

SEE YOU THERE!

 

Related Files

EXHIBIT SPACE CONTRACT (Word Document)
RULES AND REGULATIONS (PDF File)
PAST EXHIBITORS (Word Document)

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