AABB Annual Meeting and TXPO 2008

The AABB Annual Meeting and TXPO 2008 will be held October 4 – 7, 2008 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (Montreal Convention Center) in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

The AABB Annual Meeting and TXPO is the premier event for transfusion and cellular therapy professionals. This meeting attracts over 7,000 attendees who rely on this event to enhance their educational and technical knowledge, as well as discover the latest innovations with hands-on access to new products, technologies and solutions.

Why Exhibit at TXPO 2008?

• To gain exposure to an audience comprised of the most influential purchasers in the industry.
• Showcase your products and solutions to a diverse mix of transfusion and cellular therapy leaders face-to-face.
• Gain the competitive edge! Don’t let your competitor’s be the ones presenting your customer’s solutions to their challenges.
• Interact directly and pre-schedule meetings with your top-line valued customers during private designated VIP hours.
• Return on Investment - Lead Retrieval and Visit Tracker equipment will document and verify booth traffic.  Collection of current contact and demographic information makes follow-up more efficient with every qualified booth visitor.
• Complimentary meeting registration for the first 10’ x 10’ booth you purchase.  Additional complimentary registrations are accrued at the rate of one registration per four 10’ x 10’ booths purchased. 

This is one event you don’t want to miss!  Sign up today to join us at TXPO 2008.
For assistance, please contact
Jean Bryant, Exhibits Manager, e-mail: jbryant@aabb.org, phone: +1.240.333.6609.

TXPO 2008 Exhibit Space Application Contract (PDF)



2008 Exhibit and Sponsorship Prospectus (PDF)

TXPO 2008 Booth Sizes, Rates and Details
Exhibit Space Assignment Process
TXPO 2008 Schedule At-a-Glance
TXPO 2007 Statistics
TXPO 2008 Planning Calendar (PDF)
Exhibit Service Manual (PDF, size: 18 MB)
TXPO 2008 Registration and Housing

May Exhibitor Newsletter (PDF)
June Exhibitor Newsletter (PDF)
July Exhibitor Newsletter (PDF)

Official AABB Contractors (PDF)
Exhibiting in Canada (PDF)

For information regarding Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities and Ancillary Meeting Requests, please click here or contact Tamara Zein, Corporate Relations Manager, e-mail: tzein@aabb.org, phone: +1.240.333.6604.

Fees per 10’ x 10’ Space

• Eight-foot draped back wall and three-foot draped side walls.
• One full conference registration plus one additional registration for every four booths.
• Light lunch in the exhibit hall (Sunday and Tuesday only).
• A company identification sign.
• Free basic listing in the AABB Online Buyers’ Guide.
• Complimentary listing in Virtual TXPO.
• Company listing in the Preliminary Program and Final Program (deadlines apply).
• Access to the Exhibitors’ Lounge.
• 24-hour exhibit hall security service.
• Attendee mailing six weeks prior to the conference (for one-time use only).

*Carpet is not included.

Exhibit Space Assignment Process

In order to ensure appropriate booth assignment, AABB asks that you provide eight preferred booth choices.  AABB reserves the right to make any modifications that may be necessary to best accommodate space requests.

On-site Booth Placement: Advance space reservations were accepted at the 2007 Annual Meeting.  Exhibit contracts for companies that did not participate in the on-site booth placement will be accepted and assigned according to the priority point ranking.

Priority Points: Contracts received after the on-site booth placement  will be assigned  booth space in priority point order beginning April 4, 2008. After this date, all companies who have submitted a contract will be allocated a booth. If a tie occurs, the date received will determine the order of placement.

How to Receive Priority Points

• One point for exhibiting.
• One point for Corporate Affiliate status. Click here to learn more.
• One point for Platinum level sponsor status.
• New this year, one point for booking 100 percent of your housing with Experient, AABB’s Official Housing Provider, and using rooms within AABB’s housing blocks.

Payment: The balance of the total rental cost is required for booth contracts to be valid when reserving space before May 23, 2008.  Full payment must accompany booth reservation contracts received after May 23, 2008. Booths cannot be held or reserved without the appropriate deposit.  All fees must be paid in U.S. dollars.  Failure to submit full payment by May 23, 2008 will result in immediate forfeiture of your assigned space. Once forfeiture occurs, you will be required to resubmit your application with full payment and be reassigned exhibit space.

TXPO 2008 Schedule At-A-Glance

Total Attendance: 7,023
Professional Attendees: 4,455
Booth Personnel: 2,103
Other: 465
Number of Exhibiting Companies: 228
Exhibit Hall Gross Square Footage: 154,000

AABB Annual Meeting and TXPO Attendees are from all 50 U.S. States and 80 countries worldwide.

Conference and Exhibit Hall Attendees:

• CEOs and medical directors
• Blood banking professionals
• Cellular therapy professionals
• Doctors, nurses and physician’s assistants
• Donor recruiters
• Laboratory supervisors and administrators
• Medical technologists
• Perioperative professionals
• Transfusion service managers

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