PNLA Conference 2018 - Vendors and Sponsors

PNLA Annual Conference 2018:  Breaking the Fourth Wall 

Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors

You are invited to exhibit at the 2018 Pacific Northwest Library Association Conference in Kalispell, Montana, August 1-3, 2017.  The conference will be held at the Red Lion, Kalispell, less than an hour from beautiful Glacier National Park.

Contact Jenny Grenfell (ktfjen@gmail.com) with any questions.

Exhibitor Cost and Registration: (all costs in USD unless otherwise specified)

• $475 for a space which includes an 8’ skirted table with power and two chairs, as well as lunch on Thursday and Friday.
• $300 – send display materials to Jenny, and we will put them out for you.  PNLA cannot pay for return postage.
• $200 – we will put a print piece of your choice on all tables at a meal, and will announce your company as the meal sponsor
• $100 – we will put a print piece of your choice on the tables at a coffee break and announce your company as the sponsor of that break.
• Nonprofit organizations:  $100 for an 8’ skirted table with power and two chairs.  Lunch on Thursday and Friday can be added for $30.
• Register online, or print out the form below and mail completed form with payment to:
  

Jenny Grenfell, Exhibits
PO Box 1022
Belfair, WA  98528

• Deadline for registration is July 14^th.  After that date, contact Jenny Grenfell.
  

Additional Opportunities:

• Silent Auction Donation:  Each year all proceeds from our silent auction go towards LEADS, PNLA’s biennial leadership institute.  If you’d like to donate items from your company/organization to LEADS, please specify this on the registration form.  Your company/organization name/logo will be featured near the silent auction area and in our conference-at-a-glance.

Schedule for Exhibitors:

Saturday, July 14^th                     Last day to register as a conference exhibitor

Monday, July 16^th                      Last day to cancel exhibits registrations without penalty

Wednesday, August 1 

• 12:00 – 5:00      Exhibitor check-in and set up
  
•   5:30 – 8:00      Opening Reception and Exhibits Open
  

Thursday, August 2

•   8:00 –   9:00      Vendor Visits (pastries/fruit available in exhibits area)
  
•   9:00 – 11:15      Morning Keynote and breakout sessions
  
• 11:00 – 11:30      Visit Exhibits break
  
• 11:30 – 12:30      Breakout sessions
  
• 12:30 –   2:00      Lunch and Keynote
  
•   2:15 –   3:15      Breakout sessions
  
•   3:15 –   4:00      Visit Exhibits break
  
•   4:00 -    5:30      Breakout sessions
  
•   6:30 –   8:30      Corks & Cans
  

Friday, August 3

•   8:30 –   9:30    Vendor Visits (pastries/fruit available in exhibits area)
  
•   9:30 – 10:30    Breakout sessions
  
• 10:30 – 11:15    Visit Exhibits break
  
• 11:15 – 12:15    Breakout sessions
  
• 12:30 – 1:45      Lunch and Keynote
  
•   2:00                 Vendor Take Down
  
•   2:00-   3:00      Breakout sessions
  
•   3:00 – 5:00      President’s Reception (Vendors invited), hotel Fireside Room
  
•   3:30 – 4:30      Breakout sessions

Lodging

The conference will be held at the Red Lion Kalispell, located at 20 N. Main St. in Kalispell, adjacent to Kalispell Center Mall.

• The hotel is offering a rate of $189/night for rooms booked for this conference, available until July 6^th.
  
• Reservations may be made by contacting the hotel directly at (406) 751-5050.
  
• The Kalispell Grand Hotel (www.kalispellgrand.com) is located just a few blocks south on Main St, and is often used as the overflow hotel for convention center events.
  

Red Lion has a great breakfast, complete with omelets to order, available to hotel guests.  Attendees not staying at the Red Lion may purchase breakfast vouchers (Friday only) for $5 at the registration table.