I love it when a plan is perfectly executed and our setup for the IAAPA show turned out to be exactly that. We walked into the convention center just before 9:00 am, got our show badges and found our space on the floor. Our booth was waiting just outside our space. We removed the (heavy) tarp and summoned a forklift to move it into position.. Then we strung the cords, tested the TV and lights and unpacked the business cards and brochures. Everything tested out fine and we were back in the hotel before 10:00 am. Tomorrow morning we will go in to unroll the carpet and check things out one last time but we are basically ready for our debut at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions EXPO in Orlando. We are booth number 2159. See you there starting Tuesday!
Arrived in Orlando
After a long day travelling we have arrived in Orlando. Our hotel is near the Orange County Convention Center. We'll be up early tomorrow to do our set up. Hopefully the booth will be in place and it is a simple matter of taking off the cover and rolling out the carpet. After a year of preparation of waiting the show is now a real thing!
Setting sail
Peter, Becke and I are busy today packing our suitcases and briefcases with everything we need for a week away. We leave early, early tomorrow morning and arrive in Florida in the evening. It is all in preparation for the biggest trade show in the world that caters to the theme park industry. We've attended the massive show many times through the years but always as an observer rather than a participant. This year will be our first as an exhibitor. Over the last year we've been busy designing and fabricating our show booth and stocking it full of all manners of eye candy. We've made links with potential clients and invited them to visit us at the show. Our place on the floor is but a tiny 100 square feet out of the 550,000 square feet of the show. To see it all one needs to walk more than nine miles of aisles.
