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New Exhibiting Companies

Audience and Industry Participation

Eligibility to Exhibit
Companies who have not exhibited with the Academy previously and wish to participate in the 2013 Annual Meeting exhibition must submit for review:

  • Background information for your company including company history, leadership, where products are produced, and last major trade show you participated in.
  • A sample of your print materials outlining the product(s) or service(s) you intend to promote.

E-mail this information or send via regular mail to:

Director, Exhibitions
American Academy of Ophthalmology
PO Box 7424
San Francisco, CA 94104-7424

Annual Meeting booth fees include the following:

  • Assigned exhibit booth space
  • Linear booths - 8' high back drape, 36" high side dividers in black and white and 7" x 44" identification sign when ordered by the deadline
  • Aisle carpet and vacuuming of aisles (NEW! aisle carpet will be RED)
  • Security along general perimeter
  • The use of shuttle bus service to and from official Academy hotels and the convention center
  • An allocation of sleeping rooms through the official housing service, Expovision
  • Five complimentary exhibit badges for company employees for each 100 square feet of exhibit space
  • Company name and booth number listing in the Meeting Guide, if application is received by Friday, August 16
  • Company name and booth number listing in the Final Program, if the application is received by Wednesday, September 18
  • Copies of the Meeting Guide and Final Program
  • FREE digital booth in Virtual Exhibition that includes twenty-five (25) word company description; product and service categories and selection of related medical specialties; two company contacts (upgrades are available)
  • Product categories listed in Final Program if digital booth is populated by Wednesday, September 18
  • Access to sessions, symposia, papers and posters
  • Ability to purchase the Academy Plus course pass onsite (Exhibitor Representatives may not register for Skills Transfer Courses)

Retina Subspecialty Day exhibit space fees include the following:

  • Five-foot by eight-foot (5' x 8') exhibit space
  • Each area has an eight-foot (8') back drape and thirty-six inch (36") high side dividers
  • A seven by forty-four inch (7" x 44") identification sign
  • Four complimentary badges per exhibit space purchased for representatives to staff the exhibit
  • Fifty (50) word company listing in the Subspecialty Day Meeting Guide if application and description are received by Friday, May 31
  • One complimentary Subspecialty Day session badge ($975 value) per exhibit space purchased for entrance into the Subspecialty Day program