Become an Exhibitor

2011 California Library Association and California School Library Association Annual Conference & Exposition
The California Library Association (CLA) and the California School Library Association (CSLA) invite you to join us for this joint conference and exposition in Pasadena, November 11-13, 2011, at the Pasadena Convention Center.

Why Exhibit?

This collaborative conference is the largest state library conference and exposition in the Western States. Our attendees include librarians from public, academic, school, and special libraries; and the CLA/CSLA Conference and Exposition offers you an unparalleled opportunity to reach decision makers from across the state.

This event will be promoted through a comprehensive marketing campaign, including advertising in both association newsletters, on CLA/CSLA websites, social media outlets, and through email broadcasts to nearly 10,000 California librarians.

By exhibiting at this joint conference, you will:

• See twice the librarians in half the time, increased sales opportunities
  
• Travel one time and cut your cost in half
  
• Ship exhibit and materials one time
  
• Set-up exhibit one time
  

We expect nearly 1,500 attendees representing public, school, academic, and special libraries at this year’s conference and exposition prepared to stretch their spending dollars. We established immediate value for them with affordable registration fees, top-notch education, networking opportunities, and tremendous hotel room rates.

Concerned about ROI and need a few more reasons to exhibit?

• Eighty-one percent of past attendees indicate that they have input on purchases for their libraries, and 49% of these attendees are the final decision makers
  
• Booth space rental fees are very affordable
  
• Listing on our online floor plan located on the conference website, which includes a website link that remains active two months after the conference
  
• Your company contact information/description listed on the conference website
  
• Dedicated exhibit hall hours have been built into the program schedule to allow attendees to visit the exhibits without the competition of educational sessions and other events.
  

Traffic Builders

• CLA and CSLA encourage conference attendees to visit the exhibit hall by offering:
  • Dedicated exhibit hours
    
  • Education on the exhibit floor
    
  • Reception and food in the exhibit hall during Friday’s Opening event
    
  • Open Concessions and Coffee Breaks Saturday and Sunday in exhibit hall
    
  • Free “exhibit only” passes on Saturday and Sunday
    
  • Exhibit Raffle
• Pre- and post-show attendee mailing lists provided
  
• Your company name listed on the CLA and CSLA websites
  

Be part of the CLA/CSLA Annual Conference and Exposition in Sacramento as an exhibitor and sponsor! We have created unique sponsorship opportunities to offer exhibiting companies even more exposure to conference attendees.

On behalf of the CLA and CSLA Boards of Directors and Conference Committees, we look forward to your partnership as an exhibitor in making this joint conference a resounding success!

Sincerely,
CLA

Carol Simmons
CLA Executive Director
csimmons@cla-net.org

Betty McIntire Young
CLA Conference Meeting Planner
betty@4arc.com

CSLA

Deidre Bryant
CSLA Executive Director
deidreb@csla.net