Important Information For Attendees Of The PPAI Expo

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QUALIFICATIONS

DISTRIBUTOR QUALIFICATION

Companies may attend The PPAI Expo if they are qualified promotional products resellers which includes PPAI members, PPAI Regional Association members and SAGE subscribers.

 

If a company does not meet any of the above qualifying criteria, the company may attempt to qualify by the following:

  • Provide three invoices from three different promotional product suppliers for at least $100 each (not for samples or self-promotion) dated within the last twelve months. Alternatively, at least three members of PPAI must confirm in writing to PPAI that you are an active reseller of promotional products.
  • Have a corporate and active (at least 3 months) website demonstrating the company is an active reseller of promotional products.
  • Have a promotional products annual sales volume of at least $15,000 and is not considered by PPAI as primarily an end-buyer or corporate purchaser of promotional products.

Qualifying materials can be emailed to membership@ppai.org. Once our review is complete, you will be notified of the decision usually within 10 business days. PPAI reserves the right to decline any request if the request is not in the best interest of The PPAI Expo as determined by PPAI.

 

Importantly, The PPAI Expo is a trade-only event. End-buyers, such as corporate purchasers of promotional products, are not permitted to attend PPAI. The primary purpose of The PPAI Expo is to provide qualified distributors exposure to suppliers’ promotional products and to provide education to all who desire to participate. The secondary purpose is to provide exposure to business services, products, and equipment that enhance the supply chain.

 

Given the scope of go-to-market strategies of companies who may engage in some form of promotional products sales or re-sales (either inner-company or external), and given that The PPAI Expo is a key financial support mechanism for virtually all of PPAI’s operations and membership- and industry-focused programs, PPAI reserves the right to fairly evaluate applicants for attendee privileges so as to advance the primary purpose of The PPAI Expo and, more globally, the best interest of PPAI, present and future.

 

SUPPLIER/BUSINESS SERVICES QUALIFICATION

 

Supplier/Business Services must be exhibiting at The PPAI Expo or be members of PPAI in order to gain access to the show.

 

PPAI member Suppliers and Business Services who are not exhibiting at The PPAI Expo 2025 will be charged $750/per person for access to the exhibit hall but may attend the Conference, on January 13, for no additional cost.

 

Nonmember non-exhibiting suppliers/Business Services are not permitted to attend The PPAI Expo.

 

MULTI-LINE REPS

 

Multi-Line Reps must be members of PPAI in order to register with their company name. Nonmember Multi-Line Rep’s must register under one or all of the companies they will be representing at The PPAI Expo.

2025 REGISTRATION FEES

PPAI Member Distributors

Waived Registration Fees Based on Membership Tier
$50/person for additional registrants

 

Qualified Non-Member Distributors

$250 registration fee now through December 5, 2024
$350/person December 6, 2024 - January 16, 2025

 

Regional Distributor Members (Non-Member)

$125/person between now and December 5, 2024
$175/person starting December 6, 2024 - January 16, 2025
*Please reach out to your Executive Director for regional code

AVOID EVENT SCAMS, PPAI EXPO ATTENDEE LIST

At PPAI, we prioritize the security of our member, attendee and exhibitor contact information. PPAI does not share or sell any contact information to third parties. If you receive an e-mail claiming to sell The PPAI Expo attendee list, the PPAI member list or any list related to PPAI, it is a scam.

 

This type of scam is a known issue afflicting the exhibit and event industry. Scammers reach out to potential exhibitors and attendees fraudulently claiming to have and sell the show’s attendee list. Their goal is to deceive attendees and exhibitors into sharing personal and/or financial information for malicious purposes.

 

If you encounter one of these scam e-mails, do not engage with the sender. Responding, even to unsubscribe, can confirm to them that they have reached a valid e-mail address. We encourage you to follow your organization’s procedure for reporting spam and/or block the sender.

 

It is important to note that these types of scams are not specific to PPAI or our events; they unfortunately persist throughout the conference and trade show space.

ATTENDEE SHOW RULES

1. AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS. Exhibitor and attendees shall observe and abide by any additional reasonable regulations made by PPAI, its officers and employees for efficient and safe operation of The PPAI Expo. All regulations outlined in this document will remain in effect during the entire event. In addition to these regulations, those outlined in the Exhibit Space Application and Contract (for exhibitors only) will be in effect and enforced. Any and all matter not specifically covered by either of these documents shall be subject solely to the judgment of PPAI, and may be amended at any time.

 

2. ATTENDANCE OVERVIEW. PPAI Expositions are industry trade events open to Association members who are current in payment of dues and to officials of nonmember firms whose names are placed on the Admittance List. PPAI Expositions are closed to the general public, to nonmember Suppliers/Business Services (qualified to exhibit) who are not exhibiting, to unauthorized personnel of Distributor firms and to users of Promotional Products.

 

Distributor and Franchise firms may register authorized personnel to attend all days of the Exposition. Sales Representatives (whether employees or independent contractors) may register only with their firm’s principal’s approval. No one under the age of 16, is allowed access to the show floor, education seminars or events of The PPAI Expo or other PPAI Events during installation/move-in, show days and dismantle/move-out periods. Evidence of age must be presented upon request. Violators of this policy will be asked to leave the event or applicable area. At The PPAI Expo 2025, each member Distributor and Franchise firm is entitled to register an unlimited number of registrants, with waived registration fees based on Membership Tier.

 

Supplier and Business Services Members not exhibiting at The PPAI Expo 2025 may register and attend free education for no additional cost. Supplier and Business Services Members not exhibiting at The PPAI Expo 2025 wanting to gain access to the exhibit hall floor must pay $750 per registration badge. Any member who transmits or gives a member badge to a nonmember or to unauthorized personnel of member or nonmember firms or registers for admission such a person may be assessed $500 for each violation. If an exhibitor or any member of his staff give or transmits an exhibitor badge to a nonmember or to unauthorized personnel of member or nonmember firms or registers for admission such a person, the exhibitor may be assessed $500 for each such violation and may forfeit space priority for future PPAI Expositions.

 

PPAI reserves the right to remove any attendee or exhibitor from the show without cause or explanation (no refunds will be given) and refused admittance into future PPAI events.

 

3. BUSINESS/SOCIAL EVENTS. Exhibitors, organizations, and participating registrants shall not hold business or social functions to which Distributors and/or Franchisers are invited during official exhibit hours or during any other PPAI Expo event. Only exhibitors in good standing and authorized distributor members of PPAI are permitted to host a hospitality function at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center or in an official hotel. PPAI Show Management MUST approve all requests for a hospitality suite or public function space in advance.

 

4. CONSENT TO USE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES. Registration and attendance at, or participation in The PPAI Expo or any association meetings or events constitutes an agreement by the registrant to fully consent and grant to PPAI, a royalty-free, worldwide right of use and distribution of my image, likeness, and/or voice that is captured in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions, and audiotapes by my attendance at or participation in The PPAI Expo or any meetings or events held in relation to The PPAI Expo.

 

5. EVENTBIT – PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND “OPT-OUT” OPTION. At The PPAI Expo 2025, PPAI, through its registration vendor, Maritz, may choose to utilize technology called eventBit. This technology will allow PPAI to better understand the needs and behaviors of show participants. Each participating attendee’s badge holder will contain a beacon chip to help PPAI monitor what areas draw attendance, which will help PPAI know what exhibitor, product, or service may interest attendees. PPAI will monitor attendee movements on the exhibit hall floor, Product Pavilion areas, convention center lobbies, ballrooms and meeting rooms. Through Maritz lead retrieval devices, exhibitors of The PPAI Expo 2025 will have access to basic information about participating attendees such as demographics and company name, length of booth visits and booth pass-by, but exhibitors will not have access to personal identifiable information such as your name or personal contact information. Only by an exhibitor scanning an attendee badge will they have access to personal identifiable information. PPAI is the sole owner of the eventBit data collected and participating attendee’s personal data will not be shared. If you do not want to participate for any reason, simply visit registration in Bayside B Hall, or the “Help Desk” located in the “Quick Print” registration area to be removed from the PPAI event analytics and eventBit technology.

 

6. NO ONE UNDER AGE 16. No one under the age of 16 is allowed access to the show floor, education seminars or events of The PPAI Expo or other PPAI Events during installation/move-in, show days and dismantle/move-out periods. Evidence of age must be presented upon request. Violators of this policy will be asked to leave the event or applicable area.

 

7. NO SMOKING. According to the Nevada Clean Air Act, there is no smoking or vaping (e-cigarettes), permitted in the Mandalay Bay Facility during move-in, show days, or move-out with the exception of the main casino floor and designated guest rooms.

 

8. RELEASE. You release PPAI, Mandalay Bay Corp., Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “releasees”) from all claims, causes of actions, demands, and liability of any kind (collectively, “claims”) that relate to your participation in The PPAI Expo activities, including claiming arising from the negligence of any releasee and claims: (1) For injury (including death), illness, Disability, Death or Property Damage to myself, or (2) relating to the contraction or suffering of injury from COVID-19 or any other illness.

 

9. SEGWAY SCOOTERS & TWO WHEELED MOTORIZED VEHICLES. Segway scooters (at walking speed only) are permitted in public areas of the hotel only when the operator represents that the equipment is a mobility assistance device for a disability condition. Other operators without reported disability should be advised that the equipment is not accepted for use in Mandalay Bay public areas, including, but not limited to the tradeshow halls at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Use of a Segway may be excluded in areas that are relatively high foot traffic venues. This includes the Casino, theaters, Event Center, restaurants and the Convention Center. In such cases of exclusion, a guest will be offered the use of a balanced wheeled mobility device such as a wheelchair or motorized scooter.

 

Wheelchairs and scooters are available for a fee. To guarantee a wheelchair or scooter, please contact ScooterBug directly, by calling (702) 736-4399 or visiting their website at www.scooterbug.com/lasvegas.

 

10. SOLICITATION OF GOODS & SERVICES. Only those firms registered at the Exposition as Exhibitors (member and nonmember) may solicit their goods and services. Specifically, non-exhibiting suppliers, guests and members of the press are prohibited from soliciting business during the Exposition. Violation of this rule can lead to immediate removal from The PPAI Expo and non-admittance into future PPAI events.

 

11. TAPING. All programs, meetings, sessions, seminars, trade shows and other events sponsored by PPAI are the exclusive property of PPAI and no one is permitted to record or reproduce such events, aurally or visually, by motion pictures, videotape recording, audio cassette recording or by any other means for commercial purposes without the express written consent of PPAI. The rule does not prohibit videotaping or other visual or aural recordings by an exhibitor of PPAI trade shows made entirely within the booth space leased by that exhibitor. In order to not interfere with normal show proceedings, all recordings done outside an exhibitor’s own booth shall be done prior to or after exhibit hours; any special expenses generated to be borne by the proponents/exhibitors.

 

Photography and/or videotaping of any display or product other than an exhibitor’s own are prohibited, unless permission has been obtained from PPAI and the firm whose booth is being photographed/videotaped.

 

12. WHEELED VEHICLES. All attendees are welcome to utilize wheeled carts or cases to carry their catalogs and other materials collected at the show. The carts or cases may only have two wheels with a wheelbase of no more than 12” from outside wheel to outside wheel. Collection boxes on carts can be no wider than the cart, or larger than 15” in any dimension. PPAI reserves the right to remove any cart or case from the show floor at its discretion. Drums and barrels will not be allowed on the show floor.

 

13. VIOLATION OF RULES & REGULATIONS. A member who violates any of these rules and regulations is subject to an assessment of $500 for each violation and/or forfeiture of space priority for future PPAI Expo's. Repeated violation may result in loss of the right to exhibit or attend The PPAI Expo.

MEDIA GUIDELINES

Working media members are invited to cover exhibits and events of The PPAI Expo. Credentials must be requested in advance of attendance.

 

Media guidelines for The PPAI Expo are available here.