Login details to access the Portal will be sent to the company representative once the contract is signed.
The Portal enables exhibitors and supporters to:

• Submit company logo and profile
• Order lead retrieval (badge scanners)
• Submit a list of individual names for badges and order extra exhibitor badges
• Submit booth drawing
• Submit other deliverables as per sponsorship agreement

Notes:

• One user per company – the login details will be sent to the contact person who signed the contract. This person is responsible for passing on the login details to any third party if needed.
• The contract holder will be charged with any purchase made by their employee, stand builder or agency, unless requested otherwise in writing.
• Access to all Portal services will be available only after submission of your company logo and profile.
• Please note that access to the portal allows the user to see information from previous transactions made by your company with Kenes Group.
• Only deliverables indicated in your contract, should be submitted via the Portal. Items that are not included in your contract will not be processed.
• Keep the Exhibitor’s Portal link together with your login information on hand for future reference.

Conference Venue
Sheraton Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte, NC (USA) ​
555 S McDowell St Tower, Charlotte, NC 28204, USA.
Sheraton Charlotte Official website

Conference Website
For updated information regarding the conference, please click here:
AABIP 2024 Conference Official website

Exhibition & Industry Coordinator
Ms. Diyana Yosifova
Kenes Group
Tel: +41 22 908 0488 Ext: 258
E-mail: dyosifova@kenes.com

Industry Liaison & Sales
Ms. Paula Suarez
Kenes Group
E-mail: psuarez@kenes.com

Hotel Accommodation
Ms. Olina Stoyanova
Kenes Group
E-mail: ostoyanova@kenes.com

Registration
Ms. Nerea Esteban
Kenes Group
E-mail: nesteban@kenes.com

Exhibition Timetable

*Subject to change

Important notes for exhibitors: 

The timetable is subject to possible changes in accordance to the scientific program.

All Exhibitors should be in their booth 30 minutes before the official opening hour.

Dismantling of the booths before the official hour is not permitted.

• Our priority is the health and safety of our visitors, exhibitors and all attendees. Safety measures applied by the local authorities and any extra steps needed will be strictly implemented and communicated in order to keep everyone safe at our event, but also during the set-up and dismantling of the Exhibition Area.
• Empty crates and packaging material must be removed after set-up (no later than 4pm on Wednesday, August 21).
  
• All aisles must be clear of exhibits and packaging materials to enable cleaning at all times.
• Dismantling of the booth before the official hour is not permitted.
• It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to dispose of all materials after dismantling.
• Any equipment, display aid or other material left behind after 9:30pm on Saturday, August 24 will be considered discarded and abandoned. Any charges incurred for waste removal will be sent to the exhibitor.
• Please do not leave any visible valuable articles at your booth. In addition, please consider hiring extra security for your booth before/after exhibition operating hours if needed.

Below are estimated deadlines. Updated deadlines will be as published in the Exhibition Technical Manual when available

The Exhibition will be held in Carolina Ballroom & Symphony Ballroom Foyer.

Both are located on the First floor.

Detailed Floor plan is available online here.

Floor type: Carpeted

Raised Floor / Platform: not allowed.

Ceiling Rigging / Suspensions: not allowed.

Build‐Up Height (for pop-ups/roll-ups/self-standing graphics)

• For booths in Carolina Ballroom (#1 to #25): maximum height is 10′
• For booths in Symphony Ballroom Foyer (#26 to #34): maximum height is 12‘
• Pop-up canopies cannot be more than 10’x10′

Please submit the design files for approval through the Kenes Exhibitor’s Portal: https://exhibitorportal.kenes.com.

General Design Guidelines:

• All exhibits are to be displayed to avoid blocking aisles, obstructing adjoining booths, or damaging the premises.
  Exhibition material that is placed outside the booth will be removed at the exhibitor’s expense.
• Exhibitors are kindly requested to allow sufficient see-through areas that ensure clear views of surrounding exhibits. 
• Advertising on the boundary with other booths is prohibited.
• A back wall of a booth (including shell scheme booths) cannot be used by other exhibitors.
• Multilevel structures are not permitted.
• Arches, bridges or similar construction connecting two or more booths are not permitted.
• Special care must be taken to ensure that the visitors will be inside the booth and not standing in the aisle. For example:
  • Screens or any kind of equipment to be shown or demonstrated may not be placed directly on the edge of the stand contracted in order to ensure that the visitor viewing the screens/equipment will be inside the booth and not blocking aisle traffic.
  • Any counter, desk etc. or device (i-pads, touch screens etc.) which attract visitors may not be placed immediately at the borders of the booth facing the aisles (there should be a reasonable distance from the edge of the booth)
  • Coffee bars or other F&B-stations must be inside the booth area to ensure that the visitors are standing and queuing up inside the booth area and not standing in the aisle

• Each exhibiting company is entitled to free exhibitor badges. The amount of free exhibitor badges is stated in your contract, and determined by your booth size.
• The exhibitor badges allow access to the Exhibition Area.
• Exhibitor badges will be personalized with the badge holder name and company.
• Exhibitor badges can be collected at the registration desk onsite during registration opening hours (they will not be mailed in advance).

Additional exhibitors badges can be ordered via the Exhibitor Portal*:  https://exhibitorportal.kenes.com (at a rate of 250 $ / badge)

Deadline: Friday, August 1, 2024

* Please make sure that your company profile has been submitted via the Exhibitor’s Portal before placing an order

All company representatives are required to wear exhibitor badges to access the Exhibition. Company representatives not wearing their badges will not be allowed to access the Exhibition. Exhibitor badges are for the use of company personnel manning the booth and should not be used to bring visitors to the Exhibition.

For any inquiries related to registration, please contact the Registration Specialist, Nerea Esteban at: nesteban@kenes.com

Registration of Stand Personnel

In order to be granted access in the exhibition area each individual will need to wear a name badge. This includes the regular staff from the exhibitor’s company and any hired staff e.g. hostesses, bar and service personnel, etc. For security reasons, stand personnel must wear their name badges at all times.

Each exhibitor is entitled to a number of complimentary exhibitor badges in accordance with the size of the exhibition stand as stated in their contract.

The organiser will arrange for general cleaning of the exhibition premises prior to the opening of exhibition and daily prior to opening thereafter (excluding exhibit booths and displays).
Daily booth cleaning can be ordered directly with the official supplier. Contact details and deadline will be shared in due course.

Complimentary Wi-Fi will be provided by the conference during official conference days at most areas.
This public Wi-Fi connection is limited for basic web browsing or checking emails.
Should you have any internet-based feature/device/activity at your booth (for example: product demonstrations), we strongly recommend ordering a dedicated internet connection for your booth (wireless or wired connection) to guarantee a consistent internet connection inclusive of technical support.
Wired internet and Wi-Fi connection may be ordered through Kenes 4 weeks prior to the Conference.
Please contact the Exhibition Manager.

Important:

• Please be advised private Wi-Fi networks installations in the booth are not allowed.
• The venue and the organiser reserve the rights to discontinue any activity which interfere with the hall Wi-Fi coverage. 
• Technical support: we will ensure that the service you purchased is functioning as it should, however we cannot troubleshoot or repair issues with client-provided equipment.
• The exhibitor is responsible for following legal, ethical, moral and generally accepted internet and e‐mail conduct when communicating across the conference’s network. The venue reserves the right to disconnect and/or limit a user’s right to or use of the network if rules and conditions are not respected.

• Please do not leave any bags, boxes, suitcases or any type of product unattended at any time, whether inside or outside the exhibition area.
• Neither the venue nor the organiser can accept responsibility for the security of the booths and their contents. The venue as well as the organiser are not liable for any possible loss, theft and/or damage occurred during the rental period of any private property or goods. Exhibitors are fully responsible for the security of their booth and equipment.
• If you wish to hire security for your booth, this can be done via the official contractor, contact details and deadline will be shared in due course.

• Food & beverage /catering services are exclusive to the official caterer.
• Absolutely no food or beverage from outside the venue is allowed into the premises without prior written approval from the official caterer. This includes bottled water.
• Exhibitors who wish to order food and beverage for their booth are welcome to do so directly with the official caterer.
• The exhibitor should consider the space available on the booth to store and display the requested deliveries.
• To order Catering, please refer to the AABIP24 Sponsor Menu.
• To order or discuss in further detail, please contact Ashley Pasquini at apasquini@lemeridiensheratoncharlotte.com or 704-348-4654.
• Please always CC the Exhibition manager: dyosifova@kenes.com
• Deadline: All orders must be placed by Wednesday, August 7

• Exhibitors are responsible for the removal of all refuse/waste from the Exhibition Area. The used space must be returned completely clear of all items and restored to its original state.
• In case that Exhibitors wish to leave any kind of waste material during set-up/dismantling, they should request this service from the venue.
• Any discarded waste, including promotional material, left behind will be removed by the Venue and/or the organizers at the expense of the Exhibitors concerned.
• Any charges incurred for waste removal will be sent to the exhibitor.

For ordering waste removal please contact the official supplier directly.

Contact details will be shared in due course.

Short-term storage of materials left over after assembly (empty boxes, crates, cases, palettes etc.) should be coordinated with the official logistic agent (payable service).
Under no circumstances may packing materials of any kind be left in the aisles, on the booths, around or behind the booths.
Please contact the official logistic agent with information on sizes and number of parcels, size and storage period. Contact information will be available in due course.

Shipments sent directly to the venue
Any materials to be sent directly to the Hotel may arrive no earlier than 3 days prior to August 21, 2024 and may depart no later than 3 days after August 27, 2024. A handling and storage fee applies. Exact rates and request form will be available in due course.

Once the event & dismantling are over, the venue shall not be held responsible for the safekeeping and/or storage of any items left in the building. If the venue takes care of the removal of these items, all related fees will be charged to the exhibitor.

Parking (1200 spaces): hotel charges for parking apply. Standard self-parking rates are currently $25 per car per day. Valet parking is available for $35 per day. Overnight rates are $25 per car per night for self-parking, and $35 per car per night for valet parking.

Parking information is available here: AABIP24 Exhibitor Information Parking

Coming soon.

The delivery and removal of materials and goods for the exhibition booths is allowed only by the official freight forwarder Viper.

Please be advised that neither the Organizers nor the venue can accept deliveries on an exhibitor’s behalf and arrangements must be made for a booth/company representative to be available when deliveries are made.

Please refer to the Shipping Instructions for the deliveries.