Deadlines:

Feb. 27	Company Description and Logo 50-word company description, including corporate address, contact name, phone, e-mail and website address. High- resolution logo (300 dpi or higher) in .eps format. NOTE: Logos submitted in .tif, .gif or .jpg will not be accepted. For acceptable formats, please refer to Freeman's graphics guidelines. E-mail your logo and company description to Derinda Crawford.
Mar. 7	Conference Manual Ads Ad should be saved as a high-resolution .pdf file, print ready (all crops marks removed), and scaled to the following specifications: 8.5" x 11", 1/4" bleed in margins. E-mail the ad to Derinda Crawford or save it to a CD ROM and overnight it to Derinda at One State Street Plaza, 27th Fl., New York, NY 10004.
Mar. 7	Staff Registration
Feb. 15	Freeman warehouse shipping begins Show site orders will be marked up an additional 30%. Materials arriving after March 7 will incur an additional after deadline charge.
Feb. 29	Freeman Discount Price Deadline
Mar. 14	Freeman warehouse shipping ends
Mar. 16	Showsite shipments begin

Exhibitor/Sponsor Info

Decorator/Electrical/Telephone/Internet Services

Please refer to the Freeman exhibitor kit. All decorator/electrical/telephone/internet connections must be ordered at least four weeks prior to the conference.

Exhibitor Move-In	Sunday, March 16 11:00 am - 4:30 pm	International Ballroom
Exhibitor Move-Out	Tuesday, March 18 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Exhibit Hours

Below are the official exhibit hall hours.

Monday, March 17

8:00 am - 9:00 am	Continental Breakfast
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Morning Networking Refreshment Break
3:15 pm -3:30 pm	Afternoon Networking Refreshment Break
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm	Networking Reception

Tuesday, March 18

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

Exhibitor/Sponsor Staff Registration

To register your staff attending the conference, complete the online staff registration form below. Please refer to your contract regarding the number of sponsor comp pass allotments. If you anticipate that your company's staff registration will exceed the allocated number of passes, each additional staff member will be charged the $500 exhibitor upgrade rate. Please register all staff members by March 7.

PLEASE NOTE: When you are entering in the registration information you will have to create a new login for each staff member; the system does not allow for multiple registrations at once. When they ask you to log in, DO NOT enter in your information if you will not attend the event; instead, enter in the information of the staff member who will be attending the conference.

Hotel Accommodations

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SourceMedia's block of rooms at the Fairmont Chicago is SOLD OUT on March 16th. If you wish to reserve a room on the 17th only at our special discounted rate of $239, contact the hotel directly at (312) 565-7400 or (800) 526-2008 and mention that you are attending the Bond Buyer's OPEB/SourceMedia Conference. Rooms are available on a first come, first served basis.

For alternate properties with availability on March 16th - March 18th, please refer to our travel and accommodations page.

Shipping Information

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Please also refer to the Quick Facts sheet listed in the Freeman Exhibitor Kit.

Warehouse shipping address:

The Bond Buyer's 3rd Annual OPEB Conference
Exhibiting Company Name
Booth #_____
c/o Freeman
2500 West 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60632

Freeman will accept crated, boxed, or skidded materials beginning Friday, February 15 at the above address. To avoid "AFTER DEADLINE" charges, materials must arrive by Friday, March 7 . Late charges will apply to shipments arriving after this date. Warehouse receiving hours are 8:00 am - 3:30 pm Monday through Friday.

Do NOT ship advance freight to the Fairmont Hotel. The hotel has NO storage facilities and the freight will be returned to the sender. Any charges incurred for early freight accepted by the facility will be the responsibility of the exhibitor. Freeman will accept DIRECT freight shipments at 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 on SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2008 from 11:00 am - 4:30 pm ONLY for the exhibit hall. If you anticipate a delay in shipping your materials and think they will need to be shipped to show site, please contact Derinda for further assistance.

For assistance with exhibits, please contact Freeman's Exhibitor Services Department at (773) 473-7080.

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Contact Information

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For any program-related questions, please contact Tom Curtin, Program Manager at (212) 461-2250 or tomfcurtin@aol.com.

For sponsorship opportunities (i.e., exhibits, advertising, etc.), please contact William Baneky, Director of Business Development - (212) 803-8481 or william.baneky@sourcemedia.com.

For meeting logistics, please contact Derinda Crawford, Meeting Manager at (212) 803-6088 or derinda.crawford@sourcemedia.com.

For billing issues, please contact our customer service department at (800) 803-3424 or (212) 803-6093.