The 2013 NSC Congress & Expo will be held at McCormick Place in the West Building.

Address:
McCormick Place
2301 S. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60616

Yes. As the Exhibit Hall floor plan changes daily, the most current version can be found on our website. 

Click here to view the most up-to-date Exhibit Hall floor plan.

The minimum booth size is 10' x 10' (100 square feet). Booths may be combined to create a larger space.

This cost is $23.50 per square foot for NSC Members, $24.50 per square foot for Non-Members. A 10' x 10' is $2,350.00 for NSC Members. If you are assigned a corner, you will be charged an additional $100.00 per corner.

A 10' x 10' booth rental package is available for $4,650.00. This package includes a hard wall booth structure in addition to the booth space cost.

Payment must accompany the Exhibit Space Application in order for booths to be assigned. Payment can be made by check (US funds), money order, wire transfer, or credit card. We accept VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.

Inline Booth – an 8' high back wall drape, 3' side rail drape, a 7" x 44" identification sign, and Sunday night vacuuming.

Peninsula Booth (20' x 20' that backs up to inline booths) – an 8' high back wall drape (in middle 10' section) on common back wall, a 7" x 44" identification sign and Sunday night vacuuming.

Split Island Booth (20' x 20' that backs up to another 20’ x 20’ booth) – Sunday night vacuuming.

Island Booth (minimum 20' x 30') – Sunday night vacuuming.

All booths also include five (5) badges per 10' x 10' space, listing on the Congress & Expo website, listing in the Congress & Expo Final Program, listing in Safety+Health magazine, and complimentary Exhibitor Guest Passes.

Additional items such as furniture, carpet, labor, cleaning, storage of boxes and crates, shipping, electrical and other services can be ordered through our general contractor, GES.

Height restrictions are based on the type of booth you have purchased.

The Exhibitor Service Manual (available June 4, 2013) includes the details of the Display Guidelines.

Most questions about fixtures, electricity, shipping, etc. are answered in the 2013 Congress & Expo Exhibitor Service Manual (available June 4, 2013).

Sales are not recommended on the Expo floor. However, you may take orders. If you choose to sell product you are responsible for collecting and reporting local and state taxes to the Illinois Department of Revenue.

Camera-type devices or knives must be orders only. Cash and carry will not be permitted.

General move-in begins Friday, September 27, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Move-in continues through Saturday, September 28, 2013 as well as Sunday, September 29, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

All booths must be set by 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

You can view the 2013 Congress & Expo Sponsorship Opportunities brochure.

The Exhibitor Service Manual will be available June 4, 2013.

Each exhibiting company is entitled to 5 complimentary exhibitor badges for each 100 square feet of booth space. The allotment is 1 Full Congress badge and 4 Expo Only badges.

Full Congress includes:

• admission to the Expo floor
• Opening Session
• 3 days of Technical Sessions
• Rock 'n' Community: Connections for a Cause™
• Closing Session
  (Expo floor lunch on Monday and Tuesday is not included with an Exhibitor Full Congress badge.)

"Expo Only" includes:

• Exhibitor admission to Expo floor
• Opening Session
• Rock 'n' Community: Connections for a Cause™
• Closing Session

If the original badge has not been verified, a replacement badge can be issued one time free of charge. Badges that have been verified can be reproduced at the exhibitor registration counters for a $100.00 processing fee. Photo ID is required in both cases.

During move-in, Expo hours and move-out, no one under the age of 12 (including infants) will be admitted, regardless of affiliation.

THIS RULE IS STICTLY ENFORCED. Persons 12 and over must register and pay the applicable fees in order to receive a badge. Proof of age may be requested.

Per the Exhibit Space Application and Contract, Exhibitors are NOT allowed to hold any type of meeting or function during Expo hours. Meeting space will be available at many of the official 2013 Congress & Expo hotels during NON-Expo hours. For more information, contact us at congress.expo@nsc.org.

Lead retrieval and the 2013 Attendee List may be ordered through CompuSystems.

Pricing information can be found in your Exhibitor Service Manual starting in June 4, 2013. The Attendee List may only be purchased by contracted Exhibitors. The Attendee List may only be used once.

No, the National Safety Council member list is not for sale.  However, a large number of NSC members do attend the NSC Congress & Expo and you may purchase the NSC Congress & Expo Attendee Mailing List.

The warehouse and direct shipping addresses and labels are listed in the Material Handling/Shipping section of your Exhibitor Service Manual (starting June 4, 2013), which also includes Shipping and Drayage details.

The 2014 NSC Congress & Expo will be held in San Diego, California. The dates are as follows:

Congress: September 14-19, 2014
Expo: September 15-17, 2014

Thank you for your interest! Please contact a member of our Exhibit Sales Team:

Bill Steinbach
(630) 775-2403
bill.steinbach@nsc.org

Joe Valentino
(630) 775-2339
joe.valentino@nsc.org