Exhibiting at the Airlift/Tanker Association annual Convention and Symposium is an experience like no other. Exhibitors and attendees are participants together in the airlift and tanker community's premier event.

• Bob Dawson, A/TA's VP for Industry Affairs,
  coordinates all booth requests and takes booth payments
  Cell 828-455-7426; exhibits@atalink.org
  Doug Lynch , A/TA's Business Manager
  takes Advertising Requests for the Airlift/Tanker Quarterly magazine
  321-415-2191; advertising@atalink.org
• Bud & Pam Traynor , handle and receive payments for
  Industry Partnerships Individual Memberships and Registrations, and field miscellaneous questions.
  703-385-2802; ata@atalink.org

Convention 2009
will be in Nashville, TN, 29 October - 1 November.
(See Convention Tab at left)

View '09 Exhibitor Package

Except for the Banquet on Saturday night and the Sunday Brunch, all refreshment events take place in the exhibit hall and, therefore, in and among the exhibits. (Please note that there will be no pre-banquet reception this year.)

We expect well over 4500 attendees. About two-thirds are active/ARC military and more than a third of those are enlisted. You can expect to be able to talk to the wrench bender, the wrench bender's boss and then get the senior leadership's take on the same subjects, all in a friendly environment - yours.

While the Symposium schedule will not be published before being handed out at the convention you can see general overview and block diagram [when available]. To propose topics, contact the Symposium Chairman, Jeff Bigelow. Association Members can Login to myATA to obtain a link to last year's schedule for a general idea of types of activities and speakers. You will need to enter the SSN Last-4 that you gave when you joined or registered. The basic '09 convention overview [when available] can be printed out with the pdf version of the registration form.

The Airlift/Tanker Association's goal is to provide exhibit hall space to all interested parties on an equitable but prioritized basis.

1. We first take requests for space in the hall from our Industry Partners
2. Then we take requests for space from those who exhibited at our last convention
3. Then we take requests from our new exhibitors.
4. Some Government agencies may, if space permits, receive one space Pro-Bono.
   a. The free space may be outside the exhibit hall
   b. Additional spaces may be purchased at a reduced rate; however, such purchase will not include any free exhibitor registrations.

Within each category, priority is based on payment receipt (postmark) of at least 50% of the booth fees. However, best management of the space within the exhibit hall will determine the final floor plan. If changes are required, every effort will be made to ensure any exhibitors displaced receive equivalent or better space.

Notes:

• The Industry Partner Membership Application may be accomplished or updated any time. Please contact Bud or Pam at ata@atalink.org.
• By the way, with four or more booths, it is cheaper to become an Industry Partner.

While most exhibitors obtain a regular full registration for the convention, there is a special Exhibit-floor-only rate that may be useful in certain circumstances.

Exhibitor Package -- Important note: Every person participating must submit an individual registration form, independent of company participation. (Click Login tab at left to begin individual registration.)

• 09 Welcome Letter overview.
• Exhibit fees can be paid starting 1 Jun (or upon receipt of an e-mailed Exhibitor Package) to establish a position in the respective queues:
  • 09 Industry Partner [Corporate Member] Contract for Exhibit Space
  • 09 Industry Supporter [non-Corporate Member] Contract for Exhibit Space
  • 09 Government Supporter Contract for Exhibit Space
  • 09 Pro Bono Contract for Exhibit Space
• 09 Exhibit Regulations and Information are to be construed as part of all exhibit-space contracts. Most everything you want to know about exhibiting is in this document,
• 09 Exhibit Floor plan. See Booth Key-Numeric and Booth Key-Alpha (when available) for allocations as currently evolved. Paramount Convention Services (4674) has been selected as the Official Service Contractor. See Paramount's Exhibitor Kit (once available).
• 09VIP Banquet ROE and Seating Request Companies exhibiting in one 10 x 10 booth may name two individuals (who have otherwise paid for the banquet) for seating in the VIP area. (Those with two or more booths may name four individuals. Exhibitors please complete and return this request form even if no VIP seating is requested.)
• 09 Exhibitor Rooms ROE