Exhibitor Prospectus

THE 62ND INTERNATIONAL RESPIRATORY CONVENTION & EXHIBITION TABLE OF CONTENTS (CLICK TO NAVIGATE) u ABOUT AARC CONGRESS u ATTENDEE DEMOGRAPHICS u REASONS TO EXHIBIT u EXHIBIT HALL MAP/BOOTH PRICES u BOOTH ASSIGNMENT u APPLICATION/PAYMENT/CANCELLATION u EXHIBITOR FAQs u EXHIBITOR LIST ABOUT THE AARC CONGRESS 2016 SAN ANTONIO, TX • OCTOBER 15-18 (EXHIBITS OCTOBER 15, 16, 17) EXHIBIT DATES AND HOURS Meet the Profession’s Leaders, schedule A FIRST CLASS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 your 3-day sales call with nearly 6,000 EVENT 11:00 A.M.– 4:00 P.M. respiratory therapists in San Antonio. You’ll SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 That Attracts Top 9:30 A.M.– 3:00 P.M. build lasting connections with new customers Respiratory Therapists MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 and reinforce existing relationships. 9:30 A.M.– 2:00 P.M. From All 50 United States, U.S. Territories, and 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Nearly 30 Countries. u Lectures lead attendees to exhibit hall — The Keynote lecture, Eagan lecture, Kittredge lecture, u HENRY B. GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER The AARC Congress offers an exciting venue and Tom Petty lecture will all send attendees to present advances in treatment, research, — is one of the favorites for Congress attendees. straight to the exhibit hall and your booth. cutting-edge technology, and education on Steps away from the River Walk, and it actually has pulmonary disease and injury. “A River that Runs through It.” This section of the u Closing Ceremony on day four — An event that charming San Antonio River Walk is aptly named, encourages attendees to stay through all four days “The Grotto.” and attend the last day of your exhibit. u Unopposed Exhibit Hall time — Attendees have u Hours that start early when attendees’ EXHIBITING AT eight hours, without sessions, to visit the Exhibit excitement level is highest — Attendees will AARC CONGRESS 2016 Hall. have more energy for their exhibit hall visit. u Congress News Email advertising — u More sponsorship opportunities — Visit the Attendees come to see your E-Newsletter sent to pre-registered attendees and Sponsorship and Advertising Prospectus. products and services and how managers to drive traffic to your booth! they can improve patient care, making the AARC Congress your best place to demonstrate your products and close the HENRY B. GONZALEZ deal. 28% of attendees are managers* and 86% of attendees CONVENTION CENTER say they use the exhibit hall to The Henry B. González Convention Center is nestled in the heart gather information for product of historic downtown San Antonio, along the banks of the world purchases.* So bring your best famous River Walk. The facility is the central component of the show specials with you. Establish city’s successful convention industry. The Center, named for the late U.S. Congressman Henry B. González, hosts more than 300 contact on the showroom floor; events each year with over 750,000 convention delegates from close the deal back in the office. around the world. * Source: 2013 AARC Congress attendee survey BACK TO TOC CONGRESS ATTENDANCE A consistent attendance track JOB FUNCTION record indicates that the AARC OF ATTENDEES Congress is important to the Who Attends respiratory care profession and AARC 86% relevant to your marketing plan. Congress The job function of attendees spans the YEAR spectrum of positions QUICK FACTS ATTENDANCE in respiratory care. 5 AVERAGE This ensures that you 86% of Congress reach the entire decision attendees say they have making unit (the initiators, Nearly the gatekeepers, the buyers, purchasing influence and the users.) and make decisions 6,000! on what they see in the exhibit hall. Student 2.8% Source: AARC Congress 2013 attendee survey Clinical Specialist 6.4% Education 5.1% Staff Therapist 14% Management 7.4% Other* 64.3% *Other: Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Technologist, Owner, Nurse, Disease Manager, Diagnostic Technologist, Patient Educator, Sleep Technologist, Physician Source: AARC Congress 2015 attendee demographics The AARC Congress is the crown jewel of the Association’s activities. No other meeting compares in terms of exhibits and quality of the program. If I could attend only one meeting a year, it would be “ the AARC annual meeting. — Richard Branson, MSc, RRT, FAARC ” BACK TO TOC WHERE ATTENDEES WORK Whatever your market, you’ll find an audience for your products at the AARC Congress. ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL 43.5% COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 3.9% QUANTITY + QUALITY = MULTIPLE LEADS OTHER* 52.6% Who Attends With nearly 6,000 attendees, no AARC % other meeting in your marketing Congress plan offers such a large gathering of 46.3 *Other: Sleep Labs, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Care/DME, Physicians’ Offices/Clinics, Military, Temp Agencies, Outpatient Facilities, Long-Term Acute Care Facilities, Unknown respiratory therapists of this caliber. QUICK FACTS ATTENDEES’ RESPIRATORY THERAPY EXPERIENCE 46.3% of attendees say they visit the exhibit hall to gather information for a pending 16-50 Years 38.1% equipment purchase. 10-15 Years 6.6% Source: AARC Congress 2013 attendee survey 5-9 Years 4.0% 1-4 Years 3.2% Unknown 48.1% With experience comes more tenure, more professional influence, and a Source: AARC Congress 2015 FOR INFORMATION CONTACT greater role in the purchasing decision. attendee data Annette Phillips, Exhibits Coordinator [email protected] Direct (972) 406-4653 • Fax (972) 484-2720 BACK TO TOC ORIGIN OF ATTENDEES 5.1% Your exhibit reaches the Mountain world with attendees from 10.7% all 50 states, D.C., U.S. Paciﬁc Territories, and nearly 18.4% 30 foreign countries. Midwest 16.6% Northeast International* 6.9% 8.9% U.S. Territories 0.8% Southwest 33.5% Southeast *International: Canada, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Norway, % Japan, Mexico, Taiwan, Republic of Korea, Brazil, China, Who Attends Argentina, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Czech 64.4 Republic, Germany, Singapore, Cayman Islands, Israel, Chile, AARC Columbia, Denmark, Ecuador, Denmark, Morocco, Ethiopia Congress ATTENDEE CREDENTIALS QUICK FACTS AARC Congress attendance mirrors the profession, giving you the people who use your products. 64.4% of attendees who are authorized MD 2.2% buyers say the Exhibit AE-C 5.7% DEGREES HELD Hall influences their BY ATTENDEES purchasing decisions. RPFT/CPFT 6.0% Source: AARC Congress 2013 attendee survey You want to reach people CRT 5.2% who are comfortable with and understand new technology. 69% CRT-NPS/ BACHELOR’S DEGREE 39.8% AARC Congress delivers RRT-NPS 10.1% with degreed professionals collect information ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE 14.3% on specific products Other* 31.4% including more than 21% in the Exhibit Hall. POST GRADUATE DEGREE 21.2% with post graduate degrees. RRT/RRT-ACCS 37.4% Source: AARC Congress 2015 attendee list Source: AARC Congress 2013 attendee survey ON THE JOB TRAINEE (OJT) 24.7% NOTE: Some attendees list multiple credentials. *Other (Includes these other credentials: RN, RPSGT, EMT-P, LPN, CTTS, RRT-SDS, DO, CRT-SDS, LVN) Source: AARC Congress 2015 attendee demographics BACK TO TOC PREVIOUS ATTENDEES INCLUDE Clinicians from These Institutions (and more) Ablecare Health Equipment, Inc. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Maine Medical Center Seattle Children’s Hospital Advocate Children’s Hospital Children’s Medical Center of Dallas Massachusetts General Hospital Select Specialty Hospital Aerosol Therapy Private Clinic Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Mayo Clinic Shands Hospital Akron Childrens Hospital Medical Center MedPro Respiratory Care Shanghai 10th Peoples Hospital, China Alaska VA Cleveland Clinic Memorial Herman Texas Medical Center Sharp Memorial Hospital Alexian Brothers Hospital Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital Shriners Hospitals for Children All Children’s Hospital Dhahran Health Center, Saudi Arabia Mississippi Methodist Rehab Sleep & Neurodiagnostics Institute American University of Beirut Duke University Medical Center Mount Sinai Hospital St. Alexius Medical Center Anne Arundel Medical Center Durable Medical Supply National Institute for Respiratory Disease St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Apria Healthcare Einstein Medical Center National Institutes of Health Stanford Hospital and Clinics Arkansas Allergy and Asthma Clinic Fairview Hospital National Jewish Health Tampa General Hospital Arkansas Children’s Hospital Florida Hospital Nebraska Heart Hospital Texas Children’s Hospital Aseracare Hospice Fort Wood Army Hospital New York University Medical Center The University of Tokushima, Japan At Home Medical Grupo Angeles Salud Ochsner Clinic Foundation Tokushima University Hospital, Japan Barnes Jewish Hospital Harborview Medical Center Oslo Universitets Sykehus, Norway Tufts Medical Center Baylor Martha Foster Lung Care Center High Plains Sleep Disorders Center Philips Home Healthcare Solutions UC San Diego Health System Baylor University Medical Center Holden Hospital Supply, Inc. Pima Medical Institute UCLA Medical Center Boston Medical Center Home Life Oxygen Presbyterian Manor University of Chicago Medical Center Brigham and Women’s Hospital Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, China Puerto Rico Hospital Supply University of Cincinnati British Columbia Children’s Hospital Angeles Del Pedregal, Mexico Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital United States Air Force Hospital, Canada Hospital Del Maestro Riyadh Military Hospital, Saudi Arabia Unites States Army Broadway Medical Supply Company Inova Fairfax Hospital Rochester General Hospital Unites States Navy Brooke Army Medical Center Japanese Nursing Association Rush University Medical

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