Here is a quick reference list of key deadlines. Refer to the SOT Annual Meeting website, ToxExpo Directory, and ToxExpo Exhibitor Service Manual (available in November) for more information.
Friday, January 31
Add/Change ToxExpo Online Profile Page Contents
(Content received after January 31, 2025, will appear in the SOT Event app to attendees who accept Event App updates after initial launch.)
Friday, January 31
Register your booth personnel
Friday, February 7
Hotel Reservations (Connections Housing)
Friday, February 14
Custom Booth Rentals/Structures and Premium Flooring Orders (Shepard) – Advance Rate Discount
Friday, February 14
Graphics and Sign Orders (Shepard) – Advance Rate Discount
Monday, February 17
First Day Freight Can Arrive at Shepard's Advance Warehouse Without a Surcharge
Monday, February 17
Exhibit Island, End-Cap, and Altered Booth Construction Drawings or Schematics to ToxExpo Senior Exhibits Manager
Friday, February 21
Certificate of Insurance (COI) to ToxExpo Senior Exhibits Manager
Friday, February 21
Exhibitor Appointed Contractor (EAC) Notifications to orders@shepardes.com AND ToxExpo Senior Exhibits Manager
(Requirement for independent or third-party contractors to install or dismantle booth. Refer to the Exhibitor Services Manual coming soon.)
Friday, February 21
Orange County Convention Center Utility Services (electricity, aerial rigging* labor and lighting, water, plumbing, compressed air, natural and LP gas, and cable TV) – Advance Rate Discount
Monday, February 24
Budget Booth Package, Standard Booth Furnishings, Labor, and Booth and Carpet Cleaning Orders (Shepard) – Advance Rate Discount
Friday, February 28
Visitor Pass Requests to ToxExpo Senior Exhibits Manager
Friday, March 7
Last Day Freight Can Arrive at Shepard's Advance Warehouse Without a Surcharge
Wednesday, March 12
Last Day Freight Can Arrive at Shepard's Advance Warehouse
Saturday, March 15
First Day Direct to Show-Site Shipments Can Arrive at the Orange County Convention Center – proper label required (refer to the Exhibitor Service Manual coming soon)
DATES TO BE DETERMINED, PLEASE CHECK BACK LATER.
Other Vendor Services, i.e., Floral and Lead Retrieval (refer to Exhibitor Service Manual available in November)
*Rigging Orders (Shepard: sign assembly and disassembly. Orange County Convention Center: aerial rigging/hanging sign)
Updated 10.4.2024