June 20-23, 2006

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Potential Exhibitors

Thank you for your interest in exhibiting at the Presbyterian Church in America’s General Assembly – the largest annual gathering of the Presbyterian Church in America.  General Assembly offers an excellent opportunity to establish contacts with pastors and elders, develop relationships with church leaders and decision makers, and network with others in similar ministries and organizations.

 For the upcoming General Assembly attendance we anticipate:

• 1,400 – 1,600 Pastors and Elders
• 400 – 500 Women*
• 300 – 500 Volunteers
• 80 – 100 Exhibiting Organizations

The Administrative Committee of the General Assembly must approve any organization or ministry before they may exhibit at General Assembly.  To be approved, please provide the following two items:

1. A completed Exhibitor Statement of Mission and Purpose (please print a hard copy)
2. A letter of request on your organization’s letterhead
   1. Address the letter to the Administrative Committee and mail to:

   Administration/Stated Clerk’s Office

   1700 North Brown Road, Suite 105

Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043-8143

2. Include specific information regarding your organization that would assist the Committee in making its decision
3. Indicate whether your organization is for-profit or non-profit

The Administrative Committee meets three times a year – spring, summer, and fall.  We will notify you of the committee’s decision shortly after the appropriate meeting.  Once approved, each year you will receive an invitation to participate as an exhibitor.

If you have any question, please contact Mary Bradley Bayne by e-mail at ac@pcanet.org or by telephone at 678-825-1000.  We continually seek companies, organizations, and ministries that provide products and services that will benefit the work and ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America at large and the local churches.

*The women attending General Assembly, spouses of the pastors and elders, are influential and actively involved in numerous programs in their churches.  Many direct or organize Sunday School curriculum, youth and Women in the Church programs, mission and outreach programs, and the daily operation of the church.

Approved Exhibitors

We cordially invite you to exhibit at the 34^th General Assembly – the largest annual gathering of the Presbyterian Church in America.  General Assembly is scheduled for June 20-23, 2006, and will be held at a downtown hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.

 General Assembly offers an excellent opportunity to establish contacts with pastors and elders, develop relationships with church leaders and decision makers, and network with others in similar ministries and organizations.  We anticipate a significant turnout – with commissioners, their families, volunteers, staff, and visitors, we plan to host between 3,500 and 4,000 attendees.

The exhibits will be located in Grand Hall, directly below the main Assembly meeting room.  Plans are being made to maximize availability of the exhibits, beginning with a social function in the Exhibit Hall upon completion of Assembly business on Tuesday evening.  Also, the Exhibit Hall will include the Internet Café, PCA Bookstore, Concession Stand, and a seating area where attendees may dine and fellowship.

 Exciting opportunities available to Exhibitor’s this year:

• Sponsorship – great opportunity to promote your organization during the 2006 General Assembly.
• Selling directly from the Exhibit Hall – organizations may process sales directly from their exhibit booths (see the rules and regulations for details)

For 2006, the regular Exhibitor fee per booth will be $600.00 for the week.  Booth assignments will be made on a first-come, first-served basis – so please register quickly.  Please complete the Exhibitor Agreement (please print a hard copy) to register your organization, and return the form with your payment before Wednesday, April 19, 2006.  By signing the Exhibitor Agreement, you will accept and will comply with the General Assembly Exhibitor Rules and Regulations.

If your organization has changed its theological or mission statements during the past year, please submit a new Exhibitors Statement of Mission and Purpose (please print a hard copy) form before Wednesday, March 15, 2006.  If you would like to review your organizations current Statement of Mission and Purpose, please contact the Mary Bradley Bayne.

Upon receipt of your payment and completed Exhibitor Agreement, we will mail you an information packet, including hotel details (available in mid-January).  If you do not receive the information, please contact Mary Bradley Bayne.

Mark your calendars beginning with the Exhibitor Luncheon on Monday, June 19, 2006.  The Exhibit Hall will be available for setting up displays at 2 p.m. on Monday.  If you plan to set-up your display on Tuesday, June 20, please notify Mary Bradley prior to General Assembly.

We thank you and look forward to your exhibiting at the 34^th General Assembly.  We anticipate a successful General Assembly and look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!

Registered Exhibitors

We are delighted that you will be exhibiting at the upcoming 34^th PCA General Assembly scheduled for June 20 – 23, 2006.  Please carefully review this important information regarding the Exhibit Hall and your Exhibit Booth.

Location:  the Exhibit Hall will be located in the Grand Hall of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.  The Exhibit Hall is positioned directly below the main Assembly Hall, click to view the Hyatt Meeting Space.

 Exhibit Hall Hours:

Tuesday, June 20 – 8 am to 7:30 pm and Close of Worship to 11:00 pm

Wednesday, June 21 – 8 am to 7:30 pm

Thursday, June 22 – 8 am to 7:00 pm

You may set-up your exhibit booth on Monday, June 19^th from 2 pm to 6 pm following the Exhibitor Luncheon.  Please dismantle your booth on Thursday, June 22 before 8 pm.

Exhibit Booth Specifications: each Exhibit Booth is ten-feet wide by eight-feet deep.  The booth will contain one six-foot schoolroom table, two chairs, a wastebasket, and an identification sign.  The table will be draped in white with a white skirt.  Purple and white curtains will be hung behind and on the side half-walls.

Exhibit Information Package: Click to view the exhibit information package.  It contains information on how to order extra tables, electricity, Internet access, as well as how to pre-ship your exhibit materials.  Hollins Exposition Services has been hired as the decorator and will be working with GES (the Hyatt’s Exhibit Hall Management Company) to make this year’s Exhibit Hall a great success.

Floor Layout and Booth Assignments: click to view the Exhibit Hall Floor Plan and your organizations booth assignments.  Please remember booth assignments were made on a first-come, first-serve basis.  If you have any questions regarding your booth assignment, contact Mrs. Mary Bradley Bayne by e-mail at: ac@pcanet.org.

Exhibitor Luncheon: click to view your Exhibitor Luncheon Invitation.  The luncheon will be held on Monday, June 19 at 12:30 pm in the Regency V Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.  Please RVSP to Mrs. Mary Bradley Bayne by e-mail at: ac@pcanet.org before Friday, May 12^th.

Exhibitor Name Badges: click to view the Exhibitor Name Badge Form.  Please provide the name of each person who will be staffing your organizations Exhibit Booth.  Name Badges will be distributed from the Grand Hall Prefuction area on Monday, June 19^th.  After Monday Exhibitor name badges may be picked-up from the Exhibitor information table located near the rear of the hall.  If you are both an Exhibitor and a Commissioner and would like an Exhibitor ribbon for your Commissioner Name Badge, please notify Mrs. Mary Bradley Bayne.

PCA Administrative Committee – General Assembly Exhibitor Contact

Mrs. Mary Bradley Bayne  

ac@pcanet.org

1700 North Brown Road, Suite 105, Lawrenceville, GA 30043

678.825.1000 (telephone)

                                678.825.10001 (fax)                                

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