MESA 2003 Book Exhibit

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The 2003 MESA Annual Meeting Book Exhibit offers conference attendees the opportunity to examine research, literature, textbooks, software, and videos in Middle East studies. The Book Exhibit hours are Friday, November 7 from 8am - 3:30pm (panels 8:30-10:30, 11-1) Saturday, November 8 from 8am - 5:00pm (panels 8:30-10:30, 11-1 & 4:30-6:30) Sunday, November 9 from 8am - 1:00pm (panels 8:30-10:30, 11-1) We have special conference hours this year so that participants and exhibitors will have a chance to see some uniquely Alaskan attractions. Panels will end on Friday at 1:00 (the Presidential Address is at 4:00pm);on Saturday panels will break from 1:00 - 4:30pm. For more information, see the schedule of events and Alaska activities Publishers and organizations are invited to either rent exhibit space or display publications and related items in MESA’s Cooperative Book Display. MESA also offers advertising in the 2003 Annual Meeting Program, the MESA Newsletter, and the MESA Bulletin. We also offer the rental of MESA’s membership list.
Reserving Book Exhibit Space The meeting will be held at the William C. Egan Civic & Convention Center and the Anchorage Hilton in Anchorage, Alaska. The Book Exhibit will be located in Explorers Hall of the Egan Convention Center and will accommodate 50 booths. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to order additional furniture, carpeting, electrical hook-up, lighting, internet and phone hook-up, and other decorating and exhibition needs. The complete brochure with instructions for placing reservation for booth space are located on a separate page. Please follow the instructions for reserving booth space. The Exhibit Hall Map shows which booths are available. A separate Exhibit Hall Map showing an accurate floor plan in pdf format is also available. You must complete the Book Exhibit Booth Reservation Form (Form A) (pdf format) and fax or mail it to the MESA Secretariat. Phone reservations are not accepted.
Book Exhibit Booths: Sizes, Furnishing, and Pricing A Basic Booth is 10' x 10'–with 8' draping in back and 3' draping on the sides. These booths come furnished with a 6' draped table, two chairs, a wastebasket, and a booth identification sign. Price: $700 per booth. A Premium Booth is 10' x 10'–with 8' draping in back and 3' draping on the sides. These booths come furnished with a 6' draped table, two chairs, a wastebasket, and a booth identification sign. Price: $800 per booth. A Non-profit Booth is 10' x 10'–with 8' draping in back and 3' draping on the sides. A single booth comes furnished with a 6' draped table, two chairs, a wastebasket, and a booth identification sign. These booths are reserved expressly for non-profit organizations. Price: $600 per booth. 15% discount on double and triple booths. Book Exhibit Hours/Setup Security will be on duty during November 7 setup and during hours the book exhibit is closed. Only authorized exhibitors will be admitted to the book exhibit during setup. Set-up: Thursday, November 6 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm Hours: Friday, November 7 from 8:00am - 3:30pm Saturday, November 8 from 8:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, November 9 from 8:00am - 1:00pm Break down: Sunday, November 9 from 1:00pm - 3:00pm Exhibitors should begin dismantling at 1:00pm. MESA does not provide security during breakdown nor is MESA responsible for overseeing any booth left unattended during the hours the exhibit is open or during break down.
Cooperative Book Display (CBD) MESA’s Cooperative Book Display offers the individual or small publisher the opportunity to display journals, bulletins, books, videos or software without having to rent a booth space. The cost is $40 per title. A display copy along with payment should be sent to the MESA Secretariat. MESA will sell the display copies in the last hours of the conference, retaining the proceeds to help offset the cost of staffing the CBD. MESA prepares a Cooperative Book Display Catalogue which lists all titles on display. Included in the catalogue is a form for ordering directly from the publisher or distributor. Please see the Cooperative Book Display Instructions for further information and deadlines. The Cooperative Book Display Form (Form B) (pdf format) should be completed and returned to the MESA Secretariat. Selling Books On-site MESA also offers a means for selling books on-site through the Cooperative Book Display, offering a means for those wanting to sell books but cannot staff a booth. The stipulations are: 1) Complete the CBD form and pay the $40 display fee. 2) Bring copies of the book to the CBD during setup hours (Thursday, November 6, 2003 from 3:00pm-6:00pm, located in the Book Exhibit - Explorers Hall of the Egan Convention Center ). We will not accept advance shipments, or shipments on-site. They must be brought to the exhibit. Complete the Selling Books On-site Form, stipulating the selling cost. MESA will sell the copies of the book for a 80-20 split. 3) Retrieve the remaining copies of the books from the CBD on Sunday, November 9, 2003, by 1:00pm. MESA will not ship return shipments to authors and publishers. For information about the CBD, contact Sara L. Palmer (520-626-4753) at palmers@email.arizona.edu
Annual Meeting Program Advertising Advertisements are accepted for the association’s Annual Meeting Program, distributed to registered attendees. For the 2003 meeting, the deadline for an insertion order is September 2, 2003, with camera-ready copy due by September 8, 2003. Please download the Advertising Insertion Order Form (Form C) (.pdf format) and fax or mail to the MESA Office. For a complete listing of advertising options in MESA’s publications and 2002 pricing, please download the 2003 Advertising Rate Sheet (.pdf format) MESA offers a reduced rate for advertising in the meeting program for those renting exhibit space. a reduced rate for advertising in the meeting program for those renting exhibit space. For information about advertising (including MESA's other publications), please contact Nadia Hlibka (520-621-7073) at nhlibka@u.arizona.edu.
Renting MESA Membership Mailing Lists MESA provides the membership list in a variety of formats, including Microsoft Word ’97, and delimited text file, sent as an e-mail attachment. Rental is for a one-time use. MESA can isolate the membership database to produce labels of members in a particular discipline or with a particular area of focus. Rates for these services are determined on an individual basis. MESA does not publish e-mail addresses of its members. For prices and information about renting MESA’s mailing lists, please contact Nancy Dishaw (520-626-7133) at dishawn@u.arizona.edu.
Contacts Book Exhibit and Cooperative Book Display Sara L. Palmer 520-626-4753 palmers@email.arizona.edu Advertising and Art Exhibit Nadia Hlibka 520-621-7073 nhlibka@u.arizona.edu Renting MESA Membership Mailing Lists Nancy Dishaw 520-626-7133 dishawn@u.arizona.edu Meeting Planner Mark J. Lowder 520-626-6290 mlowder@u.arizona.edu Book Exhibit Decorator & Freight Manager AdVantange Conference & Expo 410-789-5000 410-789-5564 fax ADExpo@aol.com	Printable forms are available in a Portable Document Format (pdf) by downloading them from the internet to your computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download it from the internet free of charge by pressing the “Get Acrobat Reader” button above and following the simple instructions.
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