Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Registration Fees & Deadlines

The National Stationery Show is open to the trade only. Advance registration is free to qualified members of the trade through 11:59pm on Friday, May 4. After this date and onsite, the registration fee for qualified buyers is $60.

Suppliers to the trade and non-exhibiting manufacturers or artists may register for a fee of $175 through 11:59pm on Friday, May 4. After this date and onsite, the fee increases to $200.

Please note: Only major credit cards are accepted for payment of onsite registration fees.  Cash will not be accepted.

Please note that badges will not be mailed in advance.  You will receive a confirmation with a barcode after completing your registration, which can be scanned at any registration terminal for an immediate badge. 

Required Credentials

To attend, you must provide identification to qualify your business, and separate identification to qualify each individual employee from your store or company.

Please provide TWO forms of company and ONE form of employee identification. (Please note that acceptable employee identification must be provided for each registrant.) We reserve the right to request additional business identification if deemed necessary.

Acceptable COMPANY identification includes at least TWO of any of the following:

  • Active website through which business can be validated
  • Several recent invoices from industry manufacturers for goods purchased at wholesale/in quantity
  • Appropriate Yellow Pages listing
  • Business advertisement of industry-related business
  • Store/commercial lease indicating type of business
  • Resale tax certificate for industry-related business
  • Photograph of your store front
  • Mail Order companies to provide catalog
  • Manufacturers Representatives (multi-line) should provide a list of lines currently being handled
  • Wholesalers, importers, & exporters should provide samples of printed material (brochures, catalogs, etc.) that show product  selection & inventory
  • Interior Designers must provide the appropriate certification, professional designation or membership in an industry association.

Acceptable EMPLOYEE identification includes at least ONE of any of the following:

  • Personalized, imprinted business card
  • Copy of cancelled company payroll check or pay-check stub
  • Copy of W-2 form
  • Copy of company credit card with both employee's and company's name
  • Copy of company insurance card with employee's name
     

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