MESA 2002 Book Exhibit

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The 2002 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 Sunday, November 24 from 9am - 6pm Monday, November 25 from 9am - 6pm Tuesday, November 26 from 8am - Noon 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 2002 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 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The Book Exhibit will be located in the Exhibit Hall C and will accommodate 106 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 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 Budget Booth Budget Booth is 8' x 10' (a few are 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: $500 per booth. A Non-profit Booth is 7' x 8'–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: $350 per booth. 15% discount on double and triple booths. Book Exhibit Hours/Setup Security will be on duty during November 23 setup and during hours the book exhibit is closed. Only authorized exhibitors will be admitted to the book exhibit during setup. Set-up: Saturday, November 23 from 10:00am to 4:00pm Hours: Sunday, November 24 from 9:00am to 6:00pm Monday, November 25 from 9:00am to 6:00pm Tuesday, November 26 from 8:00am to Noon Breakdown: Tuesday, November 26 from Noon - 3:00pm
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 (Saturday, November 23, 2002 from 10:00am - 4:00pm, located in the Book Exhibit - Exhibit Hall C of the Wardman Park Hotel ). 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 Tuesday, November 26, 2002, 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 2002 meeting, the deadline for an insertion order is September 28, 2002, with camera-ready copy due by October 5, 2002. 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 2002 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, 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. Please download the Membership Mailing List Order Form (Form D (.pdf format). For prices and information about renting MESA’s mailing lists, pleast 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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