POINTS PLACEMENT SYSTEM:
Booth placement for the LBM Expo ’11 will be awarded in two phases by using the Points Placement System.

During the first phase, all booth locations are determined by the number of points an Exhibitor has accumulated.  In order to take advantage of the early booth assignments, applications with contracts and deposit checks are due by Friday, June 18, 2010.  Contracts without the deposit are held until the deposit is received (even if that is during the second phase.)  Booth assignments begin with these contracts only and are placed in priority order by points.  It is very important to select more than one location.

In the second phase, all applications with contracts and deposit checks received after Friday, June 18, 2010, are placed on a first-come, first-served basis. If, during the time period, two applications requesting the same booth space are received on the same date, the point system will be used to determine placement.

HOW IT WORKS:

Each exhibiting company is awarded points in several categories:
Number of NRLA shows since 1996 in which a company exhibited (one point per year)

• Total of NRLA convention booths the company reserved at LBM Expo ’10 (one point per 10’ x 10’ space).
• Number of years since 1996 during which the company was an exhibitor, as well as an NRLA member in good standing (50 points allotted per year).
• Two percent of total sponsorship dollars spent on the 2010 show (dollar amount assigned in points).
• Two percent of total advertising dollars spent in the Lumber Co-operator from March/April 2009 – Jan./Feb. 2010 (dollar amount assigned in points).
• Two percent of total NYLE membership from January 2009 – December 2009, members in good standing (dollar amount assigned in points).

The points in each of these categories will be added together. In the event that two or more companies with equal points request the same space, the space will be assigned to the company based on two percent of the total advertising dollars from 2010 LBM Expo Show Guide (dollar amount assigned in points). If the companies are still tied, the date the application was received by the NRLA will be the deciding factor.

• If two companies merge, the new entity will be awarded the higher of the individual company’s points.
• If two companies merge, the new entity can only receive a maximum of 50 points per year for membership.

 If you have questions or for more information, please contact Billi Loomis, manager convention & meetings at 518.880.6342 or bloomis@nrla.org