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EXHIBIT DESIGN &FABRICATIONNew Custom Construction: (Average cost)Island: $152.66 per square footInline: $138 per square footSource: Exhibit Designers and Producers Association’s 2014 Custom Economic Survey

Taxes: You’ll pay tax on materials used to build your exhibit. In some states, including California, you’re taxed on labor, too.

Rental: Approximately two-thirds the purchase price (for one-time use at a show), depending upon the complexityof the design elements.Source: Tradeshow Week’s Survey of Top 200 Trade Shows

INSTALLATION & DISMANTLE (I&D)Decorators: $101.75 / hour / person Overtime add 60%: Sunday add 90%

Riggers: $113.70 / hour / person Overtime add 56%: Sunday add 86%

Forklift operator: $252.56 / hour / person Overtime add 94%: Sunday add 53%

Electricians: $95.74 / hour / person Overtime add 72%: Sunday add 83%

Plumbing: $88.80 / hour / person Overtime add 74%: Sunday add 88%

Source: 2015 Exhibition & Event Industry Labor Rates SurveyAccess Intelligence Research & Consulting in association with the Exhibit Designers & Producers Association (EDPA) and the Event Marketing Institute

BUDGETING RULES OF THUMBAn Exhibitor’s Guide to What Things Cost

IslandExhibit

1 HOURper

8 square feet

InlineExhibit1 HOURper

10 linear feet

FRONT ELEVATION - LOGO WALL DISPLAYScale: 1/2" = 1'-0"1

7'-11"

10'-0

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6'-0

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3'-1

1"3'

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1'-1

0"

EQ. EQ.

6'-11"

Pierced-cut Logo(Back-lit)

1/8" Thick Blue Steel Face Panels(3 Sections) w/ Pierced-cut Logo

Support Frame / SpacerBlocks Behind Face Panels

3"

3'-6

"

SIDE SECTIONScale: 1/2" = 1'-0"2

1/8" Thick Blue Steel Face Panels(3 Sections) w/ Pierced-cut Logo

4"

3"

AVERAGE LABOR REQUIREMENTS

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50sq.ft.ONEStaffer Open Exhibit Space

DRAYAGE AND MATERIAL HANDLINGTo advance warehouse: $102.88 per CWT*

Direct to show site (crated): $96.96 per CWT

Direct to show site with special handling $132.00 per CWTand loose shipments (crated):

Direct show site (uncrated): $149.46 per CWT

*Per 100 Pounds

BUDGET ALLOCATION

$313 ATLANTA

$369 CHICAGO

$306 LAS VEGAS

$369 LOS ANGELES

$344 MIAMI

$321 NEW ORLEANS

$495 NEW YORK

$288 ORLANDO

$510 SAN FRANCISCO

$382 WASHINGTON DC

35% Exhibit Space10% Exhibit Design or Construction10% Exhibit Shipping11% Show Services7% Exhibit Promotion16% Staff Travel / Lodging6% Graphics Design/Production5% Other Exhibit-Related Items

Source: 2015 Exhibition & Event Industry Labor Rates Survey, Access Intelligence Research & Consulting in association with the Exhibit Designers & Producers Association (EDPA) and the Event Marketing Institute

U.S. CITIESPER DIEM COST per StafferIncludes hotel, car rental and food

Source: Exhibitor Magazine’s 2015 Economic Outlook Survey

National InternationalHotel $163 $199

Food $97 $108

Car Rental $47 -

Misc - $44

Total $307/day $351/day

PER DIEM COST by RegionWest: $328.84South: $288.58Midwest: $295.73Northeast: $338.53

Source: Business Travel News, 2015 Corporate Travel Index.Per-Diem amounts have been rounded to the nearest hundredth.

AVERAGE PER DIEM COST

TRAVEL, LODGING AND ENTERTAINMENTAverage National and International per Diem Rates