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CAREER EXPLORATION SHOWCASE
2017 EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION PACKAGE
Toronto Congress Centre • MAY 1 & 2 2017
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SKILLS ONTARIO COMPETITION
The estimated visitor count is 20,000 individuals over the two day show.
ACCESS A DIVERSE AUDIENCE
85%
85% of our visitors are:
Secondary school students (Grades 10-12)
Intermediate school students (Grades 7-8)
Academic advisors/Guidance councillors
Teachers and School Board Staff
Parents
15%
15% of our visitors are:
College students
Competitors from the Skills Ontario Competition
Career counsellors
Adults looking for a career change/training and educational programs
The general public
Held annually within the Skills Ontario Competition the Career Exploration Showcase (CES) is skilled trades and technology based, interactive, hands-on and provides an ideal opportunity for YOU to help young people, their parents and educators, investigate their career opportunities in the skilled trades and technologies. Our 2017 Career Exploration Showcase is expected to welcome twenty thousand young learners, who are beginning to plan their futures in the career fields you are promoting.
We provide the opportunity; YOU provide the interactive trades experience.
THE CAREER EXPLORATION SHOWCASE AT A GLANCE
MORE THAN ONE WAY TO GET INVOLVED WITH SKILLS ONTARIO
EXHIBIT VOLUNTEER SPONSOR
Choose from several
levels of sponsorship
and elevate your brand
through partnership
with Skills Ontario!
Join the ranks of over
1,000 volunteers who
donate their time and
energy to furthering the
promotion of the skilled
trades and technologies
to Ontario’s youth.
Showcase your
organization’s educational
opportunities, your
products and services in
your own booth at the CES
on May 1 & 2, 2017.
DRAFT FLOOR PLAN (2017 FLOOR PLAN) Click Here to view our online DRAFT floorplan for 2017. Booths are indicated by numbered white boxes. This floorplan is still a working draft and changes are expected to be made any time prior to April 2017. An updated floorplan will be posted at www.skillsontario.com when it is available.
*Floor plans posted on the website are NOT final and are subject to change without notice.
GET INTERACTIVE! All exhibitors are required to include at least one hands-on, trades or technology based interactive activity. For examples of past booths and activities, view our 2016 Photo Album on the Skills Ontario Facebook page.
HOW TO REGISTER Follow the prompts to fill out our Online Registration Form at: www.skillsontario.com/exhibitors
Registration Opens: Priority registration for Sponsors: Thursday, December 1st, 2016. Priority registration ends: Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Any non-sponsor registrations received prior to March 14, 2017 will not be approved until priority registration for sponsors ends. Deadline for booth registrations: Registration Closes: Friday, March 31, 2017 Special requests for additional or specific electrical systems, internet, webcam, water and/or exhaust are requested to be submitted for review as early as possible, but no later than March 31, 2017.* All special requests are subject to review and are not guaranteed until confirmed by Skills Ontario. Requests for specific booth locations are assigned first to Skills Ontario sponsors,.
DAY 1: Monday, May 1, 2017 9:00am - 3:30pm
DAY 2: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 9:00am - 3:30pm
DATES AND LOCATION ADDRESS: Toronto Congress Centre 650 Dixon Road Toronto, ON, M9W 1J1
BOOTH INCLUSIONS
One 8’ skirted table with two chairs* Two staff lunches per day* One 120v/30amp outlet
(upon request on registration form) 8’ back drape 3’ side drapes Listing in the 2017 Competition Guide Listing and link on the Career Exploration Showcase
www. skillsontario.com website
BOOTH PRICING
T IER 1 T IER 2 T IER 3 T IER 4
$1450 per
booth
$1300 per
booth
$1200 per
booth
$1100 per
booth
1 Booth = 10’X10’ space defined by pipe and drapery
As most of our participants are hands-on learners, each exhibit is required to include at least
one skilled trades or technology based hands-on component, as well as take away information.
*To order additional tables, chairs, electrical outlets and lunches, indicate the total number required on your registration form, and you will be invoiced accordingly.
Additional Tables: $20 per table Additional Chairs: $10 per chair Additional Lunches: $15 per lunch Additional Outlets: $175 per outlet Internet Connection: Please see registration form or Exhibitor FAQ for details.
Requests for specific booth locations will be
granted based on level of sponsorship until
priority registration ends.
Exhibitors who register early are more likely to
receive their requested booth(s).
Sponsor booths with hands-on, interactive
displays are more likely to be placed in higher
tiered locations if requested.
*NEW this year, Skills Ontario will be introducing tiered pricing based on booth location. Price
differences are based on the amount of anticipated foot-traffic in each area. Please reference the
2017 Draft Floor Plan to view each tiered location. Exhibitors may choose to have booths in
multiple tiers. All booth requests will be assessed by Skills Ontario and are not guaranteed.
BOOTH SPECIFICATIONS
SNAPSHOT OF 2016 EXHIBITORS 91.5 The Beat (Corus Radio Kitchener)
ABS Machining
Algonquin College
Apprenticesearch.com -
Halton Industry Education Council
Cambrian College
Canadore College
CCIF Skills Program
Centennial College
Cimetrix Solutions
CLAC
College Boreal
Conestoga College
Confederation College
Consulab Educatech Inc.
CSA Group
CWA Foundation
Durham College
Eaton Electric
ECAO/IBEW
Electrical Safety Authority
Fanshawe College
Fleming College
General International
George Brown College
Georgian College
Grand River Occupational Health & Safety Inc
Haas Factory Outlet
Heating Refrigeration and Air Condition-ing Institute of Canada (HRAI)
Humber College
iDesign Solutions
IHSA
In-House Solutions
Ironworkers Local #736
Lambton College
Landscape Ontario
Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa Culinary Arts
Institute
Linamar Corporation
LiUNA Local 183 Training Centre
Loyalist College
Magna International
McCordick Glove & Safety
Miller
Milwaukee
Ministry of Labour
Mitutoyo
Mohawk College
MTCU - Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities
Niagara College
Northern College
Nortrax
OACETT
OETIO
OMTC
Ontario College Application Services (Ontariocolleges.ca)
Ontario College of Trades
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Pro-gram
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Institute
Provincial Lift Truck
Randstad
Sault College
Seneca College
Service Canada
Sheridan College
Skilled Trades College of Canada
Skills Ontario/TCC
Softplan
St. Clair College
St. Lawrence College
Stanley Black and Decker
Tele-Data Connections
The Walters Group - Fitter/Welder Demo
Trotec Laser Canada
TSSA
UA - Sprinkler Fitter Demo
Volvo
Waterloo North Hydro Inc.
WSIB
If services have already been provided at the time of cancellation, original charges will apply.
No refund will be given on services that require advance planning i.e. special electrical
circuits. If a cancellation notice is received in writing on or before the deadline date (Friday,
March 31, 2017) a full refund will be issued on listed items on the registration form. If a cancellation notice is received in writing after the deadline date (Friday, March 31,
2017) but before two weeks prior to the event (Monday, April 17, 2017), a 50% refund will be issued on items listed on the exhibitors registration form.
Any cancellations received after Monday, April 17, 2017 will not be refunded either in
whole or in part.
For the 2017 Exhibitors Manual, CES Floor plans, Exhibitor FAQ’s and more, visit our website at:
WWW.SKILLSONTARIO.COM/EXHIBITORS
CANCELLATION POLICY
QUESTIONS?
SOLANGE SARAIVA COMPETITION ASSISTANT & CAREER EXPLORATION SHOWCASE COORDINATOR [email protected] 519.749.9899 ext 241
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES BRIEANNA HOLM STEWARDSHIP COORDINATOR [email protected] 519.749.9899 ext 226
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