Get Face-to-Face With Your Next CustomerExhibit at the industrial engineering event of the year

Institute of Industrial Engineers presentsIIE’S ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION

Institute of Industrial Engineers

Renaissance Hotel NashvilleNashville, Tennessee

May 21-23, 2007

www.iieannual.org

“Industrial Engineering’s Critical Role in a Flat World”

REASONS TO EXHIBIT

• Present your products and services to key decision makers, industry managers, and hands-on practitioners • Meet and greet buyers at an evening reception in the exhibit hall

• Reach new prospects

• Close sales

• Strengthen relationships with existing customers

• Participate in planned activities to facilitate exhibitor-attendee interaction on the exhibit floor

• Elevate your image and recognition in the industrial engineering community

• Dedicated exhibit hours to maximize your time with buyers

THE AUDIENCE

1,300+ attendees from manufacturing and service industries, government, and industrial engineering schools.

Decision makers looking for ways to improve organizational efficiency and cost-effectiveness that increase their company’s bottom line

Industry executives, industrial engineering managers, future industry leaders

Global market prospects: 88% domestic and 12% international attendees

WHO SHOULD EXHIBIT

SOFTWARE VENDORS in the areas of simulation, decision analysis, forecasting, lean manufacturing, and work measurement

SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Software, consulting, services, and custom solutions for the enterprise, including supply chain management, integration, revenue management, customer relationship management, e-commerce, production planning, Six Sigma, quality, and lean initiatives

RECRUITERS: Human resource specialists looking for future industry executives from the graduating students of top industrial engineering schools in the country

PUBLISHERS of technical materials, professional journals and resource books for industrial, systems, and manufacturing engineering principals

ENHANCE YOUR MARKETING EFFORTS WITH THESE EXHIBITOR BENEFITS:

• Company listing on conference Web site with link to your Web site

• Company listing in more than 25,000 pre-conference mailings

• Pre-and post-show attendee mailing list rental available

• Discounted advertising in Industrial Engineer magazine show issue

• Position your company for success with ad placement in conference program

1,300+ attendees from industry, government, and universities

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO REACH A QUALIFIED AUDIENCE OF INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MANAGERS, FUTURE INDUSTRY LEADERS, AND EDUCATORS

opportunity

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CONFERENCE ATTENDEE PROFILE

The high-quality contacts, major decision makers, industry executives, and future industry managers you have been looking for will all come together at the industrial engineering event of the year — the IIE Annual Conference. More than 1,300 people are expected to attend and discover new tools and techniques to improve productivity and quality in their companies. These industry influencers and decision makers will have chosen this conference because no other meeting offers the breadth and depth of industrial engineering and industry topics such as lean manufacturing, simulation, supply chain management, ergonomics, work measurement, project management, quality, and process improvement. Past exhibitors have expressed high satisfaction with the quality of attendees, noting the large percentage of senior managers and the number of individuals who authorize, recommend, or specify product and service purchases.

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27%

26%

24%

16%

AREAS OF INTEREST THAT DRAW ATTENDEES TO THE CONFERENCE

Lean manufacturing

Supply chain management

Continuing education

Simulation

Scheduling & planning

Quality/Six Sigma

Logistics

Operations research

Kaizen

Production/inventory control

Ergonomics

Warehouse management

Material handling systems

Storage systems

39%

28%

25%

8%

BUDGETS These influencers have the budget and purchasing authority

$5 million-plus

$1 million - $5 million

$250,001-$1 million

Up to $250,000

42%

39%

37%

35%

33%

32%

22%

29%

26%

24%

24%

ATTENDEES PURCHASED SOFTWARE IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS

Lean manufacturing

Simulation

Supply chain management

Material handling

Warehouse management

Work measurement

CRM software

Ergonomics products/software

Training

Logistics

Scheduling /planning

Attendees’ AREA OF WORK

IIE Annual Conference attracts attendees from many sectors of manufacturing and service industries, most of whom can have influence on purchase decisions

MANUFACTURING

46%General

Manufacturing

13%Aerospace10%

Consumer Products

9%Defense

13%Automotive

9%Food/beverage

45%Manufacturing

33% Services

13%Education/Academic

9% Consulting

SERvICES

34%Warehouse/

Distribution/Transportation 17%

Service Industry17%

Government11%Retail

17%health care

4%financial

Some of the companies represented by attendees

20%

33%

18%

17%

INDUSTRY ATTENDEE TITLES:

7%

5%

C-title/President/VP/Director

Senior Manager/IE Manager

Industrial Engineer

Manufacturing/Mechanical/Operations/Process/ Quality Engineer

Manager

Consultant

Abbott LaboratoriesAcuity Brands LightingAmazon.comAmerican AirlinesAmerican GreetingsASQAtlanta Gas LightBAE SystemsBarr Laboratories Inc.BellsouthBellsouth TelecommunicationsBig Lots Stores Inc.BoeingBombardier, Learjet Inc.Bose Corp.Bridgestone/FirestoneCDC

Chevron TexacoChildren’s HospitalCovenant HealthCumming Power GenerationDeere & Co.Delmia Corp.Delta Design Inc.Delta TechnologyDepartment of DefenseDOFASCOEmory HealthcareEMT Inc.Eveready Battery Co. Inc.FedExFedEx GroundFord Motor Co.Frito-Lay Inc.General MillsGeneral Motors R&D CenterGeocel Corp.GKN Sinter MetalsGoodwill Industries-Southern PiedmontHallmark CardsHealth Care Corp. of St. John’sHEC ParisHelwig Carbon ProductsHenry Ford Health SystemHershey Foods Corp.Honda of America ManufacturingHormel FoodsHouston ChronicleHudson’s Bay Co.Integral Concepts Inc.IntelInterface Inc.IntevacIRSJetBlue AirwaysJohn Deere PDC

Kalsec Inc.Kellogg Co.Kraft FoodsL.L. Bean Inc.Lean Enterprise DevelopmentLehigh Valley HospitalLimited BrandsLockheed MartinLorillard Tobacco Co.Lowe’s Companies Inc.Masterfoods PolskaMaterial Handling Industry of AmericaMEDRAD Inc.Medtronic MicroelectronicsMichelin North AmericaMicrotek MedicalMultina Inc.

NASANational Science FoundationNearshore AtlanticNorfolk Southern Corp.Northrop Grumman Space TechnologyOak Ridge National LaboratoryPhilip Morris USAPhilips Applied TechnologiesPlaytex Products Inc.Pyxis StrategiesQSC Audio Products Inc.Raytheon Co.Raytheon Missile Co.Royal SeatingSafeway Ltd.Salt River ProjectShaw Industries, Inc.Shell Exploration & Production Co.SiemensSt. Jude MedicalSt. Onge Co.Star ManufacturingStarbucks Coffee Co.Tenneco Automotive

The Ergonomics Center of North CarolinaTyco Health CareTyson FoodsU.S. Postal ServiceUnited DefenseUnited Space AllianceUnited States Military AcademyUPSUPS Supply Chain SolutionsU.S. Army Accession CommandUSAACUSPS Office of Inspector GeneralWatkins & Shepard TruckingWhirlpool Corp.WIKA Instrument Corp.

PURCHASING AUTHORITY

Decision maker

Recommend influence

Member of buying team

44%

49%

7%

attendees

exhibitors

PAST EXHIBITORS

Adaptive Micro SystemsAlignment at WorkAmacon BooksApplied Computer ServicesAptech Systems, Inc.ASQ Quality PressAutomation AssociatesAutomats SoftwareBinghamton UniversityBrooks AutomationCACIChampion SeatingCitectConcurrentCRC PressCreataASoftDisneyDivilbiss ElectronicsEDSElsevierEpic DataErgoGenesisFlexsim SoftwareGemba Research

George Washington UniversityGreat SystemsH.B. Maynard & Co.Human Factors Ergonomics SocietyiGRAFXImagine ThatIndustrial AndonsIndustrial Hygiene News/Rimbach PublishingInformsInvisticsJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. PublishersLannerLaubrass, Inc.Lean Enterprise Institute LXLI International LtdManagement Technologies, IncMcGraw Hill PublishersMeylan CorporationMicro Analysis and DesignMinitab Inc.Operations Concepts, Inc.nMetricNASA KSCNorth Carolina State UniversityPreactor InternationalProModel

Production Modeling CorporationPull ThinkingPurdue & Indiana UniversityProductivity PressProplannerQuetech Ltd.Remedy InteractiveRapid Modeling CorporationRed PrairieRockwell AutomationRWDSAVE InternationalSimulation DynamicsStarbucks Coffee CompanySystem Improvement, Inc.System Storage SolutionsTaylor and FrancisTechnical Assist, Inc.Tectime Data Systems LtdTefen USAThe Quality Group, Inc.The Boeing CompanyUGS PLM SolutionsUnited States Postal ServiceUnited Parcel ServiceUniversity of MichiganUniversity of Missouri-Rolla

University of TenneesseeVisual8Visual WorkplaceVisum SolutionsWayne State UniversityXJ TechnologiesXonitek

Session: Work Measurementand Standards

“Best session I have been to, great data, quite a topic. I will recommend it to colleagues.”

“Very relevant to IE and to organizations that are also applying lean and Six Sigma.”

“It is clear that the speaker has plenty of real-life experiences, great presentation.”

78% of attendees rated exhibits as a key conference activity

Your session will be listed in the on-site conference program: 50 minutes for you to present your product, latest application case study, white paper, or demo. Limited to six sessions being offered.

Cost:

50 minutes: $500

Fee includes:

• Room set for 75 participants• LCD projector and screen• Microphone and audio

Ask your sales representative about vendor track session availability!

presentation

Tell your story to attendees in new Vendor Track sessions.

Session: Lean Concepts and Applications

“The session was one of the best I have attended in the confer-ence — perfectly fits what I am doing and planning to do.”

“Great! I came away with several ideas about how to implement in my own facilities.”

“This session hit one of the least discussed and yet most important aspects of IE. Fantastic! Thank you.”

Session: Supply Chain Material Handling

“Most practical feature I heard, excellent overview.”

“Fantastic track! I was very pleased with the content, delivery, and application. I hope you offer similar tracks in the future.”

“Most practical feature I heard Thank you for the example documents.”

Session: Engineering & Management Systems

“Very useful ! This is the type of stuff that I expected to get from this conference.”

“Excellent presentation: practical, engaging, educational”

“I wish there was more time for this session. It was my favorite.”

Only six tracks available.

Exhibit schedule:

Sunday, May 20

Exhibitor move-in, noon-4:00 p.m.

Monday, May 21

Exhibit hall open, 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 22

Exhibit hall open, 9:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Reception in exhibit hall, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 23

Exhibitor move-out, 8:00 a.m.-noon

show

Exhibit details:

Exhibit cost:

10’ x 10’ $2,70010’ x 20’ $5,40020’ x 20’ $10,800

Exhibit fee includes:

• Pipe-and-drape

• Skirted table with chairs

• Evening reception with attendees in exhibit hall

• Company sign

• Company listing on official Annual Conference Web site

• Company listing in on-site and pre-conference literature

• Two full conference registrations per 100 square feet of exhibit space. (Additional exhibit personnel may purchase exhibit-only badges for $140 each.)

“The IIE Annual Conference gave our firm the best

exposure and opportunity to meet and greet the

current and future industry managers and industrial

engineers that are making a difference in the

marketplace today.” — Paul F. O’Connell, Operations Concepts Inc., exhibitor in 2004, 2005 and 2006

1. Reserve exhibit booth:

________________ 10’ x 10’ booth at $2,700 each

________________ 10’ x 20’ booth at $5,400 each

________________ 20’ x 20’ booth at $10,800 each

2. Enhanced marketing opportunities:o Upgraded exhibitor listing: All the features of free listing PLUS

company logo, hotlink to your e-mail, Web site, and logo in printed directory. Upgrade for $350.

o Literature insert: Reserve___________ inserts at $500 per insert in the attendee conference bag.

o Show registration database: (electronic file) o $300 pre-show o $500 post-show

o Banner ad: To appear on the Annual Conference Web page. $1000/year

o Vendor Track session 50 minutes, 6 sessions available, assigned on first-come, first-served basis: $500

Contact information

Company name ________________________________________________

Contact name __________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________

MS/Suite/Room _______________ City ____________________________

State/Province _____ ZIP/Postal Code _______ Country ____________

Phone ________________________ Fax ____________________________

E-mail ________________________________________________________

Web address ___________________________________________________

Person to mail exhibit kit to: _____________________________________

Describe products and/or services to be exhibited in 50-60 words

and send along with a jpeg file of your logo to: bgibbs@iienet.org

First complimentary badge name: ________________________________

Second complimentary badge name: _____________________________

Additional Badges:

First exhibit-only badge name: ___________________________________

Second exhibit-only badge name: ________________________________

Signature: _____________________________________________________

3. Advertising space:Please reserve the following advertising space in the May show issue of Industrial Engineer magazine:

o Full-page ad • $1,800 o Half-page ad • $995o Quarter-page • $495

Please reserve the following advertising space in the on-site conference program:

o Color Inside front cover • $800 o Color Inside back cover • $800o Color Outside back cover • $995 o B/W Full-page • $695o B/W Half-page • $395o B/W Quarter-page • $195

4. Sponsorship opportunitites:Increase your company brand awareness with:

o Continental breakfast • $2,500/day o Afternoon beverage breaks • $2,500 all dayso Conference note pad • $2,000 o Conference pen • $2,000o Conference note pad and pen package • $3,500 o Conference proceedings, CD-ROM • $1,500o Internet café and screen savers • $2,000 o Tour transportation, all tours • $1,500o Host hotel attendee room keys • $1,500

1. Reserve exhibit booth ....................... $ _________________2. Enhanced marketing opportunities ........ $ _________________3. Advertising space ............................. $ _________________4. Sponsorship opportunities ................... $ _________________5. Exhibit-only hall badges ..................... $ _________________

GRAND TOTAL ..............................$ _________________

TOTALS

Mail this application to your sales representative:IIE, 3577 Parkway Lane, Suite 200, Norcross, GA 30092,or fax to: (770) 263-8532

Payment informationI authorize the amount of $__________________ to be paid as indi-cated (50% due with application with balance due Feb. 1, 2007):

o Check: Payable to IIE and mail with application. A check for $________________ is enclosed. Check # ____________

o Credit card: Please charge $________________ to my: o MasterCard o Visa o AmEx

Credit card # ________________________________________________

Exp. date _________________ Billing ZIP code ___________________

Authorized signature _________________________________________

Name on card _______________________________________________

Jack Eller (770) 349-1109jeller@iienet.org

Tom Miller (770) 449-0461 x127 tmiller@iienet.org

Questions?

IIE Annual & Simulation Solutions ConferenceMay 21–23, 2007 Renaissance Nashville Hotel Nashville, Tennesse

www.iieannual.org/exhibitor.htm

application and contract for exhibit space/sponsorship

5. Exhibit-only badges:Two full conference registrations are included per 100 square feet of exhibit space. Additional booth personnel or guest hall passes (exhibit-only) can be purchased for $140 each:

Exhibit-only badges ______________ x $140 = $____________________