Bulletin 11

• Employee Credentials for Admission
• All Exhibitor Personnel, including Corporate Personnel, Manufacturer Executives and Sales Representatives
• Model, Narrator, Product Specialists and Talent
• All Contractors, Exhibitor Appointed Contractors and Sub-Contractors

To: All Exhibitors and Contractors

The Chicago Auto Show revised its credentials policy in 2007. We will continue with this policy in 2008 with a few alterations. This policy allows show management to be aware of all individuals on show site and to be more responsive toward our exhibitor’s needs. We will continue to provide credentials allowing exhibitors to properly staff their displays during the installation and dismantle, the media preview, First Look for Charity and the public days of the show.

No one will be admitted to the exhibit floor without a valid credential and picture identification!

New in 2008, the registration is on-line at www.chicagoautoshow.com/exhibitors . Exhibitors are required to complete an advanced registration that lists every individual who will need access to the show floor. The exhibitor Web site requires a password for access. Click on Credential Registration/Tracking and follow the easy to use registration forms.

We require registration information for each exhibitor including corporate personnel and manufacturer executives, Exhibitor Appointed Contractor, their sub-contractors, models, narrators, product specialists (including those affiliated with a modeling or talent agency), sales representatives and all official contractors. Media registration is described in Bulletin 11A and our Show Update.

Admission badges will be mailed or available at the on-site Registration Desk.
All personalized admission badges created from the registration, will be sent to the individual completing the registration form and that individual will assume all responsibility for the proper distribution. However, if desired, show management will have these badges available at our on-site registration desk, located in S401D. These badges may be picked up by group or individually. On-site pick-up and registration will be available beginning Monday, Feb. 4 from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. daily.Show management will refer all on-site questions relating to credentials and admission to the new registration desk or to the individual who submitted the advanced registration form.

Install and Dismantle Daily Admission Cards
These daily admission cards are to be used on Feb. 5, 6, and 7 (before 3 p.m.) on move-in days and Feb. 17 (after 7 p.m.) and 18 for move-out. Beginning Monday, Feb. 4, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily, they will be available at on-site registration, room S401D. If admission cards are required outside of these hours, they will be available in the Show Security Office, room N231. All EACs and their sub-contractors will need to furnish show management/floor manager with the names of its workers, including supervisors, who will be working on the exhibit floor prior to public days. Do not request admission from your exhibitor clients. EACs and their sub-contractors who need show floor access during public days must be pre-registered for credentials. Refer to Exhibitor Daily Admission instructions below.

First Look For Charity Admission (Not available to allied exhibitors)
Available on a pre-registered basis for personnel who are deemed necessary and essential to operate the display and valid for entrance between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. (not valid after 7 p.m.). Use the advance registration form. This is not a personalized badge and will be scanned and surrendered upon admission. A special exhibitor entry to the exhibit halls is located on Level 4 on the East side of the South Hall, between rooms S402 and S403. This is a black-tie event and all exhibit personnel are required to dress appropriately. Also refer to Bulletins 11A and 11B.

Exhibitor Daily Admission, including sales representatives, models and narrators and all contractor personnel needing access for public days.
These named badges will be valid during public show days and issued to specific individuals who have registered using the advance registration form. This credential is not transferable and is good for one admission per day. In addition, picture identification will be required for entry to the show floor. A hand stamp will be required for reentry on the same day. This credential allows access to the show floor beginning at 8 a.m. unless otherwise authorized by show management.
Not valid for First Look for Charity.

Remember, every individual seeking access to the show floor will be required to show their pre-registered named credential and picture identification.

Employee Appreciation Days Tickets
Single-use ticket; valid Friday, Feb.8, and Monday, Feb. 11 - Friday, Feb. 15. This ticket is good for one admission. A hand stamp will be required for reentry on the same day. These are to be used only by your employees and their families on those designated days.

Weekday Discount Coupons
Single-use coupon; entitles bearer to half-price regular adult weekday admission. Valid Friday, Feb. 8 and Monday, Feb. 11 - Friday, Feb. 15. This is a coupon used toward the price of an adult admission ticket and can not be used for admission on its own.

The registration deadline for your credential admission form to be completed and received by show management is Jan. 7, 2008.

Bulletin 11A

• Media Preview Credentials

To: Media and Corporate Executives

Working Media and Corporate Executives who wish to have credentials for the Media Preview should register at www.ChicagoAutoShow.com , click on the Media Registration button and follow the directions provided.

Corporate credentials, automobile manufacturer executives and Auto Show sponsors, must register at www.ChicagoAutoShow.com/exhibitors , a password is required.

Members of the media and Corporate Executives are required to complete an advanced registration. The on-line Media Center requires a password for access. Click on Credential Registration/Tracking and follow the easy to use registration forms. This applies to both individual and group registrations. Questions regarding this process should be directed to David Hall, dhall@cata.info .

DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION is 9:00 a.m. Monday, Jan. 14. After that date, credentials must be picked-up on-site at McCormick Place, in the Media Center, Room N426. On-site pick–up will begin Monday, Feb. 4, 2007.

Media Preview credentials are not intended for Exhibitor Appointed Contractors, model/talent agencies and their employees, staffing companies or their employees. These individuals should refer to Bulletin 11. Media Preview credentials are not valid during First Look for Charity. Media Preview questions should be directed to Paul Brian, paulbrian@cata.info. Questions regarding public show and First Look for Charity credentials should be directed to spotempa@cata.info.

Bulletin 11B

• 2008 First Look for Charity, Thursday, Feb. 7

To: All Exhibitors

First Look for Charity worker passes are available on a limited basis and are strictly for use by personnel who are deemed necessary and essential to operate the display.

Because attendance at First Look for Charity is significantly less than that on any "public" day, exhibitors should face no hardship staffing their displays using the special admission tickets. Exhibitors who require additional staff beyond what is deemed necessary and essential must purchase tickets for them at $225 each. All such purchases directly benefit the 18 Chicagoland charities participating in First Look for Charity and are tax-deductible as charitable contributions.

The hours of First Look for Charity are 6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Feb. 7. Exhibitors holding the proper First Look for Charity Exhibitor Personnel pass (not a paid ticket) may enter the show floor from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Remember that these passes are not valid after 7 p.m. Entry is permissible only from Level 4 of the South Hall, between rooms S402 and S403. This is on the east side of the South Hall, one level up from the walkway over Lake Shore Drive. Paid tickets will be accepted at any entrance beginning at 6:30 p.m.

All exhibitors will observe a "quiet time", no amplified sound, from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the First Look for Charity ceremonies.

Remember that the dress code is black-tie; improperly dressed personnel will not be admitted. The lone exception, to be determined at the discretion of show management, would be costumed models and narrators.

All guests will be treated to an outstanding selection of delicious hors d’oeuvres, champagne, wine, beer and soft drinks courtesy of the Chicago Auto Show. If an exhibitor wishes to provide individual hospitality service, a representative from Chicago Restaurant Partners will be glad to assist you. Call Adam Sauers at 312-791-7252 to make arrangements. Show management specifies that no exhibit be closed off to any guests of First Look for Charity.