It is a pleasure to bring you Volume 3 of the International Test Conference quarterly Exhibitor Newsletter. The 4th and final issue for 2015 will be sent in December as a follow-up to the conference. We hope you find these newsletters informative and helpful to your planning process, and we thank you again for being a part of ITC's 46th year.
Over 50 organizations have signed up to exhibit at ITC. New exhibitors to date are Checkpoint Technologies, DR Yield Software, Robson Technologies, Teledyne Relays and Yamaichi Electronics. We appreciate the patronage of all new and returning exhibitors.
We have additional booth spaces available for this year's conference. Please contact Bill Lowd if you would like more information.
Click here to see the current ITC Exhibitor List, and check back for updates.
Exhibitor Manual
The exhibitor manual for 2015 contains detailed exhibition floor regulations, email blast guidelines, corporate forum guidelines, passport program infor
mation, marketing opportunities, supportership opportunities, and meeting room reservations. The exhibitor manual can be found online at http://www.itctestweek.org/exhibiting/exhibitor-s-manual. It is very important for all exhibitors to review and become familiar with this material.
Corporate Forum on Exhibit Floor
The Corporate Forum will be held in a comfortable meeting area adjacent to the exhibits floor. This will integrate the presentations more cohesively with traffic from the ITC exhibition.
The Corporate Forum starts with a one-hour presentation from our Diamond Supporter Optimal+. All other presentations will be delivered in back-to-back fashion at 20-minute intervals on the exhibits floor. The 20-minute length is a fast pace designed to keep this event more interesting, and provide attendees with exposure to more exhibitor presentations.
Following are the Corporate Forum Presentations scheduled as this newsletter is sent. If you are interested, please reserve a slot for your company by contacting Ken Mandl.
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Tuesday October 6
11:00: Optimal+
12:00: Defacto Technologies
12:20: Goepel Electronics
12:40: Marvin Test Solutions
1:00: PDF Solutions
1:20: Advantest
1:40: yieldWerx
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Wednesday October 7
12:00: DR YIELD
12:20: R&D Altanova
12:40: Galaxy Semiconductor
1:00: Synopsys
1:20: Presto Engineering
1:40: Mentor Graphics
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Email Blast Service
The email blast service is offered to exhibitors and supporters as a means for promoting their participation in ITC. It is an ideal vehicle for spreading the word about your products, demos, and activities at ITC. Exhibitor email blasts started this week, and will continue until the Friday prior to ITC. We limit email blasts to one per business day, and are fully booked for the week of September 28 - October 2. We have many open dates prior to that week. The fee for this service is $400 (waived for ITC supporters).
Please contact Michael Purtell if you would like to use this service.
Poster Sessions
The Poster Session has been on held at lunchtime Wednesday for the past several years. This has helped increase the traffic on the exhibits floor as attendees visit posters, have lunch, and visit exhibitors. This year, we are extending the poster session to Thursday. Each poster will be presented once, on Wednesday or Thursday between 12 noon and 2 PM. We expect about 20 posters each day.
Important Dates
- Now: Exhibitor manual available on ITC website
- Now: Accepting email blast requests (service charge applied)
- Now: Accepting Corporate Forum requests (no charge)
- Oct 4 (Sunday): Loading dock and exhibit floor opens to exhibitors
- Oct 6 (Tuesday): ITC Grand Welcome Reception, evening
- Oct 6 - 8 (Tuesday - Thursday): Exhibition open
- Oct 7, 8 (Wednesday & Thursday): Poster session in exhibit area, 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.
- Oct 8 (Thursday): Exhibition closes at 2:00 p.m., Exhibits move out
Marketing Opportunities
ITC offers several opportunities for enhanced visibility at the conference through a selection of key advertising tools. Here are a sample of marketing opportunities, click here for additional information.
- Grand Welcome Reception Sponsor
- Plenary Morning Coffee
- AM Coffee Break (daily)
- PM Coffee Break (daily)
- Exhibits Lunch (Tuesday, Thursday)
- Poster Session (Wednesday, Thursday)
- Online conference proceedings/presentation material
Ground Transportation Info
The Disneyland Express bus serves travelers arriving at Los Angeles (LAX) and Orange County/John Wayne (SNA) airports. Click here to make your
reservation, and enter ITC in the Promotional Code box to receive a discount.
Disney Information
ITC attendees may purchase
discounted tickets for Disneyland and the California Adventure park. These tickets, which are on sale through October 2, may be used between September 29 through October 10. This convenience allows people to arrive a few days early or leave a few days late, and enjoy the theme parks with family and friends.
The October climate in Southern California is simply magnificent, so if you have any time to enjoy the outdoors you can take your pick of beaches, golf courses, mountains and even seeing movie stars and their homes. Baseball will be on the minds of many attendees, with the baseball playoffs in full swing. The Dodgers and Angels are both in contention to make it to the MLB playoffs. You won't miss any of the action in baseball or the NFL if you stop by the ESPN zone in Downtown Disney, a short walk from the Disneyland Hotel.
This year is the 60th anniversary of Disneyland, which is Disney's original theme park.
Welcome Reception
Please join us Tuesday evening October 6 at 6:30 p.m. on the Magic Kingdom Lawn of the Disneyland Hotel for the ITC Welcome Reception.
 The Beach Toys, a southern California based Beach Boys tribute band is sure to provide a memorable time while guests enjoy selections from their vast repertoire.
Enjoy comfort food and beverages at this beautiful outdoor venue, while enjoying the Southern California climate of early-October. Take advantage of this event to relax and network with your customers and friends.
The year's Grand Welcome Reception is
complimentary for all exhibitor booth personnel and one guest.
ITC2016 - Getting Ready for Next Year
Next year ITC will be held at the Fort Worth Convention Center in downtown Fort Worth Texas. The Fort Worth population of over 800,000 people blends its cattle and oil heritage seamlessly with an ever-growing, diverse array of new businesses and industries. Fort Worth was the fastest growing large city with more than 500,000 population between 2000 and 2010, and is now the 16th largest city in the United States. The Fort Worth convention center is conveniently located in the heart of a very walkable, cosmopolitan downtown.
ITC has a large base of attendees from the state of Texas. The convention center is only 30 miles from Dallas, a three-hour drive from Austin, and a four-hour drive from Houston. For air travelers, Fort Worth offers convenient access to nearby Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International airport. As of October 2014, DFW Airport has service to a total of 202 destinations, including 55 international and 147 within the United States. DFW is the third-largest airport in the world.
The conference will be held in mid-November, with the exhibits floor open November 15 - 17, 2016. Each exhibitor at this year's ITC will be offered an appointment to reserve booths and to make arrangements for ITC2016.
For ITC2016, we have a new promotion to encourage the rental of multiple booths. We are offering four booth for the price of three, to any exhibitor that wishes to increase their footprint on the exhibition floor. Please consider this offer as you plan your booth selection for ITC2016.
Coming in the Next Newsletter
Our final newsletter of 2015 will be published in December, with a wrap up of this year's conference and important information for ITC2016. Please let us know of anyone to add to our mailing list. For feedback or suggestions about this newsletter, please contact Michael Purtell.
Please refer to these links for additional information:
ITC Registration
Hotel Reservations
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Air travelers to ITC can use Super Shuttle from Orange County /John Wayne Airport (SNA), Long Beach Airport (LGB), or Los Angeles Airport (LAX).
