Exhibitor Flash // Vol. 8, No. 5
YOUR QUICK CONNECTION TO WORLD ATM CONGRESS!
2020 Exhibit Hall Expansion • What's New in Wing ATM Theatre •  Badge Pick-Up
2021 Exhibit Hall Layout •  2021 Priority Stand Placement

World ATM Congress 2020 is a few weeks away! Prepare for a successful on-site experience with the updates below and visit the Exhibitor Zone for important forms, deadlines, and profile portal access. Missed past Exhibitor Flashes? View them here.

World ATM Continues to Grow! Exhibits Expand Outside Hall 9
World ATM Congress has exceeded capacity in Hall 9. In order to accommodate all the exhibits, theatres, and plaza space needed, we have expanded the Exhibit Hall through the connector into Hall 7.

Please visit the Virtual Hall Layout to view this new configuration.

What this means to you:
  • Wing ATM Theatre has been moved to Hall 7.
  • Several exhibits now reside in the connector area between Halls 9 and 7.
  • There is a new plaza in the connector area. The plaza will have food and beverage options available for purchase along with seating equipped with USB chargers.
New This Year in Wing ATM Theatre
We are excited to announce our inaugural awards programme, the Maverick Awards presented by World ATM Congress. View the finalists online or in World ATM Now and attend the ceremony on Tuesday at 15.00.
Make Badge Pick-Up a Breeze
Your attendees don't need to wait in line for their badges! Schedule a date and time to pick up all or some of your company's badges.

Click the button below or email the Registration Help Desk now to schedule your appointment.
World ATM Congress Statement on Coronavirus
We have implemented additional health and safety measures to help prevent illness at our show, including:
  • Increased cleaning and disinfection processes across all high-volume touchpoints, e.g. catering areas, surfaces, handrails, restrooms, entrances/exits, etc., along with the use of cleaning/sanitising materials and products.
  • Available on-site medical personnel. There is a medical center on-site at IFEMA on the upper level between Halls 7 and 9 that is open during setup, show hours, and tear down. This is a free service provided by IFEMA and World ATM Congress.
  • Availability of sanitising and disinfection materials for public use.

Here are some easy ways to protect yourself and other attendees, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO):
  1. Wash your hands frequently: Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty.
  2. Practice respiratory hygiene: When coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – discard tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
  3. Maintain social distancing: Maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and other people, particularly those who are coughing, sneezing and have a fever.

Feel free to not shake hands or participate in other types of greetings by politely citing your concerns about preventing infection.

For more information, visit the WHO’s advice page:
ENGAGE WITH WORLD ATM CONGRESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Amplify your World ATM Congress exposure with social media! Follow World ATM Congress on the following and tag related posts to join the conversation online! Interested in being added to the World ATM Congress social media list or have questions about how to best utilize social media for your organisation? Contact  Glenn Cudaback.
Twitter: Follow @WorldATM_now and add tag #WorldATM to your posts
LinkedIn: Follow World ATM Congress by owner and add tag #WorldATM to your posts
Facebook: Follow @WorldATMCongress and add tag #WorldATM to your posts
Instagram: Follow @worldatmc or #WorldATM and add tag #WorldATM to your posts
Information for World ATM Congress 2021
World ATM Congress Expands into Two Halls in 2021
Since 2013, the success of World ATM Congress has resulted in it doubling in size in both attendance and exhibit space. As a result, World ATM Congress can no longer fit all exhibits in the largest exhibition hall IFEMA has to offer.

Starting in 2021, World ATM Congress’ exhibition will have a new look and feel as it will be taking up most of Halls 9 and 7. To see the new layout for 2021 click here .

Benefits of this change:
  1. Positions World ATM Congress for continued growth by providing expansion capabilities.
  2. Opens new possibilities for exhibitors to reconfigure their stands, which have been constrained over the last few years by the limited space for expansion in a single hall.
  3. Both halls will have significant heft and weight to attract traffic with the placement of plazas, theatres, food and beverage areas, meeting rooms, etc. in each hall.
  4. There will be two main entrances, one into Hall 7 and one into Hall 9.
  5. There will be two main aisles, one in Hall 7 and one in Hall 9.
  6. The Tower Theatre, previously located in the Convention Center part of IFEMA, will be moved into the Exhibition Hall in 2021.
Priority Stand Placement in 2021
With the changes in the exhibition layout, we have modified the Exhibitor Space Priority Placement Process for 2021.

The New Process:
  1. All Exhibitors have the right of first refusal of current stand space upon World ATM Congress’s receipt of Exhibitor Space Contract by 17 April 2020.
  2. Exhibitors who wish to move or change/increase in size will be placed based on the below priority ranking.
  3. After 17 April 2020, priority placement ends and all contracts received will now be placed on a first come, first served basis.

Starting in 2021, all stands located on the main aisles in Hall 7 and 9 must be a minimum of 36 square metres in size unless they have been grandfathered in with an exemption to this rule.

Priority Ranking:
  1. ATCA and/or CANSO members
  2. Exhibitors who signed letters of agreement to exhibit back in 2012
  3. Exhibitors displaced by the reconfiguration of Hall 9 in 2021
  4. Exhibitor’s company spend at World ATM Congress the previous year. (stand, sponsorship, and advertising fees). If spend is equal, priority is given in order of contract receipt.
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