33RD ANNUAL REGIONAL ANESTHESIA MEETING AND WORKSHOPS
EXHIBITOR PROSPECTUS

May 1-4, 2008
Aventura Spa
Playa del Carmen (Cancun), Mexico

Also Available in PDF Format.

If your company markets products and services to anesthesiologists who specialize in regional anesthesia and acute pain management, you should plan to exhibit at the largest event of the year devoted exclusively to this highly-specialized audience!

Welcome to the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine - TOP

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia was founded on August 2, 1923. In 1939, ASRA merged with the ASA. The Society was reborn in 1975. ASRA is the largest subspecialty society in anesthesiology.

There are approximately 7,400 members, including physicians and scientists and a rich international distribution. The Society is recognized as the primary source of education in comprehensive anesthesiology by all publics, including all anesthesiology providers.

All physicians utilizing regional anesthesiology techniques recognize the Society as the authoritative specialty association in the profession.

ASRA Mission Statement - TOP

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is the premier organization that addresses the clinical and professional educational needs of physicians and scientists; assures excellence in patient care utilizing regional anesthesia and pain medicine; and investigates the scientific basis of the specialty.

ASRA Industry Council - TOP

ASRA is currently accepting application for membership into its Industry Council. Membership is on an annual basis and gives each member company access to ASRA Leadership at both the ASRA Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops in the Spring and at the Annual Pain Medicine Meeting and Workshops held in the Fall. Members of the Industry Council also enjoy their benefits. A discounted membership rate applies to those companies that sign up by January 31, 2008.

Please call or email Tricia Petersen for more information.
Phone: (712) 643-1343
E-mail: tpetersen@sasyes.com

An Information-Packed Educational Program will Present a Curriculum with Take Home Value. - TOP

The ASRA Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops is recognized for its thought-provoking program, presenting information on new techniques and ideas that participants can take home and immediately put to use in their practices. The CME approved educational program will draw the type of valuable prospects you want to meet in your display.

The following is a sampling of the topics that will be presented at the 33rd Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops. If your company’s products and services relate to any of these topics, you should plan now to exhibit at this meeting. (A complete list of program topics can be found on the ASRA Web site at www.asra.com.)

• Upper and lower extremity nerve blocks
• Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks in both upper and lower extremities
• Intensive Ultrasound comprehensive workshops
• Acute Pain Management
• Efficiency of Regional Anesthesia
• Continuous peripheral nerve blocks
• Peripheral nerve blocks in children
• Anesthesia for non-obstetric surgery in the pregnant woman
• Trauma Regional Anesthesia
• Regional Anesthesia for the cardiac cripple
• The opioid tolerant patient on the acute pain service
• New and expanding roles of local anesthetics and adjuvants
• Poster sessions covering a variety of topics
• ASA update

If your company would like to provide an unrestricted educational grant to support these or any other program topic presented at the 33rd Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops, please contact: Tricia Petersen at tpetersen@sasyes.com or by phone at (712) 643-1343.

Over 850 people attended the 2007 ASRA Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops. They will again come in large numbers to Cancun, Mexico…

• To learn about state-of-the-art advances in regional anesthesia.
• To hear about the newest research in this dynamic field.
• To view your company’s products and services.
• To evaluate and compare products and services from various companies.

Exhibiting at the 33rd Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops provides your company with the following:

• A unique audience who is passionate about knowledge and education.
• An intimate atmosphere that is conducive to business.
• Free pre-registration mailing list and free final attendee list.
• Heavy traffic in the exhibit hall during break times.
• Continuous networking opportunities in the exhibit hall and at the Exhibitor Reception.

Join these leading companies by making the ASRA Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops a regular part of your marketing effort: - TOP

What are you competitors saying about this meeting? - TOP

• “Workshop attendance attests to quality of attendees.”
• “Attendance was great!”
• “One of the best things about the meeting was the interaction with attendees.”

The Following Products are Traditionally on Display at the ASRA Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops: - TOP

If your company markets any of these products or services, you should plan now to exhibit at this unique event!

Be More Visible to Attendees...Be a Sponsor! - TOP

Wine Pouring during Exhibitor Reception
This is a great, affordable way to draw more attendees to your booth during the Exhibitor Reception on Friday evening. Select a wine from our fabulous list and we’ll provide you with five bottles of that wine to pour directly from your booth. We’ll also provide you with everything you need to conduct the pouring. ASRA will not be serving wine from the bar in the exhibit hall during the reception.

Please contact Tricia Petersen at tpetersen@sasyes.com for information regarding wine selections. Sponsorships start at $500 for five bottles of wine.

Program Guide
This handy resource will be distributed to attendees and will contain useful information about the meeting and its events. This exclusive opportunity will allow the sponsoring company
to place a full-page, 4/color advertisement on the back cover of the Program Guide. Additional pages for product information can be secured if needed. $10,000

Cyber Café
Your company name will be at everyone’s fingertips when you sponsor the Cyber Café, which is made available to all attendees during the meeting. There will be several computer
stations located near the registration area of the meeting. $7,500

Meeting Lanyards
Placed conveniently in the registration area, attendees will pick up this easy-to-wear lanyard to hang their badge around their neck – with your company’s name and/or logo (1-color) prominently printed along the length of the lanyard. $4,000

Meeting Bags
This sturdy bag will feature the ASRA logo and the sponsoring company’s name/logo. It will be distributed to ASRA attendees as they go through registration. The bag imprint will be 2-colors. An additional charge may apply for additional colors. $10,000

Notepads
These handy notepads will be given out to attendees at registration so they may take notes throughout the Meeting. The sponsoring company’s name/ logo will be printed on each page of the notepads in the lower right hand corner. The name/logo will be printed in 2-color. An additional charge will apply for 4-color logos. $6,000

Clipboards
This useful item will be handed out to attendees at registration, providing them with a handy tool for notetaking during the meeting and after. The sponsoring company’s logo (1-color) will be printed on the clip and on the board. Additional charges apply for additional colors. $8,500

Sponsor Benefits

• Acknowledgment printed on materials handed out at registration\
• On-site signage in heavy traffic areas
• Recognition from the podium at the start of each day’s program “Sponsor” sign placed in your exhibit space

All sponsors must exhibit at the 33rd Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops.

Exhibitor Checklist - TOP

Exhibition Rules and Regulations - TOP

1. ASRA
The acronym “ASRA” means the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine acting through its respective officers, directors, members, committees, and agents acting for it in the management of the exhibition.

2. Exhibition Dates and Hours
The exhibition hall will be open to attendees as follows:

Friday, May 2, 2008
10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Exhibitor Reception)

Saturday, May 3, 2008
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

A penalty will be assessed to companies that break down their exhibit before the end of the exhibit hours on the final day of exhibition.

No exhibitor, nor any employee, agent or servant of an exhibitor, shall be permitted to enter the exhibit hall until 90 minutes before the official opening hour, nor allowed to remain later than 90 minutes after the official closing hour, except on the last day of the exhibition.

3. Exhibition Standards
Exhibits and promotional materials should be dignified and truthful, and designed to provide useful and reliable information. The exhibition of a product or service at the ASRA meeting does not constitute an ASRA endorsement of the product or service, or of the claims made. Drugs or devices which require pre-market approval from the FDA or which must comply with established product standards will not be eligible to exhibit unless FDA approval has been obtained or the appropriate product standard is met. ASRA reserves the right not to sell space for the exhibition of any product or service that is at issue or in litigation with a government agency.

4. Permissible Exhibits/Product and Material Distribution
All business activities of the exhibitor must be within the exhibitor’s allotted exhibit space. In connection with distribution of these samples must be distributed at least two feet inside the booth. The servicing or consumption of alcohol is prohibited, without prior consent of ASRA. The use of propane, butane or other combustible bottled gas is prohibited. Helium balloons are not permitted. Participating fi rms will be limited to those which have regional anesthesia and pain medicine directed products, equipment or services. At the request of ASRA, made at any time or times before or during the exhibition, exhibitor must promptly furnish ASRA with sample products, packages, labels, advertising and promotional literature that would be or is being distributed before exhibitor will be eligible to participate or continue in the exhibition. ASRA reserves the sole and absolute right to determine which firms and products are appropriate in its judgment for inclusion in the exhibition and to refuse, cancel or restrict any applicant or exhibit that ASRA considers undesirable for any reasons. This provision applies to exhibitor’s conduct, articles, printed matter, samples, questionnaires or anything that ASRA deems objectionable. If ASRA decides that any of these do not meet its standards or are not suitable, the exhibitor must at once comply with ASRA demands or can withdraw and, if appropriate, receive a refund of the rental fee paid, prorated for the unused time.

5. Mandatory Carpet
To improve the appearance of the exhibit hall, carpet is required in all exhibit spaces
and is to be provided at the exhibitor’s expense. In some cases, the exhibit hall is already carpeted in a multi-colored pattern. In those cases, additional carpet is not required, but is suggested, for additional comfort and aesthetic appeal. It is suggested that the carpet be compatible with the exhibit hall colors, which will be outlined in the Exhibitor Manual.

6. Facility
Aventura Spa Palace and Resort
KM. 72 Carretera Cancun – Talum,
Riviera Maya, Q. Roo 77710
011-52-984-875-1100
Fax 011-52-984-875-1101

7. Industrial Symposia
Applications for sponsoring a symposium should be submitted by February 1, 2008.
All food/beverage and A/V costs associated with the symposium are in addition to the
unrestricted educational grant monies paid by the supporter to sponsor the symposium,
and are a responsibility of the supporter and/or its constituents. All symposium sponsors must also exhibit at the ASRA 2008 Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops. Exhibit space expenses are in addition to expenses related to the symposium and are a responsibility of the supporter and/or its constituents. The following times are available:

Thursday, May 1, 2008 – Dinner
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Friday, May 2, 2008 – Breakfast
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Saturday, May 3, 2008 – Breakfast
7:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

8. ASRA’s Purpose
ASRA’s purpose in conducting this meeting is to advance knowledge within the areas of its goals and constitution through its educational programs, its communication and resource information. The Society, in keeping with its stated purpose, encourages exhibitors to be educational, communicative and resource informative in their exhibit displays. All exhibits and products/services displayed must be pertinent to the practice of anesthesiology and pain medicine, and in the professional interests of the registrants.

Please review the entire Prospectus, including any additional exhibit information posted at www.asra.com. It includes important information about your company’s participation in and contribution to the meeting. The rules and regulations noted in this Prospectus are part of the
application for space.

ASRA reserves the right to refuse space to any company whose products or services, in the judgment of the Society, do not meet the educational, scientific or practice needs of our members and meeting registrants.

9. Exhibit Space Fees
Before or on February 1, 2008 ......... $1,950
After February 1, 2008 .....................$2,300

The price of the exhibit space includes, in addition to the space itself:

• An identification sign showing the company name
• 5 complimentary registrations per 10’ x 10’ booth, if pre-registered
• 2 guest badges and one copy per booth of the Meeting Syllabus, as supplies permit.

10. Deposits and Payments
A 50% deposit must accompany the application. Applications will not be processed until the appropriate deposit is received. All payments must be made by check, payable to Strategic Alliance Services or by credit card. Completed applications with deposits should be sent to:

Tricia Petersen
Strategic Alliance Services
202 North 12th Street
Dunlap, IA 51529
Phone: (712) 643-1343
Fax: (712) 643-2207
E-mail: tpetersen@sasyes.com

11. Full Payment
The balance of the booth fee is due on or before February 1, 2008. If the balance is not received by the due date, the booth space may be cancelled and reassigned without notification or refund of deposit. No company may exhibit unless full payment for booth space has been received. Final payment should be sent to the address listed previously.

12. Cancellation or Reduction of Space
All cancellations or reductions in space must be sent in writing on company letterhead to Tricia Petersen (tpetersen@sasyes.com) at the address listed previously. If written cancellation or booth reduction is received at the Society office by:

January 11, 2008
Full refund less $200

Before or on February 1, 2008
Forfeit entire deposit (50% of booth cost)

After February 1, 2008
No refund

13. Exhibitor Personnel
A company may register five individuals per 10’ x 10’ booth at no charge during advance registration only. A $100 per person fee will be charged for all representatives registered over this number.

The exhibitor’s badge allows admittance to the exhibit hall and on a space available basis, to the general sessions. The exhibitor’s badge does not allow attendance to any ticketed sessions, i.e. workshops, master classes, PBL’s, etc.

14. Badge Distribution
All badges for representatives who are registered in advance will be distributed on-site at the Exhibitor Registration Desk. A pre-registered representative of the company may sign for any or all badges for that company.

15. Guest Badges
Every effort will be made to assure that only properly identified and authorized registrants
enter the exhibit hall. Technical exhibitors’ guest badges are designed to allow access to the exhibit floor to individuals whom an exhibitor has a legitimate need to have present. These individuals may be:

• VIP’s for parent company
• advertising agency representatives
• exhibit designers or builders
• exhibitor appointed contractors
• consultants
• industry analysts
• an exhibitor’s original equipment manufacturer

Guest badges must not be issued to physicians or allied health individuals who should be registered through the Society’s registration process for educational sessions and exhibit viewing. Badges should not be used as a form of registration for personnel working the booth. The exhibiting company is responsible for the actions of their guest. Misuse of the exhibitor guest badge system may result in the expulsion of the exhibitor and guest from the exhibit hall.

16. Vendor Badges
Individuals who want to view the exhibit floor but are not affiliated with an exhibiting company may register for one day at $100.

17. Contests and Drawings
Contests and prize contests, drawings, raffles, or lotteries of any description, held at any time or place during the ASRA 2008 Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops, must be approved by ASRA. Contact Tricia Petersen at (712) 643-1343 or via e-mail at tpetersen@sasyes.com. All booth giveaways MUST be approved by ASRA prior to the Meeting. Please send all booth giveaway approval inquiries to tpetersen@sasyes.com.

18. Hotel Accommodations
See the ASRA Hotel Reservation Form for rates and details.

ASRA 2008 Annual Regional Anesthesia Meeting and Workshops Contacts:

Exhibit Hall Floorplan - TOP

Also Available in PDF Format.

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