Join us in congratulating all of this year's winners at EXHIBITOR 2010!
BEST OF SHOW WINNERS:
The Best-of-EXHIBITOR2010 as judged by an independent panel of exhibit and corporate event managers.
BEST NEW EXHIBITOR
Apple Rock
Advertising & Promotions
BEST OF SHOW SMALL BOOTH (200 square feet and less)
Kubik
BEST OF SHOW LARGE BOOTH (more than 200 square feet)
MG Design Associates
BEST BOOTH STAFF
Quantum Desine Group
BUYERS CHOICE AWARDS:
The following six products were chosen by exhibit managers out of the dozens of New Product Showcase entries.
Products are judged based on innovation, application and how the product will enhance the job of the exhibit or event professional.
With Freeman’s Autostereoscopic 3-D monitor, multimedia presentations seem to literally leap off the screen at attendees. The black, 42-inch LCD monitor boasts an innovative lenticular system that delivers a stereoscopic visual experience in 1,920-by-1,080 resolution without the need for 3-D glasses. Universal fittings in the back panel make mounting the unit a snap. The monitor also supports standard two-dimensional media.
Eat your heart out, Tom Cruise. Like the actor’s computer command center in the movie “Minority Report,” Kaon v-Connect Pro from Kaon Interactive serves as a virtual platform facilitating face-to-face, real-time interaction between your product experts back at the home office and booth visitor at the show. Sporting a 46-inch, touchscreen monitor (also available in 24- and 42-inch versions) and proprietary, streaming AV technology, the Kaon v-Connect Pro is akin to an online mission control booth, where off-site reps treat attendees to guided tours of everything from 3-D product models and engineering schematics to presentations, videos, and company literature. There’s even an interactive whiteboard for facilitating live collaboration. Better yet, your home-office personnel only need a Web browser with Internet connectivity to interact with show attendees. No special software is required.
OK, so it’s not a giant pillow. But the convenient pillowcase-and-zipper design of the 10-foot Sophora Tensioned Fabric Display sure makes it easy to attach double-sided graphics — and let your messaging do the talking for you. Manufactured by PosterGarden, the Sophora’s proprietary connector system — which features hands-free locking pins — obviates the need for tools and makes for easy assembly of the display’s aircraft-grade aluminum framework. Full-color graphics are printed on EcoKnit fabric, which is 100-percent recyclable. Optional accessories include a hard carrying case with a foam-molded interior and halogen or LED accent lighting.
With its multiple data-capture options and badge-swipe functionality, the euroPod kiosk by Showcraft makes the perfect command post for gatekeepers to track admissions to your demo, product presentation, or other booth activity. At the same time, the oblong-shaped kiosk, which measures 82-by-47 inches, boasts double-sided fabric displays and full-color laminate panels that ensure your messaging and corporate branding remain front and center for the show’s duration. What’s more, the product’s lightweight, aluminum design and modest 50-by-25-by-26-inch dimensions when disassembled and packed make transporting the euroPod a whole lot less expensive than any trip you might take across the pond.
Thanks to the Envoy Exhibit System from Skyline Displays Inc., you can say goodbye to time-consuming makeovers of your modular exhibit each time you want to adjust your messaging or alter your look. Envoy’s proprietary fabric-connection system makes it a cinch to swap one fabric graphic display for another without changes to any of your exhibit’s existing hardware. Skyline offers a choice of panel treatments including fabrics suitable for opaque and backlit panels.
Contact: Skyline Displays Inc. St. Paul, MN, 800-328-2725, www.skyline.com
The Flex-Plain by Cees Smit Group International is a versatile tensioned-fabric display system that can be configured to create virtually any exhibit design element, shape, or structure one might dream up — from straightforward banner displays to large-scale, pavilion-style booths and exhibit tents. Flex-Plain displays are fashioned from lightweight aluminum framing and interlocking composite extrusions to which printable fabric panels attach by flexible cords. Flex-Plain panels are offered in Pantone colors and are also available in a wide variety of flame-retardant fabrics including Lycra, satin, cheesecloth, and linen.
Contact: Cees Smit Group International, Weesp, Netherlands, 31-294-419-457, www.ceessmit.com
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