Pennsylvania

IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, known for its history-making meetings, we do hereby establish that all those who gather in our world-class facility have the right to:

1. EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT. By bringing in industry leader ASM Global to oversee our beautiful downtown Pennsylvania Convention Center, it’s clear we’re further dedicating ourselves to transparent, accountable, and professional management for your meeting.
2. INDEPENDENCE AND FLEXIBILITY. Full-time employees (Exhibitors) (as long as there is not an EAC Contracted to set/dismantle the booth) have the freedom to:

• Set up and/or tear down their booths without limitation to size.
• Use power tools and ladders (up to 6 feet) to set up and tear down exhibits.
• Use power tools and ladders (up to 6 feet) to set up and tear down exhibits.
• Install signage and floor coverings.
• Install and remove non-rented and non-public AV equipment.

3. SIMPLE COMPUTER SETUP. Full-time employees of the exhibiting company and show managers may set, up and connect their own (non-rented) computers, tablets, and all computer components and any required low-voltage power supply equipment for non-public use. Our show labor will need to set up any rented equipment, registration, and public-use computers & tablets including when used to collect Data. Public use of computers & tablets, in areas such as cyber cafes, exhibiting booth space, and meeting rooms, are set by our show labor.
4. SELF PROMOTION. Show managers have the freedom to place, move, and remove easels, signs, and poster board materials
5. EASY DISPLAY SETUP. Full-time employees of the exhibiting company, and show managers have the freedom to open boxes, stock shelves, set up, plug in, hang up, and freely distribute their non-bulk products/ literature within their booth without limitation to the size of the booth.
6. DISPLAY MAINTENANCE. Full-time employees of the exhibiting company have the freedom to perform maintenance on their display equipment after the initial setup without limitation to the size of the booth.
7. A SUPPORTIVE TEAM. Each labor union has established a core workforce with a focus on hospitality.
8. SKILLED WORKERS. Our Labor workforce is highly skilled and has received specialized training in hospitality services.

Download the Pennsylvania Convention Center Exhibitor Rights & Work Rules.