ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO OCTOBER 8-10, 2017

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1 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO OCTOBER 8-10, 2017 Bismarck Event Center 2017 NDACo ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION 1

2 Greetings, friends and partners of North Dakota counties! What would you do if you weren t afraid? What kind of chances would you take? That question is from the hit song Fearless by Kat Perkins, our keynote speaker this year. We re so excited about having Kat visit us, we ve chosen FEARLESS! as the theme for this year s Annual Conference October 8-10, We listened to your feedback and are having ONE day of exhibits and adding more networking time on Monday to maximize your time with our members. We invite you to courageously make your reservations now for your exhibiting space and/or sponsorships. As you know, this is the single largest gathering of North Dakota county officials, making it the perfect event for you to meet and mingle with potential customers. ing Opportunities 1. Elite s Boldly step to the forefront as county folks pass back and forth to events in the General Session area. 2. Traditional s Courageously make a statement in the main exhibit floor of the Event Center exhibit floor. 3. Large Equipment s Go BIG RIG or go home. We have room for your heavy stuff and there is a new layout for these spaces this year. Sponsoring Opportunities Bus Transportation Yapp Our Smart Phone App Meals and Receptions and so much more! So be fearless as you choose how you ll have a presence at this year s conference and don t be afraid to call us if you have any questions.* We look forward to seeing you in October! Mark A. Johnson, CAE Executive Director, NDACo * Contact Genny Dienstmann at (701) or genny.dienstmann@ndaco.org NDACo ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION

3 OVER 500 COUNTY OFFICIALS FROM ACROSS THE STATE! Commissioners Auditors Clerks of Court Emergency Managers Highway Engineers HR Directors Recorders Sheriffs Social Service Directors State s Attorneys Sup ts of Schools Tax Directors Treasurers Veteran Service Officers Coordinators your products and services directly to decision-makers, and learn about their needs face-to-face. We offer three indoor exhibit space options Elite, Traditional or Large Equipment s. PAY Online! ONE DAY SCHEDULE Sponsor Achieve high visibility by sponsoring an event or item at the Annual Conference. Let county officials know you support local government and their conference. Sponsors are recognized with signs at the event they sponsor, in the Conference Agenda book, in the slide shows that run throughout the conference on our giant video screens, and in the post-conference issue of our official newspaper, the County News NDACo ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION 3

4 THIS YEAR PAY ONLINE! The NDACo Annual Conference & Exposition Exclusive or Networking Times ELITE EXHIBITORS may display I banners, signs etc., in their space. Elite What makes an exhibit elite? Among other things location, location, location. The Elite area is right outside the general session area and exhibitors have their own Elite space. Elite ors don t have to set up or tear down a traditional tradeshow booth. NDACo provides the display area, including signage with your logo! Also, Elite ors bring raffle gifts that are displayed at their booths for the NDACo Scholarship Fundraiser; these raffle gifts are a main attraction to our attendees. Traditional The Bismarck Event Center provides an excellent venue for traditional trade show booths. Traffic through the Hall is strong, and there s plenty of room to demonstrate your product, show a video, or sit knee-to-knee with your prospects. Large Equipment We are once again designating large equipment exhibit space to adjoin your booth. You won t have to leave your booth to show off your big toys! We are including the large equipment spaces throughout the traditional exhibit area. Sign-up soon as we only have 9 spaces available. REGISTER Online Only LAYOUT! General Sessions and Main Events Elite s Traditional and Large Equipment s ONE DAY EXHIBIT SCHEDULE NDACo ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION

5 THIS YEAR PAY EXHIBIT SPACE ONLINE! Elite Traditional Large Equipment 36 SPACES AVAILABLE 75 BOOTHS AVAILABLE 9 SPACES AVAILABLE Registration Fee $1000 until 8/1/17 $1200 after 8/1/17 $650 until 8/1/17 $750 after 8/1/17 $1000 until 8/1/17 $1200 after 8/1/17 Booth space and accommodations (see photos) 10 X 10 carpeted space We provide booth with custom signage, including exhibitor logo (may bring own signage) One draped table Two chairs Complimentary electrical access (extension cords not provided) 10 X 10 draped space Booths allowed One draped table (if requested) Two chairs Complimentary electrical access (extension cords not provided) 20 X 40 space One draped table (if requested) Two chairs Complimentary electrical access in designed areas (extension cords not provided) Large equipment MUST fit in the 20 X 40 space Internet access Complimentary internet access Complimentary internet access Complimentary internet access Networking opportunities Visible and available throughout entire conference Exclusive exhibitor networking breaks Exclusive exhibitor networking breaks Meals Two full conference meal packets, additional meal packets $100 ea. One full conference meal packet, additional meal packets $100 ea. One full conference meal packet, additional meal packets $100 ea. Name badges Name badges for all preregistered exhibitors Name badges for all preregistered exhibitors Name badges for all preregistered exhibitors List of pre-registered conference attendees Complimentary (upon request) Upon request $100 Upon request $100 Your promotional brochures in conference attendee packets 450 pieces Complimentary upon request (paper documents only) 450 pieces - Upon request $100 (paper documents only) 450 pieces - Upon request $100 (paper documents only) Recognition/ Acknowledgements Recognition during general sessions Special listing in conference agenda Special listing in postconference issue of County News Special listing in conference agenda Special listing in postconference issue of County News Special listing in conference agenda Special listing in postconference issue of County News Set-up hours Sunday: 3 pm - 5 pm Monday: 7 am - 8:15 am Sunday: 3 pm - 5 pm Monday: 7 am - 8:15 am Sunday: Move-in schedule ed closer to conference Monday: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Monday: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Monday: Move-out schedule ed closer to conference Tear-down hours 2017 NDACo ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION 5

6 A Big Thanks to Our 2016 Sponsors & ors! 3D Specialties Abacus Cost Services Ackerman Estvold Adolfson & Peterson Construction Advanced Business Methods Advanced Drainage Systems American Heart Association Apex Engineering Group ASC Construction Equipment Bargen Bartlett & West Bismarck Mandan CVB Bolton & Menk Brady Martz & Associates Braun Intertec Brock White Company Brosz Engineering Business Software Butler Machinery ByteSpeed Capital I Industries Inc CenturyLink Choice Financial Leasing Clear Ballot Construction Engineers Contegrity Group Dominion Voting Systems Dougherty & Co. D-Ware EAPC Architects Engineers Eide Bailly LLP Election Systems & Software Enbridge Environmental Dust Control EnviroTech Services Everyone Counts First International Bank & Trust Forterra Pipe & Precast G & R Controls Garrison Diversion Conservation Dist. Gee Asphalt Systems GIS Workshop Great Plains Food Bank Great Plains Towers HDR Humane Society of the United States ICON Architectural Group Inclusion Solutions/Tenex Software Solutions Interstate Engineering JLG Architects JP Morgan Chase KBM GeoSpatial Kirkwood Bank and Trust Klein McCarthy Architects KLJ Kris Engineering Lake Agassiz Water Authority Lewis & Clark RDC Little Falls Machine/Bert s Truck Equip LyCox Enterprises, Inc Marathon Oil MDU Resources Group Moore Engineering Nationwide Retirement Solutions ND Assoc. of Oil & Gas Producing Counties ND Department of Emergency Services ND Insurance Reserve Fund ND Safety Council ND State Procurement Office ND Surplus Property NDSU Extension Service Nelson Auto Center Nelson International Neopost/Dakota Business Solutions Normont Equipment NRG Technology Services Otter Tail Power Company Panasonic Permazyme IEC Distributing Purple Wave Auction Razor Tracking RDO Equipment Company RoadWorx Rough Rider Industries Sanford Health Plan SCB Public Finance Sidwell Simplifile Subsurface Swanston Equipment Team Laboratory Chemical Corp TENSAR Terracon Consultants Text2Car/Conx2Car Wireless Tiger Corporation Titan Machinery TrueNorth Steel Tyler Technologies Ulteig US Imaging Vanguard Appraisals Village Business Institute Wells Concrete Wells Fargo Real Estate Tax Services Wenck Associates Wheeler Consolidated LLC Whitmore Sales Winter Equipment Company Wold Engineering WSB

7 SPONSOR Increase your exposure, visibility and recognition by becoming a contributing sponsor of NDACo s Annual Conference & Exposition! You may choose to be a full or partial sponsor of an event or simply donate toward the general conference fund. To be considered a partial sponsor you must contribute 25% or more of the estimated cost of a specific sponsorship. Sponsors may bring up to 2 representatives to the event they are sponsoring. To become a sponsor, indicate which event you would like to sponsor and at what level of sponsorship. Thank you for your support of ND counties and the NDACo! SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 Welcoming Social $3,000 (Radisson) (Drink tickets include sponsor name) MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 Breakfast $2,000 (Radisson) Breakfast $2,000 (Ramkota) General Session Keynote $3,000 AM Networking Break $2,000 Spouses Lunch $1,500 Lunch $4,000 PM Networking Break $2,000 Evening Social $3,000 (Drink tickets include sponsor name) Evening Dinner $9,000 Entertainment $3,000 ADDITIONAL Conference App $1,000 (one sponsor only) Conference Bags $2,500 Includes one-color logo imprint Lanyards $2,000 NDACo Scholarship Lotto $1,500 Pocket Agendas $1,500 Conference Agenda Book $2,000 Buses* (2 buses each day) Monday (includes evening complimentary beverage) $2,000 each bus Tuesday $1,800 each bus *Sponsor reps welcome to ride the bus! General Conference Fund $500 and up REGISTER THIS YEAR PAY ONLINE! TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 Delegate Breakfast $1,500 Breakfast $2,000 (Radisson) Breakfast $2,000 (Ramkota) AM Networking Break $2,000 Lunch $4,000 PM Networking Break $2,000 SPONSOR BENEFITS: On-site conference signage and recognition Recognition in the conference agenda Opportunity for representatives to attend sponsored event Sponsor badge ribbons Recognition in the post-conference edition of County News 2017 NDACo ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION 7

8 October 8-10, 2017 Bismarck Event Center exhibitors sponsors PO Box 877 Bismarck, ND