| This newsletter has three main goals: (1) To help committee members stay informed about the RSNA Technical Exhibition. (2) To outline committee responsibilities. (3) To help improve the exhibition at future RSNA meetings.
 The Technical Exhibition at the RSNA is monitored on a continuing basis by a team of professional floor managers whose activities are coordinated by the Director: Technical Exhibits. These floor managers are each assigned responsibility for a portion of the exhibit hall where they (1) assist exhibitors during set up and dismantle; and (2) monitor compliance with RSNA Exhibitor Rules and Regulations during set up and exhibition hours. Floor managers are to be assisted by the Technical Exhibits Committee Chairman, the members of the national Technical Exhibits Committee and the members of the Local Committee on Technical Exhibits. These volunteers are able to evaluate the appropriateness of exhibits and demonstrations from a medical perspective, which a layperson is unable to do. Committee responsibilities: - To be familiar with RSNA rules and regulations for technical exhibitors.
- To make a tour of the assigned technical exhibit area during each scheduled four-hour period monitoring and reporting any violation to the exhibit help center staff.
- To monitor housekeeping and safety of the exhibit floor and report any negligence.
- Report violations and negligence directly to the Technical Exhibits Committee Chairman or the Director: Technical Exhibits for enforcement. Committee members should not approach exhibitors directly.
- To evaluate general attitudes, traffic patterns, concerns or interests of exhibitors as well as those of professional registrants.
- To be familiar with the product information systems and to monitor their importance and effectiveness to the registrants.
| Jonathan M. Alexander, MD, Chair, Lincolnshire, IL Howard B. Chrisman, MD, Chicago, IL John E. Connolly Jr., MD, Lincolnwood, IL Kevin W. Dickey, MD, New Britain, CT Adam D. Finkelstein, MD, Chicago, IL Katharine L. Krol, MD, Indianapolis, IN Dushyant V. Patel, MD, Glen Ellyn, IL | John T. Renz, MD, Mobile, AL Dana H. Smetherman, MD, MPH, New Orleans, LA Melissa C. Martin, MS, AAPM Liaison, Bellflower, CA Burton P. Drayer, MD, Board Liaison, New York, NY Ronald L. Arenson, MD, Board Liaison Designate, San Francisco, CA Tom Shimala, Staff Contact, Oak Brook, IL | | Jay L. Korach, MD, Chair, Chicago, IL Kevin V. Albuquerque, MD, Maywood, IL Ian M. Fisher, MS, MD, Wilmette, IL Nasir Iqbal, MD, Maywood, IL Steven H. Lee, DO, Maywood, IL Edward Melian, MD, Maywood, IL Ellen B. Mendelson, MD, Chicago, IL Evan S. Oblonsky, MD, Northbrook, IL | Charles A. Owens, MD, Hinsdale, IL Kenneth L. Pierce, MD, Maywood, IL Michael J. Racenstein, MD, Skokie, IL Amir K. Sepahdari, MD, Glenview, IL Vinay K. Singh, MD, Northbrook, IL Margaret A. Stull, MD, Chicago, IL Judith A. Wolfman, MD, River Forest, IL |
Jonathan M. Alexander, M.D.
Chair, RSNA Technical Exhibits Committee | RSNA annual meeting attendees come to see healthcare education at its finest. Unsurpassed scientific offerings and a technical exhibition like nothing else in the world have helped to make it the world’s largest medical assembly. A record number of professional attendees last year — more than 27,500 — demonstrates that healthcare leaders look to RSNA more than ever to set the pace as healthcare advances with great strides into the future. Physicians, researchers, executives, administrators, medical physicists and other professionals rely on this event to bring them the products and services they will use for their own institutions. RSNA 2008 is the best chance to meet them face-to-face. Exhibiting at RSNA 2008 will give your company a voice among the leaders in the industry. You won’t want to miss this opportunity. I look forward to seeing you in Chicago this November. Jonathan M. Alexander, M.D.
Chair, Technical Exhibits Committee
November 30 - December 5, 2008
McCormick Place
Chicago, Ill
| Hours: | | Sunday through Wednesday: | 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. | | Thursday | 10 A.M. - 2 PM | - 2008 Exhibitor Prospectus
- 2007 Floor Plan & Exhibitor List
 RSNA Technical Exhibit Committee: EXHIBIT FLOOR COVERAGE CHECKLIST 1. CHECK FOR RULES VIOLATIONS: | Rule 1 | a. Exhibitors may not sponsor any educational or marketing activities to RSNA meeting professional registrants other than ones that have been specifically authorized by RSNA (such as an approved Non-RSNA Satellite Symposia event)
| | Rule 10 | a. Booth left unattended.
b. Exhibitors working aisles.
c. Badges must not be defaced, such as inserting stick-on cards or applying stick-on novelty items.
| | Rule 12 | a. Drawings, raffles, and lotteries are permitted.
b. If equipment has energy beams that might be potentially hazardous, such energy beams must be deactivated, or made non-operative before installation.
c. Live imaging of any kind is prohibited. Except ultrasound on phantoms only.
d. If video is used to demonstrate equipment by simultaneously using a live model and a video tape, a sign must be posted, clearly visible, signifying this simulation.
e. Products must be approved by the FDA or properly labeled and referenced as investigational devices.
f. Audiovisual devices too loud … bothering other exhibitors (80 dps or lower).
| | Rule14 | a. Distribution of canes, yardsticks, noisemakers, buttons, golf balls, cups, pins, large envelopes or bags bearing the advertisement, slogan, or logo of the exhibitor is prohibited.
b. Refreshments may not be used so as to attract attendees or as a promotion, but liquid refreshments are allowed with prior approval. | | Rule16 | a. Inviting registrants to hospitality suites to view equipment. | 2. CHECK for AISLE HAZARDS (loose carpeting, electrical cords, etc.) 3. CHECK HOUSEKEEPING in AISLES, LOUNGES, CYBER OASIS, & All FOOD AREAS
4. SOLICIT ATTITUDES of EXHIBITOR PERSONNEL & ATTENDEES
Regarding the EXHIBIT FLOOR & SERVICES.
5. CHECK AREAS where EXHIBITORS are making special presentations. PRESENTATIONS must be straightforward and professional.
6. PLEASE notify a FLOOR MANAGER or alert the EXHIBITOR HELP CENTER of any congestion caused by attendees or exhibitor personnel.
7. CHECK PLACEMENT of SIGNS throughout each hall for any inconsistencies. - Committee Member Assignments to Monitor the Technical Exhibits | McCormick Place | Hall A / South Building | | | 10 AM-1:30 PM | 1:30 PM-5 PM | | Sunday, Nov. 30 |
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Hall A
Level 3
TBD |
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Hall B
Level 3
TBD |
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Hall D
Level 3
TBD | TE Evaluation Form — Each committee member is asked to fill out an evaluation form at the end of their floor assignment. 
June 24 @ 10:00 am*
*Chairman in attendance only | RSNA Exhibitor Planning Meeting
Location:
Rosewood Restaurant, Rosemont, IL
| RSNA 2008
Nov. 30 - Dec. 5, 2008 | McCormick Place
Chicago, IL | |
November 30
- December 5, 2008
McCormick Place
Chicago, Ill |
