This year’s IBM Information On Demand EXPO Hall is going Virtual !
For the first time at any IBM Conference, we are proud to offer to all our sponsors and exhibitors the opportunity to be a part of the Virtual World that is the 3D Internet. IBM Information On Demand 2008 has joined forces with IBM Business Partner DSCI, the creators of the product called Virtual Convention. This new technology will give our sponsors an amazing marketing tool to extend the reach of the IBM Information On Demand 2008 event even farther. Your booth can now be represented in a 3D format that will allow attendees of Information On Demand to interact with sponsors during and after the live event as if they were actually there !
This technology will allow the EXPO hall attendee to:
a) Continue to have an EXPO experience even after the conference has competed.
b) Walk the EXPO floor as if they were there right from the comfort of their desktop.
c) Have the flexibility to visit each vendor booth at their own leisure and focus on the products and services
that you have to offer.
d) View your presentations, marketing materials and link to your web sites with easy navigation tools.
Virtual Convention also includes a tracking mechanism that monitors a user's movements in the virtual world and provides valuable reports on the usage of the product by the attendee, booths visited, information gathered and other pertinent information that will be shared with you 90 days after the show has completed.
Check out this link to a video which will demonstrate how this leading edge technology will extend your marketing reach longer after the conference is over.
Click on the pictures below to download sample videos.
Now is the time to sign-up to participate in this exciting new technology!
Please indicate your preference for the Virtual EXPO when you submit your online contract to sponsor/exhibit at this year’s IOD EXPO or simply send Tony Donald (tdonald@us.ibm.com) an email authorizing him to update your contract for participation in the Virtual EXPO.
- Once your participation is confirmed by the IBM Information on Demand Sales Team, you can register by clicking the link in the upper right hand corner of this page.
- After registering, you will be able to log on to the VCon web site using the email address and password specified during the registration. Please allow up to 24 hours for account activation.
- Once logged on, follow the required steps to select your booth and upload your booth content.
- All digital content for your Virtual EXPO booth must be uploaded no later than 5:00 pm EDT on Friday, September 19th, 2008.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Virtual EXPO?
A: Virtual EXPO is a product of DSCI that allows you to create a three-dimensional version of your booth that will be located in a highly realistic, interactive virtual representation of the IOD EXPO floor. Participants select a booth from DSCI’s library of 3D booths, and upload their marketing content that they want Virtual EXPO users to view at the virtual booth. Users will be able to interact with your Virtual EXPO booth by clicking on the pedestals, creating a direct link to your web site or launching applications that allow them to view PowerPoint files, Adobe Acrobat files. Booths that include plasma TV screens allow the users to view streaming videos about your products and services long after the show is over! The Virtual EXPO will be put onto a DVD and distributed to all IOD attendees.
Q: How do I purchase my virtual booth space?
A: Indicate your preference for the Virtual EXPO when you submit your online contract to sponsor/exhibit at this year’s IOD EXPO! For those of you that have already submitted your contract to participate in the EXPO, if you are interested in this new offering, simply send Tony Donald (tdonald@us.ibm.com) ) an email authorizing him to update your contract for participation in the Virtual EXPO and we will send you an invoice.
Once you are registered for the Virtual EXPO, you will receive a confirmation email from IBM with instructions regarding how to log onto the IOD Virtual EXPO booth construction site.
Q: How will the attendees use Virtual Convention?
A: At conference registration, a DVD containing the Virtual EXPO software will be provided to all attendees. This virtual experience will contain every last detail of the IBM Information on Demand 2008 EXPO floor. This includes the data and documentation that you will upload via the Virtual EXPO web site prior to the conference.
Q: How do I upload my data to the Virtual EXPO?
A: It’s easy! DSCI is hosting a web site that will have all of your information from IBM, including your Sponsorship level and booth location, to help automate the process. Upon signing up with IBM for a Virtual EXPO booth, you will be provided a user id and password along with a URL link to the web site that will include a set of instructions on how to proceed.
Q: What is the deadline for participation?
A: The deadline for notifying IBM that you want to participate in the IOD Virtual EXPO is Monday, August 18th, 2008. All documentation must be uploaded to the Virtual EXPO web page by Friday, September 19th, 2008.
Q: What format should my material be in?
A: For graphics, we prefer a JPEG or BMP format. For marketing literature, we prefer a PDF or JPEG format. For videos, the preferred formats are MPEG, .AVI, .MOV (QuickTime), or .WMV (Windows Media) format. For PowerPoint, the standard .PPT, .PPS or .PDF formats are acceptable.
Q: What is required to run Virtual Convention from the DVD?
A: PC with Windows Vista, XP or Windows 2000, 1.5Ghz CPU or greater, 1GB of RAM, 4 GB of free hard drive space and an OpenGL 1.2 (or higher) compliant video card.
Q: Who do I contact for questions?
A: For sales questions, please contact Tony Donald (tdonald@us.ibm.com) or 847-608-6874). For questions about uploading content, formats or any other questions about the Virtual EXPO software, please contact DSCI, as they will be building the 2008 IOD Virtual EXPO Center. To contact DSCI, send an email to vcon@dsci.com or call 1-877-DSCIBUY.
Q: What kind of booth can I buy ?
A: The sponsorship participation level you purchased for the conference EXPO is automatically correlated with the Virtual EXPO. For example, if you are a Silver Sponsor, then you will receive Silver level in the Virtual version as well.
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