Exhibitor Tools

All exhibitors loading in and out of the facility must utilize the loading dock located at the rear of the Convention Center closest to Montague Avenue. Parking in front of the building and using the lobby to load/unload is prohibited and vehicles can be towed at the owner’s expense. Once exhibitors have unloaded all materials from their vehicle, vehicles should then be moved to Parking Lot E prior to booth set-up.

Prior to load-out no exhibitors will be allowed into the loading dock until the specified load-out time period, unless approval has been given through show management and the facility. Parking in the loading dock areas except for the sole purposes of loading and unloading is strictly prohibited.

Exhibitor booth rigging shall be arranged through the facility's Union staff. The Center may prohibit the rigging of any item(s) not approved in advance or not in compliance with the approved request for rigging.

A rigging plot must be submitted for approval by the facilities no later than 4 weeks prior to designate load-in date. All rigging must comply with appropriate Federal and State regulations. Please see the Rigging Order Form below for further instructions and labor rates.

The Facility Parking System has exclusive rights to parking on premises. Parking is an additional cost to the event at $5 per car per day. In some instances the parking lot has been bought out by the show and in those cases parking will be free. Please check with your show's management regarding parking fees.

All booth services and equipment related to drapery, tables, chairs, booth cleaning, booth carpet, display installation, etc. are handled by the Expo Decorator contracted through the show. Please contact them directly to make arrangements for any of these services.

Freight and C.O.D. deliveries (including, but not limited to, UPS, FedEx, RPS, etc.) will not be accepted by the Facilities. Shipments delivered to the Facilities, during the load-in period must be to the attention of the Show Management and/or Expo Decorator. Shipments delivered prior to event load-in dates will be refused.

• AV Connections - (843) 529-1449
• PDA Lighting - Sound - Special Effects - (843) 554-3466
• Presentation Services AV - (843) 577-9185
• Centerplate Catering - (843) 744-0168
• Embassy Suites Charleston Convention Center - (843) 747-1882