The technical exhibits hall at the 2008 AANS Annual Meeting accommodates physicians' hectic schedules by providing a convenient venue where they can visit displays of cutting-edge technology in the field of neurological surgery.

This year, more than 200 companies, filling more than 800 booths, will showcase their products and services, several of them newly released, many tried and true and all valuable to the life of a neurosurgical practice. Booths will be conveniently located in halls D1 and D2 of McCormick Place-Lakeside Center. To view the interactive show floor, visit www.aans.org/vr/shows/aans08/start.html.

Vendor participation in the exhibit hall provides attendees an opportunity to view, discuss and evaluate the most current tools and devices in the industry. Personnel are available at a moment's notice to answer questions, provide specifications and conduct demonstrations to address specific requirements.

2008 Exhibit Services Kit

Online Interactive Exhibit Hall
Don't wait until you get to the meeting to plan your exhibit hall tour. The AANS online interactive exhibiting tool, provides real-time viewing of the exhibit floor, denotes locations of exhibiting partners and provides a link to exhibitor Web Sites. Busy neurosurgeons can now pre-plan their valuable time on the exhibit floor by searching exhibitor locations by name, booth number, product, group, size and category in advance.

Whatever your position in the industry; neurosurgeon, neurosurgical resident or neurosurgical nurse, the 2007 AANS Annual Meeting is the best place to bring your questions and concerns regarding equipment, tools, products or services!

2008 Exhibit Prospectus and Sponsorship Guide (PDF 1.84 MB)
PAGE 19 / ERROR AND CORRECTION
Under the subheading of "Opening Reception Tickets", there is a typographical error regarding exhibitor tickets. The following statement is correct for the 2008 AANS Annual Meeting: "For each 10'x10' booth contracted, exhibitors will receive two (2) complimentary tickets (up to a maximum of 10 tickets) to the Opening Reception on Sunday evening, April 27, 2008."

WIRE TRANSFERS: Due to new bank information, please do not use the instructions inside the Exhibit Prospectus. Instead, please contact the Exhibits Manager at 847.378.0552.

PDF of Exhibit Floor (PDF 455.0KB)

2008 Industry-Supported Satellite Symposia Guidelines (PDF 118.0KB)

Exhibitor Registration is Open
You may now register your company personnel online for the 2008 AANS Annual Meeting here.

Each exhibiting company is entitled to five complimentary badges per 10'x10' booth contracted, whether requested in advance or on-site. All badges required beyond the complimentary allotment will cost $100 each before March 21, 2008 and $150 each on or after March 22, 2008.

Badges are personal and nontransferable and must be worn in the exhibit area at all times.

2008 AANS Annual Meeting Room Block
Exhibitors who have contracted and paid the appropriate deposits for booth space may begin making reservations. All group room block requests (1 or more rooms) must be received by Friday, March 7, 2008. Please complete the Exhibitor Group Housing Agreement and fax to CTE, Inc. at (847) 297-8428. For a complete listing of all official AANS Annual Meeting Hotels, please click here.

A maximum of two (2) rooms per exhibiting company may be requested at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, the AANS Headquarters Hotel. Requests will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis. Other official hotels of the 2008 AANS Annual Meeting are found here.

Hospitality suites are only available to companies who are contracted and paid exhibitors of the AANS Annual Meeting. Exhibitors requesting suites may complete this Exhibitor Suite Reservation form and fax to the AANS' Housing Bureau, CTE, Inc. at (800) 713-0796 (U.S.) or (847) 297-5086 (International).

All Exhibitor Group Housing Agreement forms submitted prior to November 15 will receive confirmation of their housing block in early December. All forms submitted after November 15 can expect to receive a housing confirmation within two weeks of the date submitted. Your rooming list and non-refundable credit card deposit will be due by
Friday, March 7, 2008.

Rooms at all AANS Official Hotels must be booked using the Exhibitor Group Housing Agreement form. The hotels are not authorized to confirm any exhibitor blocks or reservations directly.

CTE, Inc. will assign exhibitor guestroom blocks and submit this information to the hotel. In order to maintain an accurate count of rooms, the hotel will assign the exhibitor guestroom blocks as sub-blocks within the overall AANS Guestroom Block. CTE, Inc. will work with the hotel in determining exhibitor guarantee requirements and deadline for submission of names. Exhibitors would be responsible for any attrition for cancelled or unused rooms; therefore AANS will be without liability. AANS will receive credit for all Guestroom Nights Used within exhibitor sub-blocks.

AANS Partners In The Exhibits Hall
AANS/CNS Sections
For up-to-date information on the AANS/ CNS Sections, visit Booth #432. Important information regarding membership and upcoming meetings is available.

AANS Professional Liability Program
AANS offers a professional liability insurance program administered through The Doctors' Company (TDC). TDC is the largest national doctor-owned insurer and the only doctor-owned carrier that operates on a national basis. The program provides a discount on the annual premium as a membership benefit of the AANS with additional consideration for physicians with claims-free histories. Visit Booth #1026.

NextGen Electronic Medical Record Program
The AANS and NextGen Healthcare Information Systems have partnered to offer AANS members an efficient, innovative electronic medical records system designed to help surgeons improve quality, cut costs, increase revenue and reduce risk. Incorporating either a standard workstation or the latest mobile pen-based input device, the system significantly reduces dictation and transcription time and expense. Visit Booth #1441, and be sure to ask about the AANS Member discount.

Scryptions
The AANS is pleased to introduce the newest corporate partner program-a medical transcription service administered by Scryptions International. The service allows AANS members the ability to save time and money while greatly improving the turnaround and quality of their medical transcriptions. For more information about the full range of services available, visit booth #2039.

Thieme
Thieme Medical Publishers is the official neurosurgical book publisher of the AANS, and has assumed distribution of 75 published titles. AANS members receive a 10 percent discount on AANS/Thieme co-published books. Visit booth #1117.