"If you're a sysadmin slaving away in a metaphorical basement and re-inventing the wheel every time your employer's business goals change slightly, LISA will help pull you into the light."
Marc Chiarini, Long-Time IT Admin and Researcher, MarkLogic Corp
"No matter if you are dealing with the latest tech or trying to maintain something from the dark ages of the ‘90s, there are people at LISA who are experienced with it. Heck, many of the people who _developed_ this tech attend. This is a great place to get answers and ideas."
Lee Damon, University of Washington
"In a world where technology changes rapidly, it's hard to find great resources for in-depth expertise. LISA has a terrific combination of people who create the technology and people who implement it effectively for their companies."
Matt Simmons, Northeastern University
"I like seeing where the industry is heading, how SysAdmins/engineers are evolving, tools they are using, common problems and solutions across the world."
LISA14 Attendee
"This was my first LISA. It was great attending a conference that focused on my role without trying to shoehorn every challenge into a specific vendor's solution. The same mix of awesome sessions, speakers, and other attendees will bring me back every year."
LISA14 Attendee
"LISA is the best mix of training, talks, and networking of any events I've been to. That's the reason I've been to 11 of them.”
LISA14 Attendee
"LISA is the home of ops people who do ops correctly. I’m always motivated by the conference content and hallway conversations to be better, and I take home the knowledge needed to move closer to that goal. "
Tony Del Porto, Cisco Systems, Inc.
"Great sessions, great presenters, great community. I feel like I can make up a year of following news and forums on the subject in a week."
Company name, URL, and description in the conference directory
Up to five exhibitor badges, with access to the Expo Hall floor for installation, show hours, tear down, and evening events
If you are a premium vendor, your booth will also include 1000 watt/10 amp electrical drop with a power strip.
The booth will NOT include janitorial, lead retrieval, ethernet drop, AV, or other special services. These services will be available to order via the show decorator (GES).
Exhibitor Services Kit
Additional exhibitor services and booth furnishings can be ordered from GES and other approved contractors via the online exhibitor kit. The advance discount deadline for ordering from GES is Tuesday, October 20.
If you want to order just AV services, including monitors or flat screens for your booth, complete the MSI order form.
For an ethernet and/or electrical drop, complete the order form from PSAV, the hotel's AV provider.
The conference will take place at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park. We have arranged a special room rate for conference attendees. The Hotel Reservation Discount Deadline is Thursday, October 15. Hotel information is available on the LISA15 Venue, Hotel, and Travel page.
Expo Booth Staff Registration
You may staff your Expo booth with up to five people. If you are planning only on staffing your LISA15 Expo booth and not attending any of the main training or conference program, you can register for your exhibitor badges via our streamlined exhibitor-only registration system. Each exhibitor staff member may register separately, or you may register for all five exhibitor badges by selecting the Group Registration options on the Summary page.
Important Dates
Be sure to check all order forms for additional deadlines and shipping information:
Tuesday, October 6: First day for advance shipments to begin arriving at GES warehouse
Friday, October 9: USENIX production deadline for digital content and conference directory ad artwork
Thursday, October 15: LISA15 Early Bird registration deadline
Thursday, October 15: Hotel discount reservation deadline
Tuesday, October 20: Discount deadline date for GES orders received with payment
Thursday, November 5: Last day for advance shipments to arrive at GES warehouse without surcharges
Tuesday, November 10, 7:00 pm–11:00 pm: Exhibitor Move-In
Wednesday, November 11, 6:00 am–11:00 am: Exhibitor Move-In
Wednesday, November 11, noon–7:00 pm: Expo Hours
Thursday, November 12, 10:00 am–2:00 pm: Expo Hours
Thursday, November 12, after 2:01 pm: Empty containers will be returned
Thursday, November 12, 2:01 pm–3:30 pm: Exhibitor Dismantle and Move-Out
Thursday, November 12, by 3:30 pm: All exhibitor materials must be removed
Friday, November 13, at 8:00 am: Post-show carrier pick-up from GES warehouse begins
Friday, November 20, at 4:30 pm: Post-show carrier pick-up from GES warehouse ends
Shipping Address and Post-Show Pick Up
Important shipping information, including labels and instructions, will be included in the Exhibitor Services Kit.
GES
USENIX LISA15 Expo
Exhibiting Company Name, Booth # ____________
c/o Global Experience Specialists 4801 Hollins Ferry Rd, Ste B
Halethorpe, MD 21227-4629
Warehouse hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am-4:30 pm EST (closed noon-1:00 pm and on holidays)
Shipments should arrive on or between business days Tuesday, October 6 to Thursday, November 5, 2015. All shipments must arrive at GES warehouse by 4:00 pm on Thursday, November 5. Shipments arriving after that date will be subject to a surcharge. There is no direct-to-show-site shipment option.
Outbound carrier pick up will be available from Monday, November 16 to Friday, November 20 at the GES warehouse.
Please note: All exhibit materials must be sent in advance to the GES warehouse. Direct-to-show-site shipments will not be accepted at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park, as it has neither the capabilities to receive nor adequate storage space for exhibitor materials. Any materials shipped to the Washington Marriott Wardman Park will be consigned to GES, and you will be billed the appropriate material handling charges by GES. Exhibitors may also be billed an additional receiving and handling charge ($1.00 per pound) by the Washington Marriott Wardman Park for any items sent directly to the hotel. In addition, for shipments inadvertently delivered directly to the facility, a late arrival surcharge will apply to each shipment not received within the deadlines.
If you have any questions, please contact: exhibits@usenix.org or 510.528.8649 x17.
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