First Timers Resources
Getting Ready
A conference call is scheduled for Tuesday, April 15th at 1:00 p.m. CDT. During the call we will answer all of your questions regarding logistics, promotion, appointment making, and the many other factors that go into building and executing an effective EDS game plan. Advance RSVP is required. Please contact Gretchen@edsconnects.com.
The ECA Planning Guide and Supplement is available online. We urge you to study this material so you come to EDS prepared to answer the kinds of questions the people you meet with will ask, and to do the legwork that assures you will have enough meetings.
Targeted Communications to the kind of people you would like to meet with in Las Vegas. To assist in the appointment-making process, we offer a couple of tools. Registered Manufacturers are provided with a code to download the list of Distributors and Reps for targeted marketing campaigns. You can also access the list and email directly from the web site. Also available for expediting your participation is our free on-line Meeting Facilitator program.
Logistical Arrangements for EDS are located on the web site in the exhibitor manual section. You will find the details for shipping, space requirements, signage, electrical, and much, much more. Please review all of the materials carefully included in this section.
Onsite at EDS
We will have a number of services available at EDS to help you:
A Seasoned Electronics Industry Professional is available for private one-on-one meetings to help you set up a distributor and/or rep network. Jim Hartranft with JLH Consulting can be reached at (262) 945-9200 or jlhconsulting@earthlink.net to make an advance appointment.
The Orientation Workshop for newcomers to EDS, presented by ECA the U.S. trade association dedicated to advancing the components industry, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 5th in the Paris Ballroom, Vendome C.
A Special First Timer's Reception will be held on Monday evening, May 5th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Paris. Meet and greet and get answers to any last minute questions before EDS officially kicks off on Tuesday morning.
The eXtreme Networking Event is back at EDS this year and will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Paris Ballroom Vendome C. eXtreme Networking, a high-speed, high-powered, high-efficiency 60 minutes, is where you'll meet dozens of new people who fit your "relevance" profile — exactly the kind of distributors, manufacturers, and reps you come to EDS to meet. Pre-Registration is required.