2008 SCCTE Conference
Exhibitor Information
The South Carolina Council of Teachers of English will hold its annual conference on January 24-26, 2008 at the Kiawah Island Resort near Charleston, South Carolina. The theme of the 2008 SCCTE Conference is Teaching and Creating South Carolina Writers.We are expecting approximately 300 teachers including elementary, middle school, high school, and post-secondary English language arts teachers.

We would like to invite you to exhibit all English and language arts materials which you believe would be of interest to our participants. Exhibit space will be limited and will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. Please do not miss this opportunity to come and share your materials with us. Because of space limitations, you may reserve 1, 2, or 3 tables; we recommend that you reserve your tables early. Click here to view exhibitor registration form.

Please complete the registration form online and mail a copy along with your payment by November 1, 2007, in order to ensure your space at the conference. We cannot guarantee space until your payment is recieved, so don't delay! Cost per table is $300 each; a table for SC authors is only $150.

Exhibit Chairperson:
Trish Davis
103 Hyde Lane
Clemson, SC 29631
(864) 653-6208
trishkaydavis@gmail.com

Exhibitor Rules and Regulations

  1. Exhibitor Fees: Cost per table is $300 for each table requested; cost per table/space for authors is $150. Tables are six feet in length and will be set up by facility staff.
  2. Terms of Payment: Fees are due upon contract submission. Space not paid in full by the cancellation date listed below will result in the exhibitor forfeiting any money made as a down payment. The Council will have the right to dispose of exhibit privileges and space without liability of any kind. No exhibit will be allowed in the exhibition area until full payment has been made and all terms of the contract fulfilled.
  3. Space Assignment: The assignment of space will be made according to submission of contract and arrival of storage materials.
  4. Cancellation: An exhibitor may cancel this agreement by giving written notice of cancellation which must be received on or before December 1, 2006.
  5. Exhibitor's Registration: The purchase of a table includes one conference registration. All exhibitors should sign in with the Conference Exhibit Chairperson upon arrival.
  6. Installation: Exhibitors may begin installation of displays starting at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 25, 2007. No signs or other materials may be attached to any wall or table surface in the Kiawah Island Resort East Beach Conference Center except with double-sided Velcro on air walls. No flammable explosive substance or noisy exhibits will be permitted in the building.
  7. Dismantling: Exhibitors may begin dismantling of displays starting at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 26, 2007. No exhibitor should remove any exhibit or part of an exhibit until the final close of the exhibition. Exhibitors must arrange for pick-up of all materials following the evening close of the event. (Exhibitors may wish to stay through Saturday morning because Jim Burke is scheduled for that time.)
  8. Noise-Making Exhibits: Exhibits which include the operation of musical instruments, radios, and/or talking motion picture equipment must be conducted or arranged so that noise resulting from the demonstration will not annoy or disturb adjacent exhibitors and their patrons. Operators of noise-making exhibits must secure approval of operating methods from the South Carolina Council of Teachers of English before the exhibit opens.
  9. Shipments: Materials may be shipped in advance. Resort shipping and receiving is open from 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Send packages to: Kiawah Island Resort, 12 Kiawah Beach Drive, Kiawah Island, SC 29455, Attention: East Beach Conference Center Representative. Be sure to include a contact name and "South Carolina Council of Teachers of English Conference" on the package(s). The resort will not receive packages COD, nor is it liable for loss or damage to packages. No shipment will be accepted earlier than 48 hours prior to an event and must be picked up within 48 hours after the event unless prior arrangements are made. A labor charge will be assessed for unloading vehicles and moving items to storage area. Items delivered on pallets must be unloaded by the driver of the delivery truck.
Hold Harmless Clause: The South Carolina Council of Teachers of English agrees to protect, indemnify, defend and save Kiawah Island Resort, the SCCTE's exhibitors and its officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from and against any and all claims, losses or damages to persons or property, governmental charges of fines and reasonable attorneys' fees arising out of or caused by installation, removal, maintenance, occupancy or use of the exhibition area in Kiawah Island Resort or a part thereof, excluding any such liability caused by the sole negligence of Kiawah Island Resort. The South Carolina Council of Teachers of English shall cause its exhibitors to execute the Exhibit Contract.