Vending At TempleCon 2011
TempleCon is a convention founded by people who have decades of experience as convention retailers.
What that means is that we fully understand the hell that convention vending can be. We've felt the unbelievable amount of stress that is involved in packing up a large portion of your store and hauling it to a hotel. We've been through it all.
What that means is that we fully understand the hell that convention vending can be. We've felt the unbelievable amount of stress that is involved in packing up a large portion of your store and hauling it to a hotel. We've been through it all.
For that reason, we've gone to great lengths to make TempleCon a very vendor-friendly gaming convention. We go to great lengths to make sure any business vending at TempleCon has our full support before, during, and even after the con.
Our vending and expo staff is comprised of people who are trained to take the worry and pressure out of event sales, while at the same time working closely with you to make sure you have a fun and profitable weekend. This means we'll help in providing you and your staff with everything from product-ordering suggestions to having our people physically help you into the hotel with your display.
Our vending and expo staff is comprised of people who are trained to take the worry and pressure out of event sales, while at the same time working closely with you to make sure you have a fun and profitable weekend. This means we'll help in providing you and your staff with everything from product-ordering suggestions to having our people physically help you into the hotel with your display.
So whether you are a convention vending veteran or a newcomer just jumping into this side of the business, we'll make sure you go home happy.
TempleCon offers vendors two options for vending at the hotel.
The first is the traditional method of directly vending in the convention area itself. We offer configurations of tables at $150 per table, plus the $10 Rhode Island temporary vendor's permit fee (only charged if the vendor doesn't have a Rhode Island vendor's permit already). We allow all kinds of setups and displays, and will work with you to best target your business and items for sale at the convention. This is the best option for large vendors bringing a great deal of product, or vendors who wish to target their sales directly in the areas of certain events going on at TempleCon 2010.
The first is the traditional method of directly vending in the convention area itself. We offer configurations of tables at $150 per table, plus the $10 Rhode Island temporary vendor's permit fee (only charged if the vendor doesn't have a Rhode Island vendor's permit already). We allow all kinds of setups and displays, and will work with you to best target your business and items for sale at the convention. This is the best option for large vendors bringing a great deal of product, or vendors who wish to target their sales directly in the areas of certain events going on at TempleCon 2010.
The second option is the "Clockwork Bazaar," which encompasses a group of hotel guest rooms on the 1st floor of the hotel between the rooms that host our some of our miniatures and role-playing events, and the Atrium area that hosts our CCG events, artists, and select vendors, encouraging a high level of convention member traffic. During the weekend of TempleCon, this area is transformed into a living marketplace, and vendors, artists, and artisans open their elegant hotel rooms to the public to do business for the weekend. This is an ideal option for vendors who have a limited amount of product to sell and may already be getting a hotel room, as well as artists, costume designers, or any other creative business. There is a $50 vendor's fee for vendors using the Clockwork Bazaar option, plus the $10 Rhode Island temporary vendor's permit fee (for vendors who don't already possess a Rhode Island retail sales permit).
For both vending options, payment of table/vendor's fee covers your full weekend pre-registration to TempleCon.