Media at the 2011 SHOT Show will notice several improvements to the show’s Press Room. Not only will the room be five times the size of last year’s room, but there will also be some new features that are sure to please our growing contingent of working press.
Here are five new things to look for in this year’s Press Room:
Super-Sized Location: The Press Room at the 2011 show will quite possibly be the largest in show history with its new location in the Venetian Hotel, Level 3, Murano Ballroom. Members of the media will have plenty of room to stretch out and shouldn’t have any trouble finding a nice spot to rest after trekking the show floor.- Working Press Area: Similar to what you’d find at a sporting event, there will be an area of the Press Room designed to help media write and file stories with minimal distractions. In this working press area, you’ll find a place to sit and use your laptops or use one of the computer workstations provided.
- Alphabetically Listed Press Kits and Materials: Exhibitors will display their press materials this year in alphabetically listed bins. These bins will replace the tables that have been used in years past. Members of the press should find it much easier to find what they’re looking for.
- Coat Check and Storage: A coat check and storage area will be available this year in the Press Room. Rather than lug heavy bags around the show, members of the media will have a place to store their belongings.
- Free Wi-Fi: Great news for laptop, iPad, iPhone and other mobile-device users, free wi-fi will be available throughout the Press Room.
Click here to see a list of more resources available for members of the media at the show.
Hey this is great. The expanded storage is wonderful. I pick up a lot of literature and CDs and stuff on the show floor so that by lunch-time I’m pretty bogged down.
Well it appears you folks are really working to make things much better–and it looks like you are doing it right. Lessons learned from the overall SHOT Show of last year on the floor; maps, layouts, unhappy exhibitors, lost attendees and press room appear to be on the mend. Good for you–and great for the exhibitors and hopefully their sales–which this show is really all about!