Its chaos in the exhibit hall – 180 companies, some with a simple table and a couple of brochures, but others with 1000 square foot booths (Scheidt and Bachmann) with ultra modern signage and ways to display their wares.
Right now, as of noon Saturday, things are still pretty rough – I would say its about 50% set up, with technicians and salespersons in work clothes lifting that barge and toting the bale. There are fork lifts roaring up and down the aisles, but the drivers are good – no one has been hit yet.
You can smell the exhaust, its not the same as a car, as these guys run on LNG. I think that means that the exhaust won’t kill you. But I’m not sure.
Our booth is a stack of tables and chairs – we are waiting for our matriarch, Pat to arrive. She will position everything and we will be on the air. We have high speed internet in the booth so we will be live blogging from the floor beginning when the show opens tomorrow.
JVH
