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PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME
Pre-register for the Home School Book Fair at half
price before the deadline.
Registration
In March study the Exhibitors
Pages and start thinking about the exhibitors you really
need to visit. Don't forget to view the exhibitor categories
on the right if you are looking for a particular kind
of material.
In April download and print a copy of the Exhibit
Hall floor plan (which includes the complete List
of Exhibitors) and the workshops Program
and plan your day at the Book Fair. Not all workshops
will be recorded. When you study the Program, decide
which workshops you will attend and which workshops
you will buy CD's for.
Plan to come both days of the Book Fair. There are
too many workshops and products for you to see in one
day. That's why the registration fee is the same whether
you attend one or both days. Saturday is always less
crowded than Friday.
If you come both days, spend Friday attending workshops
and looking at books. Pick up catalogs. Go home and
prepare a list of what you want to buy. Come back Saturday
and buy or order what you need.
Set a dollar limit on what you plan to spend at the
Book Fair.
Leave your small children at home with a family
member or friend. Otherwise, it will be a long, tiring
event for them, and you won't be able to accomplish
much if they require a lot of your attention.
No Strollers
- No Carts - No Wagons
No Wheeled Luggage
Parents may wheel their strollers into the Arlington
Convention Center. As soon as they enter, they will
be asked to check their strollers in the Check Room
and leave them there for the day. When they are ready
to leave, they may remove their checked strollers from
the Check Room and stroll their little ones out to the
parking lot. The same holds true for other wheeled vehicles.
Parents may also use the Check Room to store purchases
made throughout the day.
BRING WITH YOU
sturdy canvas bags
- to carry purchases home in
comfortable walking shoes
- it's a long day!
cash, credit cards & checkbook
- you'll need cash to buy food at the Book Fair
- not all exhibitors accept credit cards
return address labels
- to register at the door (if you don't plan to pre-register)
- to register at booths for door prizes, catalogs or
giveaways
Great food is sold throughout the Arlington Convention
Center, so don't bother to bring a sack lunch. Also
the Center does NOT permit food brought from outside
to be consumed inside the building, and they do NOT
have adequate picnicking facilities outside.
AT THE BOOK FAIR
If you arrive and find yourself confused
or overwhelmed by everything that's there, go to Smoothing
the Way (Booth 20) where counselors are standing
by to help you.
As you shop, watch for special Book Fair discounts
and used books.
Be courteous! If an exhibitor spends a lot of
time counseling you, buy some products from them.
Bring home the Book Fair Program. Among other
things it contains a complete list of exhibitors and
their contact information.
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