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Convention Packing List
Sonlight-Provided Display Items
- table covers
- floor banners
- table banners
- carpet tiles
- display racks
- display risers
- book easels
- books and product for display
Sonlight-Provided Marketing Items
- catalogs
- brochures
- branded pens
- contact cards
- coupon codes ($15 off a purchase of $50 or more, expires August 31, 2015)
- shopping bag totes
- candy (Hershey's Kisses)
- give-away (damaged) books
- limited-edition 25th anniversary totes
For You and Your Staff
- convention paperwork
- directions to event and hotel
- cash for incidentals such as parking or meals (in case cards are not accepted)
- clothing/toiletries
- change of shoes
- healthy snacks (trail mix, cheese, peanut butter crackers, etc.)
- water bottles (some conventions provide bottled water for vendors, but you never know)
- mints
- cider vinegar in small bottle (for throat)
- sewing kit/safety pins
- camera
- cell phone
- lip balm
- hand lotion
- chocolate
- name tags
- small first aid kit (Band-aids, pain relievers, antacids)
- umbrella
Extra Booth Supplies You May Want to Bring
- hand-truck or wheeled cart (a small collapsible one can fit in a large suitcase)
- basket or bowl for candy
- basket or box for contact cards
- pencil holder for pens
- 5x7" clipboards for contact cards
- calculator
- power strip extension cord
- book ends
- small DVD player or laptop computer
- decorative props (a cute stuffed animal for the preschool display or a nice plant or flower arrangement)
- any additional Sonlight materials that you would like to display beyond what Sonlight provides
- extra flat tablecloths for covering display at the end of the day (dark solid colored flat sheets or plastic disposable tablecloths work great for this)
Office Supplies
(You probably won't need all of these supplies at any one convention, but it's good to have a "kit" on hand for anything that may come up.)
- box knife
- packing tape with dispenser
- duct tape
- masking tape
- Scotch tape
- stapler/staples
- Post-It Notes and/or note pads
- Post-It flags
- tacks
- straight pins (for "tailoring" tablecloths when tables are odd sizes)
- scissors
- glue stick
- paper clips
- rubber bands
- Sharpie markers
- pencils
- highlighters
- poster board
- White-out
- bungee cords
- zip ties
- velcro