Parking and getting to a venue
Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.
What to check
- Which lots or garages the venue operates, and which entrance serves the event you are attending.
- Whether a shuttle runs and from where. The organizer publishes this when it exists.
- Whether public transit stops within walking distance, from the transit agency's own map.
What to confirm in show week
- Road closures and event-day changes.
- Accessible parking and drop-off points.
- Current rates, on the venue's own page.
More guides
First time at a major show
A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.
Show planning checklist
The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.
Hotels and travel
Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.
During the show
A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.
Meeting planner
A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.
After the show
The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.