Setup day at KioskCom

If you've exhibited at tradeshows before, you know that its a lot of work and a lot can go wrong. My day started by leaving a very nice hat my father gave me on the Delta airplane at LeGuardia, which I remembered in the cab into midtown manhattan. I was in a cab because the shuttle service was late after waiting 45 minutes! Even worse, there was a cab strike starting today, so the few cabs running had to take multiple people to multiple locations.

When I got to the Javitz convention center, they were not ready for me to setup yet at the IBM booth, and UPS had not delivered the enclosure I had shipped yet. So I left for lunch. When I returned hours later I found that UPS had delivered only 1 of the 4 box shipment. Thank goodness I brought the software in my carry on luggage just for this reason! I simply slipped the hard drive into one of the new IBM AnyPlace kiosks and we were up and running. The guys at IBM, Maz & David lent me their extra kiosk stand until mine arrives (IF it arrives, they still can't find one box). If I wasn't typing this blog on my BlackBerry... I'd elaborate more on the lack of accountability... But I digress.

The one day setup has been smooth for some vendors, rough for others. All of the usual players are here, KIS, Nanonation, Olea, PFU, and a slew of printer manufacturers, screen manufacturers and other ancilary component vendors and software products. Some really interesting stuff! But this fall show is much smaller than the Vegas show in April, perhaps half the size or more.

Interop is next door so I'm hoping to get a chance to drop in on that show while I'm here.

I've got a few pictures of the show which I'll try to post. There are lots of interesting things I hope to share. But for now, I'm trying to figure out how a lost and found kiosk would help get my hat back!

Tim Burke


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