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IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016 13-19 August 2016 | Columbus, Ohio, United States
13 Exhibition Technical Manual
B Exhibition Information
During set-up and dismantling and during the exhibition, no
one under the age of 18 will be permitted in the hall.
Delivery & Storage
Please note that there is no storage available inside the exhi-
bition hall. Deliveries must be arranged so that they arrive at
the exhibition grounds during the set-up / operation times of
the exhibition.
Exhibitors are responsible for picking up any deliveries of
materials to the Greater Columbus Convention Center Cen-
tre and should be present to receive deliveries. The Organi-
sers and their contractors will neither accept any deliveries
for exhibitors at any time, nor can be held responsible for
any loss or damage of deliveries made in the absence of
the person in charge. Further, the Organiser or the Greater
Columbus Convention Center Centre cannot be held re-
sponsible for delays or other difficulties arising due to the
exhibitors not informing their agents, or not respecting the
schedules, rules and guidelines, or ignoring deadlines.
Customs Clearance / Material
Handling & Forwarding / Storage
Each exhibitor will be required to fulfil customs formalities
with respect to equipment and products of foreign origin.
The Exhibition Management cannot be held responsible for
any difficulties.
The handling and transportation of the exhibitors’ material
into, out of and within the exhibition will be at the exhibi-
tors’ expense. Please contact our Official Freight Forwarder
Agility Fairs & Events for further information and assistance.
Official Freight Forwarder
The shiping material will be handled by the following
freight forwarder according to the sender‘s country of
residence.
a. International Air and Sea Shipments
(outside U.S.)
Agility Fairs & Events has been appointed as the official
freight forwarder of IFLA WLIC 2016 to handle all interna-
tional freight. Please contact this contractor to help you
with customs clearance, transportation and storage of the
exhibition material:
Agility Fairs & Events
One Western Gateway
Royal Victoria Dock
London E16 1XL
United Kingdo
Contact Person
John Evans
Tel.: +44 207 069 5312
Mobile: +44 797 138 8024
Fax: +44 797 138 8033
Email:
Agility Fairs & Events USA
Marius Ghitescu
3505 Naturally Fresh Blvd, Suite 340
Atlanta, GA 30349 USA
Tel.: +1 714 617 6675
Mobile: +1 770 633 6670
Fax: +1 941 484 1017
Email: