Houston Trade Show Services

Now that we have a new full service PC & AV Rental Branch in Houston, TX, we thought it might be nice to put a quick post up on some of the services we have to offer all companies or businesses that might need technology rental equipment or services for an upcoming trade show, convention or conference in the Houston area. Those who have worked with SmartSource in any of our other locations across the U.S. can rest assured that you will receive the same outstanding trade show and event services from our new office in Houston.

SmartSource serves as the official to over 300 Trade Shows every year and has been in business over 25+ years. This depth of experience is one of many reasons that companies large and small choose SmartSource as their preferred technology partner for trade shows, meetings, and other corporate events. Houston is home to more fortune 500 companies than any other city besides New York.  When the stakes are high, as they are in any business, make sure you have a technology partner that can get the job done right. Some of the technology rentals and services we have to offer trade show and event clients include:

• Digital Signage: Inform and engage attendees with a network of digital signs spread throughout any event or trade show, while creating sponsorship opportunities and going green.
• Video Wall: There is no way to describe the presence of our 3×3 seamless plasma video walls unless you have seen them in person. Full service setup provided.
• Lead Retrieval & Attendee Tracking: Convert leads to sales, track attendance on the floor and in breakout sessions. Real time units can provide instant access to data.
• Digital Document Library: Download to USB, print on demand or email critical documents from an interactive kiosk or PC. Avoids high shipping/disposal cost of paper resources.
• Plasma & LCD Displays: Flat screens, touch screens, projectors, stands, speakers etc. From single monitors on a stand at your trade show booth to full scale video installations and beyond.

We realize a trade show or corporate event is a critical investment. Our professionals can help plan, organize and execute the right technology solutions for your next trade show in Houston as well as the rest of the U.S. Give us a call today at 800.888.8686

Useful links if you have a trade show, event or corporate meeting coming up in Houston:

Greater Houston Partnership

Houston Forecast and Weather

City of Houston eGovernment Center

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PITTCON Conference & Expo

PITTCON 2010 was held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando this year and thousands of scientists attended the show to take a look at the latest lab instruments, learn about new equipment and network face to face with vendors and other colleagues.

PITTCON is the world’s annual premier Conference and Exposition on laboratory science and is one of the industry’s top 200 trade shows. This Conference is intended to serve as a strategic showcase for the world-wide scientific community. The PITTCON 2010 trade show was organized by The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy.

SmartSource Rentals was recognized at this year’s event for outstanding service. In addition, Senior Account Manager Bill Deutsch was honored as the 2010 Rookie Contractor of the year for his involvement in the technology rental solutions and logistics. This was SmartSource’s first year of involvement with this trade show and we were very happy to work with show management to keep the conference fresh, inviting and successful.

Some of the technology rental equipment and solutions provided by SmartSource included:

Nearly 200 Computers - installed & networked
Over 50 large format Monitors
Digital Signage
Digital Document Library
High Speed Copy Machines
Multiple Projectors flown from a Truss
Plasma Displays & Computer work station (exhibitor)
Interactive Touch Screen Kiosk with Flight Departure Info

Some of the areas served at the conference included computer labs, exhibit floor technology parks, digital signage for technical sessions including an overall meeting room agenda reader board, product locators and cyber cafes. Additionally the SmartSource team provided exhibit support to numerous exhibits.

From the exhibit component, SmartSource provided technology for one of the more high profile exhibits, the Waters Corporation. This exhibit incorporated multiple projectors flown from truss projecting images on a double-sided 25’ kiosk. Additionally, the booth had individual demo areas which utilized 10 plasmas and 14 computer work stations.

A high profile and complex event such as PITTCON exemplifies the range and depth of technology solutions and services that SmartSource can offer.  works with show management, exhibitors and other stake holders to make sure any event turns out successful. The 2010 PITTCON Conference was held March 1-4, 2010 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, attracting nearly 17,000 attendees and 1200 exhibits.

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Philly Branch Fills up PA Convention Center

Over 400 rental computers were provided for a User Conference last month at the Philadelphia Convention Center, along with additional printer rentals, plasma screens and other technology equipment and peripherals. When you need an order as large as this, particularly for a user conference, SmartSource Rentals is the company you need to call. We might even be the only company you can call, whether your business rental needs are in Philadelphia or near any of our other 24 Nationwide locations.

Anyone who has ever organized a user conference knows how much planning is involved. At the Philadelphia Convention Center, as with many other convention centers or exhibit halls, planning a user conference also involves labor unions that can sometimes have very specific rules and logistic requirements. SmartSource has project managers with years of experience working with event planners, project managers, labor unions and other parties to help coordinate successful user conferences. Our goal is to help businesses plan and execute successful events from start to finish with as little stress as possible. Of course we can supply as many hardware and technology rentals you need, but what differentiates SmartSource from other rental companies is that our main focus is on technology solutions and not just rentals. Take advantage of our user conference experts and let them work with you to find the right technology solutions for your event, and the computer and hardware rentals needed to create success will fall into place.

Our user conference rentals at the Philadelphia Convention Center this past month included some of the following technology rentals and solutions:

• 225 Desktop Computer Rentals - Some of these units were pre-configured with memory upgrades and video cards according to the needs of the conference
• 180 Laptop Rentals & Notebooks - Some of these units were pre-configured with upgrades as well, including hard drive upgrades
• Printers & Plasma Screens - With all these computer rentals in use at the user conference there was naturally a need to print a lot of documents. Plasma Flat Screens (typically on dual post stands) were also used at the conference.
• Peripherals & Accessories - Setting up  convention center with this many technology rentals naturally required a lot of cables, routers and other equipment - all of which we provided

All combined SmartSource filled two 24′ trucks full of technology rental equipment to make this user conference a success at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Over the past 25 + years we have been in business we have provided similar (and even larger) solutions for a variety of other trade shows, user conferences, business meetings and corporate events. If you need rentals in Philadelphia, or any other major city in the United States, do yourself a favor and call SmartSource Rentals for all your technology rentals at 800.888.8686 or submit a technology rental request online.

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