SLA's Exhibit Hall Goes Virtual - Special Libraries Association Web site - Brief Article

Information Outlook, April, 2000

The Special Libraries Association (SLA) announces the opening of its new Virtual Exhibit Hall, located on the web at www.slavirtualexhibits.com.

This new interactive site is designed to allow conference participants greater access to information on vendors and save them valuable time during SLA's 91st Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Visitors may now find information on companies that will be exhibiting at the Annual Conference, create lists of exhibitors to visit, pre-plan schedules and map routes through the exhibit hall -all right on the desktop.

Virtual exhibits feature product listings and descriptions, access to company news releases, articles, and corporate information, access to software and documents, customer feedback and information requests, links to corporate web sites, and updating information on products and services throughout the year.

Exhibitors have the unique option of selecting from four different levels of Virtual Booths. Level one, which is the basic level, shows the company's name, location, and booth number in the exhibit hall. Level two is similar to the first, but includes a link to the company's web page. The third and fourth levels have the look of an exhibit booth and offer features such as contact information, product categories, banner ads and press releases.