If you did not receive an invitation



Admission is strictly limited

Showstoppers events invite and admit only qualifying journalists working at print, TV and radio business, technology, consumer-electronics and consumer media; qualifying industry analysts; and qualifying members of investment banks and venture capital firms.

  1. Showstoppers is a private event.

  2. Showstoppers is an invitation-only event.

  3. Showstoppers events are NOT open to the public.

  4. A tradeshow press badge is NOT an invitation.

  5. A tradeshow press badge does NOT grant the holder automatic admission to Showstoppers.

  6. Showstoppers does NOT accept registrations with email addresses from yahoo.com, netzero.com, hotmail.com, and other free services that have nothing to do with a publication, TV or radio station. We require a publication-based email address.

  7. Showstoppers does NOT accept registrations with email addresses from msn.com, compuserve.com, aol.com and other generic services that have nothing to do with a publication, TV or radio station. We require a publication-based email address.

  8. Showstoppers reserves the right to require verification that you are working media. In some cases, we may ask you to provide a copy of a published article with your byline, a publication masthead listing you as a contributor or staff member, a video or audio tape, or a letter on official stationary from your publisher or broadcast producer. When in doubt, contact Steve at least TWO WEEKS prior to the event, or bring a copy of an article to on-site registration.

  9. Showstoppers reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone who does not comply with these policies.

  10. Showstoppers reserves the right to refuse admission to anyone who does not meet our press-qualification criteria.

Broadcast teams

Camera and recording crews are welcome to attend Showstoppers. Each member of the crew is required to register separately.

Online media

Submit a link to an online masthead and a bylined article that appeared within the past six months.

Freelancers

Submit a letter on letterhead from an editorial contact at a publication indicating that you are covering the tradeshow for that publication.

User groups

At the specific request of sponsors, Showstoppers events are NOT open to User Group members.

When in doubt

When in doubt, email or send via USPS a copy of a RECENT article. When in doubt, bring a copy of a RECENT article to on-site registration.

We will not admit

At the request of our sponsors, Showstoppers events are NOT open to:

  • Registrations that do not include a working URL.
  • Registrations that do not include a working email address.
  • Personal and non-press Web site writers, editors and/or creators.
  • Personal and non-press Bloggers.
  • Blogs and Web sites that exist only to aggregate and republish coverage that originates from other sources.
  • Production companies.
  • Boyfriends, girlfriends, significant others.


About blogs

Anyone can post a blog. Anyone can post to a blog. That does not make you a reporter. Just like driving fast does not make you a professional driver of race cars.

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