Phoenix Forum Checklist - What You Might Want To Bring To The Show
With less than 5 days to go until many adult webmasters are going to be leaving for the Phoenix Forum in Arizona i figured it would be a good idea to post a quick reminder for everyone to make sure that they have everything they need for the show.
With that said here is the checklist of items you SHOULD bring with you to the show.
Clothing
Ideally you will need to ensure you have a three changes of clothes as an absolute minimum. These should include pants, sweaters (Phoenix gets colder at night), t-shirts, a formal shirt or blouse (with collar) and footwear. With the footwear make sure you bring comfortable shoes to wear, either sneakers or sandals as you will be doing a LOT of walking around the show itself. In any case, make sure your clothing is of a casual but not 'scruffy' nature. Make a good impression on the people you are going to meet :thumbsup:
Business Cards
If you are looking to get some business done at the show and to make new contacts make sure you bring a supply of business cards. They dont have to be anything special so long as they contain your sites name, url, your email address and any other contact information you want to put on it. It is also a good idea to have a space on the cards if you are still waiting to have them printed so that people can jot notes down on the back of them.
Pen + Paper
Make sure you bring a couple of pens and some notepaper with you. There will inevitably be some pens handed out at the show by one or more of the sponsors during the seminar topics. You wouldnt beleive the amount of people who always seem not to have pens or paper with them at the shows even though they need to write stuff down at almost every show. Save yourself the embarrasement of not having to ask that potential business client for a pen and keep one with you at all times.
Cigarettes + Lighters
Specifically for the smokers amongst us, if you know you will want to smoke make sure you bring at least 5 packs or more, especially if you are going to be hanging around with other smokers as you will get asked for smokes by other people and the chances are if you have a single lighter, you will lose / have it stolen it within 30 minutes so bring extras.
Itinerary
If you have arranged to meet certain individuals / companies at the convention make sure you dont forget to pack your itinerary. Keeping potential clients waiting because you have forgotten you were supposed to be somewhere isnt good, trust me on this one ;)
Also be sure you know the times of any of the events you plan on attending, for example, the seminars.
Watch
If you dont usually wear a watch make sure you have one for the show. Often you will only hear about certain meetings / events at the last minute and, where you dont hear of these at the last minute you will be told a certain time to be somewhere, alternately, your cellphone if that has a clock on it which most do these days.
Photo Identification
You will need this to collect your pass from the registration area. In addition, many of the parties being held in Phoenix will require you to be able to prove your age.
Travel Itinerary
Make sure you have 2 copies of your itinerary so far as travel and hotel reservations go. Keep one ALWAYS in your hand luggage and one ALWAYS in your suitcase, this way if you lose one, you'll have a backup.
Advil
Better safe than sorry :) If you arent used to excessive late nights and drinking then make sure you have a couple of Advils available. If not for you then for a friend. Also make sure you have some anti-bacterial hand sanitizer or wipes available, you dont know what anyone has been doing at the show and a few years ago there was a group of people fucking in a hot tub who promptly got out and started shaking hands with people :eek:
Camera
You might want to take some pictures of the show. A lot of people bring cameras with them for this purpose.
Laptop
If you are going to bring a laptop with you make sure you bring a telephone wire with it (although i beleive the show hotel has free wireless access). Also make sure that if you are out of your hotel room the laptop is NEVER left unattended or in plain sight. Put it away in a drawer or under a pillow on your bed.
Gum And / Or Mints
Avoid the feeling of camels mouth after a night of indulgence ;)
Thats pretty much it however i am sure there will be things that you will all need on an individual basis. If there is only 1 thing you can do to make sure you are prepared for the show ensure you write a list of the items that you will need to take with you. Keep this list on the top of your suitcase right up until your bags go in the trunk of your transport. Everytime you put something in to the suitcase / handluggage mark it off / on the list. Before you close your baggage check the list one final time.
See you all in Phoenix :)
Regards,
Lee
