Exhibit

REACH THE INDUSTRY’S TOP DECISION-MAKERS

Reserve Your Booth:

The exhibit floor is THE place to build your brand and interact with potential customers. Every business relies on a network of other businesses to some capacity, and trade shows bolster these relationships by bringing everyone together. The ability to meet face-to-face and build a rapport with potential customers in a relaxed atmosphere should not be undervalued. Exhibitors benefits include:

  • Steep discounts for CGA Members.
  • Access to all education sessions.
  • Breakfast and networking functions held on the exhibit floor.

Show Hours:

Your time is valuable, and the exhibit hours will be designed to respect it. When the exhibit floor is open, nothing else at the event will be. Dedicated show hours, in the morning and the evening will allow the opportunity to schedule personal meetings with new and existing clients, as well as the ability to attend educational sessions.  

  • Tuesday, March 2, 2021 – 4:00pm – 6:30pm
  • Wednesday, March 3, 2021 – 7:30am – 6:00pm
  • Thursday, March 4, 2021 – 7:30am – 10:00pm

Sponsorships:

People who attend meetings are there to learn from and interact with industry professionals. Consequently, they are more open to new products and services which can be a great opportunity for exhibitors to elevate their brand and collect new contacts. Investing in creative and exclusive sponsorships showcases how active you are in the damage prevention marketplace. Sponsorships enhance the attendee experience and your company benefits by:

  • Acquiring new clients. 
  • Building your company reputation. 
  • Increasing your brand’s visibility.

Exhibiting at the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo offers you:

  • Vast exposure to a highly qualified audience of industry professionals and access to build strong business relationships with the most influential damage prevention decision-makers in one convenient place.
  •  The opportunity to form key business relationships with executives from key stakeholder groups, including CGA members — the damage prevention professionals most entrusted by their employers with the decisions that reduce damage to underground facilities.
  • The ability to reach attendees who either have direct purchasing authority or strongly influence those decisions.

Who should exhibit?

The Expo will include damage prevention-focused companies in a variety of product categories, including:

  • Aerial imaging and mapping
  • Business solutions
  • Claims management
  • Damage prevention compliance services
  • Data management systems
  • GPR equipment and electronics
  • Hydro excavation equipment
  • Infrastructure support
  • Marker installation tools
  • One call ticket management/online training
  • Safety systems
  • Tracer wire and supplies
  • Underground construction
  • Utility detection/locating services
  • Utility protection supplies
  • Vacuum excavation

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CGA Conference and Expo Details

Connect With Decision-Makers

The 2021 Common Ground Alliance Conference & Expo — the damage prevention industry’s official conference — is the premier event for damage prevention stakeholders to network, gain knowledge and learn about the latest industry data, trends and technology. With more than 36,000 square feet of exhibit space, the Expo floor at the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo will be packed with product demonstrations, hands-on learning experiences and new technology.

Benefits of exhibiting at the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo

Purchasing exhibitor space at the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo provides you with:

  • An excellent platform to market your product or service at the preeminent industry conference and the only conference produced by CGA, the leading source for effective damage prevention practices and programs for all stakeholder groups.
  • A way to directly support the future of damage prevention and the mission of the nation’s premier 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to protecting buried infrastructure and the communities built around it.
  • Reduced rates and prime booth space as a CGA member.

Dedicated expo hours to drive traffic to your booth

The Expo will be the epicenter of activity and a primary destination for conference attendees as they look to shop for products and services, with dedicated show hours that do not conflict with educational tracks, including:

  • Grand Exhibit Hall Opening Networking Reception on Tuesday night
  • Interactive breakfast and evening reception on Wednesday, both in the exhibit hall
  • Thursday morning breakfast with exhibitors

Exhibitors can move-in Monday, enabling the ability to attend CGA meetings on Tuesday — engage with CGA’s core programs and deepen your industry relationships with CGA’s dedicated committee volunteers.

Secure your company’s booth space now

CGA members can secure their booth spaces at a special discounted rate, available to members only. Exhibitor opportunities are also open to non-CGA members from companies in the damage prevention space.

TESTIMONIALS

  • “No other single organization has had a greater impact on reducing damages to underground facilities than the Common Ground Alliance. The consensus-building work of CGA and the tireless energy of its dedicated members have quite literally saved lives. There’s no question that the damage prevention industry is poised to make another great leap toward our goal of zero damages, and the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo will play a pivotal role in bringing together the people and organizations who will generate the next big innovation in public safety.”

    CRAIG HOEFERLIN, CGA GAS DISTRIBUTION DIRECTOR
    VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS SERVICES, SPIRE

  • “As a longtime supporter of CGA and its mission of shared responsibility in damage prevention, Shell Pipeline Company LP is pleased to sponsor the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo. The conference offers access to CGA committee meetings, access to educational sessions, and networking opportunities across the damage prevention community.”

    GREG SMITH, CGA CHAIR AND OIL DIRECTOR
    PRESIDENT, SHELL PIPELINE COMPANY LP

  • “One Call Centers play a central role in the damage prevention process in the way we work with other stakeholder groups to reduce damages in our states. Dig Safely New York, Inc., has endorsed the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo and is encouraging our staff and board members to attend, because this is the event where their peers will be participating in conversations about the future of damage prevention, taking advantage of educational and training opportunities, and discussing how other One Call Centers are working to reduce damages in states across the country.”

    KEVIN HOPPER, CGA ONE CALL DIRECTOR
    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIG SAFELY NEW YORK, INC.

  • “When ELM Companies is considering whether to sponsor and exhibit at a conference, the decision comes down to one critical factor: Will we reach the decision makers? For the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo, we believe that will be true more than ever before. CGA’s connection to 1,700 members year-round, combined with its reputation as the preeminent source for damage prevention Best Practices and education, will make the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld the place to be the first week of March 2021.”

    JOSH HINRICHS, CGA VICE CHAIR AND LOCATOR DIRECTOR
    PRESIDENT, ELM COMPANIES

  • "CGA is the go-to organization for excavators to collaborate with our fellow partners in damage prevention to address the real-world problems and obstacles surrounding damage prevention protocols. Without CGA’s leadership, excavating would be less safe than it is today. From CGA’s new initiatives focused on taking damage prevention to the next level and to engaging roundtables that include the excavator perspective and input, we are looking forward to rolling up our sleeves in Orlando and digging into the future of damage prevention alongside CGA’s committed members."

    JOHN FLUHARTY, CGA DIRECTOR
    EXCAVATOR QUANTA SERVICES, INC.

  • "CGA is built to serve all 16 damage prevention stakeholder groups, which makes it the ideal organizer for the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo -- an event all stakeholders will want to attend. CGA’s 20-year track record in bringing stakeholders together to address and solve our shared damage prevention challenges is sure to make the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo a forum where attendees can expect to leave more educated and connected to their peers than when they arrived. Verizon fully endorses the 2021 CGA Conference & Expo as the place for continuing damage prevention education."

    KEVIN SERVICE, CGA TELECOMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
    SVP - NETWORK OPERATIONS, VERIZON

  • “CGA has been the leading trade association in the damage prevention industry for nearly 20 years, and the agenda for its 2021 Conference & Expo will take CGA’s mission to even greater heights. Ushering in a new era of damage prevention requires bringing all the industry players together for focused problem solving and a renewed commitment to our collective goals. The new format promises to build on the momentum of the last two decades, but also truly spark new energy and concrete action plans for the next evolution of the industry.”

    MATT PARKS, CGA GAS TRANSMISSION DIRECTOR
    VICE PRESIDENT, TC ENERGY

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