Island booth

Definition

Exhibit with one or more display levels in two or more linear units with aisles on all four sides.

Height

Exhibit fixtures, components and identification signs will be permitted without height limitations on island booth displays.

Intent: When an island booth exceeds 8'3" (2.5m), it does not interfere with other exhibitors because it obviously does not back up against another exhibitor's back wall. The extra height is often required in an island booth exhibit to permit the open walk-through approach normally used in this type of location.

Depth

Because an island booth is automatically separated by the width of an aisle from all neighboring exhibits, full use of the floor plan is permitted.

Structural integrity

All multi-story exhibits, regardless of whether people will occupy the upper area or not, and all exhibit fixtures and components exceeding 12'0" (3.66m) in height must have drawings available for inspection by exposition management, the installation and dismantling contractor, the exhibitor and governmental authority during the time the exhibit is being erected, exhibited and dismantled at the show site that include a signature or stamp of a reviewing structural engineer indicating that the structure design is properly engineered for its proposed use, and a signature of an authorized official of the exhibit company indicating that the structure is built in compliance with the details and specifications set forth on the drawings. Signs must also be posted indicating the maximum number of people the structure will accommodate.

Intent: Exhibitors in the vicinity of island exhibits are entitled to the same reasonable safety precautions they would expect if they were adjacent to a linear booth.

Please note:

Exhibitors are cautioned when installing a display with a ceiling or second level to check with the local fire department to ensure that their display meets with the necessary fire safety precautions involving smoke alarms, fire extinguishers, sprinkler systems, etc.

Reprinted with express consent of IAEM from 2000 Update Guidelines for Display Rules and Regulations.