Creating a Safer Exhibit Environment: Reassuring Exhibitors and Attendees So They Return

Reprinted with permission from authors. Originally published on 16 February 2021.

By: Scott Lebwohl, Executive Vice President, SMT expo

Questions (and answers) submitted by audience members from the Exhibitor Insight Webinar on 27 January 2021.

Important Note: Because the Covid-19 pandemic is dynamic and constantly changing, some answers such as the need for face masking, social distancing and frequent hand washing and other mitigating measures are subject to change, if and when, the pandemic is neutralized as the result of mass vaccinations and natural evolution. Thus, it may not be necessary to reconfigure existing booth configurations and to radically redesign trade show floors to achieve social distancing.

1. What safety measures can be put in place for small booths (10×10, 10×20)?

Aside from the standard measures (such as face masking, social distancing and, frequent hand washing), you are responsible for wiping down contact surfaces, so pack spray-on disinfectant and…