Become an Exhibitor







SECO is widely known as the Education Destination, featuring cutting edge education for thousands of eye care professionals that flock to Atlanta each year to see what is new in optometry. In addition to a world-class education program, SECO 2010 will feature Optometry's Marketplace™, one of the largest exhibit halls in optometry with 70,000 square feet of exhibit hall space and nearly 300 participating companies. Optometry's Marketplace™ always has what attendees are looking for in order to find the latest ophthalmic equipment, products, and services to meet all of their practice needs.

Generate Leads

  • Exhibitions continue to attract a high quality audience before, during and after national recessions.
    Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) RCSR 21.09 (2009)
  • 80% of all qualified exhibition attendees represent a new potential customer.
    Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) Research Report ACRR 1130.08 (2008)

Increase Brand Awareness

  • To decision makers, exhibitions continue to rank in value above sales calls and trade publications as one of the most useful sources of purchasing information.
    Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) Research Report PE 1.03 (2008)
  • 67% of sales and marketing managers say that exhibitions increase corporate and/or brand recognition.
    Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) Research Report PE 2.03 (2008)

Build Relationships

  • SECO's loyal attendees come back year after year. 22% of SECO attendees select SECO as the only show in optometry to attend. Connect with these attendees only in Atlanta!
  • 66% of sales and marketing managers say that fewer sales calls are needed to close a sale with an exhibition lead because the potential buyer is able to meet with sales/technical staff at the exhibition.
    Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) Research Report PE 2.03 (2008)
Click here for the SECO 2010 Exhibitor Prospectus.

Exhibit Space Reservation Process

  1. Select three (3) booth space choices from the current SECO 2010 floor plan.
  2. Complete the Application to Contract for Exhibit Space and submit it to the SECO International offices via fax. Based upon availability, the preferred booth will be put on hold for 10 business days. Upon receipt of the completed Application to Contract for Exhibit Space, SECO International will submit an invoice for the deposit to the exhibitor (via e-mail) as confirmation of the temporary hold.
  3. Submit the original Application to Contract for Exhibit Space to the SECO International office, along with the deposit within 10 business days of making the booth space reservation.
  4. Submit the remaining payment to the SECO International office by October 15, 2009.

Cost to Exhibit

The rental fee for booth space is $27.00 per square foot with an applicable island charge of $250.

Find Available Booth Space

Click here to view available booth space along with locations of other exhibiting companies.

SECO 2011 Space Draw

Click here to view updates to the SECO 2011 Exhibit Hall floor plan. For information about your Space Draw selection time contact the Manager of Exhibitor Services & Industry Relations at exhibits@secostaff.com or 770-451-8206.

Contact Us

SECO publishes much of its information for exhibitors online in this section of www.seco2010.com. But, if you don't see what you're looking for, contact us!