Show Information
Dates and Show Hours | Location | Registration | Attendance
Qualifications |
Exhibitor
Qualifications | Shuttle Bus | Public Parking | Travel/Hotel
Reservations |
Airport
Transfers | Accessibility/Wheelchair
Rentals | Networking | Educational Sessions
Fall Toy Preview®, an event owned and managed by Toy
Industry Association, Inc.™(TIA), is an appointment-only event at
which toy manufacturers privately show their newest product lines to
long-lead buyers for 2011 4th quarter sales.
Fall Toy Preview 2010
Dates and Show Hours
Tuesday - Thursday, October 5 - 7, 8:00
AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, October 8, 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location
Fall Toy Preview 2010 will take place at
the Dallas Market Center – World Trade Center in Dallas,
Texas.
Registration
Attendees and exhibitors may register online at www.falltoypreview.org.
Register early to receive your badge by mail. Buyer, Trade Guest and
Exhibitor badges will be mailed 2-3 weeks before the show.
Qualified attendees may also register
on-site at the Dallas Market Center:
Sunday, October 3, 12 Noon -
5:00 PM
Monday - Thursday, October 4 - 7, 7:30
AM - 5:00 PM
Friday, October 8, 7:30 AM - 2:00
PM
Attendance
Qualifications
Only those individuals who have
documented their direct professional affiliation to the toy and youth
entertainment industry and obtained a badge will be permitted access to
the show.
First-time attendees must qualify in
order to register to attend Fall Toy Preview. For a complete list of
qualifying credentials, please refer to the To
Attend section of this website.
Registration is complimentary for
qualified buyers. Fees apply for Trade Guests (see To
Attend for details).
Fall Toy Preview is open to the
trade only. Consumers, media and individuals under the age of
18 (including infants, child inventors, demonstrators and consultants)
are not permitted. Please share these policies with your colleagues to
avoid difficulty and embarrassment on show site.
Exhibitor
Qualifications
Exhibitors must currently sell to mass market accounts and show
products for 4th quarter sales in the following year.
Company names beginning
with:
A-F:
Bill Osterholm
bosterholm@toyassociation.org
646-520-4864
G-O: Leigh
Carleu
lcarleu@toyassociation.org
646-520-4862
P-Z:
Ava Slepicoff
aslepicoff@toyassociation.org
646-520-4852
Shuttle
Bus
Complimentary shuttle bus service will be offered between the
Dallas Market Center and most official Fall Toy Preview hotels. Please
visit this site in the late summer for schedule and route
information.
Public Parking
Over 14,000 free parking spaces,
including ample spaces for handicapped parking, are available at the
Dallas Market Center Campus.
Travel/Hotel
Reservations
Travel Planners,
the exclusive
authorized travel services provider for Fall Toy Preview,
offers the lowest room rates for show dates at official Fall Toy Preview
hotels. You may also book air travel and rental cars through Travel
Planners. Call them at 800-221-3531 or 212-532-1660, Monday through
Friday, 9:00 AM-7:00 PM ET, or book
online.
Airport Transfers
- Shuttle – Discounted
DMC-DFW shuttle tickets may be purchased for $15/person each way online or on-site at the Yellow Checker Kiosk at the
front of the WTC.
- Taxi – Flat rate of $40 for one person
plus $2 per additional person from DFW to DMC; $32 plus $2 per
additional person from DMC to DFW. The flat rate from Love Field airport
to DMC is $15 for one person.
- Town Car – $65 for two passengers plus
$5 for each additional passenger between DFW and WTC or select
hotels–contact Market Travel at 800-325-6587 or stop by the Ground
Transportation desk at the front of the WTC during the show.
Accessibility/Wheelchair Rentals
Power scooters are
available for rental from Scooters & More at the
Dallas Market Center. To arrange for this service, attendees may contact
the scooter company directly at 214-272-9363. Conveniences for
physically-challenged attendees include automatic doors, elevators and
escalators.
Networking
Opening Night Party
Tuesday, October 5
5:30 PM – 7:00PM
Trade Mart Grand Pavilion, 1st floor of the Trade Mart Building
All show participants are encouraged to attend. Food, drink,
entertainment and networking cap a perfect opening day in Dallas. If you
have not yet purchased tickets you may do so at registration in the
lobby of the World Trade Center or at the door on the night of the
event. Tickets are still only $25 and proceeds benefit the Toy Industry
Foundation. Tickets purchased in advanced were included in your badge
envelope.
Special Note: Each exhibiting company received two complimentary
tickets to the party. These tickets, along with any additional
tickets purchased were mailed to your primary contact along with your
company badges.
Educational Sessions
Safety and Legislative Update
Wednesday,
October 6
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: Expo on 1
A complimentary session providing an update on pending state and
federal legislation impacting the toy industry and an overview of
TIA’s efforts to prevent passage of any harmful legislation or
regulation; the latest, most up-to-date status of the implementation and
development of the CPSIA and the opportunity to hear about efforts that
are now underway to advance the harmonization of toy safety standards
from around the world.
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