June 5-9, 2024 • Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island, FL

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CBA CONNECT Exhibitor Opportunities

Community Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA) offers you the exclusive opportunity to reach top decision-makers in Georgia’s community banks at our annual convention.  We have set the stage  for you to build business and your brand recognition as well as re-enforce your support of Georgia's community banking industry. 


Dear 2024 CBA Exhibitors,

Thank you for exhibiting with us at CBA’s 56th Annual Convention & Mini-Trade Show, June 5-9, 2024 at The Ritz Carlton, Amelia Island, FL. The convention committee has numerous opportunities for our partner firms to engage with the banker attendees which include: Exhibits are located inside and just outside the General Session Ballroom. Your booth will be open both Thursday and Friday. Breakfast on Thursday and Friday offers time for conversations with bankers. Extended breaks on Thursday and Friday with time dedicated for bankers to visit with exhibitors. Prize drawings for bankers that visit with the most exhibitors. Other networking opportunities include Thursday night advocacy fundraiser, Friday afternoon beach party, Saturday night Chairman’s Reception & Banquet. 

Exhibitor Schedule:

Wednesday, June 5
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Move-In 

Thursday, June 6
7:30 am - 8:00 am  - Breakfast
10:15 am - 11:00 am - Exhibit Break Time

Friday, June 7
7:30 am - 8:00 am  - Breakfast
10:00 am - 10:45 am - Exhibit Break Time
12:05 pm - Tear down

• If for any reason you are unable to set up at that time, we will open the hall at 6:45 a.m. on Thursday morning. No booth set up will be permitted after 7:45 a.m.
• Each booth will include one six-foot skirted table, two chairs and a wastebasket.
• The exhibit hall will also include WiFi. 
• The facility is carpeted.
• Phone lines, electricity, and other items you may need can be coordinated through the hotel.

*Specific break times may change slightly (or are subject to change).

TABLE ASSIGNMENTS:

• CBA has assigned exhibitor locations based on feedback from exhibitors, spacing out potential competitors as possible.
• The list of 2024 exhibitors is listed below.
  
  

TRAFFIC BUILDING:

• Bankers will have the opportunity to connect with exhibitors Thursday and Friday during breakfast and exhibit networking breaks.
• Each banker will receive a type of Bingo card to take to each booth and are encouraged to visit all exhibitors during breakfasts and extended breaks on Thursday and Friday.
• We will have stickers for each exhibitor for you to use when a banker comes to your booth.
• See sample of the card.

Bankers who visit 20 or more exhibitors by Friday are eligible to enter to win an Ooni Outdoor Portable Pizza Oven ($500 Value). See more information below on item. 

INDIVIDUAL BOOTH PRIZES:

• First, your generosity does not go unnoticed!!! We are amazed each year at the variety and quality of the prizes from our exhibitors!! Thank you!!!
• If you are providing an individual booth prize, bankers can register for those at your booth. To showcase our exhibitors on Thursday and Friday, we will draw for 15 booth prizes at the end of the networking break on Thursday and 21 booth prizes at the end of the networking break on Friday.
  
  

THINGS TO KNOW:

• MAXIMIZING YOUR TIME AT THE CONVENTION: A pre-convention exhibitor meeting covering the details will be held May 16^th at 10:00 am. CBA President & CEO John McNair provided tips on how to connect with bankers while at convention and afterwards.
• SILENT AUCTION: In addition to your booth prizes, many of our exhibitors have been gracious enough to donate to CBA’s Silent Auction which will be held Thursday evening. Please complete the form if you plan on donating.
• Questions? Thank you again for your support. It’s going to be a fabulous few days.

If you need anything, please contact Lindsay Greene or 770-541-0376.

SHIPPING & BREAKDOWN:

• Packages for meetings should not be delivered to the resort no more than three (3) days prior to the date of the event. Please bring tracking info with you to help expedite any missing shipments during exhibitor set up.
• Items shipped to the resort for the Mini-Trade Show will be delivered to your booth on Wednesday afternoon. The breakdown of booths will begin at 12:15 on Friday. Tearing down during the General Session on Friday is prohibited. The Trade show ends on Friday; no booths to be left up on Saturday.
• If you are shipping anything out after the show, please contact the hotel directly for assistance. Hotel staff will be available for shipments.

 
POWER & OTHER EXHIBIT BOOTH NEEDS:
Click here to secure your electrical needs and any other needs your booth will require. You will want to click on the event titled "CBAG Annual Convention & Trade Show 2024". WiFi is also included in the exhibit hall. 

IMPORTANT DETAILS FROM THE RITZ CARLTON:

Please bring tracking info with you to help expedite any missing shipments during exhibitor set up

The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island
Care of: CBA of GA | June 5-9, 2024
(LIST YOUR NAME AND COMPANY NAME, BOOTH #)
4750 Amelia Island Parkway
Amelia Island, Florida 32034

Items should arrive between 5/29/24 and 6-3-24.

SUITCASING:

• Suitcasing is the act of soliciting business during the exhibit networking times or in other public spaces by non-exhibiting companies, including another company’s booth or a convention center/hotel lobby. It is CBA’s objective to do everything possible to protect our Exhibitors and community banker attendees from suitcasing.

GRAND PRIZE DRAWING FOR BANKERS:
Bring The Pizzeria to your Backyard with Ooni Outdoor Portable Pizza Oven ($500 Value). For those bankers who visit 20 or more exhibitors by Friday, June 7, they will be eligible to enter in a drawing to win this fabulous prize. 

The Ooni Karu 12 portable pizza oven can be used in the kitchen, backyard or beyond.

• Uses wood or charcoal for a traditional wood-fired experience, or attach a gas burner for ease and control
• Cooks pizzas in just 60 seconds and weighs just 26.5lb
• Cooks 12-inch pizzas (and more)

This bundle includes: 

• Ooni Karu 12 Multi-Fuel Pizza Oven
• Ooni Pizza Peel 12"
• Carry Cover for Ooni Karu 12
• Gas burner converter

Solutions for Your Bank - Meet the Exhibitors

CBA makes it easy to explore solutions for your bank with our mini-trade show. Visit with 36 best in class businesses during breakfast and exhibit break time  on Thursday and Friday.   Thank you to these companies for supporting CBA’s largest gathering of community bankers from across the state.


Click here to see Exhibitors and their field of interest.