Updated Health & Safety Guidelines - as of January 12, 2022 

• Beginning Wednesday, January 12 - Masks will be REQUIRED  in all indoor spaces outside the home.

• Beginning Tuesday, February 1 - City of New Orleans requires for everyone age 5+ to have proof of two doses of a COVID vaccine (except those who have received one dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine). Proof is original, digital photograph, or photocopy of your CDC Vaccination Card (both sides) or an official vaccine record issued by your home state, a foreign nation, or the WHO. 

OR

• Negative PCR or antigen test results – either physical or digital - within past 72 hours. At home tests are NOT acceptable. PLEASE NOTE: You will have to retest every 72 hours. Please see here for the latest on where you can get tested, and here for where you can get vaccinated locally in New Orleans. Two locations are also offering same-day PCR test results: Gulf Coast Labs and Urgent Care. Please plan accordingly. AFA and NOMMA will be offering on-site testing at the convention center for $60. Test is a PCR test and will take no more than 20 minutes to complete.

Where you will need to be vaccinated or show proof of negative test:

• • Bars including hotel bars
  • Restaurants free standing or in hotels
  • Young Fence Professionals Happy Hour at Beach on Bourbon
  • Kick Off Party at Mardi Gras World
  • AFA Leadership Breakfast at the Convention Center
  • AFA Awards Dinner at the Convention Center
  • NOMMA Awards Dinner at the Convention Center
  • Gyms including hotel gyms
  • Event spaces such as hotel ballrooms, event venues & reception halls with food and beverage (except the exhibit floor)

Where you will NOT need to be vaccinated or show proof of negative tests:

• Exhibit Hall and Lobbies at the Convention Center
• Education Seminars at the Convention Center

For more information from the City of New Orleans, go to City of New Orleans COVID Protocols

Who Attends FENCETECH?

FENCETECH Attendee Job Functions 

1. Owner/CEO/President/VP/Principal 
2. Sales/Marketing 
3. Estimator 
4. Contractor/Fabricator 
5. Operations 

Role in Purchasing 

• 51% Make final decision 
• 9% Gather information to evaluate 
• 21% Identify need for new products/equipment 
• 19% had no role 

FENCETECH Attendee Annual Sales Average 

• 42% $5+ million 
• 23% $2-5 million 
• 18% $1-2 million 
• 10% $.5-1 million 
• 7%  <$500,000 

Booth Rates
$23 per square foot (AFA Members)
$26 per square foot (Non-Members)

Move-in Hours
Monday, February 14
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Platinum/Gold/Silver Sponsors Only) 

Tuesday, February 15
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (All Exhibitors) 

Wednesday, February 16
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (Final Setup Within Booth Space Only)

View Floor Plan

Registration

Once you have submitted your FENCETECH contract to fencetech@americanfenceassociaiton.com, American Tradeshow Services, our official registration company, will send you a custom email to register booth personnel and provide you a complimentary code to invite your customers to FENCETECH.

If you have not received this email, please contact ATS at 985-240-5511.

Important Forms

• Online Freeman Ordering link 
• Ad Hoc Meeting Space Request Link
• AV Order Form - Convention Center
• Electrical Order Form - Convention Center
• Internet Order Form - Convention Center
• EAC Form
• Plumbing Order Form - Convention Center
• Telephone Order Form - Convention Center
• Freeman Exhibitor Services Manual
• Lead Retrieval Form
• Photography Form

Exhibitor Documents

• 2022 Exhibitor Prospectus
• 2022 Exhibitor Contract
• PR Kit

Sponsorship Information

• 2022 Sponsorship Opportunities
• 2022 Sponsorship Agreement

Important Contacts

FREEMAN
Phone (888) 508-5054
Fax (469) 621-5612
ExhibitorSupport@freeman.com

American Tradeshow Services
Carley Hodges  985-809-0600, ext 236
carley.hodges@american-tradeshow.com

Ernest B. Morial Convention Center

Megan Clay: Exhibit Services contact (electrical service, technology and production orders)

P: 504-756-2509

mclay@mccno.com

Linsey Marriott: Exhibitor Catering contact

P: 504.670.7254 

Linsey.Marriott@Centerplate.com

American Fence Association/FENCETECH

800-822-4342

fencetech@americanfenceassociation.com 

Insurance

Insurance is Required for ALL Exhibitors

All exhibitors are required to have general liability coverage from an insurance company in good standing, with minimum policy limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate.

This insurance must be in force during the lease dates of the event, February 13 - 19, 2022, with American Fence Association (4100 International Parkway, Suite 2400, Carrollton, TX 75007) as the certificate holder and as additional insured.

Have coverage? Please forward your proof of insurance to: fencetech@americanfenceassociation.com.

Need coverage? Buy for just $84 from our partner Rainprotection Insurance Solutions.

Exhibitor Insurance