INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION MANUAL
Space Only Stands and Booths
SPACE ONLY CUSTOM STANDS
For floor space only stands, a custom design booth must be erected on the floor space. A CAD drawing, engineering specifications and an artist’s impression will be required and is subject to approval by the Congress Managers and venue.
The following guidelines for custom built stands are in line with industry standards.
- Booth sides that face the aisle must be transparent and open. Any construction elements higher than 1.2m and up to the maximum build height on these sides must not exceed 50% of the length of the booth side facing the aisle.
- Booths allocated in the first row in the exhibition hall must not exceed a build height of four (4) metres.
- Exhibitors with space-only booths located beyond the aforementioned rows may construct booths to a maximum height of five (5) metres.
- No multilevel structures are allowed.
- No overhead structures can be over the space of an aisle, even if the aisle is between two booths of the same exhibitor.
- Ceiling construction which closes off rooms or areas within the booth is prohibited due to fire regulations. The use of ceiling vellum is also restricted, please contact the official contractors if your booth design requires such materials. You may be requested to install smoke detectors and/or fire extinguishers. No overhead structure can be over the space of an aisle, even if the aisle is between two booths of the same exhibitor.
Please provide us with the above, including details of your stand builder, no later than 2 July 2021. Please submit information via email to aplar2021@sakurain.co.jp.
Construction Guideline
- Island type: maximum height of 4.5m with no setback.
- Corner/Peninsula space type: Maximum height of 3.7m with 1m setback from neighbouring booths.
- Wall construction space type: (for walls facing aisles in space only booth)
Booth sides that face the aisle must be transparent and open. Any construction element higher than 1.2m and up to the maximum build height on these sides must not exceed 50% of the length of the booth side facing the aisle.
For elements that are less than 1.2m in height, no special restriction apply, but booth must have 2 exits, to allow for unimpeded evacuation in case of an emergency.
- Special construction space type:
All space only booth contractors must submit their booth design to both APLAR 2021 Kyoto secretariat (sponex@aplarcongress.com) by 2 July for approval.
No multilevel structures are allowed. Ceiling suspensions (ceiling rigging) are prohibited. Usage of anchor bolts on the venue floor is prohibited.
- Ceiling Construction: Ceiling construction which closes off rooms or areas within the booth is prohibited due to fire regulations. The use of ceiling vellum is also restricted, please contact the official contractors if your booth design requires such materials. You may be requested to install smoke detectors and/or fire extinguishers. No overhead structure can be over the space of an aisle, even if the aisle is between two booths of the same exhibitor.
