General Information
The Sunbelt Expo is scheduled for October 20 - 22, 2009, in Moultrie, GA. It is visited by about 250,000 people in three days. Beginning in 2006, IFAS has it own building for housing its displays addressing a theme. This year the theme is:
"Sustainability--Family, Farm, Food, Fiber, Fuel and Environment."
The UF/IFAS building is located one Sunbelt block from the MAIN gate to the west of the Chevon Building. It has a blue roof with a gator head on the front and it faces the red Georgia building. Because the UF/IFAS building is located close to the MAIN gate that will be the best place to park and to enter the Exposition. Click here to see a map of the Sunbelt Expo grounds. From I-75 , Route 133 goes directly to Moutrie and the first entrance is the one to take to convenient parking near the IFAS Building.
Please be reminded to wear your best smile, khaki pants and a blue polo shirt, preferably with a UF Logo . Our job will be to greet and talk to clientele about why we are the best kept secret. We will need to answer their questions.
Mailing Address
For those exhibitors wishing to mail boxes, etc., to the Sunbelt Expo, the shipping address is:
University of Florida
Exhibit Space location B-6
# of Packages
c/o Sunbelt Ag Expo
Receiving office – Spence Field
290-G Harper Blvd
Moultrie, GA 31788
Work Schedule
Exhibitors are asked to have someone in attendance at their exhibit at all times during the EXPO Resource faculty and other staff are to be available at all times to greet visitors and to staff computers to facilitate answering questions from EXPO Visitors. The Work Schedule for all IFAS participants can be viewed in Excel Format or PDF format.
Lodging
The link below will take you to a Google list of Hotels in the area. If you scroll to the bottom of the list on the left you will see the option to select 3 other pages of hotels. All of these hotels are off of I-75 in Valdosta.
Hotel information and phone numbers are included in the list.
Other lodging located nearby at modest costs include:
1, Georgia Baptist Conference Center, Normal Park, GA. 229.769.3011, email gabapnp@planttel.net See: Link Call to obtain rates for the various accommodations.
2. Cherry Lake 4-H Camp. 850.929.4429. See: Link There are available accommodations at camp during that time. The overnight cost is $20 per night.
Exhibitor Setup
All set-up is before 2:00 p.m. October 19th.
Exhibitor Staffing of Displays
Displays are to be staffed from opening at 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. each day.
Exhibitor Tear Down
Remove Displays immediately after 5 p.m. on October 22 or by special arrangement the next day, October 23.
Gate Passes and Parking
Exhibitors, resource faculty and other staff will need a GATE PASS for free entry to the EXPO. For a pass, provide your name and date and time to be worked at the EXPO to Les Harrison ( Harrisog@ufl.edu ). From this list, gate passes will be procured. Parking is free and general parking is usually more convenient than exhibitor parking so we will not be obtaining Exhibitor Parking . To park near the IFAS Building enter the Main Gate and target the water tower.