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DETAILS REGARDING EVENT & LOCATION BELOW!

Download the FORTÉ events app below to view the full agenda.
Share this guide with all booth staff attending the show.


  1. Click here to download the free FORTÉ events app to your device.

  2. Open the app and click the download button to the right of FORTÉ LIVE – Milwaukee!

  3. Once the app has been downloaded, click the arrow on the right.

  4. After you enter the app, click on the profile icon and enter your first name, last name, and email address you used to register with. A verification code will be sent to you by email. Enter verification code to finalize login.

  5. The FORTÉ Events app includes directions to the venue, parking information, venue map, agenda, and many other important details.

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Partner Resources

🖥️ Online Partner Portal
Input partner registration details before the event, and view/download scanned leads after the show

📱 Events App
Maps, agenda, event notifications

👤 LeadCapture App
Single license included to scan badges
Event Day Schedule: Agenda is subject to change
Time Activity
Wednesday, July 22
12:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set Up
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Partner Appreciation Reception held in the Baird Ballroom Foyer
Thursday, July 23
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Registration/Check-in & Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Morning Keynote (Show Floor Closed)
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Prize Giveaway (for customers/prospects only) - Must be present to win
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Show Floor Open
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Afternoon Keynote – Wisconsin Tech Council (Show Floor Closed)
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Prize Giveaway (for customers/prospects only) - Must be present to win
1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Show Floor Open
3:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Partner Exhibit Teardown

EVENT INFO & LODGING

📍EVENT LOCATION

Baird Center

🚗 EVENT PARKING

Main Parking: Interstate Parking

Additional Parking Entrance: 500 W Wells St. Milwaukee, WI

Upon arrival, proceed to Level P1 of the parking ramp. From there, walk toward the North side of the structure and enter at the corner of Kilbourn Avenue and Vel R. Phillips Avenue, which leads directly to the Baird Center’s front doors.

A concierge will guide you through security and direct you to the escalators. Take the escalators to the top floor, where the ballroom and exhibit hall are located.

💲PARKING RATES (Rates Subject to Change)

Daily Parking: $25
Overnight Parking: $50
Credit card payment is accepted directly with Valet upon exit.

🏨 Hyatt Regency Milwaukee Room Block

You will need to make your hotel reservation when you register for FORTÉ LIVE - Milwaukee, as FORTÉ is now using PassKey to collect reservations.

Group Rate: $186/ night plus applicable state and local taxes
Cutoff Date: Tuesday, June 23
Hotel Address: 333 West Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203

🌐 INTERNET

Username: FORTE LIVE
Password: 4telive26

👷 EXHIBIT SET-UP

Wednesday, July 22 - 12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Baird Ballroom)

🍽️ MEALS

Breakfast and lunch will be provided for all attendees. The exhibit floor will be closed during the morning and afternoon keynote. Partners are welcome to attend both sessions.

🔖 BADGES

Partner badges and show-flyer can be picked up at the registration desk at the Baird Center.

👤 LEADCAPTURE

As part of your exhibit booth purchase, you receive a set number of single-use licenses for the LeadCapture app. Each license can only be used on one device and cannot be shared between devices. If you need additional licenses for your booth staff, please visit the partner storefront for more information.

*Attendee list will not be provided after the show. All partners must use the LeadCapture app to obtain leads.

🛋️ BOOTH SPACE

Booth assignments will be selected two weeks before the event. You will be notified through the partner portal and a booth map will be provided.

📦 STORAGE

All shipping material will be stored during the event by Chrom Expo. Chrom Expo will provide you with empty crate labels for your team to attach to all empty freight so that they can be returned to you at the end of the event.

👷 EXHIBIT TEAR DOWN

All exhibits can begin teardown at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 23. Empty crates and pallets will return to booths starting at 3:30pm on Thursday, July 23.

Shipping Information

INBOUND

All freight and/or packages need to be shipped to the Chrom Expo Service’s Advanced Warehouse between June 23 - July 15 to avoid additional late freight charges.
 
Advance Warehouse hours of operation are Monday-Friday 9:00am - 3:00pm, excluding holidays.

Advance Warehouse shipments received after July 15 will result in additional late freight charges.

A credit card is required for all Material Handling services, please be sure to log into the Chrom Exhibitor Portal to sign up for Material Handling services and place a credit card on file for payment processing.

IMPORTANT 

The Baird Center will NOT accept any packages or freight for FORTÉ LIVE. All packages and freight will need to be shipped directly to the advance warehouse no later than Wednesday, July 15.

Failure to ship by Wednesday, July 15 by 3:00 p.m. CST may result in shipments being refused and returned to sender.

Maximum Freight Dimensions:
7’ wide x 10’

OUTBOUND

All outbound freight shipments must be picked up from the Baird Center - Ballroom on Thursday, July 23 between the hours of 3:30pm - 5:30 pm.

Freight carriers must be checked into the Chrom Service Desk by 5:30 pm. In the event that your selected carrier fails to arrive by the designated check in time, your shipment will be rerouted via Chrom Expo’s carrier of choice.


*Packaging supplies (boxes, tape, shrink wrap, shipping labels, etc.) are not available from event venue, Chrom Expo, or FORTÉ, please have all packaging supplies prepared or sent in advance.

FORTÉ EXHIBITOR MAIN CONTACT (pre-event and onsite)

Brian Mermon
brian.mermon@ourforte.com

CHROM EXPO EXHIBITOR SERVICES

Mike Marigold
mike.marigold@chromexpo.co
Office 📞: (612) 235-3637
Cell 📞: (651) 248-3063