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SEMA Exhibits Editorial Team

The SEMA Exhibits Editorial Team develops independently researched planning guides for exhibitors, using first-party event and venue sources.

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Practical context behind the byline.

The SEMA Exhibits Editorial Team produces practical planning guides for exhibitors comparing booth formats, organizing show logistics, and preparing design and service inputs.

The team reviews official organizer and venue resources, separates stable facts from mutable deadlines and pricing, and connects each guide to the relevant exhibit, service, city, industry, and trade-show planning pages on this site. SEMA Exhibits is an independent exhibit-services provider and is not the organizer, venue, general service contractor, or an endorsed partner of the events it discusses.

Published field notes

Guides by SEMA Exhibits Editorial Team.

5 current articles, each with visible sources, dates, related planning paths, and independent-provider disclosures where applicable.

Exhibit project manager coordinating a trade show timeline beside a booth build, freight cases, floor plans, and material samples.

SEMA Planning

By SEMA Exhibits Editorial Team July 26, 2026 4 min read

2026 SEMA Show Exhibitor Planning Timeline: From Booth Selection to Return Freight

Sequence the critical 2026 SEMA Show exhibit decisions from official resources and booth design through services, freight, installation, and return.

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Exhibit designer and buyer comparing inline and island booth models against product, meeting, storage, and traffic needs.

Exhibit Strategy

By SEMA Exhibits Editorial Team July 26, 2026 4 min read

How to Choose a Trade Show Booth for the 2026 SEMA Show

Choose a SEMA Show booth by matching the footprint and exhibit format to products, vehicles, demonstrations, meetings, media, storage, and logistics.

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Convention center logistics coordinator reviewing freight, service access, and exhibit setup with a safety-vested crew lead.

Las Vegas Logistics

By SEMA Exhibits Editorial Team July 26, 2026 4 min read

Las Vegas Convention Center Exhibitor Logistics Checklist for SEMA Show Planning

Prepare an LVCC exhibit logistics plan covering hall assignment, freight access, utilities, accessibility, contractor coordination, dismantle, and return.

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Open 20 by 20 island exhibit with curved reception counter, product demonstration stations, meeting space, storage, lighting, and AV.

Booth Design

By SEMA Exhibits Editorial Team July 26, 2026 4 min read

20×20 Trade Show Booth Planning Guide: Traffic, Demos, Graphics, Storage, and AV

Plan a 20×20 trade show booth around traffic flow, product demonstrations, graphics, storage, hospitality, lighting, AV, and logistics.

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Executive buyer and exhibit project manager reviewing a proposal with booth model, material samples, service documents, and freight case.

Project Scope

By SEMA Exhibits Editorial Team July 26, 2026 4 min read

What an All-Inclusive Trade Show Exhibit Rental Proposal Should Cover

Evaluate an exhibit-rental proposal by checking scope, graphics, services, freight, material handling, labor, exclusions, assumptions, approvals, and return.

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