Exhibitor information and housing

Come exhibit, meet new contacts, and renew acquaintances from previous expositions. More than 300 companies from around the globe know the benefits of exhibiting at the SEG Annual Meeting. This is the largest concentration of buying power for geophysical technology, products, and services in one place at one time.

2009 Exposition prospectus (PDF)
Application and contract for exhibit space (PDF)
Application and contract for heavy equipment space (PDF)
Application and contract for space in Career Placement Area (PDF)
Application and contract for consortium and university exhibit space (PDF)

View exhibitor tips here.

The global marketplace
The Annual Meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists gives companies the opportunity to display their products and services to a highly focused audience from around the world. Geophysicists, geologists, earth scientists, energy industry executives, researchers, and software developers attend the conference to learn about the latest technology and advances in exploration. An extensive technical program of more than 600 oral and poster presentations by the leaders of the industry, in conjunction with a state-of-the-art exposition, draws attendees from more than 85 countries. By exhibiting at the SEG International Exposition, your company can join 300 leading companies, government agencies, and research and educational institutions at the industry’s most impressive display of the latest technology and services.

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and Seventy-ninth Annual Meeting will bring together all of the major companies involved in global oil, gas, and mineral exploration, and new areas of civil engineering, environmental applications, and archaeology. The conference will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, USA.

List of exhibitors


Why exhibit?

  • Explore international business opportunities
  • The most efficient medium for your marketing budget
  • Reach the industry’s most qualified professionals
  • See the latest technological advances in exploration geophysics, instruments, and computers
  • Networking opportunities
  • Introduce new products and services


Heavy Equipment

Have you always wanted to have a booth at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists to show off the new, shiny piece of equipment, and thought that it is too expensive?  Make plans to bring your trucks, helicopters, tracked vehicles, boats, drill rigs and vibrators. SEG is going to offer a special rate for equipment. Any space that is for equipment will be at a greatly reduced price.  There is only one requirement; you must take one booth at the regular price, and additional booths will be US$600. Booth space is 10 ft x 10 ft, or any combination thereof. The price for each space will be $2100 for the first and $600 for each one thereafter. 


Career Placement Area

The SEG Career Placement Area will provide a central place for students, companies, and job seekers to meet. This area will provide an excellent opportunity for students and job seekers to meet with your company and to provide you with their resumes and answer questions. Complimentary interview areas will be available for companies and applicants to have more in-depth conversations about job opportunities.


Important dates

25 January

Exhibitor housing opens

1 March

Space application deadline for maximum priority points benefit

15 July

Service manual to be sent electronically

25 July

Space cancellation deadline

21 August

Exhibitor's Directory Listing Form deadline

5 September

Room blocks must be reserved

13 September

Hotel reservations deadline

25 September

Rooming lists due

25 September

Advance registration deadline


Exhibit pricing and specifications
Booth dimensions, shown on the exhibit area floor plan, are in 10 ft × 10 ft (3 m × 3 m) increments at US$2100 and $2300. Each booth is individually priced on the exhibit area floor plan so that you may check the price as you select your space. In the event that aisles are altered or islands created to accommodate exhibitor requests, the price of a booth may change from what is indicated on the original floor plan.

Exhibitors will be advised of any such changes at the time of booth assignments.

Each booth comes with:

  • 8 ft (2.4 m) back wall and two 3 ft (1 m) side walls made of pipe and drape
  • Sign with company name
  • Two complimentary full delegate registrations
  • Two reduced-price meeting registrations allowing entrance into exposition only
  • Company listing and description in Official Program and Exhibitors Directory
  • Company listing on the SEG Web site
  • E-mail link
  • SEG Web site link
  • Full listing of all meeting attendees at the end of the conference

George R. Brown Convention Center floor plan (PDF)


Priority Points
The SEG Priority Points System is used to assign booths in a fair and equitable manner. Exhibitors receive points based on Corporate Membership, previous and current year exposition participation, advertising participation, and sponsorship participation. Points are totaled, and booth assignments are made based on the total number of points.


Housing and transportation
The Hilton Americas will serve as the headquarters hotel in Houston. It is conveniently attached to the George R. Brown Convention Center, which is where all technical sessions, exhibits, and meetings will be held during the Annual Meeting.

Hotel list, pricing, and map (PDF)
Exhibitor housing form (PDF) 

 
Contact information
For exhibit information, please contact:

Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Attn: Stephen Emery
8801 South Yale
Tulsa, Oklahoma
74137 USA

Phone: 1-918-497-5539
Fax: 1-918-497-5552
E-mail: semery@seg.org

Or

Naomi Haddock
Phone: 1-918-497-5517
Fax: 1-918-497-5552
E-mail: nhaddock@seg.org