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CONFERENCE RESOURCES FOR OUR 2025 PARTNERS

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Meet Ashlea -

Your Partnership Coordinator

Since 2020, Ashlea has facilitated all of our partner agreements and is here again to help as your liaison for TUG CONNECTS 2025!

She is your first point of contact for everything TUG Connects related, from shipping to badges and everything in between.


If you have participated in our TUG CONNECTS 365 series, you also know Ashlea as the woman behind the Zoom screen, producing the content that provides valuable information to our members year-round.


Ashlea brings over 25 years of management experience to her role with us. Just prior to joining Members, Inc, Ashlea was the Event Program Coordinator at the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, collaborating with small business owners to foster, partner, and grow their business. 


Have questions, concerns or feedback about your Partnership with TUG? Please reach out to Ashlea!



deadlines

SATURday, March 15, 2025

Uploaded to the Speakers Research Page:

  • Final session descriptions
  • Objectives
  • Key take-aways
  • Updated speaker profiles

       

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2025

  • Branding Artwork Due
     

FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2025

Friday, April 4, 2025

  • Last day for Arata to receive shipments without a surcharge


Friday, April 11, 2025

  • Last day for Arata to receive shipments with a surcharge


Wednesday, april 16, 2025

  • BY 5 pm, CONTEST WINNERS must be submitted to Ashlea Justice to be announced at the Roundtable Breakfast.


Solution Center Hours

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Monday

april 14

1 - 5 PM 
MOVE IN  


5-6:30 pm
Happy Hour

Tuesday

April 15

8:45 - 10:30 AM
OPEN exclusively

10:30 AM - 1 pm
CLOSED


1 pm - 6:30 PM
OPEN


3:30-4:15 PM
OPEN exclusively

5-6:30 pm
Happy Hour


After 6:45 PM
Affiliated Events

Wednesday

APRIL 16

8 : 45 - 10:30 AM
OPEN exclusively


10:30 AM - 1 pm
ClOSED


1 - 3:15 pm
open


6 pm
Penultimate Night!

THURSDAY
APRiL 17

8:45 - 11:15 AM
OPEN


8:45 am
Prize winners will be announced during the RoundTable Breakfast Buffet


11:15 - 2 pm

TEAR DOWN/MOVE OUT


LEAD RETRIEVAL

Lead retrieval is included in your partnership package this year and will be provided via Pheedloop.

Where to ship and when?

To the hotel:

  • items may not arrive more than 5 days before you do
  • shipping and handling rates will apply


DOWNLOAD HOTEL SHIPPING INFORMATION

To EXHIBITION SERVICES (ARATA)

Advance Warehouse Shipping Address:

To: Exhibiting Company and Booth Number

For: TUG CONNECTS 2025

c/o: Arata Expositions, Inc.

c/o: Move Solutions

c/o: LinkEx

8136 Industry Way Suite 100
(note: this is a new address!)
Austin, TX 78744

Receiving hours:
Monday – Friday, 9 am – 3 pm
Advance Warehouse Dates:

First day to receive shipments:      Friday, March 14, 2025

Last day to receive shipments
without surcharge:

Friday, April 4, 2025


Last day to receive shipments
with surcharge:
Friday, April 11, 2025

SHIPPING

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Contests

Planning on running a contest, raffling off a prize or giving something away? Tell us about it!


Winners will be announced at 8:45 am during the Birds of a Feather Breakfast on Thursday morning by our emcee, Glenn Thayer.


Please provide us with details below. Note that your winners need to be submitted to Ashlea Justice by 3:15 pm on Wednesday, April 16th.


Thank you!

Hosting Events

Approved times for

private dining functions and receptions:

SUNDAY - April 13 - Any time

Tuesday, April 15 - After 6:45 pm

Wednesday, April 16 - NO HOSTED EVENTS

Thursday - After 1 pm

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ON SITE DINING

The JW Marriott Austin features a variety of restaurants from casual TexMex to an Italian Steakhouse.

PRIVATE RECEPTIONS

Wish to host a reception for more than 20 people?

Please contact us for approval and onsite availability.


Conference site branding opportunities for TUG CONNECTS 2025

Branding Opportunities

We're pleased to present a variety of branding opportunities tailored to enhance your visibility at fusion at TUG CONNECTS 2025!


Showcasing your brand's identity in high traffic areas offers a strategic way to strengthen brand recognition, increase trust, and connect with our audience.


Note that the deadline for artwork for all branding options is Wednesday, March 26th.

DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE

🏴‍☠️ Scam Alert!

As we get closer to the event, you will most likely receive e-mail and phone solicitations from companies claiming to be affiliated with TUG. The primary purpose of these scams is to sell hotel rooms and attendee lists. Do not trust these communications!


TUG is NOT working with a 3rd party housing company to sell rooms. All hotel reservations should be booked via the links available on the TUG Connects website. TheUserGroup.org does NOT release its member, attendee, or exhibitor lists to outside companies to sell. Whatever lists/data these companies claim to have, is not from TUG.

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