 Re: Long Beach NBM show 2008
NBM has a babysitting service called Kids Corp (or something similar) at the convention center where you can have a place for your kids to be safe while you are on the trade show floor. The reason for the rule is that there are equipment on the show floor that kids can get hurt by (embroidery machines, auto screen presses, heat presses,...) - it is a liability issue. It is really hard for exhibitors to talk to everyone, let alone make sure that kids will not hurt themselves. Thus the reason for the rule.
In the past, most of the shows required the child to be 16 years old. Don't know many 12 year olds that have an I.D. to prove their age though. My only recommendation is to make sure that you keep an eye on the child at all times. For us, trade shows can be very exciting and fun. But for a 12-year old, it can be really boring. Just want all the kids to be safe. Some things to consider.
Mark |