Listed on the following page are the Direct Freight Schedules for shipments consigned directly to GES at the Walter E. Washington DC Convention Center. Any exhibitor not arriving on schedule will cause considerable inconvenience for other exhibitors and may be delayed in unloading or loading, as well as incurring additional charges. A 50% OFF TARGET SURCHARGE will be applied to all off-target deliveries above and beyond the material handling rate.

Please inform your designated carrier of these critical time schedules.

All drivers with direct Convention Center shipments MUST first report, IN PERSON, to the marshaling yard in order to check-in.

The GES Marshaling Yard will be located at:

The Marshaling Yard dates are as follows:

Tuesday, September 27th at 5:00 AM - Friday, September 30th at 5:00 PM. The marshaling yard will reopen on Monday, October 3rd at 8:00 AM - Friday, October 7th at 2:00 PM.

Due to events taking place within the District of Columbia on Saturday, October 1st - Sunday, October 2nd, the Marshaling Yard at RFK will be closed on these dates. Any deliveries needed during this period will need to be scheduled with GES preshow. To schedule your delivery during this period, please contact Scott Wynette at (702)591-6000 prior to show installation. GES will work with your carrier to make arrangements to deliver direct to show site provided there is dock availability.

If you need to contact GES personnel during the October 1st - October 2nd period with a marshaling yard question, please call Crystal Williams at (301) 331-6185.

Any vehicles, including personal vehicles, company vans or company trucks, that attempt to report directly to the Convention Center will be rerouted to the marshaling yard and put at the end of the line. Traffic control problems and a lack of parking spaces around the convention center area necessitate utilization of this dispatching system.

It is important that you complete the Freight Service Questionnaire by 19 August 2016. Any scheduling questions should be directed to AUSA@ges.com.

Outbound Shipments: Please prepare a separate GES Bill of Lading for each outbound shipment. Return the completed paperwork to the GES Service Center after all of your material is packed, labeled and ready to be shipped. Do NOT leave the outbound material handling order form with your shipment.

All vehicles, including personal vehicles (POV’s) arriving to make pick-ups MUST first report directly to the marshaling yard for dispatch to the Convention Center.

Do NOT have your driver report directly to the Walter E. Washington DC Convention Center. Vehicles will be dispatched from the marshaling yard to the facility, as the exhibits are ready for shipping and as dock space permits.

Halls A-C Targeted Move-Out Schedule

Booths that are 100-300 square feet
Carrier check in time is:
Thursday, October 6th at 10:00am

Booths that are 400-1400 square feet
Carrier check in time is:
Friday, October 7th at 6:00am

Booths that are greater than 1500 square feet
Carrier check in time is:
Friday, October 7th at 10:00am

Halls D-E Targeted Move-Out Schedule

Booths that are 100-300 square feet
Carrier check in time is:
Thursday, October 6th at 10:00am

Booths that are 400-1400 square feet
Carrier check in time is:
Friday, October 7th at 6:00am

Booths that are greater than 1500 square feet
Carrier check in time is:
Friday, October 7th at 10:00am