Terms & Conditions

1. Advertisements are only available to exhibitors at IPC APEX EXPO™ 2010.
2. All ads are noncommissionable.
3. IPC reserves the right to refuse or cancel any advertising for any reason at any time.
4. Advertisements in the IPC APEX EXPO™ Show Directory are subject to all terms and conditions set forth in this document. It is the responsibility of every client and agency intending to advertise to acquire and read these terms and conditions and abide by all the regulations listed herein. For that purpose, copies of this document are available and may be obtained free of charge.
5. All advertising copy is subject to the approval of IPC. All advertisements are accepted and published upon the representation that advertisers and agencies are authorized to publish the entire contents of any subject matter thereof. In consideration of IPC’s acceptance of contents of such advertisements for publication, both advertisers and their agencies will indemnify, defend and hold IPC harmless from and against loss or expense arising from publication of such advertisements including, but not limited to, those resulting from claims of suits for libel, violation of rights or privacy, plagiarism, and copyright infringement.
6. IPC is not liable for delays in delivery and/or nondelivery in the event of an act of God, action by any governing entity, fire, flood, insurrections, terrorism, riots, explosion, embargo, strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slowdown, or any other conditions beyond the control of IPC affecting production or delivery in any matter.
7. IPC is not responsible for errors in any typesetting or other service performed by IPC.
8. IPC’s liability for any error will not exceed the cost of the advertising paid by the advertiser.
9. In the event of nonpayment, IPC reserves the right to hold the advertiser and/or the advertising agency liable for such monies as are due and payable to IPC.
10. No conditions, printed or otherwise, appearing on insertion orders, contracts, insertion instructions, or any other form of correspondence that conflict with these policies will be binding on IPC.
11. Requests for specific position are given consideration, but advertiser agrees to accept any position.
12. IPC assumes no liability, if for any reason, it becomes necessary to omit an advertisement.
13. Cancellation of orders may not be made by the advertiser or its agency once the insert submission is received. Should an advertiser cancel its booth space, its advertisement will not be included in the Show Directory. There will not be a refund of any deposit or payment made.
14. Exhibitors may have a maximum of three pages in the Show Directory. Only one ad is eligible for a premium position.
15. Show Directory Pocket Guide advertising opportunity is limited to one advertiser, fulfilled on a first come, first served basis upon receipt of payment and submission of insertion order.

Ad (Artwork) Requirements

• All advertising artwork must be electronic. No film will be accepted. Macintosh files are required.
• We will accept InDesign (version CS3 or earlier), PDF or Adobe Illustrator (version CS3 or earlier) files ONLY.
• InDesign files must be supported by vector art (Illustrator or Freehand files) or high resolution (300 dpi at 100%) TIF files ONLY. You must send ALL supporting files and fonts.
• All artwork must be CMYK. Duotones and RGB files must be converted to CMYK.
• We recommend that the black text used in files be a 100% black.
• Do not use LZW compression on TIF files.
• PDF files must contain high resolution art. Rasterized files must be 300 dpi at 100%. When printing to PDF, be sure that all fonts are included. PDF files do not always translate correctly. If the electronic file does not match the printed proof that you provide, we will contact you to try to solve the issue.
• Adobe Illustrator files created on a Windows computer must have all text converted from fonts to artwork. Adobe Illustrator files created on a Macintosh may have all text converted from fonts to artwork, or all supporting fonts must be included.
• We will not accept ads submitted exclusively as TIF or JPG files.
• Please note: You must leave at least 0.25 inch of space on each side of the ad with no type (words).
• Color laser proofs, with crop, registration and center marks clearly defined, must be submitted with ALL files. We cannot guarantee an exact color match.
• Please send your files on CD-ROM or contact us for FTP instructions. You must mail a color laser proof, as directed above, for files transferred electronically.