2019 CATO Conference Coordinator
Scott Bickle
Vendor Show Coordinator
Julie Banz
(818) 968-6962
3435 Ocean Park Blvd. #107-638
Santa Monica, CA 90405
CATO Executive Board
Charles ‘Sid’ Heal, President
TBD, Vice President
Nick Weaver, Secretary
Bob Benton, Treasurer
Wendy Brown, Director
R.K. Miller, Director
Scott Bickle, Director
Brent Stratton, Director
Doug McGeachy, Director
Phil Myers, Training Director
Gene Ramirez, General Counsel
Tim Anderson, Emeritus Advisor to the Board
Ken Hubbs, Emeritus Advisor to the Board
Mike Hillman, Emeritus Advisor to the Board
Vendor Trade Show
December 2nd and 3rd
FREE to all Law Enforcement, Fire & Military personnel with valid identification. You may invite your clients from 11am to 7pm each day!
Host Hotel
(619) 291-2900
CATO
The California Association of Tactical Officers was founded in 1997 as a professional organization dedicated to improving the tactics, safety and professionalism of special weapons and tactics officers through education, training and information sharing. CATO has since become a premier professional organization and is dedicated to the continued improvement of officer safety through training, education and advocacy.
Our annual training conference hosts approximately 1000 SWAT officers, supervisors and commanders from teams throughout the Western United States. The conference features educational seminars and presentations on emerging trends, tactics, legal issues, leadership and valuable ‘lessons learned’ from after action incident review. We also offer a two day vendor trade show where equipment manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers highlight the latest safety gear, weapons, munitions, clothing, emergency vehicles and technology. The CATO Conference and Vendor Trade Show is one of the few events that bring the police supply vendors, the end users and the executives that approve equipment purchases together in the same room.
The 2019 CATO Conference and Vendor Trade Show will be held at the Sheraton San Diego Harbor & Marina. The trade show will take place on Monday and Tuesday in the Pavilion exhibition space.
2019 Trade Show Schedule
Set Up
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Sunday December 1st from 1pm-6pm
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Monday December 2nd from 8am-11am
Trade Show
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Monday and Tuesday December 2nd and 3rd
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11am-7pm
Tear Down
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Tuesday December 3rd
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7pm-10pm
The vendor trade show will start on Monday with several hours dedicated for attendee participation. In addition, raffle drawings will be conducted in the Pavilion during breaks, lunchtime and evening hospitality events. This ensures maximum interaction time with attendees during the show.
Raffle prize donations are encouraged from participating vendors.
Exhibit Rates for 2019
All vendor booths will be located in the carpeted Pavilion and will include 8’ skirted tables, pipe and drape, chairs, a wastebasket and a company ID sign. Each booth includes two lunch tickets per day. Additional two day tickets may be purchased for $40.00 each.
Standard booth ($800.00)
- 10’ x 10’ booth
- One table and two chairs
Corner booth ($900.00)
- 10’ x 10’ booth on corner
- Two tables and two chairs
Double booth ($1600.00)
- Two 10’ x 10’ booths
- Two tables and four chairs
Double booth with corner ($1700.00)
- Two 10’ x 10’ booths
- Three tables and four chairs
Exhibition Island ($2500.00) –ONLY 4
- Four 10’ x 10’ booths back to back
- 400’ sq. feet of exhibition space
- Tables and chairs as requested
Vehicles ($2000.00)
Vehicles will be parked outside in front of the vendor hall
Vendor Halls
The Pavilion hall has 20,000 square feet of carpeted exhibition space with 32’ ceilings. The hall will accommodate up to 70 10’ x 10’ exhibition booths.
Emergency vehicle parking will be outside.
Vendor Demonstrations
No demonstrations outside of booth space will be permitted without the explicit permission of the Conference Coordinator and Vendor Show Coordinator.
Additional Services/Shipping/Storage
Global Experience Specialist (GES) is the official decorator and material handling company for the 2019 vendor trade show. GES will coordinate any additionally requested furnishings, showcases or special accessories desired by the exhibitor using the below Vendor Kit link. Electrical service is provided by the Sheraton’s exclusive contractor (PSAV) but must be ordered through GES ($290).
Vendor Kit
GES will begin accepting appropriately packaged materials beginning at 8 am Tuesday October 29, 2019 until November 27, 2019. Please use the GES Shipping labels contained in the vendor kit. Shipments arriving before October 29 or after November 27, 2019 will incur additional fees.
Pre-order discount deadline is Monday November 11th, 2019.
Primary Account Manager
Juli Richardson
Office: 619.498.6344
Cell: 619.518.1466
jrichardson@ges.com
Vendor Show Registration
Companies are encouraged to register and pay by credit card using the Vendor Show Registration Links below.
Booth space is very limited and not guaranteed until full payment is received. If necessary, companies can pay by check using the attached registration form in lieu of the online link. Mail the registration form and payment to:
CATO c/o Julie Banz
3435 Ocean Park Blvd. #107-638
Santa Monica, CA 90405