Moscone Convention Center Poles
The San Francisco Convention & Visitors
Bureau (SFCVB) maintains the permit for select poles for banner
placement around Moscone Convention Center including Howard Street
between 3rd and 4th Streets and 4th Street between Howard and Mission
Streets. The convention group and the particular convention
center building to be used will determine the number and location
of poles eligible for use
Convention Center groups are given approval
to receive the banners approximately six months in advance. The
SFCVB has a limited budget to pay for the production and installation
of these banners for a limited number of convention groups. Groups
who fall under the SFCVB budget are determined by a number of qualifying
factors include usage of Moscone Center, repeat business, attendance
and number of room nights.
SFCVB Budgeted Banners:
Incoming conventions that meet the qualifying
factors now have two options regarding the installation of banners.
- Use the banners provided by the SFCVB
which conform to a pre-determined graphic. Installation
paid for by the SFCVB.
- Groups can create their own banners
to have the associations "look and feel"; however, the association
will bear all costs relating to the production, must work with
a designated banner company and comply with City banner ordinance.
Groups will be permitted to use only one side of the available
poles. The other side will be a generic "Welcome to San Francisco
Banner". Installation
costs will be paid by the SFCVB, but not production costs. In
addition, a certificate of insurance naming the City and County
of San Francisco as additional insured will be needed.
For sample images, please contact convention-services@sfcvb.org.
SFCVB Non-Budgeted Banners
For incoming conventions/meetings at Moscone Center that do not
meet specific criteria, poles may be available. These groups
must work with a designated banner company for both production
and installation/de-installation and will be charged accordingly
and directly by the banner company. This is to create a smooth
transition between installations and reduce banner loss. Installation
and de-installation dates are to be cleared with the SFCVB. In
addition, a certificate of insurance naming the City and County
of San Francisco as additional insured will be needed.
Designated Banner Company:
AAA Flag & Banner
113 10th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Contact: Mr. Jamie Callen, Manager/Sales
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-431-2950
Fax: 415-431-5129
URL: www.aaaflag.com
Email: jamie@aaaflag.com
For further details, please contact conventionservices@sfcvb.org.
Other City Poles/Banners
There is limited availability in
the downtown area for in-coming meetings to produce and hang
their own banners.
We strongly suggest you select a
company to produce and hang your banners. They will also help
you identify where there are available street poles that you
can utilize.
All banners are subject
to the City’s strict ordinance. Among the regulations:
- An application for a banner permit may be submitted to Department
of Public Works no earlier than 90 days prior to the first day
for which the banner permit is sought. The permit fee for banners
is $205.64 per 20 banners.
- Banners shall not remain posted for
longer than 10 days after the event(s) and “City Convention” banners
may only be installed 10 days prior to convention/event.
- Banners shall be limited in size to
36-inches in width and 72-inches in length.
- Should an organization identify corporate
sponsorship logo(s) on their permit application, the logo shall
occupy no more than 15 percent of the overall size of the banner. Sponsors
will be restricted to their logo or company name in the bottom
15 percent of the proposed banner and shall not include any advertisement
or slogan.
One final note, although these steps are
fairly straight forward, this process can actually be quite time
consuming. Allow appropriate timing for dealing with bureaucratic
delays that can occur.
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