{"id":10881,"date":"2025-08-24T14:23:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/?p=10881"},"modified":"2025-08-24T14:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T14:23:41","slug":"booth-magic-behind-the-scenes-at-rootstech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/blog\/booth-magic-behind-the-scenes-at-rootstech\/","title":{"rendered":"Booth Magic: Behind the Scenes at RootsTech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As we celebrate our tenth\u00a0year, we can&#8217;t help but mention some of the unsung heroes\u00a0of our journey.\u00a0Working quietly behind the scenes is a group of dedicated people who are instrumental in creating and assembling our RootsTech booth.\u00a0Each year our booth gets larger, and the setup team manages to pull off a three-day miracle.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning for the physical booth starts eight months before the RootsTech show opens. Many of the booth items are custom-made by some of these team members, such as the 12-foot high by 14-foot long booth tower.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team loads a 20 foot U-Haul truck on a Monday and delivers all the booth pieces including tables, computers, A\/V equipment, wiring, graphics, lighting, etc. early the next morning to the Salt Palace.\u00a0Actual booth assembly begins early Tuesday morning after the carpet, electrical and internet wiring are in place.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Monday morning until Wednesday evening is when the magic happens, and all the pieces\u00a0come together.\u00a0After assembly of the main tower, all of the other pieces to the puzzle\u00a0are installed and tested, and any problems are corrected and tested again.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what\u00a0is seen on opening morning is the product of some wonderful people, and some sweat, worry, and ingenuity. 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