redman333

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Alright I know you have to have some type of affiliation to get into sema, and my father owns his own small company and was trying to find out if I could get tickets through him. He doesn't know I already asked or if there is another way to get in.

UnderPressure

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Go to semashow.com
Register there.
All good.

Nforce1

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After you register, they are going to email you requesting your tax ID number for the company that you are representing. If you cannot come up with one, they reject your registration.

djscotty

ive never had to show them a tax id number is that something new. Alls we had to do was make up business cards off the computer, register in advance and you just walk right in. Well see when i get my registration this year

redman333

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Hey I'll be able to give some more info soon hopefully. My Father owns his own company and is going to see if he can get me tickets tonight. However his company doesn't realy have anything to do with the automotive world so I'll keep everyone posted. He'll be able to tell me if hwe needed his ID # or anything else you may need.

redman333

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Well I didn't read the fine print but the company has to be in the automotive industry. Which my fathers company is not. But however the company I bought my rims from is only taking one person and the owner said he would get me in with his company. So I'll be there one way or another.

samec

From my SEMA email
SEMA SHOW CLAMPS DOWN ON CONSUMER ATTENDEES

Connecting businesses and buyers is the fundamental goal of the SEMA Show, and under the direction of the SEMA Board of Directors and the Show Committee, efforts have intensified to ensure the event maintains its trade-only status.

Attendees at the 2006 SEMA Show, for example, will be required to establish their trade status by providing proof of employment at an automotive-related business during the on-site registration process. Individuals will not be admitted simply for showing up with a company’s representative.

In addition, SEMA has increased attention to applications from states near or neighboring Nevada, locales within an easy drive of Las Vegas. Show Management also continues to monitor enthusiast websites for “chatter” about the Show.

For 2006, the badge and badgeholders have been updated. Last year’s badgeholder, for example, will not gain entrance to this year’s Show. Return attendees have been issued Legacy numbers to ensure their continued value to exhibitors. Finally, exhibitors or attendees can call a Show Hotline number printed on the badge to report consumers they believe may be in the Show under false pretenses.

“It’s natural that enthusiast consumers would want to visit the year’s finest collection of automotive speed and style,” says Peter MacGillivray, SEMA VP of Communications and Marketing. “But we also recognize that our primary obligation is to our members, to maximize the time, money and effort they spend at the greatest automotive show in the world.”

shaunboy

does anyone have any pictures of the badges from last years sema ??

i8acobra

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That's not gonna help you. They change them every year.

shaunboy

damn !! does anyone know what they`re gonna look like this year ?? because i always ending up sneaking into sema and getting caught with no badge and getting kicked out. and then i have to find a way back in...i wanna enjoy this years sema.

i8acobra

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On the second to last day, stand outside and ask people coming out if the want to sell their badge for $20. I gave mine to my brother, but would've sold it if someone had asked.