AWS re:Invent booth staff and trade show models for the 2026 Expo and the hotel suites around it: demo presenters, pod hosts, badge scanners, booth reps and hostesses who live in Las Vegas. One rate for every role, $85 an hour, with no travel fees.
$85/hr per person · 4-hour minimum · rush in 72 hrs
The 2025 campus line, north to south · AWS posts the 2026 map
Sources: 2026 dates and city from AWS’s re:Invent event pages at aws.amazon.com/events/reinvent. The 2025 campus (Wynn, Encore, The Venetian, Caesars Forum, MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay) and the Expo at The Venetian come from AWS Builder Center’s “Know before you go: attending re:Invent 2025 in person.” AWS posts the 2026 venue map and Expo hours to attendees and exhibitors before the show. The $85 rate and four-hour minimum are Purple Exhibits’ own.
AWS re:Invent booth staff earn their rate in the minutes after a session lets out, when hundreds of builders hit the Expo at once. Purple Exhibits books local demo presenters, pod hosts, badge-scanning brand ambassadors, suite hostesses, booth reps and trade show models for AWS re:Invent 2026. Every role costs $85 per person per hour, with a four-hour minimum per shift. Our crews live in Las Vegas, so your invoice has no airfare and no hotel nights. re:Invent 2026 runs November 30 to December 4 in Las Vegas, and AWS holds it every year. With the show only weeks away, book now; for a last-minute gap we can still fill a request on 72 hours’ notice.
Cloud builders talk to people who look prepared and speak plainly. These are real Purple Exhibits crews at past events, and they set the bar for the team we send to your re:Invent booth.
Two stage hosts, one in an emerald blazer over a soft blue top and one in a cream pleated dress, stand beside the podium in front of a space-themed screen. Two different outfits that still look planned together, the way a keynote stage or a partner theater should feel.
Back to the hero photo ↑Real Purple Exhibits events.
Dress the whole crew one way or match the look to the job: casual at the pods, tailored at the lead desk, bold color at the aisle. You ship any branded pieces, and we confirm sizes before the show.
Your branded tee or quarter-zip, dark jeans and clean white sneakers. It matches the crowd, so visitors talk to the crew like peers at the pods.
Works best: Demo pods, swag counterBlack blazer, white shirt or blouse, dark trousers. Quiet and sharp for the lead desk, the meeting pod and anyone meeting a CIO.
Works best: Lead desk, meeting podOne bold color from your logo, like an emerald blazer, worn by the whole front line. Easy to spot from the aisle and in every photo.
Works best: Aisle, theater, photo spotCocktail dresses and dark suits for the customer dinner, the partner happy hour or a suite reception once the Expo closes.
Works best: Dinners, happy hours, suitesA re:Invent crew often works more than one stop: the Expo booth, a briefing suite at a campus hotel and an evening event. Set your stations and stops, and the route card counts the people and the cost.
Eight jobs we fill for re:Invent 2026 staffing, from the Expo aisle to the dinner table. Each one is $85 per person per hour.
Models hold the open edge of your Expo booth in your colors and turn passing builders into visitors before the next session pulls them away.
Ambassadors work the swag counter, scan each badge first and keep a long giveaway line polite and moving.
For a launch moment or a photo spot, promotional models present the product and keep the crowd facing your screen.
Hostesses run check-in at hotel briefing suites and customer dinners, greet guests by name and keep the room on schedule.
Presenters learn a tight script and run your live AI or cloud demo on a headset mic, the same strong way on the last day as the first.
Pod hosts follow your console click path with one visitor at a time and hand deep questions to your solutions architects.
Check-in staff manage RSVP lists for partner happy hours, briefings and executive dinners across the campus.
Reps scan badges with your lead app, ask your questions and tag each lead as builder, decision maker, partner or startup.
Showing at more than one tech event in the city? The same Las Vegas teams work CES booth staffing each January and Black Hat USA booth staff each summer, so one brief can carry from show to show.
An example island for a cloud or AI exhibitor, with a live demo wall, seated pods, a micro theater and a swag counter. Tap a zone to read the job, or match the numbers to the list.
Example 30×30 island, not to scale. We redraw this on your real Expo floor plan before the show.
The signature station. A presenter with a headset mic runs the same short live demo every fifteen minutes, so a crowd can form, watch and peel off to the pods with a question already in mind.
Builders want to see the console, not a slide. A demo host sits with one visitor at a time, follows your click path and calls your solutions architect over when the questions go deep.
Fifteen-minute partner talks fill only if someone gathers people from the aisle beforehand. A theater host does that, introduces the speaker and scans every seat at the end.
Hoodies and stickers draw a line all week. A brand ambassador scans each badge before anything is handed over, so the giveaway turns into leads instead of empty bags.
Account teams book short meetings at the booth. A host keeps the calendar, greets each guest by name and has the pod clear and quiet when the next appointment walks up.
Every serious visit ends here. A booth rep with a tablet asks your qualifying questions and tags the lead as builder, decision maker, partner or startup before it reaches sales.
Traffic comes in waves as sessions let out. A greeter at the open edge invites people in and sends each one to the wall, a pod or the theater, so nobody stands around wondering where to go.
Keep the closet locked and assign one person to restock the counter and swap tablet batteries during the quiet hour after lunch.
Brands that have booked Purple
re:Invent does not sit in one building. In 2025 it used six venues along the Strip, with the Expo at The Venetian. Our Venetian Expo venue guide covers the halls, docks and labor rules; below is how the crew plan changes at each kind of stop.
The main stop for your crew. Traffic arrives in waves as sessions end, so the shift plan puts the most people on the floor in those windows and uses quiet stretches for restocking and breaks.
Presenters, pod hosts, reps, greetersAttendees spend much of the day in sessions at other hotels and ride shuttles between them. Your booth staff will not work those rooms, but the session clock sets your rush hours.
Plan shifts around the wavesMany cloud exhibitors book a suite for customer briefings near the Expo. A hostess runs check-in, keeps the calendar and walks each guest in on time.
Suite hostesses, greetersCustomer dinners and partner nights fill the evenings. Check-in hosts and hostesses keep the list tight and the welcome warm.
Check-in staff, hostessesThe jobs on a cloud or AI booth, how many of each to book and when to lock them in.
| Role | What they do at re:Invent | How many | Book by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demo presenter | Runs the live AI or cloud demo on a headset mic at your signature station, on a set loop through the day | One per demo wall | 5 weeks out |
| Pod demo host | Sits with one visitor at a time and walks your console click path, then calls in your architect | One per pod | 5 weeks out |
| Brand ambassador | Scans every badge at the swag counter and points visitors to the right station | One or two per counter | 4 weeks out |
| Theater host | Gathers the aisle before each partner talk, introduces the speaker and scans the seats | One per theater | 4 weeks out |
| Booth rep | Asks your qualifying questions on a tablet and tags builders, buyers, partners and startups | One or two per booth | 4 weeks out |
| Suite hostess and greeter | Runs check-in at your hotel briefing suite and welcomes guests at the booth edge | One each | 3 weeks out |
Five roles cloud and AI exhibitors book most for the re:Invent Expo. Each person learns your demo before the doors open, and each one bills $85 an hour.
Presenters on a headset mic who run your live demo on a set loop, so a fresh crowd forms every fifteen minutes.
Ambassadors who scan each visitor badge before the hoodie or sticker changes hands.
Hosts at your signature AI station who invite builders to try a prompt and guide them through the result.
Hostesses who run your client lounge or briefing suite, greet each guest by name and keep meetings on time.
Reps with a tablet who ask a buyer what they are building and tag the lead before sales calls next week.
Send your demo and stopsStations, suite and evening plans.
We rehearse at the boothEvery demo, the day before the Expo.
Leads tagged by buyer typeBuilder, decision maker, partner, startup.
The best cloud booths move each visitor along a short path, from the screen that stops them to the scan that records them. Our staff run the first two steps and the last one, and your architects own the third.
A presenter on a headset mic runs a short live demo that answers one question builders care about. People stop because something is actually happening on screen.
A pod host seats the curious visitor and walks your console click path, one step at a time, at the visitor’s pace.
When the questions turn to scale, cost or security, the host brings in your solutions architect and stays to take notes.
A booth rep scans the badge, asks your questions and tags the lead, so sales knows who wants a follow-up call next week.
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The work starts before the Expo opens and keeps going after it closes each day. Our local crews cover all three parts.
Planning other events in the city this year? Our Las Vegas trade show staffing teams cover every major hall and hotel.
Sample crews by booth size at $85 per person per hour. The route planner above prices your own stations, stops and days.
| Booth | Typical crew per shift | People | Per day | Whole show |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10×10 inline | One demo presenter who also scans badges | 1 | $680 | $2,720 |
| 10×20 inline | A demo presenter, a badge scanner and a greeter | 3 | $2,040 | $8,160 |
| 20×20 | Two pod hosts, a swag counter ambassador, a booth rep and a greeter | 5 | $3,400 | $13,600 |
| 20×30 with a demo wall | A headset presenter, two pod hosts, a swag ambassador, a booth rep and a greeter | 6 | $4,080 | $16,320 |
| 30×30 island with theater | Presenter, three pod hosts, theater host, swag ambassador, meeting host, two booth reps and a greeter | 10 | $6,800 | $27,200 |
| Hotel suite only | A suite hostess and a check-in host for booked briefings | 2 | $1,360 | $5,440 |
8-hour days × 4 show days × $85 per person per hour. No travel, hotel or agency markup.
A 20×30 booth with a demo wall and two pods needs six people per shift: a headset presenter, two pod hosts, a swag ambassador, a booth rep and a greeter. Here is that crew hired in Las Vegas next to the same six flown in.
| re:Invent 20×30, four Expo days | Cost |
|---|---|
| Purple local staff | |
| Travel, hotel, per-diem | $0 |
| Your re:Invent total |
| Typical fly-in agency, same team | Cost |
|---|---|
| Staff hours at $85 | |
| Round-trip flights ~$380 each | |
| Hotel re:Invent week rates · ~$320/night | |
| Per-diem ~$89/day | |
| Fly-in total |
Compared on what actually changes your results and your invoice in AWS re:Invent.
| Purple local crew | Fly-in staffing agency | General temp agency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay per hour | One flat $85, models to reps | Day rate plus travel costs | Cheap, but not booth-trained |
| Travel and hotel | $0. The team lives in re:Invent | About $380 flight plus $320/night per person | $0 |
| Local knowledge | Halls, transit and shortcuts | Arrives with a map | Depends on the person |
| The re:Invent edge | Every demo, the day before the Expo. | Not local | Not specialised |
| Trained on your product | Briefing call and cheat sheet | Sometimes, for a fee | No |
| Lead capture | Qualifies and tags every scan | Varies | Not part of the job |
| Backup staff | Standby crew in town | Flights don’t happen same day | Unknown |
Fly-in costs use the same typical re:Invent rates as the budget above. Other agencies’ pricing varies.
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We’ll email your quote within 24 hours, usually much sooner. Need it now? Call (800) 994-8030.
Logged like a status page, because each one is easy to spot and easy to fix before the Expo opens.
A live demo in a loud hall needs a headset mic and a set loop. Without one, the screen plays to an empty aisle.
A hoodie handed out without a badge scan is a gift, not a lead. Put one ambassador on the scanner and keep the rule firm.
Your architects should answer the hard questions. If they explain the product from zero all day, add pod hosts.
Traffic swings with the session clock. A flat plan leaves people idle mid-morning and short when the rush lands.
Briefing guests walk in late, early or lost. A hostess at the door keeps the account team on time.
Call (800) 994-8030 and ask for re:Invent booth staffing.
Every role is $85 an hour per person, with a four-hour minimum per shift. Demo presenters, pod hosts, brand ambassadors, booth reps, hostesses and models all bill the same. Our crews live in Las Vegas, so there are no travel fees.
AWS lists re:Invent 2026 for November 30 to December 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. The conference returns every year. Expo hours and the venue map come from AWS, and we set your shifts to them.
In 2025 the Expo was at The Venetian, while sessions spread across six Strip venues. AWS confirms the 2026 floor plan in its exhibitor materials. Tell us your booth number and we brief the crew on the hall and the nearest doors.
Yes. Send a short script for the demo wall and the click path for each pod, then give us an hour with your team before the Expo opens. Presenters handle the guided part; deep technical questions go to your architects.
Yes. Reps and ambassadors use your lead retrieval app or device, ask your qualifying questions and tag each lead. Send login steps two weeks out so we can test it at the rehearsal.
Count stations first: one presenter per demo wall, one host per pod, then a booth rep and a greeter. A swag counter, a theater or a meeting pod each adds one. The route planner on this page does the math.
The show is only weeks away, so book as soon as your booth plan is set. Five weeks is ideal for matching staff to your demo. Rush requests still work with 72 hours’ notice.
Right here. Our re:Invent crews are Las Vegas locals who report to the Expo with no flights or hotel nights on your bill. The same team can cover suites and dinners at other campus hotels, at $85 an hour per person.
Yes. Book a single day, such as the day of your launch or your busiest Expo day. Each person has a four-hour minimum, and you can add days later.
We keep briefed standby staff in Las Vegas during re:Invent week. A replacement reaches your booth within two hours. If we miss that, you do not pay for that shift.
No. Exhibitors hire us directly. Purple Exhibits is independent and has no affiliation with Amazon Web Services, which organizes re:Invent.
Yes. Briefing suites, customer dinners and happy hours can be anywhere on or near the Strip. Our staff are local and get there on their own, at the same $85 rate.
Often, yes. Tell us which languages your customers speak when you book, and we look for Las Vegas staff who speak them, at the same rate.
Often, yes. Both shows are in Las Vegas, re:Invent in late fall and CES in January. Ask for the same people when you book, and we reuse the brief from your first show.
Yes. We design, build and install exhibits in Las Vegas, including demo walls, seated pods and meeting rooms, and we can staff them on the same plan.
Cloud companies meet customers and partners all over the campus. Our Las Vegas crews cover those rooms as well as the booth.
Check-in, name badges and on-time handoffs to your account team.
We send: Suite hostesses, greetersArrival lists, seating and gift handouts for invited guests.
We send: Hostesses, check-in staffRSVP check, wristbands and a warm welcome at the door.
We send: Brand ambassadors, check-in staffGuest flow, demo stations and a clean stage for your speaker.
We send: Demo presenters, promotional modelsSign-in, materials and timing for hands-on workshops.
We send: Check-in hosts, pod hostsStaffing by show
Las Vegas and this show
Staffing by role
Purple Exhibits is an independent exhibit and staffing company. We staff exhibitors at AWS re:Invent; we are not affiliated with Amazon Web Services (AWS), the organizer of re:Invent. Show names belong to their owners.
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