Exhibiting and Sponsorship at the 2026 Annual Conference

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For more information on exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities below, please contact:
Brandan Kaiser, 202-844-4242, email bkaiser@upcea.edu

Cancellation of Booth Space:
All requests to cancel a booth space must be made in writing to Brandan Kaiser at bkaiser@upcea.edu. If an exhibitor places a cancellation, the following shall apply:

  • A 40% refund will be granted where notice of cancellation is received by UPCEA 60 days prior to the first day of the event
  • No refund will be granted for cancellation requests received less than 60 days prior to the first day of the event. Once the booth is canceled, UPCEA reserves the right to resell the space.

Affiliated Events Policy
The association has gone to great lengths and expense to negotiate and contract for a reduced room rate at conference hotels. That rate is based upon the projected attendance at the meeting. If corporate member and nonmember attendees elect to stay at other hotels, it subjects the association to attrition penalties that can cause significant financial loss to the association. We count on our corporate community to support the association, and one of the ways to do that is to honor our efforts to secure a sufficiently large room block at a reduced rate at a first class hotel/conference venue.   

For these reasons, corporate member and nonmember attendees are prohibited from holding any meetings (briefings, seminars, etc.) within a 25-mile radius, targeting professional, continuing, and online leaders in higher education during the scheduled hours of UPCEA events unless otherwise negotiated and scheduled with and by UPCEA. Any such meeting occurring within 36 hours before or after the UPCEA conference must be coordinated with UPCEA and, space permitting, be held at the conference hotel.  This policy helps ensure that the association’s contracted obligations to the hotel for guest rooms and food and beverage minimums are met, which is essential for the financial health of the association and its members. If UPCEA cannot find space for the corporate member or nonmember attendee’s event at the contracted hotel, we will work to help find alternative space.  In no circumstances, however, is it permissible for a corporate member or nonmember attendee to contract a separate hotel block, either at the conference hotel or elsewhere. 

UPCEA reserves the right to prohibit corporate member and nonmember attendees who violate this policy from exhibiting or participating at UPCEA events.

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