July 8, 2025 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
McCormick Place, Chicago, IL
Join NACS staff and official NACS Show vendors for a day at Chicago’s McCormick Place to discuss cost control, hear from NACS Staff and official vendors, and tour the McCormick Place Convention Center. This event is completely free! Just be sure to register in advance.
Your company also receives 2 bonus priority points by attending!
Maximum total of 2 bonus priority points can be earned per exhibiting company for confirmed participants.
A research study conducted this past November found that:
- exhibiting costs have risen higher than economic inflation rates due to show services
- show organizers face significant pressure as exhibitors pose solutions that may threaten the revenue streams of organizers and service providers
- collaboration between exhibitors and organizers is more crucial than ever to foster stronger partnerships and address shared pain points
- exhibitors are focusing on efficiency and value to maximize impact while managing expenses.
When you combine this research with the economic uncertainty in the air due to tariffs, it is clear that it has never been more important to make sure you completely understand effective budgeting, cost control and measuring value and ROI.
Industry expert, Jefferson Davis, will help you prepare for a successful and rewarding NACS Show experience with a deep dive into these topics and more.
Tentative Agenda
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Welcome & Staff and vendor presentations
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch (provided by NACS)
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Keynote with Jefferson Davis
2:30 pm – 4:00pm
Facility Tour (we’ll try to wrap up a little earlier)
Registration is free. Travel, hotel, meals, and other expenses are not covered.
Hotel
We have a block of rooms reserved at the Marriott Marquis (one block away) for $199 a night (July 7 only). We will send the hotel registration link to all registered attendees.
The PowerPoint slide deck will be available on this page in late July.
Contact your account manager with any questions.