NNLA 2025 Winter Conference - Exhibitors

Description

Thank you for helping us sell out the exhibit hall last year. As a previous exhibitor you have first option to secure your spot for the 2025 NNLA Winter Conference. Register your booth by November 15 and pay in full by December 1 to lock in your exhibit space. After December 1, any unclaimed/unpaid exhibit space will be released to our vendor waiting list.

When you register for a booth, you will choose either a booth with one person staffing ($405) or two people staffing ($525). Any additional staff will register as an additional attendee ($135 each). 

You will also have the option to purchase a sponsorship in addition to your booth or as a standalone item. The Gold and Platinum sponsorships include one conference registration. If purchasing a silver level sponsorship and attending the conference, register under the 'additional exhibitor attendee' and then purchase the silver sponsorship as an additional item. If not attending the conference, purchase the silver sponsorship as a 'sponsorship only'.

As part of the 100th Anniversary celebration, NNLA has secured Husker Volleyball Coach John Cook as the opening keynote speaker. You can sponsor Coach Cook's session for $2,000 (limit 3). With this sponsorship you will receive your logo on event materials, signage, two registration fees, and verbal recognition during Coach Cook's session and your logo on the screen in the auditorium. Contact the NNLA office to register your two complimentary registrations.

NNLA will be hosting a raffle to support the scholarship fund during the conference again this year. As part of your exhibitor registration please indicate if you are willing to provide an item for the raffle. NNLA uses the money raised from the raffle to award scholarships to horticulture students attending a college in Nebraska. If donating, plan to bring your item with you to the conference and drop it off at the registration table. 

Below is the agenda for the conference - we are finalizing the speakers and will release those details in early December along with the attendee registration opening. You will also find hotel room block and parking information below.

Contact the NNLA office for details - 402-381-7154 or jennifer@youraam.com

Schedule
Thursday, January 30, 2025
8:15                             Registration Desk Opens
8:15 – 9:45                  Exhibitor set-up
8:50                             President’s Welcome
9:00– 10:00                 Dream Big, Dream Like a Champion – John Cook
10:00 – 10:30              Break/Exhibit Hall
10:30 – 11:30              Greenhouse Technologies – Don Josko 
11:30 – 1:30                Lunch/Exhibit Hall
12:15 - 1:15                 NNLA Annual Meeting
1:25 – 2:25                  What’s new with NDSU and other cool plants! – Dr. Todd West
2:30 – 3:30                  DOT Regulations and Driver Training – Ken Walker
3:30 – 4:00                  Break/Exhibit Hall
4:00 – 5:00                  Growbags, Pots, and B&B: Pros and Cons - Roundtable with panelist
5:00                             Registration Desk Closes
5:15                             Reception at the Scarlet Hotel

Friday, January 31, 2025
8:00                             Registration Desk Opens
8:25 – 8:30                  President Welcome
8:30 – 9:30                  Plant Nutrition and Water Quality Basics – Corby White
9:30 - 10:00                 Break/Exhibit Hall
10:00 – 10:30              Announcements and Raffle Drawing
10:30 – 11:30              Horticultural Exploration of NYC, London, the Netherlands & Paris – Sheila Schrader 
11:35 – 12:35              Ornamental Grasses for Nebraska – Bob Henrickson
12:35                           Adjourn
Vendors must tear down by 1:00 pm

We are finalizing the speakers and will release session details when we open attendee registration in early November

Hotel Room Block:
Scarlet Hotel 
Click here to book your sleeping room at the Scarlet Hotel (directly across from the conference center). NNLA has a room block for $129 per night.  

Parking at Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC)
Parking is available in the NIC Event Parking lot or along the street. Payment is require for either the parking lot or street parking. To pay for parking you must use the Passport Parking App. 

1. Download the Passport Parking app from the Apple App Store or Google Play store.
2. Create an account with your mobile phone number or email address.
3. Park anywhere you see Passport Parking app signs & decals.
4. Pay for your parking in the NIC parking lot from your phone using Zone 9900 and your plate number
5. Pay for your street parking session using Zone 80 and your plate number
6. Extend your time remotely if you’d like to stay longer!

Cancellation Policy: A refund, less a $10 administrative fee, will be given for all written requests postmarked by January 15, 2025. Requests received after that date will be reviewed by the NNLA Board of Directors.

Questions? Contact the NNLA Office at (402) 381-7154 or email jennifer@youraam.com.

NNLA is not liable for any injury or damage resulting from willful acts of attendees. Attendees assume all risk and danger relating to the NNLA event, whether occurring prior to, during or after the event.

By registering for this event, you consent that photos/videos of you at the event may be published in print or posted online in online photo albums; on photo/video sharing sites such as YouTube; on social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn; and in other web-based media at the sole discretion of NNLA.