How to Reserve Exhibit Space
PLEASE NOTE: Exhibit tables are also included in platinum and gold sponsorship packages. Please review the sponsorship page before purchasing your tables.
Exhibit space is available to SSIA supplier and associate members only. If you are not a supplier or associate member of SSIA, click here to apply.
Non-member suppliers wishing to exhibit at SSIA’s annual convention must apply for membership by April 15 of that year. After April 15, supplier membership applications will not be considered prior to the convention.
EXHIBIT COSTS
Exhibit tables are $800 each. Exhibit tables and discounts are also included in some sponsorship packages.
HOW TO RESERVE EXHIBIT SPACE
Click here to reserve your exhibit space online using our secure ordering system.
EXHIBITOR SCHEDULE
Friday, July 24, 2026
12 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Exhibitor Setup
Saturday, July 25, 2026
7 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Exhibitor Setup
12 p.m. - 1 p.m. - Wholesaler Preview
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Exhibit Hall Open
Sunday, July 26, 2026
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Exhibit Hall Open
2 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Exhibitor Breakdown
SSIA reserves the right to change or reschedule events without notice at the discretion of the SSIA board of directors.
SUPPLIER/ASSOCIATE MEMBER ATTENDANCE POLICY
Only SSIA supplier and associate members that have purchased a booth will be permitted in the exhibition hall and may participate in SSIA activities. Supplier and associate members that have not purchased a booth are welcome in the annual business meeting.
CONVENTION EXHIBIT POLICIES
Exhibit personnel is limited to SSIA supplier and associate members only. Exhibit space cannot be sublet to non-member companies, however a supplier exhibiting a product they sell but do not manufacture may have a representative of the manufacturing company in its exhibit. Exhibitors must be in good financial standing with SSIA before reserving exhibit space.
Shoe repairers who are paid representatives of the exhibiting company may staff the exhibit.
Shoe service wholesalers, orthopedic distributors, or their employees are not permitted to work a booth at a SSIA sponsored event. Representatives of non-member companies are also not permitted to work a booth.
SHIPPING AND STORAGE OF MATERIALS/ON-SITE SERVICES
The Astor Crowne Plaza will accept exhibitor materials beginning three days prior to the convention. Please address packages shipped to the hotel as follows:
Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel
739 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Hold for Hotel Guest: ___________
Arriving: ____________
Box #_____ of _____ Boxes (for multiple boxes from same shipping location)
Package Handling Fees: Hotel package handling fees are $7.50 per package, per day and $100 per pallet, per day.
Return Shipping: Materials being returned after the show should be packed and sealed with a prepaid return shipping label. Contact your carrier for a pick-up. The hotel staff will take your package(s) from the exhibit hall to the pick-up area.
QUESTIONS
For more information please contact Mitch Lebovic at SSIA headquarters:
630-866-8164
webmaster@ssia.info