Associate Membership Policies

• Please reach out with any questions before paying your invoice, as membership dues are non-refundable.
• The membership year is May 1-April 30, regardless of your join date. Your membership will end on April 30, 2027.

• There are additional costs associated with attending, showcasing, and exhibiting at NACA events. See the below pricing table for details.
• A national membership is required to attend NACA Live.
• All associate members attend NACA events as exhibitors. Booths and conference registrations are sold separately – your booth does not include a registration. If you are planning on attending a NACA event, you will need to purchase at least one booth and one full registration for your company/act. Additional registrations and booths can be purchased as needed. Anyone attending the event will need some form of registration. Available registration types include a regular/full registration which covers one person for the entire event, and Day Pass registration which covers one person for one specific day.  
  • Conference booths: You can see what is included in your booth and find more details about exhibiting here 
  • NACA Live: Information will be available when registration opens in September. In the meantime, you can see Feb. 2026 NACA Live exhibitor information here: NACA Live | Performing & Exhibiting > scroll to ‘step 2’  
• All registered delegates of NACA conferences and NACA Live are expected to stay inside the conference hotel block. If you are not staying in the conferene hotel blocl, you shulod select the non-discounted registration fee (an additional $100) when you register. If you are not booking a hotel due to your close proximity to the conference site or other unique circumstances, or are not able to secure rooms using the booking link, please email [email protected] to avoid being assessed this fee. Hotel reservations should be made using the booking link on the NACA website by the reservation deadlines listed. 
• NACA does not guarantee any form of business or number of bookings because of membership, nor do we guarantee any number of attendees per event.

NACA Live costs will be announced when registration for that event opens, in September. In the meantime, 2026 NACA Live pricing is provided as a guideline.

*With hotel discount. If you are not staying in the conference hotel block, you should select the non-discounted registration fee (an additional $100) when you register. 

• Showcase opportunities are via application, and showcasing is not guaranteed to any member.  There is a $180 fee to apply, and a fee if you are selected; this fee varies by showcase category and event.
  • Please refer to pages 29-30 of the 2026-27 Conference Associate Guide for conference showcase fees
  • NACA Live 2027 showcase fees will be announced when applications open in September. In the meantime, you can see last year's fees as a guideline on page 3 of the 2026 NACA Live Guide.
• National members can exhibit and submit to showcase at all NACA Conferences, as well as NACA Live.
• Regional members can only exhibit and submit to showcase at one NACA conference per membership year (May 1-April 30)