Attendee FAQs
No. All individuals onsite at SBC must be eighteen (18) years of age or older. There are no exceptions to this policy. |
Registration pricing can be found on the Registration Information Page of the SBC event website. |
Registration will open by the end of July, 2025. Visit the Registration Information page for details. |
What's included with your Registration: |
A link to SBC Housing will be available on the SBC Travel & Lodging page about the same time as Registration opens, by the end of July, 2025. Visit this page to secure your Hotel room before rooms sell out or by the Hotel cutoff dates! |
All sessions and events that will be included in our 2025 SBC can be found on the Schedule-At-A-Glance! |
ALL SBC events will be held in Phoenix, Arizona, which is in the Mountain Time Zone. |
You can view our Schedule at a Glance for our 2025 SBC. This is an overview of what is taking place on each day and will be updated as needed. |
The event is being held in-person only at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The sessions will be recorded (audio) and this will be set to the presentation slides. They will be available about one week after the conference in the Attendee Service Center (ASC) through December 31, 2025. |
No, you do not need to be a member of SAME to attend the Small Business Conference (SBC). However, SAME members do receive a discounted registration fee. |
If your member information doesn't populate in the registration system, please send an email to member@same.org. |
If your company has an SAME Corporate membership, this does not mean that all employees have an SAME membership. The organization must select the employees to be on the Corporate membership. |
We expect about 6,000 Attendees, based on last year's attendance, with 20% being Govt; a majority of those being USACE employees. |
Online registration will stay open until the end of the conference. You can also register at the conference at one of the Onsite Registration stations. |
For SBC, we do not offer any Guest/Spouse registrations or offerings. |
For SBC, each Booth comes with (2) Complimentary Exhibitor Full Conference registrations. Those receiving the complimentary registrations must register through the Booth Staff Registration form. |
I''m trying to register my booth staff, but I cannot find our company in the drop-down. Why is this?
If your booth is not paid in full and approved by SAME, you will not see your company in the drop-down list. Keep in mind that this process is not instantaneous. Our staff makes every effort to check payments daily and approve paid companies as quickly as possible. |
We accept credit cards (Visa, American Express, Mastercard), ACH, and check payments. Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Tax ID#: 53-0196491 [this number may also be called the TIN or EIN] |
If paying by check, please make it payable to SAME and mail it with a copy of your invoice to the address below. Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)
P.O. Box 98399 Washington, DC 20090-8300 Tax ID#: 53-0196491 [this number may also be called the TIN or EIN] |
Cancelations will be accepted through COB (5:00 pm EDT) on October 24, 2025, and must be received in writing, to registration@same.org. Registration fees will be refunded in full minus a handling and processing charge of $100.00 for individual registration. If you are a government employee or your registration fee is $0.00, you will not be charged a cancelation fee if you cancel. SAME regrets that refunds cannot be issued after October 24, 2025. You may transfer your registration to a colleague if circumstances prevent you from attending the event. |
To retrieve your registration invoice/receipt, please login to the Attendee Service Center. Your login information is located in your confirmation email. |
Registration Transfer: |
Yes, for Government attendees, if you would like to register now but pay later please select, "BALANCE DUE" as your Payment Method. Click on the down arrow and select this from the menu; defaults to "credit card." When you are able to pay for your registration, please login to the Attendee Service Center and make payment. Your login information is located in your confirmation letter. Payment must be made prior to the start of the conference. |
A Pre-Conference Attendee List will be posted in the Attendee Service Center (ASC) two weeks before the conference (11/05). A Final list will be posted within one week after the end of the conference. A link and your login to the ASC can be found in your registration confirmation letter. Access to the ASC and the Attendee List is limited to registrants only. |
Yes, there is a UPS Store located in the Convention Center West Building on Second Street. |