The SAME 2023 Federal Small Business Conference (SBC) will be held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention in San Antonio, Texas. SBC pricing is structured to allow for maximum discounts to early registrants and SAME members. You can purchase an SAME Individual membership during the registration process. SAME classifies business sizes as listed below. Registration will open in mid-July, but check back for updates.
Small Business: up to 100 employees
Medium Business: 101 - 2,000 employees
Large Business: 2,001+ employees
| FULL CONFERENCE: | Early Fees: through 08/15/23 |
Advanced Fees: 8/16/23 - 09/26/23 |
Regular Fees: 09/27/23 - 10/24/23 |
Last Chance Fees: 10/25/23 - Onsite |
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| Member | Non-Member | Member | Non-Member | Member | Non-Member | Member | Non-Member | |
| Small Business | $600 | $731 | $700 | $831 | $800 | $931 | $900 | $1,031 |
| Medium Business | $730 | $831 | $830 | $931 | $930 | $1031 | $1030 | $1,131 |
| Large Business | $830 | $931 | $930 | $1,031 | $1,030 | $1,131 | $1,130 | $1,231 |
| Industry Young Professional | $600 | N/A | $700 | N/A | $800 | N/A | $900 | N/A |
| Academia, Non-Profit, Fully Retired | $600 | $731 | $700 | $831 | $800 | $931 | $900 | $1,031 |
| Uniformed Service/Gov't Civilian** | Member: $125 | Non-Member: $141 | ||||||
| Student (FT Undergraduate) Member | $0 | N/A | $0 | N/A | $0 | N/A | $0 | N/A |
| Speaker/Moderator - Industry (All) | Member: $500 | Non-Member: $601 | ||||||
| Speaker/Moderator - Gov't | $125 | |||||||
| Exhibit Hall Only (Exhibiting Companies Only) | $400 | |||||||
| ONE DAY ONLY: | ||
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| WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY ONLY: | Member | Non-Member |
| SMALL BUSINESS | $357 | $421 |
| MEDIUM BUSINESS | $407 | $471 |
| LARGE BUSINESS | $457 | $551 |
| UNIFORMED SERVICE/GOV'T** | $0 | |
| SPEAKER/MODERATOR - DAY OF SESSION ONLY | $0 | |
| FRIDAY ONLY: | Member | Non-Member |
| SMALL BUSINESS | $207 | $281 |
| MEDIUM BUSINESS | $307 | $381 |
| LARGE BUSINESS | $407 | $451 |
| UNIFORMED SERVICE/GOV'T** | $0 | |
| SPEAKER/MODERATOR - DAY OF SESSION ONLY | $0 | |
| SAME MEMBERSHIP PRICING | ||
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| Regular Memberships - One-year Membership; Not Refundable | ||
| PRIVATE SECTOR | $125 | |
| GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN**/UNIFORMED SERVICE | $55 | |
| ACADEMIC INSTITUTION | $55 | |
| NON-PROFIT | $55 | |
| FULLY RETIRED (NOT WORKING IN ANY CAPACITY) | $5 | |
| SAME MEMBERSHIP PRICING | ||
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| Young Professional Memberships - One-year Membership; Not Refundable (aged 39 and under; birth date must be provided to qualify) | ||
| PRIVATE SECTOR - YOUNG PROFESSIONAL | $75 | |
| GOVERNMENT CIVILIAN**/UNIFORMED SERVICE - YOUNG PROFESSIONAL | $40 | |
| ACADEMIC INSTITUTION - YOUNG PROFESSIONAL | $40 | |
| NON-PROFIT - YOUNG PROFESSIONAL | $40 | |
| FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE OR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT (age 25 and under) | $0 | |
**To qualify as a Gov't Civilian, you must be directly employed by a Government agency.**
Please Note: All individuals onsite at SBC must be eighteen (18) years of age or older. There are no exceptions to this policy.*
What's included:
Full Conference Registration includes: all General and Education Sessions, Networking Appointments, access to the Exhibit Hall (during show hours) including Networking Receptions, breakfast and lunch on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
One-Day Registration includes: all sessions on that day, breakfast and lunch on that day, and access to the Exhibit Hall for the day (during show hours). *Please Note: a One Day registration is for ONE Day only; multiple One Day registrations cannot be purchased. More than One Day is a Full Conference registration.*
Exhibit Hall Only Registration includes: all activities and meals that are held in the Exhibit Hall. This is only available to registrants who are with an Exhibiting Company.
Hotel Reservations:
Room reservations are NOT included with your conference registration. Rooms must be reserved through the Official Housing Site which can be found HERE. Additional information can be found on the Travel page of the SBC Website. DO NOT contact the hotels directly to make a reservation.
Cancelation and Refund Policy:
Cancelations will be accepted through October 6, 2023, 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 6, 2023. You may transfer your registration to a colleague if circumstances prevent you from attending the event.
The cancelation fee and deadline do not apply to government registrations. Government registrations will receive full refunds at any time. Please send cancelations to registration@same.org.
Registration Transfer:
To transfer your registration to someone else in your company, please have the substitute register for SBC. When they get to the Payment page, click the down arrow for the “Payment Method” and select “send invoice” from the menu. They should complete the Registration, but do not pay. Then, send an email to registration@same.org when this is completed to request the transfer. Your original registration will be canceled and the fee paid will be transferred to the substitute’s registration. *If the substitute’s fee is different (member vs non-member or a different fee category, i.e. Advanced vs Early) the difference will be charged.* However, if the original registrant has a Complimentary Exhibitor Full Conference registration (or other $0 registration), please request this registration be canceled by sending an email to registration@same.org. Once that is completed, the substitute can register and select the $0 registration fee.
**Transfer requests must be submitted to registration@same.org by COB (5:00 pm, EST) on Friday, October 27, 2023. After this deadline, transfers must be completed onsite at the Help Desk.**
