Conference Cost Overview
What does my conference fee include?
The two main packages are...
Complete Package $900 - includes all below PLUS hotel room for three nights!
Members Conference Package $495 - goes up $200 on the 24th of Feburary
Other packages and pricing available here
What is included in the Conference Packages?
All the Meals
- Wednesday Dinner - Culinary Fight Club
- Thursday Breakfast - Key Note Speaker
- Thursday Lunch
- Thursday Dinner - Awards of Excellence
- Friday Breakfast
- Friday Lunch - Meet the Masters
- Friday Dinner - Night of Fire
- Saturday Breakfast
Networking Events
- Wednesday Evening - Happy Hour - Catch-up with old contacts, make new contacts
- Wednesday Night - Culinary Fight Club - Street Food
- Thursday Breakfast - Key Note Speaker
- Thursday Evening - Happy Hour - Special Interest Group Theme
- Thursday Night - Awards of Excellence
- Friday Lunch - Meet the Masters
- Friday Evening - Happy Hour - Meet the NBBQA Board
- Friday Dinner - Night of Fire
Educational Sessions
- Ten (10) educational sessions of your choice from a total thirty-eight (38) that are offered!
- Four rooms will be running all-conference, Presentation | Panel | Demonstration | Round-Table
- Worried you will miss some? No problems! This year we will be recording them and making them available to conference attendees after the conference
- Speakers added to the program as they confirm, check out the latest list here
Bonus Inclusions
- Free gift bag to all attendees
- Networking, more networking, and networking? Did we mention networking?
This year we have a breakout room dedicated to networking available during all educational sessions for all those discussions that just can't wait.
So where is the value?
Meals - 3 Breakfasts ($15) | 2 Lunches ($20) | 3 Dinners ($50) $250 (Meal only ticket price)
Events - 3 Happy Hours ($10) | 3 Dinner Events ($40) | 1 Lunch Time Event ($40) $190
Educational Sessions - 10 sessions ($30) $300
Bonus Inclusions - Priceless
Total of individual elements $740!
All available for just $495
And we consider these prices conservative. Some of these meal events can cost far more than $90 (Food $50 + Other $40) to attend, classes from some of the speakers pass the $100 mark for one hour.