On behalf of the IBEA, Illinois Business Education Association Board of Directors, we invite you to participate as an exhibitor or sponsor at the 2023 IBEA Annual Fall Conference.  This year’s conference will be held Wednesday, November 1 to Friday, November 3, 2023, at the President Abraham Lincoln Springfield—a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Springfield, Illinois.  This conference provides an effective means for you to demonstrate products and services while making personal contacts with approximately 200 secondary, post-secondary, and college teachers. 

 This year we are offering two options for exhibitors:

  1. IBEA Exhibitor Booth rental ONLY space.
  2. IBEA Sponsorship – Become a yearly sponsor of not only the conference but of IBEA. You will receive:
    1. Expanded booth area in the exhibit hall
    2. Exclusive sponsor presentation session(s) on Wednesday evening
    3. Two full conference registrations, including all meals
    4. Two tickets to the Board of Directors Dinner on Wednesday 4:00p-5:30p (offsite)
    5. Recognition as an IBEA Sponsor throughout the conference
    6. Advertising on IBEA publications, website, social media at the conference and throughout the year.

Exhibit Times

The Exhibit Hall—located near the meal function area—will be open Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.  There will be times when sessions are not scheduled and are totally devoted to exhibitors.

As an exhibitor, you are an extremely important part of our conference.  We hope you will make plans now to join us at this year’s conference.  We look forward to working with you!  To reserve your booth space(s), please return the enclosed forms and your check (made payable to IBEA) to Dr. Gary B. Hutchinson, IBEA Exhibits, 3610 Hennepin Drive, Joliet, IL  60431.  You can also pay with a credit card via the IBEA website, www.ibea.org

If you have any questions, please contact Gary Hutchinson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

Sincerely,

Gary Hutchinson
IBEA Executive Director