General Exhibitor FAQ

Attendees of the CITE conference support all facets of IT including CTOs and Directors of Technology, Network Managers and Engineers, Data Base Administrators, Support, and Technicians. We also attract Classroom Teacher, Administrators, and District and County Superintendents. Our conference is the home for IT decision makers who are working on projects or always looking for new partners to improve the systems in their LEA.

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Approximately 1,500 school, District, and County Office of attendees who participate in our conference represent over 600 unique public organizations, 99% located in California. With greater than 640 unique job titles, many have an impact in the technology procurement decision-making for their LEA. Of these roles:

• 32.08% of attendees approve technology purchasing decisions for their LEA
• 38.45% of attendees advise technology purchasing decisions for their LEA
• 29.46% of attendees research products for technology purchasing decisions for their LEA

The Exhibit Show will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Please do not ship any items to the exhibit hall or hotels without consulting Tricord first; please coordinate all shipments with Tricord Event Services.

Tricord is the exhibitor services provider for the CITE Conference. Additional furniture, hard-wired internet, electrical, internet, and other items may be purchased through Tricord event services via the Exhibitor Kit (To access the Exhibitor Kit please log into the exhibitor service center).

The following items are included and vary based on booth size:

• All booths include access to event-supplied wireless internet, which is acceptable for checking email but cannot stream video content.
• Pipe & Drape are included for a 10x10 booth and for a 10x20 booth. Pipe & Drape are not included for Start-Up tables and 20x20 booths.

Show badges are based on booth size. Please see the information below:

• Startup Table: 2 badges
• 10x10: 3 badges
• 10x20: 8 badges
• 20x20: 10 badges

No, lists of attendees who have opted in to have their information shared will be emailed to the primary attendees on record three (3) times. Attendee lists will be available in your exhibitor service center in the tasks section.
 

The hotel block link can be found in the exhibitor service center.

Unfortunately, there are not any exhibitor discounts available at this time. Top level sponsors of the Corporate Affiliate Program receive a complimentary 10x10 booth or credit toward a larger booth along with additional conference benefits.

Sessions and certain meals are only open to attendees under the Educational, Affiliate, One-Day, or Retired/Student registration types. To access conference sessions and attendee activities, an exhibitor would have to upgrade their badge from a booth staff registration to Affiliate registration.

We believe we can plan to safely hold this event in November 2026. We would only cancel if there were an emergency or the local/state/federal governments imposed stay-at-home orders. If that happens, we will make adjustments and contact all exhibitors with options.

Should exhibitor or attendee need to cancel, refunds will be granted based on the following guidelines:

• Full Refund less processing fees: Before October 1, 2026
• 50% Refund less processing fees: Between October 2, 2026, and October 26, 2026
• No Refund: On or After October 27, 2026
• On or after October 27, 2026 refunds will be granted at the sole discretion of CITE. Processing fees will be determined at the time of refund request

If you need help with your registration or have general questions, please email: exhibit@cite.org

Once you have registered as an exhibitor, you will receive an email with your username and password. Then you may access the  Exhibitor Service Center.

In the Exhibitor Service Center, you will be able to do the following: 

• Exhibitor Contract
• Exhibitor Directory
• View Invoice
• Make Payments 
• Exhibitor Checklist
• Sponsorships
• Exhibitor Toolkit
• Hotel Travel Info