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Educational Attendee Registration

Where Innovation, Education, and Connection Come Together

EPIC is more than a conference. It's where higher education procurement professionals, industry leaders, and supplier partners come together to exchange ideas, tackle challenges, and explore new opportunities.

Through engaging education, meaningful connections, and innovative solutions, EPIC empowers attendees to strengthen their skills, expand their networks, and bring fresh perspectives back to their institutions.

Whether you're a seasoned procurement leader or just beginning your career, EPIC offers the insights, resources, and relationships to help you thrive in an evolving profession.


What Can You Expect at EPIC?

  • Inspiring Keynotes: Gain fresh perspectives from dynamic speakers who challenge conventional thinking and inspire new approaches to leadership and innovation.
  • Engaging Education: Explore real-world challenges, emerging trends, and practical strategies you can put to work at your institution.
  • Meaningful Connections: Build relationships, exchange ideas, and learn alongside procurement professionals and industry partners who understand your challenges.
  • Innovative Solutions: Discover emerging technologies, tools, and supplier solutions designed to help procurement teams work smarter and deliver greater value.
  • Conversations That Matter: Share experiences, challenge assumptions, and collaborate with peers to shape the future of educational procurement.

Discover new ideas. Build lasting connections. Advance your profession.

Experience what makes EPIC the place where the educational procurement community comes together.


Make the Case to Attend EPIC

Investing in professional development is an investment in your institution's success. EPIC brings together the education, connections, and innovative solutions that help procurement professionals navigate challenges, improve processes, and deliver greater value to their institutions.

We know that securing approval for conference attendance can require demonstrating a clear return on investment, especially when budgets are tight. That's why we've created resources to help you make a compelling case for attending EPIC.

Resources to Help You Get Approval

  • Justification Letter: A customizable letter to help communicate the professional and institutional benefits of attending EPIC to your supervisor or leadership team.
  • Schedule-at-a-Glance: Explore the conference schedule and identify opportunities that align with your professional development goals and institutional priorities.
  • Sample Budget: Plan your anticipated expenses and present a clear picture of the investment required to attend.

Your professional growth benefits your entire institution. Use these tools to demonstrate how attending EPIC can translate into actionable insights, stronger partnerships, and lasting value for your procurement team.