Frequently Asked Questions

The consumer registration rate is $125, and the regular conference registration fee is $985. Registration will be available online through Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 3:00 P.M. ET or until registration is sold out.

Subject to availability, the late registration rate is $1,035.00. For more information on rates and registration timelines, visit the Registration page.

Registration includes access to all conference sessions and plenaries; Capitol Hill Day; the Networking Reception on Thursday, July 9, 2026; continental networking breakfasts on Thursday and Friday (July 9 – 10); and lunch all three days of the conference. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres will be provided at the Networking Reception, and drinks will be available for purchase. 

If your organization requires payment by purchase order or requires an invoice for payment, please email conference@naeh.org. Invoices can be paid by check or with credit card over the phone.

Cancellation requests made by 11:59 P.M. ET on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, will incur a $50 cancellation fee. Requests made between Thursday, May 28, 2026, and Wednesday, June 17, 2026 by 11:59 P.M. will incur a $150 cancellation fee. Cancellations made on or after Thursday, June 18, 2026, will receive no refund.

If someone is able to take your place, you may transfer your registration by June 17, 2026.

Please be advised that registration fees are non-refundable under any circumstances outside of the cancellation policy, including but not limited to contracting COVID-19 or weather-related issues affecting your ability to attend.

For full cancellation details please visit the Cancellation page.

The Alliance is pleased to offer a special ‘consumer’ rate for individuals who are currently experiencing homelessness or have experienced homelessness within the last five years. A limited number of scholarships are also available for individuals with lived experience of homelessness to attend the conference. Visit our Scholarship page for more information.

Individuals staffing information tables may not participate in the event (this includes attending both workshops and plenaries) unless they have paid an attendee registration fee.

The application deadline for sponsorships and information tables is 11:59 P.M. ET on Monday, June 1, 2026.

Visit the Sponsors/Info Tables page for more information.

Many of your materials were collected on your application. For further details and instructions, please contact the Alliance’s Senior Manager of Individual and Institutional Giving, Allie Mattil, at development@naeh.org.

No. Only two staff are allowed per information table, and rotation of staff during the event is not allowed. Staffers must wear their name badges at all times, or they will be asked to leave the event.

All applications are subject to review and approval. Once you’ve submitted an application online, you will receive a confirmation of receipt. Please allow a few days for review. You’ll then receive the approval decision from the Alliance’s Senior Manager of Individual and Institutional Giving, Allie Mattil. If you have questions about your application, please contact development@naeh.org.

Once you have been approved to sponsor or exhibit at the event, you will receive an invoice and payment instructions, an additional form to complete, and further details regarding your sponsorship and/or information table. Failure to complete the form and payment by the given deadline will result in your application approval being revoked.

As applicable, you will receive instructions on completing complimentary registrations, accessing the event app, instructions on AV/tech rentals, and shipping instructions for your information table materials. This information will be provided closer to the conference date.