2026 Veterans Conference

Exhibition Prep Guide

General Information

Quick Overview

Conference Hotel: Grand Hyatt Washington

Address: 1000 H St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001, USA 

Dates: July 8, 2026 - July 10, 2026

Website: 2026 Veterans Conference (naswa.org)

Event Hashtag: #NASWAVets26

Grand Hyatt Washington

1000 H St NW
Washington, DC 20001
USA

Conference Registration

Be sure you and/or your company representatives register for the Veterans Conference.

If you or your colleagues are:

  •  working at the exhibit table,
  •  plan to be in the exhibit hall/ programming area, and/or 
  • plan to attend the conference,

you must still register as a "Non-member" conference attendee on the event registration page.

* A Non-member is someone who is not a NASWA member (state workforce agency staff) or government partner. This includes vendors, conference sponsors, and NASWA Affiliates.

Registration Pricing

The registration deadline is June 15, 2026, 5:00 PM ET, or earlier, if capacity is reached.

Registration may close earlier than June 15, 2026 if capacity is reached.

Your sponsorship comes with a specified number of complimentary registrations (see below). Please refer to your “Sponsorship Details at a Glance” page within your registration for the complimentary code.

  • Number of Complimentary Registrations
    • Platinum and Gold Sponsors: TWO
    • Silver, Bronze, and Contributors (with an exhibit table purchase): ONE

Hotel Reservation Information

A block of rooms has been reserved at the Grand Hyatt Washington. Room reservations will become available February 2026

Grand Hyatt Washington

1000 H St NW

Washington, DC 20001

This room rate will be available until June 15, 2026, 5:00 PM ET, or until sold out.

Attendee Lists and Lead Capture

Attendee List Download

Attendee lists are provided to Platinum, Gold, and Silver Sponsors ONLY.

The first pre-conference attendee lists will be shared with applicable sponsors starting June 3, 2026.

Attendee Lists

NASWA encourages Sponsors' efforts to communicate with Event attendees. However, in an effort to meet Sponsors' needs and also protect the privacy rights of our attendees, the following provisions shall apply:

  • NASWA agrees to release to the Sponsor, if applicable to the Sponsor's sponsorship selection, the attendee's name, title, organization, and e-mail address, as provided by the attendee.
  • Sponsors and Exhibitors shall:
    • use attendee information in accordance with each attendee’s reasonable expectations
    • limit the use of attendee information to contacting each attendee
    • no more than two [2] times leading up to the date of the Event
    • no more than one [1] time within seven [7] days following the Event
    • put in place reasonable technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of attendee information
    • comply with the rights of attendees including any opt-out requests
    • not transfer attendee information to any third party outside the Sponsor. Sponsor shall not share with any affiliate entities.
    • not host events during any NASWA Event programming (including NASWA-hosted evening events).

Lead Captures

We are not offering lead capture or badge scanners. If you would like a lead capture option, please consider one or more of the following:

  • creating a form (SurveyMonkey, SurveyGizmo, Microsoft Forms, etc.) and displaying a QR code to your form at your booth for attendees to complete for more information.
  • taking a photo of their badge so you can follow up on LinkedIn.
  • asking for business cards.