Registration for the event will be open soon! Keep an eye out for updates on when it will be available.
Reserve Your Seat
School Nutrition Professionals: Register before May 31st and save $141 off of the regular rate
The full conference registration fee includes:
- All general and education sessions
- Exhibit Hall
- Culinary demos
- Closing event concert
Registration Info
How to Register
You may register yourself of group online using a credit card, purchase order or check. After the registration has been processed, a personalized link and housing information will be provided in a registration confirmation email. If you are registering a group, please be sure to provide a separate email address for each attendee to receive their confirmation.
Conference registration is required before you can reserve a room within SNA’s discounted hotel block.
The hotel link will also be embedded in your registration confirmation. All purchase orders and checks should be made out to the address below and contain your order number for reference.
School Nutrition Association
PO Box 719297
Philadelphia, PA 19171-9297
*SNA ONLY accepts the following credit cards: - VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. If paying by check or purchase order, be sure to include the individual’s name or order number on the check stub or purchase order for proper payment credit. You may also bring your payment onsite with you after the regular rate deadline.
Current SNA membership is required to receive the member rates listed below. The registration fee paid will determine the member category ribbon received onsite.
Pricing and Packages
Early Bird Rate
(Received on or before May 31)
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$599
Directors/Supervisors -
$479
FN Manager/Employee -
$479
Retired* -
$479
Student** -
$509
Guest*** (Non-foodservice) -
$684
FS Nonmember -
$599
Government -
$725
Industry Member -
$960
Industry/SNA Nonmember
Regular Rate
(Received after May 31 to onsite)
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$740
Directors/Supervisors
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$620
FN Manager/Employee -
$620
Retired* -
$620
Student** -
$650
Guest*** (Non-foodservice) -
$825
FS Nonmember -
$740
Government -
$880
Industry Member -
$1,020
Industry Nonmember
*Must have a current Retired SNA Membership to receive this rate.
**Valid College ID must accompany Registration to receive this rate. Children under 16 are not permitted at this time, ID will be required onsite.
*** Guest registration is allowed for non-foodservice or industry personnel.
SPEAKERS, VOLUNTEERS AND EXHIBITORS (INCLUDING PATRONS): DO NOT use this form to register for ANC. In order to secure your special rates, separate registration information will be emailed to you.
Special Savings
Members receive $25 off per registration when three (3) or more people register from their school district at the same time (in one transaction.) The option to register a group will be offered when you go through the registration process.
Important Information
SNA’s Annual National Conference and Exhibit Hall are open only to professionals (current/retired) servicing school nutrition programs in the K-12 and post-secondary markets, industry representatives servicing those markets, and professionals administering child nutrition programs at the state and federal level. Registration is required for admittance. SNA reserves the right to exclude any unauthorized persons from the conference facilities, meeting rooms, and Exhibit Hall.
Optional Fees
The following pre-conference sessions and special functions can be added to your registration. Sessions may be canceled if not full. If canceled, registrants will be offered alternate courses or receive a full refund after the conference concludes. Once a precon workshop is full, a waiting list will be started.
Pre-Conference Workshops
(Saturday, July 13)
Morning Precons
State Agency Only Precon: Hot Topics in School Meal Programs with USDA
8:00 am—10:00 am | $115
Team Up for Procurement Success: Your Future is Brighter with Forecasting
8:00 am—12:00 pm | $199
Team United: How Our Differences Give Us Power
9:30 am—11:30 am | $115
Build Your Personal Brand – How to Promote Yourself When You Don’t Like to Promote Yourself
9:30 am—11:30 am | $115
Meal Service in America's Oldest Schools: Tour of Boston Public (offsite)
9:30 am—11:30 am | $115
Mid-Day Precons
Dive into Sea-to-School at the Boston Fish Pier
11:00 am—1:30 pm | $115
It’s All in the Manual: How to Retain Staff Members
12:00 pm—2:00 pm | $115
Gain Program Balance with Data-Driven Menu Engineering
12:00 pm—2:00 pm | $115
Afternoon Precons
The Road Ahead: Your Map for Menu Planning Success,
1:00 pm—5:00 pm | $199
Dive into Sea-to-School at the Boston Fish Pier
2:00 pm—4:30 pm | $115
Kitchen Equipment & Construction: Innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Technology
3:00 pm—4:30 pm | $105
Putting the Puzzle of Procurement Together
3:00 pm—5:00 pm | $115
Special Function
EXTRA Closing Event ticket | Tuesday, July 16
Price $100
The full ANC conference registration fee includes one ticket to the closing event. This year, the Closing Event features supergroup, Ezra Ray Hart. The band features Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra, and Emerson Hart of Tonic. Together, the members of Ezra Ray Hart have sold over 20 million albums in the US and have had 18 top ten hit singles on the US charts, including five number one hits.
Registration Tips
- For Group Registrations: When registering a group, make sure to add in all members before payment information is completed. A prompt will appear towards the end of the registration process to add group members. Group discounts can only be applied to a single transaction.
- REGULAR REGISTRATION RATE ends June 16, 2024. After June 16, all registrations must be completed onsite.
- When you REGISTER ONLINE, your order confirmation will be generated immediately upon submission of payment or purchase order, and it will include special instructions on making your Housing Reservation. We do not book your housing automatically with registration.
- If you mail, email, or fax your registration purchase order or check, SNA requires up to 10 days from the date of receipt to process your payment. Your email confirmation will include the instructions on making your Housing Reservation.