General FAQs
When selecting meeting sites, SNA’s top goal is to provide access to in-person professional development programming and networking opportunities for as many members as possible. SNA is a non-partisan organization, representing members of every viewpoint and experience. As such, political affiliations and local policies do not influence our site selection process, and we strive to ensure our meetings are inclusive for members of all backgrounds and from every region.
As such, we strategically vary our annual meeting locations across each region of the country. Due to the size and scope of SNA meetings, we are required to sign ANC convention center contracts approximately eight to ten years in advance to guarantee meeting space, food and beverage services, and hotel room blocks at an affordable rate for members. Once selected, ANC sites cannot be changed due to exorbitant cancellation fees.
Sunday, July 10 through Tuesday, July 12. Pre-conference workshops will take place on Saturday July 9. The exhibit hall will take place on two days, Monday and Tuesday.
Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Top-tier keynote speakers, a diverse offering of 120 education sessions featuring the hottest topics in school nutrition led by experts, the largest exhibit hall in K-12 foodservice with 850 booths representing 350 companies, networking events and closing event entertainment. We project 4,000 school nutrition operators will attend.
We are excited to announce our keynotes speakers, Duncan Wardle, former Head of Innovation and Creativity at Disney; and Shayla Rivera, Aerospace Engineer and former NASA Rocket Scientist. Drawing from their experiences in global entertainment companies, space research and stand-up comedy, our speakers will surprise, engage and inspire you!
SNA strives to provide attendees and exhibitors with the best possible experience. You can view SNA policies and waivers here.
Attendees will not be required to be fully vaccinated or to show proof of a negative COVID test to attend #ANC22.
Following local guidance, at this time, masks are not required. For those who choose to wear masks, we suggest that you bring your own. SNA will not provide testing onsite, and we strongly encourage attendees who need to get tested to do so before arriving in Orlando.
We would like to remind attendees that everyone attending this in-person event must agree to comply with all health, safety and distancing guidelines in place at the time of the meeting. Attendees who decline to comply with event health and safety guidelines or related instruction from hotel, event center, or SNA staff and volunteers will be asked to leave the event.
Participants will earn over 13 CEUs by attending ANC 2022. In fact, you can meet ALL your USDA Professional Standards Training requirements by attending the conference. Plus, your training will also count toward SNA’s certificate program and credentialing renewal.
RDs and DTRs can earn over 13 CPEUs, depending on sessions attended. Please check the SNA resources section of the conference app for more information, including a tracking grid.
Registration FAQs
See registration, which includes access to all education sessions, exhibit hall, networking events and closing event entertainment. Early bird discounts are available.
SNA members receive special savings when more than one person in the same membership category registers from their school district. To qualify, each registrant from the same school district must include the name of the first person registered from the school district when registering and send all registration forms from the same school district in the same envelope or with the same fax. Special savings are not available online.
Fees vary depending on the length of the pre-con. See Pre-Conference Workshops for more information.
Exhibitors and Sponsors FAQs
Your benefits include non-competing exhibit hall time in our two-day tradeshow with pipe and drape for your booth, exclusive exhibit hall time with school nutrition directors, five complimentary Exhibit Hall badges for each 10x10 expo-space purchased, access to education sessions, use of the ANC 2022 conference logo for marketing, 11.5 hours of exclusive, non-competing exhibit hall hours, and much more. See becoming an exhibitor for more details.
A wide range of opportunities are available, from providing attendee tote bag inserts to sponsoring networking events. See Sponsorship Opportunities for more information.
For sponsorship opportunities, please email Nita Artis, Business Development Manager, at nartis@schoolnutrition.org. For exhibitor opportunities, please email Crystal Harper-Pierre, Exhibit Sales Manager, at charper@schoolnutrition.org.
Note: Information is subject to change. For any additional questions, please email meetings@schoolnutrition.org. Also, see ANC-2022-Event-Health-and-Safety-COVID-19 for SNA event safety protocols, our attendee liability waiver and FAQS regarding COVID-19 and ANC.
