2025 CA Day & Trade Show

Description

CA Day is an annual educational event and trade show bridging the gap between Homeowner Leaders (board members), Community Managers, and the Business Partners that support them. The trade show is no ordinary trade show. Every year we choose a theme and immerse ourselves producing a truly exceptional trade show experience, with this year’s theme being “Circus: Step Right Up to the Most Spectacular Trade Show.” Each booth will be participating in best circus booth designs and visitor engagement competitions.

There will be FREE Education Classes available to registered attendees from 9 – 11:30 am, 146 vendor expo booths to visit from 11 am – 3 pm, thousands of dollars in raffle prize giveaways, and the Big Top Bash After Party from 3:30 – 6:30 pm.

After Party tickets are $25 per person for CAMs and Homeowner Leaders, and $50 per Business Partner. Each registered CAM and HOA Board Member will receive one drink ticket (soft drink or select alcoholic beverage). Business Partners may NOT attend the Trade Show unless they have purchased a booth or a sponsorship package of $500 or more.

If you plan to attend a class and the trade show, please be sure to register for both. Click HERE to download a PDF of the Trade Show Brochure to view all of the booth and sponsorship details. Click HERE for Attendee Registration (Coming Soon)!

Attendee Registration (Coming Soon!)

Click HERE for Attendee Registration to CA Day & Trade Show.

Parking

HOA Board Members (Homeowner Leaders) park for FREE (no valet). CAMs and Business Partners can purchase discounted parking for $20. Please park in the self-parking garage on or close to the 3rd floor. Take the pedestrian bridge on the 3rd floor into the convention center and take the escalator down to the first floor. There is no entrance on the back of the hall to the convention hall unless you walk around the building. Do not take the shuttle to the lobby.

Education Classes

Classes are free to attend, but registration is required as there will be limited seating. If you plan to attend a class and the trade show, please be sure to register as a trade show attendee and for each class you wish to attend. Click HERE for Attendee Registration (coming soon!).

• Class #1: 9 am – Legal Update
• Class #2: 10 am – CEU TBD
• Class #3: 11:30 am – CEU TBD
• Class #4 – 11:30 am – Ask An Attorney 
• Lunch: 12:15 – 1:45 pm

Trade Show Entrance

The trade show is free to HOA Board Members/Homeowner Leaders and Managers, but companies, businesses and CAI Business Partners NOT purchasing a booth or a sponsorship of at least $500 may NOT attend the event (please see Suitcasing Policy below). Everyone attending the trade show must register by Thursday, March 20.

Hotel Room Reservations

There will be discounted rooms available at the Marriott to those attending the 2025 CA Day & Trade Show (dates include 3/26/25 & 3/27/25). Bypass registration on Thursday morning, March 27, get your hotel room and set your booth up on Wednesday night, March 26, and enjoy the show the next day!(As a reminder, the night before set-up fee is an additional $100 and does require registering for it here on the CAICF website trade show page). These reduced rate rooms can be booked through March 6, 2025. Book your room reservation by calling 800-621-0638 (mention CAI 2025 Annual Trade Show) or by clicking HERE to make your reservation online.

Suitcasing Policy

CAI has a no tolerance policy regarding “suitcasing,” which describes the practice of non-sponsoring companies or individuals of soliciting sales or sales leads in the lobbies and/or representing their services or soliciting trade show participants for conflicting social activities. Violators of these policies will be ejected from the trade show if applicable, and charged $3,000 which must be paid prior to registering as an attendee, exhibitor or sponsor at any future CAI events. Businesses participating as trade show attendees are permitted to leave their contact information at the registration desk to be added to the Chapter’s database; visit the CAICF membership table to gather information about the Chapter and its programs; view the exhibit area to determine future participation; and to attend educational programs. However, under NO circumstances are they allowed to solicit their company and/or business to any attendees, exhibitors, speakers, etc.

Trade show participants and exhibitors are instructed to contact Security if there are any violations of this policy and the violator(s) will then be escorted out and removed from the trade show. Exhibitors and Sponsors have paid for the opportunity to promote their business to prospective clients and do not appreciate being solicited by vendors or undermined by competitors. This conduct is disrespectful and does not make a good impression with CAICF members, especially property managers (CAMs). Therefore the CAICF Chapter expects all business attendees to respect its policies, so that the trade show participants can focus on their purpose for attending and not be put in an uncomfortable situation.

Photo Release Waiver

By agreeing, you authorize CAI Central Florida Chapter to use photographs or video images of you or your property and authorize them, licensees, legal representatives and transferees to use and publish (with or without your name, company name, or with a fictitious name) photographs, pictures, portraits, video, or images herein described in any and all forms and media and in all manners including composite images or distorted representations, for the purposes of publicity, illustration, commercial art, advertising, publishing (including publishing in electronic form on CDs or internet websites), for any product or services, or other lawful uses as may be determined by CAI Central Florida Chapter. You further waive any and all rights to review or approve any uses of the images, any written copy or finished product.

Booth Layout