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NACC 2024 Conference Celebrating 30 Years

This year we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the National Association of Collegiate Concessionaires and we want you to celebrate with us! 

The University of Utah is proud to host this year’s conference from June 24- 26. We will spend a day at Brigham Young University and tour their facilities too!

Monday, June 24:

• Morning Networking session at Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. Enjoy a day of activities with your fellow NACC members. This trip is included in your conference registration
• Opening reception in the evening at Rice Eccles Stadium. Rice Eccles Stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Tuesday, June 25:

Keynote Speaker:

• Aaron Black- NACC Past President and retired General Manager of BYU Concessions

Exclusive trade show:

• Featuring J&J Snack Foods, Hormel Foods, Lower Foods, J R Simplot, Churchill Container and many more!

Education sessions:

• Vendor Presentations
• Industry Trends- Cashless, Grab n Go, Alcohol
• Building Relationships
• Utah Facilities tour

Member / Vendor Dinner

• Enjoy the evening networking with fellow school and vendor members.

Wednesday, June 26:

• Travel to BYU for the day.

Education Sessions:

• Vendor Presentations
• Methodology of Event Planning- Point of Sale
• Operational Challenges
• Open Forum Discussions
• Preview of 2025 Conference hosted by UNLV.

Hotel Accommodations:

• Host Hotel- The Sheraton Salt Lake City Hotel
• Special NACC Room rate of $169
• Book your room at https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1693523586484&key=GRP
• NACC discounted room rate ends on June 2^nd. Book soon for the discount. You can still book after June 2^nd.

Membership / Conference Registration:

• If you have not renewed your membership, go to Join/Renew (nacc-online.com)
• This link will allow you to renew your membership and register for the conference.

If you have any questions, please contact the NACC office at 301-448-9560

We hope to see you in Utah.

2023 NACC Conference

We are 31 days away from the 2023 NACC Annual Conference, hosted by Clemson University.

NACC President Mike Thar and his staff have an awesome conference planned that you will not want to miss!

Schedule of Events
Tuesday, June 20- Opening reception at the Master's Club at Memorial Stadium.

Wednesday, June 21- Education Sessions and Trade Show

Thursday, June 22- Education Sessions and facility tours of Memorial Stadium and Little John Coliseum.

Education Sessions to include:
Concessions 101
Marketing
Social Media
Specialty Branded Menus
NPO Recruitment
Open Forum Discussions
Facility Tours and so much more

Conference Hotel
The James F. Martin Inn located at the Clemson Conference Center. Hotel rates are $135 per night.

Call the hotel directly at 864-654-9020 and use code GF24206

To register, go to Join/Renew (nacc-online.com)

We look forward to seeing you at Clemson!

NACC 2023 Annual Conference

Clemson University will host the 2023 NACC Conference. NACC President Mike Thar and his staff have an awesome conference planned that you will not want to miss!

Schedule

Tuesday, June 20-  Opening reception at the Master's Club at Memorial Stadium. 

Wednesday, June 21- Education Sessions and Trade Show

Thursday, June 22- Education Sessions and facilty tours of Memorial Stadium and Little John Coliseum. 

Some Topics Include:

• Concessions 101
• Marketing
• Social Media
• Specialty Branded Menus
• NPO Recruitment / Retention

Keynote Speaker

Graham Neff, Director of Athletics, Clemson University.

His first year in Tigertown was taken at full speed, as he overseen significant facility development, including investments at football and a women’s sport expansion project to house Clemson’s new lacrosse and gymnastics teams. He led the bringing of Clemson’s multimedia rights in-house, developed a comprehensive NIL program and launched a streaming service, Clemson+. IPTAY has seen record-breaking growth in the past year, which included the largest gift in IPTAY history. Graham has helped develop several key areas of the department, including the financial philosophy, fundraising, student-athlete welfare, and external operations management, and in 2019 was named one of Sports Business Daily’s Power Players and in 2021 was named to SBJ’s 40 Under 40 list.

Conference Hotel

The James F. Martin Inn located at the Clemson Conference Center. Hotel rates are $135.

Call the hotel directly at 864-654-9020 and use code GF24206

To register, go to Join/Renew (nacc-online.com)

We look forward to seeing you at Clemson!

NACC Fall Discussion

Join the discussion!

The NACC invites you to the 2022 NACC Fall Discussion to be held on Tuesday October 25^th at 1:00 PM EST

A few topics to be covered:

• Staffing
• Supply Chain
• Price Increases
• 2023 Conference Information (Hosted by Clemson University)

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsf-6qqz0qHdJuEVH6DHYyACLapOofkKX8

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

You don’t need to be a member to join the discussion. Please pass along to your colleagues. Hope to see you all soon!