MARKETPLACE PRICES FOR 2025:
Regular – August 1, 2024 – October 31, 2024 (limited spaces available)
August 1–Oct. 31, 2024
Booth – Non-profit $700
Booth – For profit $800
Table Top $450
Artisan Table (for small creators) $100
The Marketplace at the APCE 2025 Annual Event in Memphis Tennessee at the Peabody Hotel will be open various hours to conference participants on Wednesday and Thursday, January 29 & 30, 2025. Vendor setup will be either on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6pm-7pm or on Wednesday morning 8am–9:45am before the Marketplace Opens at 10am, vendor choice. Vendors will take down their spaces Thursday, January 30, 2025 beginning at 6pm–7pm after the Marketplace closes at 6pm. Vendors may not take down early before the Marketplace officially closes at 6pm.
The Marketplace includes vendors and exhibitors, as well as the PC(USA) Bookstore, stocked with their newest resources, titles and materials from other publishers. The Marketplace is the community center for our Annual Event, and we are excited for your organization, nonprofit or for profit to join this community of Partners in Christian Education by hosting either a booth, tabletop or Artisan table. Come alongside our conference leadership as they stir event participants to wrestle with God and church toward a more beloved community.
Marketplace Booths include a pipe and drape booth, 5-6’ rectangle table with 2 chairs, tablecloth, waste basket and small identification sign. Additional signage, carpets, and booth furniture may be purchased for additional fees through the Pipe and Drape company in the Fall. All shipping and handling is done directly through the Pipe and Drape company ahead of time. A booth rental includes four (4) Vendor nametags with the organization name. These nametags grant the exhibitor access to the Marketplace and to Worship. Individual meal tickets may also be purchased separately for exhibitors.
Marketplace Tabletops include a small round table, two chairs, tablecloth and a small table sign available for displays and conversations, with no sales (including online purchases) permitted. These are designed for seminaries and foundations to meet and greet prospects, alumni, etc. or exhibitors with small displays who are not selling items. Exhibitors at a tabletop selling items will be fined a booth fee and asked to leave the Marketplace for the remainder of the Annual Event. Tabletop rental includes two (2) nametags with the organization name. These nametags grant the exhibitor access to the Marketplace and to Worship. Individual meal tickets may also be purchased separately.
Artisan Tables will be available for this event for small creators (artisans, hobby or homecraft small vendors). One 6’ rectangle table, 2 chairs and small signage. No pipe and drape. Designed for small vendors to sell handmade or small items without purchasing a large booth space designed for larger businesses. Unlike 2024 we are only selling items, not experiences. Limited to 2 small creators per Artisan Table space.
Payment
Payment for booths, tabletops and Artisan tables is expected at the time of purchase, either by credit card during the purchase process or via check within 30 days of purchase.
Vendor benefits will not be provided until full payment is received.
Checks should be made payable to APCE with AE 2025 Marketplace clearly noted in the Memo line and mailed to the following:
Association of Partners in Christian Education (APCE)
c/o Kerr Business Service
924 Jefferson St.
Kerrville, TX 78028
Vendor Annual Event Registrations may be purchased for a fee through the APCE website when registration opens in the Fall 2025. A discount of $100 off each of two (2) Registrations per booth or tabletop vendor will be provided in the Fall. Artisan Tables do not include a discounted registration to keep the costs low. Discount codes will be distributed in the Fall as Event registration opens. Annual Event registration includes all aspects of the conference including workshops, plenary and meals with the conference nametag.
Vendors wishing to register for multiple booths please reach out directly to aemarketplace@apcenet.org for an invoice for payment.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
APCE recognizes that plans and needs change professionally and personally for our vendors. We also value the contracts and partners that make the Marketplace possible. Holding these two values together, we offer a 90% refund for vendor cancellations 3 months prior to the event start date (10% of each payment, less any credit card fees is used for administrative and processing fees).
Cancellation refund requests made after October 24, 2024, will not be refunded.
If, for any reason, the 2025 APCE Annual Event does not take place in-person, vendors will be refunded 50% of the registration fee and added to the Virtual Marketplace.
If neither an in-person conference nor a virtual conference takes place, vendors will receive 100% of the registration fee back.
Partnership Opportunities are available for exhibitors to show their support of APCE’s mission to connect, enrich, empower, and sustain partners in Christian education by sponsoring a special event or an entire day of the 2025 APCE Annual Event, we want to hear from you! Please contact the Marketplace Co-Moderators at aemarketplace@apcenet.org.