Application for exhibition space at the ISBA 2026 Conference
IS NOW OPEN
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR AN EXHIBITION STAND
The 2026 ISBA Conference will be taking place at ICC Wales between Monday 11 - Wednesday 13 May.
Click on the images below to download the relevant documents.
Exhibition Brochure Draft Floorplan Stand Costs
Applying for a stand
The process for applying for an exhibition stand is as follows:
Step One
25 November 2025 - full information, including floorplan and costs is available on the ISBA website.
An email will be sent to all companies on the ISBA mailing list with the link to access the online stand application form.
Applications are grouped into categories and during the application process companies will be asked to indicate which category most closely matches their core business. The categories for 2026 are:
| Business Advisors and Services | Catering | Construction and Building |
| Bursary Assessment Consultants | Caterers | Building Consultants |
| Cost Reduction Analysts | Catering Advisors/Consultants | Construction Companies |
| Critical Incident Management Specialists | Catering Equipment | Environmental Services |
| Education Advisors | Catering Suppliers | Flooring |
| Governance | Restaurant Design | Internal Fixtures & Fittings |
| Health & Safety Advisors | Showers and Bathrooms | |
| Marketing/Fundraising | Signs | |
| Recruitment Consultants | Teaching Spaces | |
| Training Providers | Temporary Buildings | |
| Financial | IT and Office | Legal and Insurance |
| Accountants and Accounting Services | Accounting Packages | Health Insurance Services |
| Auditors | Computer Hardware | HR Advisors |
| Banking | Computer Software | Insurance Services |
| Building Societies | Cyber Security | Law Firms |
| Bursary Assessment Consultants | Document Scanning | Legal Advisors |
| Debt Collection | HR and Recruitment Software | |
| Employee Benefits | Management Information Systems | |
| Finance and Investment Services and Consultants | Photocopiers | |
| Payment Systems | Printing Services | |
| Pensions | Support Services | |
| School Fee Payment Companies | Telecommunications | |
| Web/Graphic Design | ||
| Premises Management | Property Professional Advisors | Sports and Grounds |
| Bio Security | Acoustic Consultants | Grounds Management Services |
| Booking Systems | Architects/Designers | Gym and Sports Equipment |
| Holiday Camps | Project Managers | Playground Equipment |
| Lettings | Property Consultants | Sports Buildings - gyms etc |
| Planned Property Maintenance | Quantity Surveyors | Sports Hall Services |
| Property Management | Rates Advisors | Sports Management |
| Security | Town Planning Advisors | Sports Pitches |
| Sports Wear | ||
| Swimming Pools | ||
| Supplies and Transport | Sustainability | |
| Books and Publishing | Buildings and Estates | |
| Cleaning Services | Energy | |
| Clothing and Uniforms | Food and Nutrition | |
| Energy Suppliers/Utility Consultants | Investment | |
| Furniture Suppliers | Procurement | |
| Health & Safety Suppliers | Transport | |
| Minibuses | ||
| Music Performance Equipment | ||
| Office Supplies | ||
| Photographers | ||
| Transport Management |
When applying for a stand, companies are asked to complete a 50-word company profile and 150-word statement outlining their reasons for applying.
Step Two
CLOSING DATE - Tuesday 6 January 2026 you must have submitted your completed online application by 5.00 pm. All applications are processed online.
Step Three
We hold a selection meeting to decide who will be invited to exhibit at the Conference. Allocation of stands at the Conference is at our discretion.
When selecting exhibitors and allocating stands, the following will be considered:
- The involvement and support of potential exhibitors in the education sector and, in particular, with the ISBA and its member schools.
- The number of times a firm has applied to attend, and actually attended, previous Conference exhibitions.
- The product or range of services being offered to members.
- The need for balance across all categories of exhibitor.
- The introduction of a proportion of first-time exhibitors.
- The location of the Conference so that local firms may be included.
- The relevance of topical issues at the time of conference or the launch of new products or offers to members.
Step Four
On, or around, 12 January 2026 successful companies will be notified. Stands are allocated and the first deposit invoices will be sent. Payment of deposits is required by 30 January 2026.
Final invoices for the balance of Exhibitor Fees will be payable by 27 February 2026.
Late payment may result in loss of the stand allocation, forfeit of the deposit and interest becoming payable on the sums due. Please see the ISBA Terms and Conditions for Exhibitors for full details of the terms applying to exhibiting at the Conference.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR AN EXHIBITION STAND
