Terms and Conditions Agreement
The centerpiece of the convention is the one-on-one business meetings that provide attendees the opportunity to privately sit down with their most important suppliers and customers to learn what is new and to do business.

To allow for the most valuable meetings, attendance to the show is limited and based upon approval. Once submitting registration for the event, it goes through a review process and within 72 hours, registrants will be emailed either a confirmation of approval or decline.

By registering and attending this event, each person acknowledges and agrees to the following restrictions as the criteria of being accepted to attend.

Cancellations and Refunds
If you cancel before Friday, July 4, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST), you are eligible for a full refund; however, you will incur a cancellation fee of 10% of your total registration fees. Cancellation notifications must be emailed to Show Management at Events@textiles.org before this time. Substitutions from the same company will be accepted in writing without penalty. If ATA cancels this event for any reason, you are eligible to receive a full refund, less processing fees.

If you cancel on or before Friday, August 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST), you are eligible for a 50% refund; however, you will incur an additional cancellation fee of 10%. Cancellation notifications must be emailed to Show Management at Events@textiles.org before this time. Substitutions from the same company will be accepted in writing without penalty.

Upon proper cancellation, the registration fee (full or 50%) will be refunded, less the cancellation fee of 10% of your total registration fees, to the card associated with the original transaction.

No refunds of any kind will be made for cancellations received after August 15, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CST. No refunds will be given for “no-shows,” late arrivals, early departures, and/or anyone who fails to notify us by the cut-off date using the method listed above

Substitutions, Transfers and Additions
You may transfer your registration to another eligible party if you are unable to attend the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention. Registration transfers must be made via email to events@textiles.org. You may not however, “share” your badge or registration with someone else.

Travel and Hotel
Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention attendees and exhibitors are responsible for securing their own travel and hotel accommodations and making payment for such. Cancellation of hotel reservations and/or any travel expenses incurred are the sole responsibility of each participant. ATA does not make any guarantees or in any way warrant the event location, accommodations, or transportation.

Please remember that canceling, transferring or adjusting your registration does not automatically cancel/adjust your hotel and travel arrangements. Participants are responsible for managing their own travel accommodations.

Photography, Audio and Video Recording
ATA has a long-standing tradition of photography at events for use in the marketing of future events as well as for publishing in our trade magazines for informational and educational purposes.  It’s possible that by attending the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention, your image and/or voice might be captured during the normal course of such photography.

Anti-Trust Compliance
It is the policy of the Advanced Textile Association (ATA) to comply fully with the antitrust laws. In order to comply with those laws and to prevent this event from being used for unauthorized activities you agree to follow our Compliance Program Concerning Federal Antitrust Laws by registering for this event. These policies will be strictly followed throughout this event in order to protect all participants, Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention, and ATA. ATA staff has periodically been briefed on the antitrust laws by ATA counsel. If, during the course of this event a staff member requests a registrant cease and desist any discussion because of a potential risk, you are asked to cease such discussion immediately and follow the instructions of the ATA staff person. For more information about our Compliance Program Concerning Federal Antitrust Laws, please contact ATA at +1 800-225-4324.

Soliciting
Suitcasing is strictly prohibited at the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention. We reserve the right to escort any individual from the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention if they are reported to be soliciting at the event and are not an Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention sponsor or exhibitor. We encourage attendees to support the paid sponsors and exhibitors who, in turn, are supporting the industry.

Admittance and Removal
In ATA’s sole discretion, without refund, we reserve the right to refuse admittance to or expel from the event anyone that we determine is behaving in a manner that could be disruptive to the event or any other attendee.

Views Expressed
The views expressed by any Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention attendee, speaker, exhibitor or sponsor are not necessarily those of the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) or its representatives. All event attendees, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors are solely responsible for the content of any and all individual or corporation presentations, marketing collateral, advertising and online Web content.

Cancellation of Event and/or Education
Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention organizers may at any time, with or without giving notice, in their absolute discretion and without giving any reason, cancel or postpone the conference, change its venue or any of the other published particulars, or withdraw any invitation to attend. In any case, neither the organizers nor any of their officers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be liable for any loss, liability, damage or expense suffered or incurred by any person.

Although every reasonable effort is made to provide the speakers, topics, and sessions listed, some changes or substitutions may occur. Speakers are subject to cancellation or change up to and including the day the session(s) are scheduled to be held. Changes or cancellations are made at the discretion of ATA and may be done without notifying attendees. If sessions are changed or canceled no refunds should be expected.

If ATA cancels the convention for any reason, you are eligible to receive a full refund, less processing fees. Agreement to attend the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention acknowledges acceptance of this provision.

Code of Conduct
By registering to attend the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention you are agreeing to and expected to conduct yourself in a professional and safe manner. Expectations include but are not limited to respect for commonsense rules for public behavior, personal interaction, common courtesy, and respect for property. Any behavior or act found to be in violation of these guidelines will result in the immediate removal of all parties participating in said behavior or act without refund. Please contact an ATA Staff Member if you feel you have been subject of such violations or if you see violations occurring.

Recording/Live-Streaming of Sessions/ Pictures
Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention do not allow the photographing, recording, or livestreaming of any session or events unless express permission is given by the speaker, facilitator, or event organizer. No exhibitor display may be photographed, recorded, or livestreamed in any way whatsoever for personal or commercial use. This rule is to protect the intellectual property of our speakers, facilitators, and exhibitors. Anyone found to be in violation of this rule will be removed from the event without refund.

Liability Waiver & Release / Pandemic or other Health Risk Information
By registering for the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention, you assume all risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that you may experience or incur in connection with attending the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention. Attendee hereby releases, covenants not to sue, discharges, and holds harmless ATA, its employees, agents, and representatives, of and from any such claims, including all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs, or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto.

Specifically relating to a pandemic or other health risk, attendee acknowledges and voluntarily assumes the risk of exposure or infection by attending the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention, and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, disability, and/or death to attendee. Attendee understands that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by a pandemic or other health risk at the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of others who may attend the event or their families, colleagues, or others with whom they may have contact. Accordingly, attendee understands and agrees that this release includes any claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of ATA, its employees, agents, and representatives, whether an exposure or infection occurs before, during, or after participation in the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention.

In addition to all other rules and regulations relating to the attendee’s attendance at the Upholstery & Trim Annual Convention, attendee agrees to comply with all related protection protocols that may be implemented by ATA and the host locations including, but not limited to, mask-wearing and social distancing requirements and restrictions on certain activities that carry higher risk of exposure or infection, in order to protect as much as possible the health and safety of all attendees.