Suitcasing | Outboarding Policy Statement

stripes
  1. Home
  2. Support NCAJ
  3. Partner With Us
  4. NCAJ Preferred Partners
  5. Suitcasing | Outboarding Policy Statement

NCAJ has mandated increased measures to protect exhibitors from suitcasing during Convention or any NCAJ CLE seminar. The practices take away from their exhibit space investment and undermines the value of access to NCAJ members and leaders. Our rules and regulations strictly prohibit solicitation, “suitcasing” or “outboarding” by attendees who conduct business at Convention or any NCAJ CLE seminar and who are not exhibiting at the event.

What are suitcasing and outboarding?

Suitcasing refers to non-exhibiting companies or persons who solicit business in the event rooms during Convention/an NCAJ CLE seminar or in other public spaces, including another company’s booth or a hotel lobby.

Outboarding refers to non-exhibiting companies or persons that set up exhibits at off-site locations such as hotel hospitality suites. 

No Suitcasing / Outboarding Policy 

Any attendee who is observed to be soliciting business in the event rooms or other public spaces, in another company’s booth, or in violation of any portion of Convention/an NCAJ CLE seminar, will be asked to leave immediately. Additional penalties may be applied. Please report any violations you may observe to NCAJ staff at the Registration Desk or via another means ASAP.

NCAJ recognizes that suitcasing may also take the form of commercial activity conducted from a hotel guest room or hospitality suite, a restaurant, club, or any other public place of assembly. All meetings, off-site events and activities directed toward NCAJ registrants by exhibitors and/or registrants during show hours must be authorized by NCAJ. 

What NCAJ Staff Will Do

NCAJ staff will respond to all complaints regarding suitcasing or outboarding.  If staff deems that a person or company is suitcasing or outboarding, they will be asked to leave the premises immediately (with no refund) and a letter will be sent to the company’s leader notifying them of this offense. Other penalties can include being barred from future NCAJ events (for a period of time) as an attendee or exhibitor. 

If you suspect suitcasing, please contact Hallie Kennedy to file a complaint or visit the NCAJ Registration Desk.