Our Primary Service

Association Conference Management

The G&A Way™

Your conference is the most visible thing your association does all year. It's where members renew their commitment, sponsors measure their ROI, and your team's credibility is on the line. G&A becomes an extension of your team — managing every dimension of your conference so you can lead your organization.

What We Do

Full-Spectrum Conference Management

G&A manages your conference as a business - including the strategy and revenue considerations that go far beyond logistics.

Conference Strategy & Revenue

We start with the business case. Registration pricing, sponsorship tiers, exhibitor packages, and budget architecture — built to make your conference financially strong, not just logistically sound.

Venue Selection & Contract Negotiation

We know what to ask for and what to push back on. From site visits to final contract, we protect your organization's interests and negotiate terms that aim to give you flexibility and savings.

Program & Speaker Management

Session scheduling, speaker coordination, CE credit support/coordination, AV requirements, and run-of-show management — every detail that makes your program run without a hitch.

Exhibitor & Sponsor Management

From prospectus to move-out, we manage your entire exhibitor and sponsor program — booth assignments, fulfillment, on-floor logistics, and the relationship management that keeps them coming back.

Onsite Execution

G&A is on the floor from setup through teardown. Registration, signage, room flips, vendor coordination, attendee experience, and the thousand decisions that happen in real time — we handle them so you don't have to.

Attendee Experience

From the first registration confirmation to the final departure, we design an experience that reflects your association's brand and leaves attendees eager to return next year.

G&A team onsite at Own It 2026 — conference execution
Faith Gladden and team member at Own It 2026 event

20+ years

From large-scale live events to association conferences

How We Work

We Don't Work For You. We Work With You.

The G&A model is built around one idea: your conference should feel like you produced it — because you did, with us alongside you. We immerse ourselves in your organization, your culture, and your conference history before we plan a single session. We communicate proactively, make decisions confidently, and only escalate what truly requires your attention. Your members will never know we're not staff. Your board will feel the difference.

  • We learn your organization before we plan anything
  • We protect your bandwidth — not add to it
  • We think like business partners, not vendors
  • We deliver white-glove execution on real-world budgets
  • We make your team look exceptional
Built For

We're Built for Associations With Significant Annual Conferences

G&A is not the right fit for every organization — and we're proud of that. We work best with associations that have an annual conference that is central to their mission and revenue, an internal team that is talented but stretched thin, a board and membership that expects a premium experience, and leadership that wants a true partner, not just a vendor.

Professional associations
Trade associations
Medical & healthcare associations
Education associations
Nonprofit membership organizations
Jeff Jenkins, Executive Director of Texas Chiropractic Association — video testimonial

“Her incredible team… anticipate what needs to be done, and they really do absorb into our team while we're here at the conference.”

Jeff Jenkins

Executive Director, Texas Chiropractic Association

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Ready to Talk About Your Conference?

Every G&A engagement starts with a conversation. Tell us about your conference, your team, and what you're trying to accomplish. We'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.