JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention

April 24-26, 2025

Seattle, Washington
Seattle Convention Center

The spring convention of Journalism Education Association and National Scholastic Press Association will have something for everyone — in one of our most popular convention sites.

It’s an exceptional opportunity for sponsors to reach decision-makers in scholastic media.

The convention is a go-to resource for high school journalism programs across the country.

It offers hundreds of instructional sessions led by professional journalists and experienced advisers. It also includes media critiques and JEA’s popular on-site contests, as well as an awards ceremony that announces the JEA Journalist of the Year and the NSPA Pacemaker awards in Innovation, Literary Magazine, Online and Yearbook.

Schools attending the convention may also enter the NSPA Best of Show competition that celebrates current student-media work.

Register
as a sponsor/exhibitor

Read through the many ways you can connect with our attendees.

Then download the sponsorship contract and email it to NSPA’s Karli Keith,  karli@studentpress.org,
612-200-9254.

We are open to your ideas

If you are interested in discussing other sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, please contact NSPA’s Karli Keith,
karli@studentpress.org,
612-200-9254.

Diamond Sponsorship / $7,500

Additional brand exposure

Additional unlimited à la carte items. Additional fees apply.

Additional fees

Power at your booth and internet in the exhibit hall are not included with sponsorships.

Gold Sponsorship / $6,000

Additional brand exposure

Additional unlimited à la carte items. Additional fees apply.

Additional fees

Power at your booth and internet in the exhibit hall are not included with sponsorships.

Silver Sponsorship / $4,000

Additional brand exposure

Additional unlimited à la carte items. Additional fees apply.

Additional fees

Power at your booth and internet in the exhibit hall are not included with sponsorships.

Bronze Sponsorship / $3,000

Additional brand exposure

Additional unlimited à la carte items. Additional fees apply.

Additional fees

Power at your booth and internet in the exhibit hall are not included with sponsorships.

Friend Sponsorship / $2,200

Additional brand exposure

Additional unlimited à la carte items. Additional fees apply.

Additional fees

Power at your booth and internet in the exhibit hall are not included with sponsorships.

Tradeshow exhibit tables

Exhibit booth / $1,200

10×10-foot booth space, including 8-foot drapery black wall, 3-foot side drape, table and chairs.

Opportunity to increase booth size in 10×10-foot increments, $600 each, no limit.

Nonprofit exhibit space / $750

10×10-foot booth space, including 8-foot drapery black wall, 3-foot side drape, table and chairs.

Must be a registered 501(c)(3) organization or a nonprofit college/university.

Opportunity to increase booth size in 10×10-foot increments, $600 each, no limit.

Early exhibit setup / $400

10×10-foot booth space, including 8-foot drapery.

Early setup starts on Wednesday.

Advertising

Convention program

Inside front cover / $1,800

Two-page spread / $1,800

Full page / $1,500

Half page / $800

Convention app banner ad / $600

Banner ads appear at the top of the menu and throughout the agenda, as well as in the companies and the people sections of the mobile app.

The contract deadline is April 14, 2025.

To register, download the sponsor contract.

The interactive PDF also allows you to designate your preferred booth space.

Logo and advertising deadlines are below.

For questions on sponsorships and submissions of ads and logos, contact
NSPA’s Karli Keith,
karli@studentpress.org,
612-200-9254.

Send files and information to the designated email addresses below.

Due as soon as possible

first of two deadlines

Logos

Submit two files for sponsorship promotional use —
a high-resolution JPG and a high-resolution vector EPS.

Email to Karli Keith, karli@studentpress.org.

Due March 15, 2025

second of two deadlines

Exhibit Hall

1. To register for the convention, complete the contract. Send it to NSPA along with your payment. Prepayment is required to hold your sponsorship. Unless otherwise arranged, fees for all sponsorships should be paid to NSPA.

2. Exhibit space is assigned according to sponsorship level and the date a contract is received by NSPA. Exhibitors at equal sponsorship levels will alternate exhibit space preference with other equal level sponsors. Sponsors can have the same sponsorship as the previous convention, but if another company is interested in that sponsorship, it cannot be held for more than two consecutive conventions. JEA/NSPA reserve the right to make and/or change booth locations at any time as they deem necessary. 

3. Location of exhibit space is determined at the discretion of JEA/NSPA, the decorating company and the hotel. Exhibits must be available for viewing by convention delegates at the official start time of the exhibit hall. 

4. Booths must comply with the JEA/NSPA booth display guidelines and the exhibit hall rules and regulations as outlined in the exhibitor information kit. JEA/NSPA shall have the full discretion and authority in the placing, arrangement and appearance of all items to be displayed within the exhibit hall by exhibitors, and reserves the right to make allowances to booth construction guidelines. 

5. NSPA has contracted with a tradeshow service to provide material handling and drayage services to exhibitors. Exhibitor information kits with more information will be sent after contracts have been received in the NSPA office. Additional costs to exhibit may be incurred. 

6. Exhibit booth fees cover minimal pipe and drape, one skirted table with two chairs, two copies of the convention program, name badges and convention registration fees for up to four exhibitors from your company (per 10’ x 10’ space). Name badges are contingent upon NSPA receiving a list of names of attending exhibitors. Only official name badges from JEA/NSPA are allowed to be used. Additional delegates from your organization should register for the convention. 

7. All arrangements for Internet and electrical power must be made directly with third party providers, whose contact information will be provided to you. Materials to order these services will be included in the exhibitor information packet. 

8. JEA/NSPA assume no responsibility for expenses incurred for exhibitor material shipping or handling, electrical, telephone, equipment or other utility hookups and usage.

9. If there will be any third-party deliveries outside the designated tradeshow service, you must notify NSPA and the tradeshow service 60 days prior to the convention start date.

10. Due to limited storage, the hotel cannot accept any drayage, packages or exhibits for an exhibit/production company. Should an exhibitor send packages, the shipment will be refused. Please make arrangements for drayage through Viper Tradeshow Services. Additional charges may apply. 

11. Each exhibit space should be used to display materials for only the organization who signed the contract; it is not acceptable to let other groups “show from” or “share” your booth space. If you would like to be located near a partner supplier, please let us know before we assign the booth numbers, and we will do our best to accommodate all such requests.

12. JEA/NSPA will take reasonable precautions, including the hiring of security guards, to ensure the area provided for exhibits is secured during non-exhibiting hours. However, JEA/NSPA assume no liability for damage, loss or theft of any property owned by the exhibitor or its agents. By authorizing this contract with a signature, the exhibitor hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless JEA/NSPA, its officers, directors, employees and agents for any and all claims arising out of such damage.

1. To register for the convention, complete the contract. Send it to NSPA along with your payment. Prepayment is required to hold your sponsorship. Unless otherwise arranged, fees for all sponsorships should be paid to NSPA.

2. Exhibit space is assigned according to sponsorship level and the date a contract is received by NSPA. Exhibitors at equal sponsorship levels will alternate exhibit space preference with other equal level sponsors. Sponsors can have the same sponsorship as the previous convention, but if another company is interested in that sponsorship, it cannot be held for more than two consecutive conventions. JEA/NSPA reserve the right to make and/or change booth locations at any time as they deem necessary. 

3. Location of exhibit space is determined at the discretion of JEA/NSPA, the decorating company and the hotel. Exhibits must be available for viewing by convention delegates at the official start time of the exhibit hall. 

4. Booths must comply with the JEA/NSPA booth display guidelines and the exhibit hall rules and regulations as outlined in the exhibitor information kit. JEA/NSPA shall have the full discretion and authority in the placing, arrangement and appearance of all items to be displayed within the exhibit hall by exhibitors, and reserves the right to make allowances to booth construction guidelines. 

5. NSPA has contracted with a tradeshow service to provide material handling and drayage services to exhibitors. Exhibitor information kits with more information will be sent after contracts have been received in the NSPA office. Additional costs to exhibit may be incurred. 

6. Exhibit booth fees cover minimal pipe and drape, one skirted table with two chairs, two copies of the convention program, name badges and convention registration fees for up to four exhibitors from your company (per 10’ x 10’ space). Name badges are contingent upon NSPA receiving a list of names of attending exhibitors. Only official name badges from JEA/NSPA are allowed to be used. Additional delegates from your organization should register for the convention. 

13. Exhibitors and giveaways must be distributed from, and confined to, the exhibit booth space. Exhibitors cannot occupy the aisles or, block adjacent booths or distribute materials outside of their booth. Each exhibitor has the right to conduct business at their booth without interference from others. Noise and odors must be kept to a minimum. No exhibitor may sell anything at their booth nor distribute materials which are potentially harmful to the delegates or the facility (i.e., flying disks, stickers, gum). Please contact NSPA if you plan on sampling any food products. Because of restrictions from BMI and ASCAP, the playing of music as part of your exhibit is prohibited.

14.  To receive sponsorship benefits, exhibitors must meet the submission deadlines for advertising and exhibiting. To be included in the convention registration booklet or the convention program, advertising art must be received at NSPA by the deadline listed on the contract. 

15. All convention program center spreads and the back cover are benefits of sponsoring the printing of the convention program. Late submissions cannot be accepted and sponsorship commitments cannot be altered or refunded once the contract is signed and submitted to NSPA.

16. No exhibitor shall sponsor an educational program during the convention without 30 days advance notification to JEA/NSPA officials. No exhibitor shall be host for a reception, hospitality suite or social function during the hours of an official JEA/NSPA function at which advisers are present. Exhibitors must notify JEA/NSPA officials no later than 21 days before the convention if a reception or program is to be held when there is no official JEA/NSPA convention program. JEA/NSPA support the right of exhibitors to sponsor private, invitation-only events.