EDspaces 2026

What does EDspaces 2026 bring to learning-environment teams?

EDspaces 2026 runs October 28-30, 2026, at the Kansas City Convention Center. The event examines how physical environments impact learning, spanning school and campus design, furnishing, technology, and facility decisions. Seven rooms are available for design as part of its learning-space program. That room program gives exhibitors a context for seeing products in use rather than only in an aisle display.

Which education and design roles meet at EDspaces?

EDspaces 2026 brings together school and district leaders, higher education planners, architects, designers, dealers, facilities teams, and other partners. Its exhibitor page calls out the Superintendent/CFO and Facilities Director/Manager among education-side roles. It separately names the Director of Planning & Design, a useful distinction for suppliers selling into specification and capital planning rather than classroom purchasing alone.

When is EDspaces 2026, and when does its hall open?

The event runs October 28-30, 2026. On Wednesday and Thursday, the exhibit hall opens at 10:45 AM and closes at 5 p.m. Friday starts at 9:00 AM and closes at noon. The opening plenary starts at 9:15 AM on Wednesday, ahead of the floor. The organizer already lists the next edition as opening October 27 in 2027 in New Orleans.

How much exhibit-floor time is available over three days?

EDspaces 2026 offers 6.25 hall hours after the 10:45 AM opening on both Wednesday and Thursday. Friday adds 3 hours after its 9:00 AM opening, making 15.5 public floor hours across the event. The 8:00 AM sales-meeting block on the first two days sits outside those hall hours. See the floor-time planning guide.

Where do the Kansas City learning spaces and booths sit?

EDspaces 2026 uses the Kansas City Convention Center and links to a 2026 Floorplan. Two program anchors are Booth 2901: The Student-Centered Hub and Booth 917: The World of Neurodiversity. Separately, seven rooms are available for design as education settings. The named booths and rooms make the venue more than a conventional product grid.

How do visitors reach the Kansas City Convention Center?

The venue address is 301 West 12th Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, Missouri 64105. The organizer lists the KC Street Car and Kansas City International Airport among travel options. Registration, education rooms, and the exhibit hall are located at 15th street/Truman Rd Eastbound and Central St., which matters when choosing an entrance rather than navigating only to the mailing address.

Which EDspaces badge matches each attendee type?

EDspaces 2026 separates Architect/Designer, Educational Institution, and Distribution/Integration/Non-Profit registrations. A Non-Exhibiting Supplier (NES) uses a separate approval route: its full conference tier is $3000, while the one-day Wednesday or Thursday option is $900 for two registrations. The organizer also lists All ACCESS FRIDAY as a free tier.

What access and media rules apply at EDspaces?

The Non-Exhibiting Supplier (NES) category is reviewed by show management; its terms restrict selling from the trade show aisles. The registration allowance is two (2) comp booth registrations per 100 sq. ft. Exhibitor Registration is open on the dedicated page, although an older resource page still says otherwise. Press must supply TWO (2) credentials, and the media policy says No photography or videography allowed without prior permission.

Which hotels are connected to the 2026 event?

EDspaces 2026 names EvolveCon, powered by HotelMap, as its official housing partner. The Loews Hotels is connected to the convention center; the organizer says other listed hotels are within a 3-5 minute walk. The lodging page also identifies the event entrance at 15th street/Truman Rd Eastbound and Central St. It does not publish a fixed nightly room rate on the reviewed page.

When should EDspaces exhibitors arrive for the pre-show window?

EDspaces 2026 exhibitor move-in starts at 8:00 AM on Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday's facility tours start at 12:00 PM and run until 5 p.m. From that finish to Wednesday's 9:15 AM opening plenary is 16 hours and 15 minutes. The 10:45 AM hall opening then follows the plenary; an arrival on Tuesday retains the tour and opening program. See the arrival-window guide.

What products and featured booths are in the EDspaces hall?

The current 2026 Exhibitor List covers learning-environment suppliers from PreK-12 through higher ed. The program specifically locates The Student-Centered Hub at Booth 2901 and The World of Neurodiversity at Booth 917. These two spaces place education themes beside product exhibits, while the list supplies the company roster; the live directory should govern any booth-specific name or location.

How can the 2026 directory anchor a three-day floor route?

The 2026 Floorplan and 2026 Exhibitor List offer the current map and company index. Booth 917: The World of Neurodiversity and Booth 2901: The Student-Centered Hub provide two named stops. Dividing those across the two days that open at 10:45 AM leaves the Friday window starting at 9:00 AM for revisits within its 3 hours. See the directory-routing guide.

Which learning tracks, tours, and speakers shape the program?

The organizer describes 60+ education sessions and lists tracks including TRACK 1: Learning Spaces, Reimagined and TRACK 4: Evidence, Impact & the Future of Practice. The floor program also names Booth 2901: The Student-Centered Hub and Booth 917: The World of Neurodiversity.

Tuesday facility tours cost $175 per tour and list 3 AIA LU/HSW, 3 IDCEC CEU/HSW credits. One tour is included in the Architect/Designer full conference registration. The Product Innovation Awards run with Learning By Design; Community Playthings appears as a 2025 winner, not a 2026 result.

Where do meetings fit before the exhibit hall opens?

EDspaces 2026 schedules sales meetings from 8:00 AM to 10:45 a.m. before the Wednesday and Thursday hall opening at 10:45 AM. That is a 2.75-hour meeting block, followed by 6.25 hours on the floor each day. Wednesday's plenary begins at 9:15 AM and may compete for part of the morning. The Bold Women Collective Networking Event supplies a separate Wednesday evening setting. See the meeting-window guide.

Does the EDspaces audience include school and design buyers?

The organizer identifies school and district leaders, higher education planners, architects, designers, dealers, facilities teams, and industry partners as its audience. The exhibitor page names Superintendent/CFO, Facilities Director/Manager, and Director of Planning & Design roles. Its past-attendee list includes AMAZON BUSINESS and COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO; those are historical examples, not verified 2026 registrations.

Is there a verified 2026 attendee-account list for targeting?

The current directory lists exhibitors and the official past-attendee page names historical organizations. In the October 13, 2026 review, neither source provided a current attendee-account roster with named 2026 registrations. That distinction limits an account-level forecast: a prior visitor list can describe audience breadth, but it does not establish which institutions will be at the Kansas City edition.

What do the EDspaces console and connectED platform do?

The 2026 Exhibitor Console manages company profiles and lets exhibitors Reserve Sales Meetings. The event's connectED platform is described as its matchmaking tool; company descriptions, social links, and product categories feed that matching. A mobile app is announced as available closer to the event, while the Company Summary on the Mobile App is pulled directly from your exhibitor console listing.

Where does EDspaces networking end and lead capture begin?

The October 13, 2026 resource review identifies the event's networking platform and a current exhibitor package that includes retrieval. The technical capture guide linked from the exhibitor page is labeled 2025. The available 2026 material does not define the handoff between a networking contact, badge scan, and export, so this page cannot assign current capabilities or data limits to that workflow.

What is the 2026 EDspaces booth investment?

EDspaces 2026 lists $31.95/42.95 per square foot for member and nonmember space, a $175 corner premium, and a mandatory $639 Bulletin Essentials Package. The standard booth is 100 sq. ft, so the space plus package is $3,834 for a member or $4,934 for a nonmember before corners and services. Full booth payment was due July 17, 2026. Optional digital placements include an Amplify Upgrade $300 and a list sponsorship at $2,000.

How many staffed hours does an EDspaces booth need?

The hall opens at 10:45 AM for 6.25 hours on Wednesday and Thursday, then at 9:00 AM for 3 hours on Friday. Across 15.5 open hours, two people continuously present would supply 31 staffed rep-hours. A 100-square-foot booth includes two (2) comp booth registrations per 100 sq. ft., which fits that minimum coverage model. See the booth-coverage guide.

Which official lead-retrieval product is confirmed for 2026?

The 2026 exhibitor price page includes retrieval in its required package. The linked capture guide, however, has a 2025 edition marker and describes that earlier event's application. As of October 13, 2026, the reviewed current exhibitor resources and service-provider page did not establish a named 2026 product through a current order form or technical guide. A provider comparison would therefore be speculative.

What fields and exports does the 2026 lead tool support?

The 2025 capture PDF describes notes, scoring, team access, and CSV exports, but the page is marked for the prior edition. The current exhibitor resource page links to that file without replacing it with a 2026 specification. The October 13, 2026 source review did not establish which fields, device limits, or export terms apply at this year's show.

Can B2Brain be compared with the unnamed 2026 lead tool?

The 2026 organizer materials confirm that exhibitor fees include retrieval, but they do not identify the current product or publish its feature limits. On October 13, 2026, the resource center and the linked 2025 guide supported no current side-by-side feature claim. B2Brain's approved capture and attribution claims can be stated independently; the competing column needs a verified current specification before a product-level comparison.

What can the published 2026 scanner terms support?

EDspaces 2026 publishes a $639 Bulletin Essentials Package with retrieval, but no separate scanner price or current ordering deadline. The October 13 review of the exhibitor resource page found a prior-edition technical sheet and no 2026 device policy. That evidence supports budgeting the included package; it does not support a choice rule based on an unverified app feature or a fictitious second fee.

Which conversation fields are required by EDspaces?

The 2026 exhibitor page describes school finance, facility, and design roles, and the floor plan identifies themed learning spaces. It does not prescribe a current-edition set of lead notes, buying-stage fields, or consent questions for booth conversations. The October 13, 2026 search also found only a 2025 capture guide, so a required 2026 field checklist cannot be represented as organizer policy.

Is a 2026 attendee-to-exhibitor lead-quality ratio available?

The organizer publishes a current exhibitor directory and describes the education buyer roles it expects, but the reviewed 2026 pages do not provide an audited attendee count paired with a final exhibitor count. As of October 13, 2026, an attendee-per-booth ratio would mix an incomplete live directory with an unsupported attendance estimate. The page therefore leaves lead-quality volume unmodeled.

What are the follow-up dates after the Friday hall close?

EDspaces 2026 ends October 28-30, 2026, with the Friday hall starting at 9:00 AM and closing at noon. Two hours after that close is 2 p.m. on October 30; seven days later is Friday, November 6. Those dates define measurable routing windows, while B2Brain's internal decay benchmark is about 85% within two hours versus about 9% after one week. See the post-show timing guide.

What is the modeled cost per meeting from a 10 by 10 booth?

EDspaces 2026 quotes $31.95/42.95 per square foot and a $639 Bulletin Essentials Package for a 100 sq. ft booth. Member space plus package is $3,834 before other charges. If two reps each hold 31 conversations on each of three show days, 186 conversations at a 50% qualified rate and B2Brain's 52% Leads-to-Meeting rate model 48.36 meetings.

LTM means meetings booked divided by qualified booth leads. The $3,834 base divided by 48.36 is about $79.28 per modeled meeting, excluding labor, travel, and services. See the cost-per-meeting guide.