2025 AGM Exhibitor Invitation

Dear Vendor,

You are cordially invited to set up a book display at the Eighty-Seventh International Meeting of The Catholic Biblical Association, which will be held from August 2-5, 2025 (Saturday-Tuesday) as a hybrid meeting, in-person on the Loyola University Chicago Lake Shore campus and virtually via Zoom. We are hoping for 200-225 in-person registrants and another 100-125 participating virtually via Zoom.

The display area will be in the Sister Jean Ballroom South on the second level of the Damen Student Center (#1 on the campus map). Coffee breaks also will be held in the South Hall and the General Sessions will be held in Sister Jean Ballroom North.

Exhibits Schedule:

Registration:

• The Exhibitor registration fee is $250 and includes one 6 x 2 ft. UNdraped table – with additional tables (maximum of 3, for a total of 4) being available for $25 each. In order to make participation more affordable, CBA is underwriting some of the cost. The actual cost is closer to $454.
  • If you are interested in participating this year, you may login and register.
  • If you do not remember your password, or you do not have an active account with CBA please contact the CBA Office (cba-office@cua.edu).
    
    
• N.B.  A vendor representative who also is a FULL member of CBA needs to register for the meeting as a member first, then contact the CBA Office (cba-office@cua.edu) for a discount code for $200 off of the exhibitor registration.
  
  

• DEADLINE: The 2025 annual general meeting registration is open until 11:59 pm CDT on
  June 22, 2025. THERE WILL BE NO ONSITE REGISTRATION.

• CBA has implemented Event Policies. Everyone who participates in a CBA Event must read and agree to adhere to the policy and protocol. There is a required box to check during the registration process.

• For detailed registration instructions [CLICK HERE]. 

Housing, Meals, and Parking:

• Limited on-campus housing is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Nearby hotel lodging is also available.
• Meal plans are available.
• Parking: Visitors and Guests may park in the Main Parking Structure, adjacent to the Damen Center (see the Lake Shore Campus map for exact locations) by paying with cash, credit, or purchasing a vehicle pass [$8 per entry after 30 minutes]. Vehicle passes can be purchased at the Lake Shore Campus (LSC) Campus Transportation office, located in the Main Parking Structure.
• For more information [CLICK HERE] 

Shipping Details: A fact sheet may be downloaded that gives you additional information regarding drayage, set-up, etc. 

Virtual Exhibits: 
CBA is offering those who will be exhibiting at CUA the opportunity to have the publisher’s name with a link posted on the 2024 Exhibitor web page, free of charge. The link could be to your catalog or the publisher’s web page. In addition, we would ask that you provide a discount code for CBA members who are attending the Meeting virtually. This will be included on the virtual Exhibitor page.

We also would like to offer you the opportunity to interview your leading authors via our CBA Zoom account that our members can join in live on Facebook or watch as a recorded event. If that is something you might be interested in participating, please contact Archie Wright, Executive Director of CBA at wrightat@cua.edu.  

Virtual exhibits links should be sent with the publisher’s name to 
cba-office@cua.edu on or before June 30.

Thank you for your support of the CBA.  I look forward to seeing you in Chicago.

Archie T. Wright
CBA Executive Director