2025 Educational Conference
Northern Illinois University Conference Center
April 28-30, 2025
Mark your calendars and plan to join us!
This conference is for forensic and investigative professionals. Only credentialed law
enforcement, crime lab personnel, or approved exhibitors may attend. The Illinois Division IAI
reserves the right to remove individuals who do not meet this requriement.
Exhibitor Registration Details:
Vendor Registration Fee: $500.00. The space is limited to 15 Exhibitors. Booths will be assigned as registrations are received. Please register by April 11, 2025.
Your registration fee includes: Registration for one person; continental breakfast, snacks, and lunch every day; booth; a business card size advertisement in the conference program, website, as well as all email and newsletter communications.
The registration fee for each additional person is $150. This fee includes continental breakfast, snacks, and lunch each day.
Booth Size: 6 ft x 3 ft. skirted table, 2 chairs, wastebasket, and electricity. Any other requirements may be arranged for an additional cost.
Additional Information:
The Exhibitor room will be situated between the main reception lobby that will provide
maximum exposure of your products and services.
The vendor set up will begin at 7:00am on Monday, April 28, 2025.
All Exhibitors will also have the opportunity to introduce themselves and their company
during the opening remarks on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Exhibitors wishing to host a workshop will need to notify the IDIAI no later than
March 1st to allow time in scheduling the breakout sessions.
If you wish to provide a door prize, the division would be grateful.
We generally hold a drawing during one of the lunch periods.
Hotel accommodations are available at multiple hotels in the area.
Non-Attending Exhibitor Registration Details:
This is an option for vendors who are unable to participate the conference, but would like to sponsor the conference. The Non-Attending Exhibitor Fee is $150.00.
The business will be advertised on the website and in the conference booklet at the conference. If you would like to send swag bags, additional advertisements to be displayed, and or pamphlets of your own to distribute during the conference you can contact illinoisdivisioniai@gmail.com.
Exhibitor and Sponsor Registration
Please register by Friday, April 11, 2025. Use our online form to pay through our Square store payment service or download a paper registration form to pay by check.
Please submit your company artwork and/or business card sized advertisement by email to the division as directed at the bottom of the paper registration form.
Conference Lodging
There is a room block, "2025 IDIAI Conference Hotel Room Block" at The Courtyard at Marriott in Naperville (1155 East Diehl Road), click here to be redirected to website for additional information. The last day for guests to book their room for the group rate will be March 28, 2025.
There are also several hotels close to the conference center. Here are several options for lodging, if to choose stay at a different hotel. Just click on your favorite hotel to link to the corporate reservation website
1. Hampton Inn - 1087 East Diehl Rd. Naperville, IL - +1 630-505-1400
2. Holiday Inn Express - 1837 Centre Point Circle , Naperville, IL. - +1-630-505-3353
3. Fairfield Inn - 1820 Arbiter Ct, Naperville, IL - +1 844 631 0595
4. Embassy Suites - 1823 Arbiter Court, Naperville, IL 60563 US - +1 630-799-5900
