February 7, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm (PT) and 6:00pm – 8:00pm (PT)

Ontario Convention Center
Exhibit Hall A
2000 East Convention Center Way
Ontario, CA 91764

Directions and Parking:

Directions and parking information for the Ontario Convention Center can be found here. Parking is located on the convention center grounds off Holt Boulevard, east of Vineyard Avenue.

Parking rates are $20 per day, per vehicle with in and out privileges. See this map of the Ontario Convention Center parking lots. Lots B and C are closest.

Please read important information below about entry and set up on Tuesday or Wednesday as some things have changed from previous years. Make sure to have your exhibitor pass to show.

Exhibitor Set-up Hours:
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
3 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

If you come to set up on Tuesday, you must use the loading docks and entrances. Please see additional loading and unloading information below.

Estimated Attendance: 2,000

Loading/Unloading:

You must use the loading docks if you set up on Tuesday even if you are carrying boxes or have small roller suitcases. The loading docks are located behind the convention center and may be accessed by Holt Boulevard. See map here. (Please link OCC Site Plan here) The dock entrances will be open during set up hours both days. You will be given a wristband when you enter the dock area whether you are walking or driving. Please note that if you arrive on Wednesday, after the fair starts, you will need to enter through the main doors. Anyone arriving after the start of the fair will need to go through the metal detectors.

On Wednesday morning if you use the main public entrances, you will need to bring or show the NACAC exhibitor pass to bypass the metal detectors. Your exhibitor parking pass will be included in your exhibitor emails. The person who registered for the fair will receive the emails. The pass is not for the general public.

**If you have the NACAC exhibitor pass or a wristband from the Convention Center and arrive during move in on Wednesday, you will not need your bags and materials searched. You can go through the expedited line. If you don’t have a wristband or the pass, you will need to go through the metal detectors and have your belongings searched. This is a requirement from the Convention Center. Security at the entrances will not be able to make exceptions for those without a pass or wristband.

Please allow enough time to get through security lines and metal detectors on the morning of the fair, if necessary. *Your bags and boxes may be subject to search upon entering.

Exposition Services Provided by: TotalExpo, Inc. , 310-320-4203.

Please view the exhibitor kit for other booth decorating orders.

Shipping Information:

Please make sure to include the fair city on all items being shipped in addition to your booth number and institution name.

Authorized Advance Shipping Address:

(Exhibitor Name and Booth Number)
NCF Inland Empire 2024
C/O TotalExpo
1161 Sandhill Ave., Unit A
Carson, CA 90746

Shipping Deadline:

All materials must be received by Tuesday, January 30, 2024, during office hours from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Please keep all tracking numbers of your packages.

Material Handling Charge:
For prices and information, please view the exhibitor kit. Payments must be made prior to receiving. Rates are subject to change.

Contact TotalExpo Inc. directly by email at csr@totalexpo.com or phone, 310-320-4203, for questions and current rates.

Electrical Service & Wi-Fi:

Electrical service is supplied exclusively through the Ontario Convention Center. To place an electric order, please complete the convention center’s online form or call them at 909-937-3068. Power forms should be submitted by January 24th.

Wi-Fi

Please fill out the convention center’s IT Order Form by January 24th to receive Wi-Fi during the fair.

Host Hotel:

Please note new location
Holiday Inn Ontario Airport
2155 E Convention Center Way
Ontario, CA 91764
+1 (833) 410-7136

NACAC rate: $129 / night

*Please note that space in the block is limited and the block may sell out prior to the deadline. We recommend booking early if you wish to secure a room at the discounted rate.

To make reservations with the NACAC rate:

  1. Go to the personalized NACAC registration page
  2. Select a check-in and check-out date between 2/06 to 2/08
  3. Go to the drop down menu under Rate Preference
  4. Select Group Rate
  5. On the Group Code, put NAC

Reservation rate cutoff date: January 29th

The Holiday Inn Ontario Airport is a three-minute drive/nine-minute walk to the Ontario Convention Center.

Contact Information:

For more information regarding the Inland Empire National College Fair, email Makini Johnson at mjohnson@nacacnet.org or call at 703-299-6859.