Attendee Policies

• By registering for the Show, you acknowledge and agree that you work in the restaurant, hospitality, and food service industry and that you have provided accurate and truthful information. Substitution of a registration may be made prior to badge usage at any time. Sharing of attendee badges is not permitted. Additional I.D. may be required for entrance.
• Attendees wearing badges from previous Shows or falsified badges and/or sharing or swapping badges will be immediately ejected from the Show and banned from future Shows. The National Restaurant Association Show and its affiliates consider such conduct theft of service, trespassing, and fraud and will report violators to law enforcement authorities. If such conduct is discovered after the Show, violators will be invoiced according to on-site registration pricing and will be required to pay their invoice in full in order to avoid being reported to law enforcement authorities.
  
• The National Restaurant Association Show reserves the right to validate the authenticity of this badge and to confiscate those determined to be counterfeit. No refunds will be given for any person removed.
  
• Badges must be worn at all times while attending the Show. Scanning of your badge may be required in order to enter certain areas of the Show.
  
• All Show badges are the property of the National Restaurant Association Show and must be returned to the National Restaurant Association Show upon request.
  
• Many exhibitors have equipment that will allow them to scan your Show badge. By allowing an exhibitor to scan your badge, you are agreeing to give that specific exhibitor your contact information. Should you choose, you have the right to refuse any request by an exhibitor to scan your badge.
  

• By registering for the Show, you authorize the National Restaurant Association Show to charge your credit card account the applicable fees for the registrations processed during this online session. Registered attendees are required to submit their cancellation and/or refund request to the National Restaurant Association Show customer service department at restaurant@maritz.com by April 3, 2023. After this time, no refunds will be issued regardless of the reason; sickness, travel, visa, etc.

As the largest foodservice trade show in the world, the National Restaurant Association Show is committed to conducting its events with the highest levels of professionalism and ethical conduct where attendees can exchange information, gain knowledge, and network with other industry professionals. 

 To facilitate this, the National Restaurant Association Show strives to provide a hospitable, safe and educational environment during all of its conferences, meetings, and events. The National Restaurant Association Show expects all of its exhibitors, sponsors, speakers, staff, and other event attendees to assist in creating a positive experience for all event participants.

This Code of Conduct outlines the National Restaurant Association Show's expectations for participant behavior, as well as the consequences for conduct considered unacceptable. By registering for the Show, you agree to comply with this Code of Conduct and comply with all state, local, and facility rules, regulations, and laws this includes but is not limited to health and safety measures that may be implemented due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

All event participants are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner. We request that all participants be respectful of other participants, and conduct themselves in a collaborative and polite manner.

Unacceptable behavior includes any rude, intimidating, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory, demeaning, or harassing conduct. Though any of such conduct may lead to disciplinary action, harassing or discriminatory behavior in particular are strictly forbidden and will not be tolerated. Harassment includes all forms of offensive or unwanted physical or verbal attention or conduct related to race, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, religion, national origin, or any other protected characteristic. Examples of harassment include, but are not limited to: derogatory jokes, slurs, insults or name-calling; the use of sexual images in public spaces; deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following; harassing photography or recordings; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical contact; unwelcome sexual attention, touching, flirtation, or other threatening conduct. Discriminatory conduct includes treating an individual differently because of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, religion, national origin, or any other protected characteristic.

Unacceptable behavior or conduct violating this Code should be promptly brought to the attention of event staff or security at (312) 853-2525. Violations of law should immediately be reported to McCormick Place security at (312) 791-6060.

If a participant engages in harassing or discriminatory behavior, the National Restaurant Association Show may take appropriate steps to remedy the situation, including, but not limited to, removing the individual from the Show or event, or any future event, with no refund. The National Restaurant Association Show requires anyone asked to stop unacceptable conduct to comply with the request immediately.

The National Restaurant Association Show takes its Code of Conduct seriously and expects all event attendees to respect one another at all times. If you experience or witness any unacceptable behavior at an event, please immediately bring it to the attention of event security or a National Restaurant Association Show staff member at (312) 853-2525.

The National Restaurant Association Show reserves the right to interpret the foregoing Code of Conduct and to amend or modify it as it deems necessary.

"Suit casing" refers to the practice of attending a trade show but “working the aisles” with or without a suitcase or briefcase, soliciting business from other attendees and exhibitors. For the good of the Show and the exhibitors supporting the Show, the only legitimate place to conduct business during Show hours is within a contracted exhibit space on the Show floor. Exhibiting companies are encouraged to protect their investment and report any violations to Show Management.

Attendees observed soliciting business in the aisles or other public spaces, or in another company’s booth, will be ejected from the Show and may be banned from future events at the National Restaurant Association Show's sole discretion.

Photography is not permitted in the exhibit hall without prior approval from the exhibitor and any images to be used for print, social media, broadcast or any type of reproduction media must be approved by Show Management prior to being taken. No video or photography is approved for resale purposes.

• Each participant agrees: I understand that photography and videography is only permitted with prior approval of the exhibiting company and/or Winsight Exhibitions. Failure to obtain prior consent may result in the deletion of the footage from my device and/or removal from the show.
• The National Restaurant Association Show hires professional photographers/videographers to capture images and recordings of the Show in compliance with data protection & privacy laws. You will be asked for separate consent prior to any Show personnel or registered media conducting any on- and off-camera interviews with you. The National Restaurant Association Show may edit and use these images for administrative and promotional activities in the ordinary course of our business.
  

• By registering, you acknowledge and agree that your image may be used by the National Restaurant Association Show in any of its own promotions and in registered publishing, broadcast, and cable media, without charge or obligation.
• Additionally, if you have opted in during the registration process, you acknowledge and agree that you may receive promotional emails from exhibitors. If you have not opted in during the registration process, your email will not be included in exhibitor marketing promotions, but you will continue to receive emails from the National Restaurant Association Show, including promotional emails.
  

• Product removal from the Show floor should be accompanied by a Merchandise Removal Pass distributed by exhibitors who desire to give away product to a Show attendee. The pass must be signed by a representative of the exhibiting company authorizing the attendee to remove product from their booth and the building.
• Security personnel will not permit attendees to leave the building without the required pass.
  

• Attendees are not permitted to bring luggage on to the Show floor at any time.
•  In the interest of Show security, the National Restaurant Association Show reserves the right to randomly examine the contents of bags, luggage, containers, or boxes.