Vendor Information
Are you interested in exhibiting at our PDE Data Summit? Join us and choose from a variety of sponsorship levels or exhibitor level and select from many sponsorship opportunities that will assist in spotlighting your organization. We hope to have your company join us at the 2024 PDE Data Summit.
Not seeing an opportunity that fits your needs, budget, and/or have questions. Contact the PDE Data Summit Team at ra-edpdedatasummit@pa.gov
What is the Data Summit about?
The Pennsylvania Department of Education's (PDE) annual Data Summit offers attendees including vendors an opportunity to learn, network and discuss education data and a variety of topics with peers and leaders from across the state and nation. Keynote presentations, breakout sessions, and our vendors are strategically coordinated to provide all attendees with educational information, resources, and tools on a wide variety of topics. These topics range from reporting school data, improving data quality, sharing PDE initiatives and making data-based decisions, to data governance, school improvement, cybersecurity, and many other topics.
Who Attends?
The PDE Data Summit has consistently shown an increase in our attendance to approximately 1,000 attendees including presenters, PDE staff, volunteers, and vendors. The PDE Data Summit is open to everyone involved in education data or decision making from, superintendents, school administrators, school board members, career and technical centers, charter and cyber charter schools, intermediate units, and local education agency (LEA) data staff, including: PIMS administrators, and staff from child accounting, curriculum, special education, data, assessment, and technology.
*For statistics, please view the Sponsor & Exhibitor Information Kit
Why Exhibit?
Vendors have a great opportunity to gain exposure to their brand through exhibiting and demonstrating their product and services, networking with their peers, and building relationships with prospective and current customers. Vendors are welcome to attend a variety of educational breakout sessions, keynote presentations, and after-hour receptions.
Our exhibitor objective at the PDE Data Summit is to create a platform for showcasing your products and services, facilitating networking to cultivate long lasting relationships, promoting participation in influential sessions, and ensuring an enjoyable experience for all.
Refund and Cancellation Policy
R Refunds (minus a $100 administrative and processing fee) will be granted to exhibitors who cancel by email at
ra-edpdedatasummit@pa.gov at least 20 business days prior to the event. Cancellation notices must be received by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2024, to receive a full refund less the administrative and processing fee.
Refunds will not be provided to exhibitors who neither cancel nor attend the event. Confirmed exhibitors who are unable to attend the event may send a substitute in their place at no additional cost. Substitution information must be received by the Pennsylvania Department of Education,
ra-edpdedatasummit@pa.gov two full business days before the start of the event. Please note, all materials will have already been printed and will display all prior company names and logos.
PDE reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of any organization to be an exhibitor.