2026 Sponsor and Exhibitor Badging

Use the Badge Manager Portal to assign your included badges.

Step 1: Access the Badge Manager Portal

Click here to open the Badge Manager portal.

Step 2 : Select Your Company

Choose the sponsoring or exhibiting company name from the COMPANY drop-down menu and enter your six-digit ORDER NUMBER (found on your invoice). 

Can't find your invoice? Login to GFOA.org, click Manage Company under your name, then select Pay/View Invoice. If you are both an Exhibitor and Sponsor, the order number for either commitment will access all included badges.

Step 3: Review Included Badges

After logging in, you’ll see the number of badges included with your commitment, along with any Tuesday Finale Event tickets included if you are also participating as a sponsor.

Step 4: Assign Badges

Click ADD BADGE, then: 

• Search for the attendee by email address to locate an existing GFOA account.
  • If an account exists, then select the account and proceed.
  • If an account does not exist, then click CREATE NEW, and complete all required fields.
• Select the appropriate badge type from the drop-down menu.
  • Exhibitor Badge: Access to the exhibit hall only
  • Sponsor Badge (Exhibitor/Delegate): Access to the exhibit hall and educational sessions
• Save to complete the registration.

Assign Included Tuesday Finale Event Tickets

If included with your sponsorship, select the checkbox next to a registered attendee’s name to assign the ticket after badges have been assigned. To purchase tickets for your registered attendees, see the instructions here.

Need Help? 

Click BADGE MANAGER DOCUMENTATION in the upper left of the Badge Manager screen to download a step-by-step PDF guide with screenshots.

Remove a Badge Assignment

To remove a badge assignment, simply delete the badge assignment.

Use the PDF form to purchase additional individual conference badges. This form may also be used to purchase upgraded full-access badges at special exhibitor and sponsor rates. Instructions for group purchases are below.

Step 1: Download the Form

Click here to download the badge purchase PDF.

Step 2: Complete the Form

Fill out all required fields for each additional badge.

Step 3: Add Tuesday Finale Event Tickets (if needed)

Indicate the number of Tuesday Finale Event tickets to purchase on the form.

Step 4: Submit the Form

Follow the submission instructions included in the PDF. Once assigned, the attendee will receive a confirmation email and the invoice will be available for payment in the account specified on your form.

Group badge purchases may be submitted using a spreadsheet.

Include the following for each attendee:

• Name
• Title
• Company
• Company mailing address
• Email address (must be unique to the individual)
• Requested badge type
• Payment preference

Refer to the PDF form for badge types, pricing, and submission instructions.

If paying by credit card, a designated company administrator may log in to pay company invoices online.

When submitting a PDF badge purchase form

If you are purchasing an additional badge using the PDF form, indicate the number of Tuesday Finale Event tickets on that form.

If you are already registered and need to purchase tickets separately

Step 1: Click the 120th Annual Conference Registration link.
Step 2: Log in to your GFOA account.
Step 3: Scroll to Tuesday, July 30, 2026.
Step 4: Select Add next to Tuesday Finale Event Ticket and enter the quantity.
Step 5: Enter the email address where you want to receive all purchased tickets, click Save Response/Update Response and complete checkout.

Important: Tuesday Finale Event tickets are not included with conference registration and must be purchased separately. Digital tickets will become available using the email address provided in the days leading up to the event.