Key Take-Aways

Event Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025 8a – 8p
Event Location: American Red Cross 1730 E Street NW Washington, DC 20006
Setup Monday 11a-3p or Tuesday starting 7a or by appointment
Two exhibitor locations (see floor plans )
Hall of Service (Main Stage) where you will have a 6ft table for your main display.
Tiffany Circle Hall (Lunch location in an adjacent building) where each sponsor will have a marked rally point you can use to mingle with guests during lunch. Preparing a display for this area is optional. We recommend some kind of limited display of stickers, give-aways, swag, business cards, printed hand-outs, etc., but there’s no space for monitors, standing posters, backdrops, or anything that is not easily carried in hand for temporary placement.

Agenda Overview – all locations 1730 E Street unless noted
8am Registration Opens
9am Welcome Remarks
12pm Lunch (adjacent building)
5pm Closing Remarks
6pm Social Hour (nearby restaurant)

REQUIRED FROM YOU:

A one-sentence pitch/reason why attendees should visit your table. (See below “Sponsor Highlights” for why) Register your free attendees no later than September 10, 2024
Promote the event SUPER IMPORTANT FOR EXTENDING OUR REACH TO POTENTIAL ATTENDEES – Thanks in advance!
call to action: https://bit.ly/KCDDC2024
hastags: #KCDWashingtonDC and #KCDDC2024 mention our social handles @KCDWashingtonDC on X/Twitter and kcdwashingtondc on LinkedIn

Setup and Breakdown Times

You can setup your exhibitor table during either of these times, or by appointment made no later than September 20th by emailing [email protected]

Monday, Sept 23rd – 11am to 3pm
Tuesday, Sept 24th starting at 7am
Breakdown should be completed by 6pm on September 24th, or within 1 hour of event wrap-up, whichever is later.

Shipping

You can ship materials by Fedex or UPS for arrival no later than Friday, September 20th, to the following address:

Matthew Cascio
ATTN: HoS Event/YOUR_SPONSOR_NAME
431 18th Street NW
Washington, DC 20006

Anything you ship will be brought to your table on Monday, September 23rd.

At the end of the day, you can pack up your materials, attach a pre-paid return shipping label(s) and leave everything at your table. Our volunteers will move them to the shipping dock for pick up by your carrier.

Monitors

For sponsors with a table (Platinum, Gold or Silver), 55in monitors mounted on 6ft stands with HDMI connection are available for rent from our audio-visual partner, AmericanAV, at cost, which is roughly $500 one-time for the duration of the event. Alternatively, you can bring your own. Power is nearby on the wall behind your sponsor table, but bring an extension cord just in case. Recommend extension cord 20ft or less – if it’s needed, you won’t have to go far. If interested, please let us know by September 10th with an email to [email protected].

Additionally, if you’re also sponsoring DevOpsDays DC and want to keep your monitor for the entire three-day event, we will coordinate that for you – no need to rent separately from DevOpsDays DC. Your rental fee is one-time for the duration of the 3-day event.

Sponsor Intros – During the welcome remarks, the emcee will mention each sponsor by name, identify their table location and share your one-sentence pitch/reason why attendees should visit your table.

REQUIRED FROM YOU

A one-sentence pitch/reason why attendees should visit your table. Email to [email protected]

Platinum Sponsors – Platinum Sponsors get 5 minutes during the AM agenda to speak on any topic they wish, including the ability to project on screen. This must not be a product pitch.

All Sponsors – During closing remarks, each sponsor is allocated 1 minute on stage for final remarks which you can use for doing a raffle or give-away — or any reason you want other than projecting a deck. This must not be a product pitch.

Parking

On-street parking is available, but spaces are limited and metered. Your best bet for all-day parking is one of these nearby paid lots.

1700 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006 (There’s a back entrance at 1775 E Street directly across from our venue)

Colonial Parking, 1800 G St NW, Washington, DC 20006

Lodging

Our event page has links to nearby hotels where we have negotiated a discount rate. Availability cannot be guaranteed. Some nearby choices include:

Courtyard Foggy Bottom, 515 20th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
State Plaza Hotel, 2117 E St NW, Washington, DC 20037
Hive Hotel (location of the social hour Tuesday evening), 2224 F St NW, Washington, DC 20037
Hotel Lombardy, 2019 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
ARC Hotel, 824 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037
Melrose Georgetown Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
Club Quarters, 839 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
Hampton Inn, 1729 H St NW, Washington, DC 20006AKA White House, 1710 H St NW, Washington, DC 20006
Hotel Washington, 515 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20004

Community Job Board

As in year’s past, we will have an area in the cafeteria for employers to post jobs and job-seekers to post resumes. Please bring printed materials if you’d like to post on the community job board. As space is limited, a QR code or other similarly concise format is highly recommended.

Building Access

All buildings at Red Cross Square are open to the public 6a to 5p. Access to buildings at other reasonable hours is available to sponsors with a volunteer as escort.

Optional Support for American Red Cross

The American Red Cross has been a wonderful partner to KCD Washington DC for several years. They provide facilities for the event completely free of charge, another reason we can keep ticket prices low. As an expression of gratitude, we typically make a donation to American Red Cross at the end of the day, which is the sum of:
Opt-ins by attendees who chose to donate in lieu of receiving a t-shirt
Opt-ins by sponsors who chose to donate their 10% discount earned by sponsoring both KCD Washington DC and DevOpsDays DC
Any additional optional donations collected from sponsors prior to the event
The event emcee will present an American Red Cross employee with a symbolic bank check, calling out each sponsor by name for additional positive brand exposure. If you are interested in participating, please email [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your support!

Additionally, the Dr. Charles Drew Blood and Platelet Donation Center is located on the garden level of the event venue. In lieu of financial support, you might consider donating blood while you are on-site. Please note, a typical donation can take up to 1 hour – longer, in some cases – so please plan accordingly. You can schedule a blood donation appointment online. Read more about eligibility for donating blood .

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