ANNUAL AZFA
CONFERENCE

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Attendee Registration Information

Salt Lake City, UT
October 26-30, 2025

Please plan to join us in Salt Lake City for the Aquarium & Zoo Facility Association’s 32nd Annual Conference! Here are some of the highlights that we would like to share with you about this year’s conference:

Pre-Conference 
Sunday October 26
Olympic Oval
Salt Lake City, UT

Built in 2001 just in time for the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Utah Olympic Oval is located in the community of Kearns, just 16 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah. The five-acre venue houses Utah’s only 400-meter speed skating oval and two international-sized ice sheets as well as a state-of-the-art four-lane 442-meter running track. Today, Utah Olympic Oval is a dynamic multi-use facility focused on developing and growing participation in ice sports in the state of Utah.

Zoo Day
Wednesday, October 29
Utah's Hogle Zoo
Salt Lake City, UT

Utah Zoological Society was founded in 1911 on a small plot of land inside Liberty Park. Utah’s Hogle Zoo’s current location, at the mouth of Emigration Canyon, was generously donated by the Hogle family in 1931 and stretches over 42 acres of natural hillside terrain. Explore below and learn about Utah’s Hogle Zoo’s amazing 90-year history. 

Post-Conference Tour
Thursday, October 30
Tracy Aviary
Salt Lake City, UT

An oasis in the heart of Salt Lake City’s Liberty Park, Tracy Aviary is home to over 300 birds from around the world, including many that are endangered or extinct in the wild. Enjoy interactive bird shows, keeper demonstrations, roaming animal encounters, and over a dozen nature play opportunities while you explore 8 acres of themed exhibits and botanical gardens.

 

FEE INFORMATION

Note: In order to register, you must be a current AZFA Member.  If you would like to join the AZFA or renew your AZFA membership, you can do so here.  If your facility has an organizational membership, please contact Sam Peterson at Sam.Peterson@SAZoo.org to process your renewal.

ATTENDEES

Active AZFA Member - $300 on or before 9/25/25, $350 after 9/25/25

Retired AZFA Member - $150 on or before 9/25/25, $165 after 9/25/25

Attendee Online Registration

Bringing one or more guests? Please use the online guest registration link below.

Guest (Full Conference) - $200 on or before 10/5/25, $225 after 10/5/25

Individual guest attendee options are available in the online registration form if your guest will not be attending all conference-related activities.

Guest Online Registration
 
EXHIBITORS
AZFA Exhibitor (Full Conference) - $1,450 before 9/25/25, $1,650 after 9/25/25
AZFA Exhibitor (Limited-hotel only) - $1,250 before 9/25/25, $1,450 after 9/25/25
 
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Bronze Conference Sponsor - $1500
Silver Conference Sponsor - $2,300 before 9/25/25, $2,650 after 9/25/25
Gold Conference Sponsor - $3,000 before 9/25/25, $3,500 after 9/25/25
Platinum Conference Sponsor - $3,750
Presenting Conference Sponsor - $5,000
 
Thank you for your support! Please select one registration type.
 
 
Bringing one or more guests? Please use the guest online registration form below.

Guest (Full Conference) - $200 before 9/1/24, $225 after 9/1/24

Individual guest attendee options are available in the online registration form if your guest will not be attending all conference-related activities.

Guest Online Registration

Online Hotel Reservations

Questions?

Please contact Dan Smith, Director of Facilities, at (801) 584-1710

  or
dsmith@hoglezoo.org

AZFA Annual Conference / Attention: Dan Smith
Utah's Hogle Zoo, 2600 Sunnyside Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Or

Sam Peterson
Sustainability Coordinator, San Antonio Zoo
sam.peterson@sazoo.org

EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS FOR SALT LAKE CITY 2025

The AZFA Program & Education Committee has been hard at work putting together our educational sessions for New Orleans this fall.  We know one of the main reason your institution sends you to the AZFA conference is for the educational sessions.  Our goal is to offer a variety of educational opportunities that broadens the brim your professional facilities hat.

Draft agenda available now! Click here.

Agenda, sessions and speakers will be updated regularly. Bookmark this page to check for updates. In the meantime, here are a few additional flyers of information that are helpful.

Download the Whova App for the full conference experience! It's a fantastic way to network during the conference!

Get our official event app,

For Blackberry or Windows Phone, Click here

For feature details, visit Whova