Location

Hotel                                   
The Grand Galvez Resort    2024 Seawall Blvd.    Galveston, TX 77550

Room Reservations      Reserve your hotel room for $209 per night (plus fees and taxes) by clicking here or call 866-455-1193 and reference SMA. The hotel deadline is September 11, 2026.

To review the Grand Galvez's cancellation policy click here. 

For questions about SMA's room block or reservations, please contact kimberly@mytexasmover.com. 

Registration

Early Bird Registration
June 11 - August 7                Take advantage of the lowest registration rate offered during the Early Bird Registration period. 

Regular Registration
August 8 - September 9
Prices increase at the conclusion of the Early Bird Registration, but you can still register online at an increased cost. 

Last Chance Registration
September 10 - 18              Prices increase again at the end of Regular Registration, but you can still register online at an increased cost. 

Onsite Registration
September 28 - 30        Interested attendees that missed the online registration process can register onsite at a premium cost. (Onsite registrations will receive a slightly different name badge.) 

Registration includes:

• Welcome Reception
• Tuesday Breakfast
• Education Sessions
• Roundtables
• Heritage Award Luncheon
• Chairman's Dinner
• Foundation Casino Night and Poker Tournament

Additional registration is required for the Golf Outing on Monday.

Click here to review SMA's Annual Conference cancellation policy.

If you have questions regarding registration, please contact ann@mytexasmover.com.

Sponsorships

Support Annual Conference
There’s a sponsorship for everyone at SMA’s Annual Conference! Browse the many opportunities and details on our sponsorship page.

The deadline to receive print recognition is August 31.

Sponsorships purchased after August 31 will receive digital recognition.  

Fundraising

Support SMA Foundation
The SMA Foundation Casino Night and Poker Tournament features a festive evening following the Chairman's dinner, including a silent auction. Sponsorships, attendance and donations all help the Foundation’s mission of providing academic, trade, and technical scholarships. 

SMA Foundation Raffle
A $25 ticket could lead to a big win! Support the SMA Foundation and enter this year’s raffle for a chance to win a Big Green Egg Combo Package, generously donated by SMA members and partners. Two additional BBQ-themed prize packages are also up for grabs. Winners will be drawn during Foundation Night on September 29. Purchase your ticket online.

Schedule

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

• SMA Registration
• Golf Tournament**
• Exhibit Booth Arrival and Tabletop Move-In
• SMA Foundation Trustee Meeting*
• Executive Committee Meeting*
• Welcome Reception

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

• SMA Registration
• Breakfast Buffet
• Welcome Remarks
• General Session #1 – Matt Paxton, Hoarders
• General Session #2 – Josh Jurhill, Muscular Moving Men & Storage & M3 Commercial Moving & Logistics
• Morning Refreshment – Visit the Exhibitors
• Roundtables
• Heritage Award Luncheon
• SMA Registration
• General Session #3
• General Session #4
• Refreshment Break – Visit the Exhibitors
• SMA Board of Directors and Membership Meeting
• Chairman’s Dinner
• SMA Foundation Casino Night, Silent Auction, and Poker Tournament

*Closed Event

**Requires additional registration