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BSA 2026 Convention: May 2–5, San Antonio, TX Register

Conference Tables

Conference Tables

Tuesday, MAY 5, 2026

The Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Villas
Hill Country Ballroom
8:00am–11:00am

Online Conference Table Registration

Opens February 16, 2026 for Manufacturers to Make Appointments!

BSA builds relationships.

The Annual Convention is the forum to enhance networking and knowledge sharing to promote the sale of bearings through authorized distributors. BSA’s manufacturer-hosted Conference Tables Sessions are essential to the success of building and growing trusted relationships between authorized distributors and the manufacturers of bearing products.

Conference Table participants pre-schedule and plan for face-to-face meetings to address bearing industry concerns and resolve business problems. Both manufacturers and authorized distributors find value in this personal interaction with trusted industry executives. Convention attendees find these short, 20-minute meetings to be increasingly productive. Please use the link(s) below to maximize the end results of your conference table sessions.

Conference Table Tips for Distributors

Conference Table Tips for Manufacturers

The 2026 Conference Table Session is scheduled for Tuesday morning, May 5, 2026, from 8:00am to 11:00am and will consist of eight, twenty-minute sessions. Online Conference Table registration opens February 16, 2026! All BSA Participating Manufacturer companies have been assigned a Conference Table. Distributors must be registered for the 2026 Annual Convention in order to make appointments.

Distributors and Manufacturers can BOTH make appointments. See below for timeline and policies.

February 16 – March 31

Manufacturers can make up to TWO appointments with the available Member Distributor Companies of their choice.

April 1 – April 30

Distributors can make their conference table appointments to fill their 8 total appointments. Manufacturers can continue to make their two appointments if they have not already and space is available.

Online appointment scheduling will remain open for attendees until April 30, 2026.

Registered distributors will have the opportunity to sign up online for eight, twenty-minute appointments with the manufacturers of their choice from April 1- April 30, unless any of their 8 appointment times are already booked by a manufacturer. Distributors wishing to schedule Conference Table Sessions on-site, may do so at the registration desk by making appointments in the Conference Table Registration books but only for those appointments that are still available at existing tables from Sunday, May 3 through Monday, May 4 at 11:00am.

Online Conference Table Registration is available to all distributors who have registered to attend the 2026 Annual Convention. Distributors planning to attend the Conference Tables Session are encouraged to register as soon as possible to ensure that they obtain appointments at their desired times. Distributor companies with multiple attendees are encouraged to visit a greater number of manufacturer tables by splitting their attendees into two or more groups rather than making only one appointment in each time slot for the entire distributor company. Distributors are also encouraged to let manufacturers with whom they have made appointments know what they expect to discuss with the manufacturers.

All BSA Participating Manufacturer companies have been assigned a Conference Table. One Conference Table Contact at each Manufacturer Company may use his or her login to view the company appointments at the time registration opens. All other manufacturers may log in to view appointments after they are registered for the 2026 Convention. Manufacturers can schedule up to TWO appointments from February 16 until March 31 and after that if space is available.

Please note: Every Participating Manufacturer Company has a conference table assigned. If you have any questions regarding conference tables, please contact Jen at jenl@cmservices.com

When Online Conference Table Registration is open:

  • Distributor attendees: Distributors may make appointments starting on April 1.
  • Manufacturer attendees: Sign Up Coming Soon! Manufacturers may make two appointments with Distributors of their choice from February 16 – March 31.

BSA also encourages participating manufacturers to hold individual private meetings with registered distributors to maximize your participation at the BSA Convention. In fact, the Convention schedule sets aside Tuesday afternoon, May 5, 2026, for private individual meetings. As a reminder, BSA policy requires that participating manufacturer invitations for individual private meetings must not overlap with BSA programs or social functions other than tours.

View schedule of BSA programs and social functions >

Summary

  • All Participating Manufacturer companies have been assigned a conference table.
  • Manufacturers can make up to two appointments, Distributors will schedule their remaining 6 appointments starting on February 16.
  • Only registered distributors can make appointments at conference tables.
  • Appointments can be made online until April 30, 2026.
The BSA Convention offers the best opportunity for the leadership of distributors and manufacturers to grow their relationships and set strategy for mutual business growth. This year, attendance at the convention is a must for all of us, to be able to move forward and rekindle those relationships that have been compromised over the past year.

John Masek, Bearing Service Inc.

I thought assigned seating for Sunday evening was a great idea. The "team" event made it an even better experience!

Jeff Williams, General Bearing Corporation

Great convention. Liked the change in the business program. Speakers were relevant to our industry. Social events were fun.

Jim Fitzpatrick, Bearing Specialty Company

I very much liked the assigned seating, and felt that pushed people to meet each other - as a first time attendee, I liked it very much.

– Charles Estermann, Weimer Bearing &Transmission, Inc.

This was the best convention I've attended because of the meeting structure, content, activities and venue.

David Zoesch, Schaeffler Group

It was a beautiful setting, very well run meetings, and some excellent group activities. The camaraderie throughout the organization and the fact that relationships do matter was very apparent.

Scott Eiss, NTN Bearing Corporation of America

Relationships Matter

The Annual Convention brings together the top leadership of only authorized bearing distributors and manufacturers and offers unparalleled opportunities to grow successful relationships with trusted supply chain partners.

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