Advertising

We will advertise the Research Services Fair through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Research Development Office channels. To help us reach new audiences and increase visibility, please share information about the RSF with your networks and encourage interested colleagues and researchers to attend. Sample language is provided below to make sharing with your networks easy.

Need help finding a collaborator? Analyzing data? Accessing specialized equipment? Recruiting study participants? Navigating a compliance question? Strengthening a proposal?

Sometimes the hardest part is simply knowing who to ask.

At the 2026 UI Research Services Fair, you'll find more than 70 University of Iowa units in one place, ready to connect you with the expertise, services, facilities, and resources that can move your work forward. Register here by October 8. The RDO will send a calendar invitation upon registration.

Event Parking and Transportation

Taking CAMBUS is the recommended transportation option for this event. The Blue, Orange, and Red CAMBUS Routes go to the West Campus Transportation Center (WCTC) which is next to Kinnick Stadium. 

Limited hourly parking is available in multiple parking ramps (employee parking allowed).

• Parking Ramp 3
• Hawkeye Parking Ramp
• Field House Lot
• Newton Road Ramp

Power

Due to grouping units together based on research service type, power is not available. Please plan methods to engage attendees without power.

Setup and Tear Down

The event time is 1:00pm-3:30pm. You may begin setting up at 12:15pm and tear down should be complete by 4:00pm.

Table Displays

Based on the demand for vendor space, some units may need to split a 6' table with another unit (3' per unit). You are free to use the area above and behind your assigned table space in any fashion as you please (e.g., set up displays, brochures, flyers, etc.), but please plan display materials accordingly to space constraints and neighboring tables.

Table Number and Sharing

Coming soon.

Table Staffing

To ensure attendee access to each unit's table or poster, we ask that units limit table staff to two persons at any given time. 

Unit table staff should complete the registration form here, select “Participating Unit Table Staff,” and indicate the unit they will be representing.

Target Audience

Researchers (i.e., faculty, staff, postdocs, and students) and research support staff of all levels.