AXPONA.com AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center 1551 N Thoreau Dr Schaumburg, IL, 60173 April 10 to 12, 2026 3X Event SQC and IQC. All SQC scores will be used to determine the ranking of best SQC of the day, with Top 10 SQC awards and Top 5 IQC awards (no physical awards by class, but points will be awarded by class).  Come join us for 3 full days of car audio at the largest home audio expo. This indoor event will be a 3X IASCA SQ event. Competition vehicles will be on the expo floor in a designated area and while most judging will happen in the mornings, competition vehicles will also be available for spectator demos. With 10,000 spectators, this show will be jammed packed all 3 days. Spectator tickets: https://axpona.com/register/ SHOW HOURS: Friday, April 10, 2026: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday, April 11, 2026: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Sunday, April 12, 2026: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Entry fee is $250 and includes entry for IASCA SQC. +$50 for IQC. Space is limited and entry is by invitation only.  Complete the competitor submission form below if you would like to be considered for an invitation.  All submissions will be reviewed and invitations will be sent out in waves. Wave 1 – Original 16 (2025 AXPONA competitors) Wave 2 – First round of invitations Wave 3 – Second round of invitations (based on first round declines or expired invitations) Competitor submission form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZPBZ728 Competitor information: Load in day is Thursday, April 9. Vehicles are expected to be parked and ready during the show hours. Once parked inside, vehicles are to stay inside until load out Sunday April 12, 4-8PM (no in/out in the evenings/mornings). Each vehicle will be assigned an aprox 10×20 ft angled parking spot, a 500w electrical drop will be provide by AXPONA, and each competitor will receive two three-day tickets to AXPONA. Typical indoor policies apply to vehicles (no more than 1/4 tank fuel and oil pans). We will do our best to help vendor booths line up with competitor vehicles when possible. Consider all competition vehicles as demo vehicles at this event! For vendor information, contact Mark Freed – mark@jdevents.com.  All vendor booths will be handled by AXPONA. Hotel information: https://axpona.com/hotel-travel/ Show information: https://axpona.com/ Vendor booth information: https://axpona.com/floorplan-car-audio/ Contact: Travis Chin Travis@iasca.com