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ASCE2027Philadelphia exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines
Nine institutes, one hall: ASCE2027 booths in Philadelphia
- Event dates
- March 1–5, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- March 2–4, 2027 (Tue–Wed 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thu 8 a.m.–1 p.m.)
- Venue
- Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia
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Quick answers
ASCE2027 in 30 seconds
ASCE2027: The Infrastructure & Engineering Experience is the American Society of Civil Engineers' flagship event, held March 1–5, 2027 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. It is the first time ASCE and all nine of its institutes, including the Geo-Institute's Geo-Congress, meet as one event. ASCE expects 6,500+ attendees and 300+ exhibiting companies, per its 2027 prospectus. The Expo Hall runs March 2–4 and sells inline space by the 100-square-foot unit at $5,450, with small business and nonprofit rates. Purple builds sample-and-data booths for geotechnical, structural and pipe suppliers there.
- When is ASCE2027?
- March 1–5, 2027, at Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia.
- When does the ASCE2027 exhibit hall open?
- March 2–4, 2027, Tue–Wed 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thu 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
- How big is ASCE2027?
- ASCE2028 announced for Seattle exhibitors (2028 edition).
- What does a 10×20 ASCE2027 booth cost all-in?
- $7,500 – $15,000, all-in, for a Purple rental with design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. ASCE2027 bills space and show services separately.
- What is the next exhibitor deadline?
- Advanced registration deadline: February 4, 2027.
Official ASCE2027 links: ASCE2027 hotelsASCE2027 booth space
Underground & infrastructure · Philadelphia · 2027
9 institutes
of ASCE meet in one Expo Hall for the first time in 2027 source
The lookPhiladelphia 2027
Every discipline, one floor.
ASCE2027 brings ASCE and all nine institutes to the Pennsylvania Convention Center March 1–5, 2027, with 6,500+ engineers expected and the Expo Hall open March 2–4.
Everything about ASCE2027 in one place
ASCE2027 fact sheet
| Official name | ASCE2027: The Infrastructure & Engineering Experience |
|---|---|
| Event dates | March 1–5, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | March 2–4, 2027 (Tue–Wed 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Thu 8 a.m.–1 p.m.) source |
| Venue | Pennsylvania Convention Center 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 |
| Organizer | American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
| Size (2028) | ASCE2028 announced for Seattle exhibitors source |
| Who attends | Civil engineers across ASCE's nine institutes; 31% C-level and 37% technical professionals in ASCE's attendee data |
| Next deadline | Advanced registration deadline: February 4, 2027 source |
| Nearest airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) |
| Hotels | Room blocks at downtown hotels; headquarters hotel Philadelphia Marriott Downtown; separate exhibitor links for 10+ rooms and 9 or fewer Official hotel page → |
| Official website | experience.asce.org |
Official ASCE2027 resources
ASCE2027 calendar
ASCE2027 dates and deadlines
Every date the organizer has published for ASCE2027, in order, with a link to the page that states it. The next one is highlighted.
01 Purple at ASCE2027
Nine institutes, one hall: ASCE2027 booths in Philadelphia
For the first time ASCE and all nine of its institutes meet as one event, so geotechnical, structural, water and transportation engineers walk the same Expo Hall. We build booths that let a specifying engineer see the product and the data behind it.
- Mar 1–5, 2027 · Philadelphia
- 6,500+ attendees expected
- All 9 ASCE institutes
What makes ASCE2027 different, and how we build for it
ASCE2027: The Infrastructure & Engineering Experience is the first time the American Society of Civil Engineers, its nine institutes and the Center for Technical Advancement divisions meet as a single event.The Geo-Institute brings its annual Geo-Congress into it, and the Structural Engineering Institute, UESI, EWRI, T&DI, COPRI and the Construction Institute run their own hubs inside the Expo Hall. Poster sessions, the Discovery Stage and the ASCE Publication Store sit on the same floor, and lunch and breaks are served in the hall. ASCE2028 follows in Seattle.
Geo-Congress attendees who specify foundations, ground improvement, retaining systems and geosynthetics and want to see test data next to the product.
SEI members looking at connectors, bearings, monitoring sensors and analysis software for the projects on their desks.
Agency and utility staff from UESI, EWRI and T&DI who set standards and approve products for water, pipe and roadway work.
The 31% of attendees ASCE counts as C-level, plus purchasing agents and business development staff from engineering firms.
Your team in Philadelphia
How Purple runs ASCE2027 in Philadelphia
Our Fishkill, NY shop builds the booth and prints the graphics, two hours up the road from the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Crates travel either to the warehouse ASCE lists in its exhibit service kit or directly to Arch Street on move-in day. On site, our project manager directs the setup using the labor the convention center and ASCE's contractor specify, then walks the finished booth with you before Tuesday opens.
Inside ASCE2027
ASCE2027 rules that shape your booth
ASCE lets exhibitors hand out literature, samples and materials only within their rented space unless ASCE approves otherwise. We build a sample counter at the aisle line so nothing has to leave the booth.
Booths larger than 10×10 may move in on Sunday, February 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; everyone else moves in Monday, March 1. We schedule multi-unit builds for Sunday so Monday is for graphics and power.
Non-exhibitor attendees are not allowed on the exhibit floor during setup and breakdown, per ASCE's policies. We keep client meetings off the floor until the hall opens.
Each 10×10 comes with two staff badges, and exhibitors may buy no more than three extra at $500 each. We plan demos that two or three people can run all day.
Programs worth planning for
An Expo Hall stage where exhibitors present their technology to attendees during the show, listed among the exhibitor benefits in the 2027 prospectus.
The Geo-Institute's annual geotechnical conference, held inside ASCE2027 with short courses such as deep foundations testing and sessions on earth retaining structures.
Sponsorship packages for on-site, online and Expo Hall visibility, sold first come, first served through ASCE's sponsorship site.
ASCE2027 is the one civil engineering meeting where every ASCE institute shares an Expo Hall: choose it over the UESI Pipelines Conference when your product is specified by geotechnical, structural or transportation engineers as well as pipe engineers. Compare all the construction and equipment shows we build for →
construction and equipment at ASCE2027
The industry behind ASCE2027, in pictures
02 Booths & pricing for ASCE2027
How much is a booth at ASCE2027 in Philadelphia?
ASCE sells inline space by the 10×10 unit with drape, a skirted table and two staff badges per unit, plus a large equipment area for hands-on products. Most exhibitors take one or two units. Purple sizes start at 10×20: we build a 10×20 or 10×30 inline with a sample wall and a screen for test data, and a 20×20 for firms that bring a rig or a full-scale assembly.
A geosynthetic or connector sample wall, a counter at hand height and one screen with load-test or monitoring data.
Shown: IMS, a Purple inline booth
See 10×20 rental booths →
Two product lines for two institutes, for example a pile-testing kit on one end and a pipe coupling on the other, with a stand-up table between them for specifying engineers.
Above: Avertic by Engtex, a Purple inline booth
See 10×30 rental booths →
A full-scale cross-section of a foundation, wall or pipe system with a hanging sign and a small table for owner meetings.
Shown: Han Song, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×20 rental booths →
A multi-discipline island for a large engineering supplier, with a demo area near the large equipment zone and a closed room for agency conversations.
Shown: Bonomi, a Purple large-format exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's ASCE2027 price
- Design work and a 3D rendering, with revisions until the ASCE2027 layout is right
- Structure, graphics printed for ASCE2027, counters and storage as specified
- Lighting and in-booth power distribution for ASCE2027
- Installation and dismantle at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, with our project manager on the floor
- Every ASCE2027 show-service order and deadline tracked for you
What ASCE2027 and its contractor bill
- Exhibit space (paid to American Society of Civil Engineers)
- Material handling (drayage) at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, where the space rate does not include it
- Electrical service, internet and rigging at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
- Booth cleaning and any union labor the Pennsylvania Convention Center requires
Rates to plan with for ASCE2027:
- Standard booth, 2027 $5,450 per 10×10 (base price from January 1, 2026); $250 per corner source
- Small business and nonprofit $4,250 small business; $3,500 nonprofit, per 10×10 source
- Extra staff badges $500 each, up to 3 per exhibitor source
- Booth build 10×20 rental $7,500–$15,000; custom 20×20 island $50,000–$120,000, Purple's 2026 planning range source
Every one of these is estimated on your proposal, so you see the full ASCE2027 total on paper before you sign.
All-in 2026 rental ranges: design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle are included, and custom ASCE2027 builds are quoted per project. For an exact ASCE2027 figure, try the booth cost calculator; the 2026 booth cost guide has the ranges.
Send your ASCE2027 booth size and what the space needs to do for your team. A reply within one business day, then an ASCE2027 rendering and fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
Ready-made booths for ASCE2027
Rental booths priced for Philadelphia
Four of our ready-made designs with one all-in price for a show at Pennsylvania Convention Center: design, production, shipping, install, dismantle and the show paperwork. Pick one and we send a rendering with your graphics within 24 hours.
U-Shaped Counter and Glass-Door FridgeFrom $37,050 all-in11 items · design, build, shipping, install and dismantle
Tall Central Graphic Tower and Side Screen WallsFrom $29,950 all-in7 items · design, build, shipping, install and dismantle
Four-Sofa Lounge and Shelved Graphic WallFrom $43,750 all-in7 items · design, build, shipping, install and dismantle
Product Pedestals and Storage RoomFrom $27,160 all-in10 items · design, build, shipping, install and dismantle
All booth rentals priced for Philadelphia10×20 rentals20×20 rentalsHow all-in pricing works
The booth we would build for ASCE2027
The spec-desk booth for engineers who sign drawings
Engineers at ASCE2027 buy by specifying, so the booth works like the desk where they write a spec: the sample in hand, the test data beside it and the code reference on the wall. With nine institutes in one hall, the layout also has to tell a geotechnical engineer and a bridge engineer apart at a glance.
Discipline rail
A low aisle-side rail with one sample per institute your product serves, labelled Geo, Structural, Water or Transportation.
Data wall
A screen or printed panel with load curves, lab results and the standards your product meets, set at reading distance.
Spec counter
A stand-up counter with spec sections and CAD details ready to send by QR code, staffed by the engineer on your team.
The demo
Walk an engineer through one real project in three minutes: the ground or load condition, the product choice, the measured result. Run it at the 4 p.m. exclusive hall hour, when the sessions are out and the aisles fill.
The meetings
ASCE offers meeting rooms through its block hotel for private conversations, and Wednesday afternoon guest passes bring local clients to the floor, so book owner meetings at the hotel and keep the booth for walk-up engineers.
Tested in the ground. Ready for your spec.
Read before you design for ASCE2027
ASCE2027 Expo Hall rules at the Pennsylvania Convention Center: booths, move-in and handouts
The ASCE2027 Expo Hall is a convention center floor of inline booths, Institute Hubs and a large equipment area. ASCE's exhibitor page, prospectus and policies set what each inline booth includes, staged move-in by size and where materials may be handed out.
| Rule | What the manual says | What it means for your booth |
|---|---|---|
| 01Inline booth package | Per 10 linear ft: 8 ft back drape, 3 ft side drape, 6 ft by 30 in skirted table, two chairs, 7 by 44 in floor ID sticker source | The drape frames an inline space at 8 ft, so we size the backwall graphic and counter to that frame for an audience of civil engineers. |
| 02Early move-in | Booths larger than one 100 sq ft space move in Sunday, February 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; general move-in Monday, March 1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. source | Bigger footprints get a head start, so custom structure and equipment for a multi-space booth are scheduled into the Sunday labor call. |
| 03Thursday move-out | Thursday, March 4, 1 to 8 p.m., after the hall closes at 1 p.m. source | Seven hours after a half-day close leaves time to crate instruments and test rigs, so we book outbound freight for Thursday evening. |
| 04Staff registrations | One full conference registration and one booth staff registration per 100 sq ft; up to 3 more staff badges at $500 each source | Badges cap how many people can work a booth, so a demo that needs four staff points to a larger footprint or paid badges. |
| 05Handout limits | Literature, samples and promotional materials are handed out only inside the rented booth unless ASCE gives prior permission source | No aisle handouts at ASCE2027, so the giveaway counter sits inside the line and the layout has to pull people across it. |
| 06Service kit discounts | ASCE's online exhibit service kit covers installation and dismantling, with discounts for advance orders source | Advance pricing rewards early decisions, so furniture and power orders go in with design sign-off rather than at the Philadelphia service desk. |
| 07Space and corner fees | $5,450 per standard 100 sq ft space after March 1, 2026, plus $250 per corner source | Corners give two open sides for a software or sensor demo, and the fee is small next to the build, so we price a corner layout first. |
Your team walks into a lit, stocked ASCE2027 booth. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
ASCE2027 booths built for specifying engineers
Case study · Shapoorji Pallonji
Shapoorji Pallonji at an engineering and infrastructure exhibition
Shapoorji Pallonji's booth had to show an engineering group's scale and track record to technical visitors, which is the same job a foundation, structural or pipe supplier has in front of ASCE engineers.
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04 Designing for geotechnical, structural, pipe, instrumentation, software and testing suppliers to civil engineers at ASCE2027
Designing an ASCE2027 booth for nine institutes
1Speak to more than one institute
Geotechnical, structural, water and transportation engineers share this hall for the first time. We zone the booth by discipline so a Geo-Congress attendee and an SEI attendee each find their product in the first ten seconds.
2Show the test, not only the part
Engineers who sign drawings want load curves, lab results and code references. We pair every physical sample with a screen or a printed data panel at reading distance, and keep a counter for spec sheets.
3Plan for the busy breaks
ASCE serves morning and afternoon breaks and Tuesday lunch in the hall, and holds 4 to 5 p.m. as exclusive hall time on Tuesday and Wednesday. We keep the front of the booth open for those surges and the demo short.
4Use the Wednesday guest passes
Each booth includes 10 guest Expo Hall passes for Wednesday afternoon. We print an invitation card and plan a short Wednesday demo so local Philadelphia clients have a reason to come.
Concept rendering
Every ASCE2027 proposal includes a rendering like this
See the ASCE2027 booth in 3D first: layout, graphics, lighting and where products sit, revised until it is right and before any panel is cut. Pictured: a Purple concept for precise LED.
Start my ASCE2027 conceptFloor at a glance
Where you could be at ASCE2027
The ASCE2027 Expo Hall at the Pennsylvania Convention Center mixes booths with conference features, per ASCE's prospectus.
Institute Hubs
Each of the nine ASCE institutes has a hub in the Expo Hall where its members meet.
Our advice Ask for a space near the hub of the institute whose engineers specify your product.
Poster sessions and Discovery Stage
Poster sessions run in the hall, and exhibitors can present technology on the Discovery Stage.
Our advice Book a Discovery Stage slot and staff the booth right after it.
Large equipment area
A zone for hands-on products too big for a standard inline booth.
Our advice Use it for rigs and full-scale assemblies and keep the inline booth for meetings and data.
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ASCE2027 move-in, Expo Hall hours and Philadelphia logistics
ASCE's exhibitor schedule opens move-in on Sunday, February 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for booths larger than 10×10, with general move-in Monday, March 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the Homecoming reception that evening. The hall runs Tuesday to Thursday noon, and move-out runs Thursday, March 4, from 1 to 8 p.m. ASCE publishes an online exhibit service kit with advance-order discounts. The Pennsylvania Convention Center sits at 1101 Arch Street next to Reading Terminal Market, and ASCE's housing provider Spargo runs exhibitor room blocks. We ship to the advance warehouse named in the kit and run the install with the labor the show requires.
What Purple handles
- Inline and island booths zoned by engineering discipline
- Sample walls, cutaways and data panels at reading distance
- Screens for load tests, monitoring dashboards and software demos
- Exhibit service kit orders and advance-warehouse freight
- Install and dismantle supervised by our project manager
- Storage and reuse for ASCE2028 in Seattle
Your ASCE2027 timeline, from move-in back
We need your ASCE2027 design signed off by December 2026.
- November 2026Book space on ASCE's virtual floor plan; small businesses send proof of size for the reduced rate.
- December 2026Design sign-off, with sample walls and data panels planned for the disciplines you sell to.
- January 2027Production in our Fishkill, NY shop; service-kit orders placed for the advance-order discounts.
- Early February 2027Freight to the advance warehouse named in the ASCE2027 exhibit service kit.
- February 28–March 1, 2027Move-in at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (Sunday for larger booths, Monday for all).
- March 2–4, 2027Expo Hall days; move-out Thursday afternoon and evening.
Purple's planning timeline for ASCE2027. Official move-in, freight target and order deadlines for ASCE2027 come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; we confirm them against your booth when you book.
Print the ASCE2027 budget & deadline sheetBefore you book ASCE2027
What ASCE2027 exhibitors should know before booking
Booths bigger than one unit can start building on Sunday, February 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a day before general move-in, which matters if your display has a rig or heavy samples. source
Every booth gets 10 guest Expo Hall passes valid Wednesday afternoon; send them to Philadelphia-area clients who will not buy a full registration. source
Small business and nonprofit spaces are assigned by ASCE's senior exhibits manager, generally in January, so send proof of status early to keep your place in the queue. source
Staff badges are two per unit and capped at three extra purchases at $500 each, so plan the booth roster before you plan the booth. source
Advanced attendee registration closes February 4, 2027; invite your customers before then so they plan a stop at your booth with their trip. source
Who you meet on the floor
They come for the Geo-Institute's annual program, now inside ASCE2027, and specify foundations, walls and ground improvement.
31% of ASCE attendees are C-level management, per ASCE, and they choose the suppliers their firms standardize on.
37% of the audience, the project engineers who compare products and earn PDH credits in the sessions.
70.4% of attendees are new to ASCE events, per ASCE, so the hall reaches engineers who skip discipline meetings.
Side by side
ASCE2027 vs ACI Concrete Convention (Spring) vs ATSSA Convention & Traffic Expo: 2027 at a glance
| ASCE2027 | ACI Concrete Convention (Spring) | ATSSA Convention & Traffic Expo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | March 1–5, 2027 | March 21–24, 2027 | February 5–9, 2027 |
| Where | Philadelphia, PA · Pennsylvania Convention Center | Las Vegas, NV · Caesars Palace Las Vegas | Long Beach, CA · Long Beach Convention Center |
| Size | 6,500+ attendees expected at ASCE2027, per ASCE | 2,000+ attendees per ACI convention, per ACI | 225,000 sq ft of roadway safety hardware under one roof in Long Beach, 2027 |
| Main buyers | Geotechnical engineers at Geo-Congress | Engineers on ACI technical committees | State, local and federal transportation agency staff |
| Booth space | Standard booth, 2027: $5,450 per 10×10 (base price from January 1, 2026); $250 per corner | Sponsor tiers with exhibit space, 2027: Admixture $3,000; Reinforcement $5,000; Cement $10,000; Concrete $15,000 | Price not published |
Figures carry the year and source shown on each show's own page.
Travel to ASCE2027
Getting to ASCE2027: airport and hotels
Fly in
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)
Stay
Room blocks at downtown hotels; headquarters hotel Philadelphia Marriott Downtown; separate exhibitor links for 10+ rooms and 9 or fewer
Find the venue
Pennsylvania Convention Center
1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Travel facts from experience.asce.org.
ASCE2027 by the numbers
ASCE2027 year by year
How ASCE2027 compares with other construction and equipment shows
The construction and equipment shows closest to ASCE2027 on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each show name opens our construction and equipment exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| AED Summit & CONDEXAssociated Equipment Distributors (AED) | January 25–27, 2027 | Orlando, FL | 800+ dealer attendees · 275+ dealer organizations attending exhibitors (2026) |
| The Precast ShowNational Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) | February 3–5, 2027 | Salt Lake City, UT | Nearly 5,000 attendees · 369 booths (2026) |
| ATSSA Convention & Traffic ExpoAmerican Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) | February 5–9, 2027 | Long Beach, CA | 240+ exhibitors (2026) |
| NDA Demolition Convention & ExpoNational Demolition Association (NDA) | February 17–20, 2027 | Fort Worth, TX | – |
| ASCE2027American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) | March 1–5, 2027 | Philadelphia, PA | ASCE2028 announced for Seattle exhibitors |
| MCAA Annual ConventionMechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) | March 7–11, 2027 | San Diego, CA | not confirmed yet (2026) |
| ABC ConventionAssociated Builders and Contractors (ABC) | March 9–11, 2027 | Aurora, CO | not confirmed yet (2026) |
| ACCA Conference & ExpoAir Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) | March 10–12, 2027 | National Harbor, MD | 100+ exhibitors (2027) |
| ACI Concrete Convention (Spring)American Concrete Institute (ACI) | March 21–24, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV | 50+ exhibitors (2026) |
| Hard Hat ExpoLee Trade Shows | March 24–25, 2027 | Syracuse, NY | 135+ exhibitors (2026) |
ASCE2027 exhibitor questions
ASCE2027 questions exhibitors ask
When is ASCE2027?
March 1–5, 2027, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, per ASCE. The Expo Hall opens March 2 and closes at 1 p.m. on March 4, and the Homecoming reception runs the evening of March 1.
What are the ASCE2027 Expo Hall hours?
Tuesday, March 2 and Wednesday, March 3 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, March 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., per ASCE's exhibitor schedule. Exclusive hall time runs 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday.
How much does a booth at ASCE2027 cost?
$5,450 per 10×10 at the standard rate, $4,250 for a qualifying small business and $3,500 for a nonprofit, plus $250 per corner, per ASCE. Building the booth is a separate cost: Purple rents a 10×20 with custom graphics for roughly $7,500 to $15,000.
What comes with an ASCE2027 booth?
An 8-foot back drape, 3-foot side drape, a 6-foot skirted table, a side chair, a wastebasket, two staff badges per 10×10 and 10 guest Expo Hall passes for Wednesday afternoon. Up to three extra staff badges cost $500 each, per the prospectus.
Is Geo-Congress 2027 part of ASCE2027?
It is: the Geo-Institute brings its annual Geo-Congress to Philadelphia as part of ASCE2027, alongside the other eight ASCE institutes. Geotechnical suppliers who used to exhibit at Geo-Congress now meet that audience in the ASCE2027 Expo Hall.
Who attends ASCE2027?
ASCE expects 6,500+ attendees. Its attendee data shows 31% C-level management, 37% technical professionals, 8% research and 6% business development, with 83% involved in purchasing decisions and 70.4% new to ASCE events.
When is move-in for ASCE2027?
Sunday, February 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for booths larger than 10×10, and Monday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for everyone, per ASCE. Move-out runs Thursday, March 4 from 1 to 8 p.m.
Can small businesses get a lower booth rate at ASCE2027?
A small business booth costs $4,250 instead of $5,450 if you send proof of small-business status from the IRS or your state taxing body. ASCE assigns those spaces at its discretion, generally in January, on a first-reserve basis.
Can we hand out samples at ASCE2027?
Inside your booth only: ASCE's policies let exhibitors distribute literature, samples and materials within their rented space, and anything outside it needs ASCE's prior permission. Attendees may not distribute promotional material without approval.
Where should exhibitors stay for ASCE2027?
The headquarters hotel is the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, steps from the convention center, and ASCE runs room blocks at several downtown hotels. Exhibitors book through separate links for blocks of 10 rooms or more and for 9 rooms or fewer.
Is ASCE2027 worth it for a small engineering supplier?
It suits a supplier whose buyer is the engineer who writes the specification: the hall gathers all nine ASCE institutes at once, and the small business rate lowers the space cost to $4,250 per unit. Firms selling only to contractors may find a construction expo closer to their buyer.
How is ASCE2027 different from the UESI Pipelines Conference?
ASCE2027 covers every civil engineering discipline in one March event in Philadelphia; the UESI Pipelines Conference in Louisville each August focuses on pipe, trenchless and water infrastructure. Pipe suppliers often do both.
Before you sign with any builder
Ask any ASCE2027 exhibit builder these five questions:
- Can you build a booth that speaks to more than one ASCE institute without looking crowded?
- Will you schedule our build for the Sunday, February 28 early move-in for larger booths?
- How will you ship samples and rigs to the advance warehouse in the ASCE2027 exhibit service kit?
- Can you place our test data at reading distance and keep every sample inside the booth line?
- Will you store the booth for ASCE2028 in Seattle?
What ASCE2027 exhibitors ask us
We used to exhibit at Geo-Congress. Will our buyers get lost in a bigger event? Geo-Congress is part of ASCE2027 and the Geo-Institute has its own hub in the Expo Hall, so ask for space near it. The bigger hall adds structural and water engineers who specify related products.
Engineers do not buy on the spot. Is a booth worth it? ASCE reports that 83% of attendees take part in purchasing decisions, and the sale here is the specification. A booth that leaves the engineer with your spec section and test data does the job.
Only two staff badges per unit. Can we run a demo? Two people can run a three-minute data demo and a counter all day if the booth is laid out for it. Extra badges are $500 each, up to three.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your ASCE2027 booth
What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and ASCE2027 footprint.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal for ASCE2027, usually within a week. Every fee on paper upfront, in full, for your ASCE2027 booth.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the ASCE2027 advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.