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DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027Exhibitor guide to booth costs, dates and deadlines
Data Center Alley, resort-sized: DCD>Connect Virginia 2027 booths near Leesburg
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- 2027 dates not confirmed yet
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- Venue
- Not confirmed yetLast edition: Leesburg, VA
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DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027 in 30 seconds
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- When is DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027?
- The 2027 dates and location are not confirmed yet. The last edition was in Leesburg, VA.
- When is the hall open at DCD>Connect | Virginia?
- Not confirmed yet for 2027. The latest published edition is dated November 3–4, 2026, at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg.
- What is the all-in cost of a 10×20 booth at DCD>Connect | Virginia?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental in the host city: design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. DCD>Connect | Virginia bills space and show services separately.
Everything about DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027 in one place
DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027 (DatacenterDynamics) |
|---|---|
| Event dates | 2027 dates not confirmed yet |
| Exhibit hall dates | Not confirmed yet The latest published edition is dated November 3–4, 2026, at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg |
| Venue | Leesburg, VA |
| Organizer | DatacenterDynamics (DCD) |
| Who attends | Data center developers, operators, engineers and investors from the Northern Virginia market |
| Nearest airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), for the 2026 Leesburg edition |
| Hotels | 2027 hotel not confirmed yet; the 2026 conference is at Lansdowne Resort and Spa |
| Official website | datacenterdynamics.com |
Official DCD>Connect | Virginia resources
DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027 calendar
DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027 dates and deadlines
In order: the dates the DCD>Connect | Virginia organizer has published, each linked to the page that states it. We highlight the next one.
01 Purple at DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027
Data Center Alley, resort-sized: DCD>Connect Virginia 2027 booths near Leesburg
DCD>Connect Virginia brings Northern Virginia's data center builders and operators to a resort conference, so a supplier's booth has to fit meeting rooms rather than a hall. We build compact, case-packed displays that set up fast and carry a clear power or cooling story.
- 2027 dates not confirmed yet
- 2026: Nov 3–4, Lansdowne
- Resort meeting-room show
What makes DCD>Connect | Virginia different, and how we build for it
DCD>Connect | Virginia is DatacenterDynamics' meeting for the Northern Virginia market, known as Data Center Alley, held in 2026 at Lansdowne Resort and Spa outside Leesburg.A resort conference changes the job for a supplier. Lansdowne is a conference center with 55,000 square feet of meeting space, a modern meeting wing, the Thinking Center and an open-air pavilion, so exhibits sit in meeting rooms and prefunction space rather than on a concrete hall floor. Visitors are the developers, operators and engineers building and running the region's data center campuses, and they judge power, cooling and construction suppliers on capacity, delivery and local service.
Suppliers who can deliver switchgear, transformers, generators and cooling on campus schedules, with proof from projects in the region.
Service coverage, spare parts and retrofit options for live Northern Virginia sites, explained by technical staff.
A clear view of power availability and supply-chain risk, and partners who can shorten the time to energize a building.
Your team in Leesburg
From our two shops to the DCD>Connect | Virginia floor
For DCD>Connect | Virginia, we build in our own shop in Fishkill, NY, and at our Las Vegas hub, ship to the venue, and put our own project manager on the floor with vetted local labor for the install. Builds take a predictable 30 to 45 days, with secure storage and pre-show QA.
Your staff walks onto the DCD>Connect | Virginia floor and the booth is already lit and stocked. You just show up.
Inside DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027
Rules that shape your DCD>Connect | Virginia booth
Lansdowne, the 2026 venue, offers meeting rooms, the Thinking Center and a covered pavilion rather than an exhibit hall. We design booths that fit through doors, stand on carpet and need no rigging.
Lansdowne's meeting packages combine event space, overnight rooms, food and beverage and a dedicated event planner for one price. We coordinate booth delivery and power through that planner and DCD's contractor rather than assuming hall-style vendors.
Lansdowne's outdoor event space is a 3,500 sq ft covered pavilion within its grounds. Any outdoor display we build is sized to that pavilion and protected for November weather if the show returns.
DCD>Connect Virginia is the regional meeting for Data Center Alley; choose it over DCD>Connect New York when your buyers are Northern Virginia operators and developers you service locally, rather than East Coast investors deciding where to build. Line up DCD>Connect | Virginia against every energy and utilities show we build for →
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The industry behind DCD>Connect | Virginia, in pictures
02 Booths & pricing for DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027
Popular booth sizes at DCD>Connect | Virginia
DCD has not published 2027 Virginia exhibit or sponsor packages, so booth sizes and prices are not confirmed yet. At a resort conference exhibits sit in meeting space, so we recommend a compact, freestanding display that a small crew sets in hours, with a meeting table for developer conversations.
Where the 2027 layout allows it: one lit wall stating the megawatts you deliver, a product sample on a plinth and a counter for developer meetings.
Shown: a Purple inline booth for Wisepower Enterprise
See 10×20 rental booths →
Only where meeting space allows a long footprint: a power-chain story across three bays and a table for follow-up talks.
Shown: a Purple island exhibit for Voltronic Power
See 10×30 rental booths →
Beyond what a resort meeting wing holds; keep this scale for convention-center shows and bring a modular piece of it to Virginia.
Above: Kaizen Switchgear Products, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's DCD>Connect | Virginia price
- Design and a 3D rendering for DCD>Connect | Virginia, revised until it is right
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage, as specified for DCD>Connect | Virginia
- Lighting and in-booth power distribution for DCD>Connect | Virginia
- Installation and dismantle in the host city, run by our project manager on the floor
- Each service order and deadline in the DCD>Connect | Virginia exhibitor kit, tracked for you
Paid to DCD>Connect | Virginia and its contractor
- Exhibit space (paid to DatacenterDynamics)
- Material handling / drayage, if the DCD>Connect | Virginia space rate leaves it out
- Electrical, internet and rigging orders for DCD>Connect | Virginia
- Booth cleaning and any union labor the venue requires
Before you sign, your proposal already estimates each of these show charges, so the DCD>Connect | Virginia total is on paper.
Ranges shown are all-in 2026 rental prices for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle at DCD>Connect | Virginia; custom builds get their own quote. Run your DCD>Connect | Virginia numbers in the booth cost calculator and the 2026 booth cost guide.
Share the booth size you have at DCD>Connect | Virginia and what you need the space to do. A reply within one business day, then a DCD>Connect | Virginia rendering and fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
Your people arrive at the venue to a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
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Our booths, designed, built and installed, to compare for DCD>Connect | Virginia
Case study · Shapoorji Pallonji
Shapoorji Pallonji at an engineering and infrastructure exhibition
A structured, powerful booth for a global engineering group founded in 1865, built to communicate scale, trust and engineering excellence.
We built Shapoorji Pallonji an exhibit that projected engineering depth; suppliers at DCD>Connect Virginia must project the same with Northern Virginia developers, in resort meeting rooms rather than a hall.
Read the Shapoorji Pallonji case study All case studies →“They handle everything end to end so clients can really just show up and not worry about anything. Doesn’t get any better than that.”
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04 Designing for power, cooling, construction and infrastructure suppliers to Northern Virginia data centers at DCD>Connect | Virginia
Four things we get right for DCD>Connect | Virginia exhibitors
1Meeting rooms, not a hall
Lansdowne's 55,000 square feet is meeting space in a dedicated wing, not an exhibit hall. We build displays with carpet-safe bases, no rigging and pieces small enough for doorways and corridors, so a booth goes up between morning sessions.
2Local proof sells in Virginia
Northern Virginia buyers want to know who services their campus at 2 a.m. We put regional project references, service locations and lead times on the main graphic instead of a global brand story, and give your field service lead a seat at the table.
3Use the pavilion if offered
Lansdowne has a 3,500-square-foot covered outdoor pavilion. If DCD opens outdoor space, a skid, enclosure or cooling unit can sit there, and we build weatherproof graphics, lighting and a shaded meeting corner around it.
4Pack for a fast strike
Two-day conferences end with a short teardown before guests check out. We pack the booth in labeled rolling cases with a printed strike plan, so your team leaves on time and the kit heads to storage or the next show.
Concept rendering
Every DCD>Connect | Virginia proposal includes a rendering like this
See the DCD>Connect | Virginia booth in 3D first: layout, graphics, lighting and where products sit, revised until it is right and before any panel is cut. Above: a Purple concept for Shihlin Electric.
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Where you could be at DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027
The 2027 venue is not confirmed yet. These are the spaces at Lansdowne Resort and Spa, the 2026 venue, as the resort describes them; DCD has not said which rooms its exhibit area uses.
Meeting wing
A dedicated wing of modernized meeting rooms with customizable configurations, part of 55,000 sq ft of meeting space.
Our advice Carpeted rooms and corridors mean rolling cases, carpet-safe bases and no forklifts.
The Thinking Center
Lansdowne's meeting facility, named among the resort's conference spaces.
Our advice We confirm room dimensions and door sizes with the event team before building any tall element.
Covered outdoor pavilion
An open-air, 3,500 sq ft covered pavilion on the resort's 500 acres.
Our advice If DCD offers outdoor space, equipment such as an enclosure can stand here with weatherproof graphics.
05 Leesburg, VA
Logistics for DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027, handled
The 2027 venue is not confirmed yet. The 2026 edition is at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, a conference resort whose meeting packages bundle event space, rooms, food and beverage and a dedicated event planner. At a resort, exhibits move through hotel corridors and meeting wings on carpet, so we ship in rolling cases rather than crates and plan delivery with the resort's event team and DCD's contractor once the kit is published. Our Fishkill, NY shop is a day's drive away, so one truck can carry the booth, and our project manager installs and strikes it with vetted local labor.
What Purple handles
- Compact, freestanding booths for resort meeting space
- Rolling-case packing for carpeted corridors
- Outdoor pavilion displays and weatherproof graphics
- Regional proof graphics for Northern Virginia buyers
- Delivery planned with the venue's event team
- One truck from our Fishkill, NY shop
DCD>Connect | Virginia timeline, counted back from move-in
We need design sign-off by About 10 weeks before the show.
- Once DCD announces 2027Confirm dates, venue and your exhibit or sponsor package; send us the floor plan.
- About 10 weeks before the showDesign sign-off for a compact, freestanding display and any pavilion or hospitality graphics.
- 30 to 45 days beforeProduction in Fishkill, NY; pieces sized for resort corridors and packed in rolling cases.
- About 2 weeks beforeDelivery booked with the venue's event team and DCD's contractor; power and internet ordered.
- Show daysOur project manager sets the booth in the venue's window and stays through the conference.
- Close of the showStrike, pack and truck the booth to storage or to DCD>Connect New York.
Purple's planning timeline for DCD>Connect | Virginia. The official DCD>Connect | Virginia move-in, freight target and order dates come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; when you book, we confirm them against your booth.
Printable budget & deadline sheetTravel to DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027
Getting to DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027: airport and hotels
Fly in
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), for the 2026 Leesburg edition
Stay
2027 hotel not confirmed yet; the 2026 conference is at Lansdowne Resort and Spa
Travel facts from lansdowneresort.com.
DCD>Connect | Virginia by the numbers
DCD>Connect | Virginia year by year
How DCD>Connect | Virginia 2027 compares with other energy and utilities shows
The energy and utilities shows closest to DCD>Connect | Virginia on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each show name opens our energy and utilities exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| RConSolid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) | September 21–24, 2027 | Portland, OR | 1,500+ attendees · 200+ organizations exhibitors (2026) |
| WEFTECWater Environment Federation (WEF) | September 25–29, 2027 | Chicago, IL | 23,000+ expected attendees · about 1,000 exhibitors (2026) |
| The Battery ShowInforma Markets (Manufacturing by Informa) | October 11–14, 2027 | Detroit, MI | – |
| Geothermal Rising ConferenceGeothermal Rising | October 24–27, 2027 | Reno, NV | 1,500+ attendees anticipated for 2027 |
| Hydrogen AmericasSustainable Energy Council | October 26–27, 2027 | Houston, TX | – |
| ANS Winter ConferenceAmerican Nuclear Society (ANS) | October 31–November 3, 2027 | Washington, DC | – |
| RE+RE+ Events (Solar Energy Trade Shows) | November 15–18, 2027 | Las Vegas, NV | 37,000+ attendees · 1,325 exhibitors (2025) |
| AABC USCambridge EnerTech | AABC US 2027 dates not confirmed yet | San Diego, CA | – |
| RNG ConferenceRNG Coalition (Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas) | 2027 dates not confirmed yet | Dana Point, CA | – |
| DCD>Connect | VirginiaDatacenterDynamics (DCD) | 2027 dates not confirmed yet | Leesburg, VA | – |
DCD>Connect | Virginia exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before DCD>Connect | Virginia
When is DCD>Connect Virginia 2027?
DCD has not announced the 2027 edition, so the dates are not confirmed yet. The latest published edition, DCD>Connect | Virginia 2026, is dated November 3–4, 2026. We update the plan the day DCD announces 2027.
Where is DCD>Connect Virginia held?
The 2026 edition is at Lansdowne Resort and Spa in Leesburg, Virginia; the 2027 venue is not confirmed yet. Lansdowne sits on 500 acres in the Potomac River Valley and markets itself as a DC-area conference center.
Who attends DCD>Connect Virginia?
Data center developers, operators, engineers and investors working in the Northern Virginia market. It suits suppliers of switchgear, UPS, generators, power distribution, cooling and construction services who sell into the region's campuses.
How much does a booth at DCD>Connect Virginia cost?
DCD has not published 2027 Virginia exhibit or sponsor rates, so space prices are not confirmed yet. Purple's build is a separate fixed proposal; for a resort meeting room we usually quote a compact rental or tabletop display rather than a hall-size custom booth.
What kind of space does Lansdowne have for exhibits?
Lansdowne lists 55,000 square feet of meeting space, including a modernized meeting wing, its Thinking Center and an open-air 3,500-square-foot covered pavilion. DCD has not said which rooms the 2027 exhibit area uses.
Can we show heavy equipment at DCD>Connect Virginia?
Heavy gear does not suit carpeted meeting rooms. If DCD opens outdoor space, Lansdowne's covered pavilion is the natural place for an enclosure or skid; otherwise we use cutaways, samples and video.
How should we ship a booth to a resort conference?
In rolling cases, not crates. Resort meeting space is carpeted and reached by corridors and service elevators, so we size every piece to the doors and plan delivery with the event team and DCD's contractor once the show kit is out.
Who organizes DCD>Connect Virginia?
DatacenterDynamics (DCD), which also runs DCD>Connect | New York at the New York Marriott Marquis, May 17–18, 2027. Many suppliers plan both events with one hotel-ready booth and swap the graphics between the regional and investor audiences.
Is DCD>Connect Virginia worth exhibiting at?
For suppliers selling power and cooling into Northern Virginia data centers, it gathers the regional buyers in one place. It is a resort conference, so plan for meeting-led selling and a compact booth rather than a trade show floor.
Is there an exhibitor list for DCD>Connect Virginia?
The 2027 exhibitor list is not confirmed yet, since DCD has not announced the 2027 Virginia edition. DCD pitches the event at the Northern Virginia data center market, so expect power, cooling and construction suppliers. Send us your contract and we plan around the floor plan DCD gives you.
Where do attendees stay for DCD>Connect Virginia?
For 2026 the venue is Lansdowne Resort and Spa, whose meeting packages include overnight rooms. 2027 hotel arrangements are not confirmed yet; we will add them once DCD publishes the venue.
How far ahead should we plan for DCD>Connect Virginia?
Allow about 10 weeks from design sign-off to show day, including 30 to 45 days of production. Because 2027 dates are not confirmed yet, we hold a design in draft and lock the schedule once DCD announces.
Can we reuse a DCD>Connect Virginia booth elsewhere?
A compact, hotel-ready booth carries straight over to DCD>Connect New York and to the 7x24 Exchange conferences. We store it in Fishkill, NY and refresh the graphics for each audience.
Before you sign for DCD>Connect | Virginia
Ask any DCD>Connect | Virginia exhibit builder these five questions:
- Are all fees on paper, including what the contractor at the venue bills?
- Who actually builds it for DCD>Connect | Virginia: your shop or a subcontractor?
- Is your project manager on the floor for install and dismantle?
- For DCD>Connect | Virginia, what is in the rental and what is billed by the show?
- After the show, where is the booth kept, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh its graphics, repair what is worn, ship and install it for DCD>Connect | Virginia, and store it between shows. The structure you paid for stays in use.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground at the venue: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager on your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A rental with your graphics can be ready for DCD>Connect | Virginia in two to three weeks. On the first call, we tell you what is realistic for DCD>Connect | Virginia.
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What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and DCD>Connect | Virginia footprint.
- Your DCD>Connect | Virginia concept rendering and fixed proposal usually arrive within a week. Every last fee for DCD>Connect | Virginia, listed upfront and in full on paper.
- We build in 30 to 45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and have the booth installed before DCD>Connect | Virginia opens.
