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IEEE PES General Meeting 2027Exhibitor guide to booth costs, dates and deadlines
A table among grid engineers: IEEE PES GM 2027 booths in San Francisco
- Event dates
- July 25–29, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- Not confirmed yet
- Venue
- Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco
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Quick answers
IEEE PES General Meeting 2027 in 30 seconds
The short version for IEEE PES General Meeting exhibitors. Every figure has its source further down the page.
- When is IEEE PES General Meeting 2027?
- July 25–29, 2027, at Hilton San Francisco Union Square, San Francisco.
- When is the IEEE PES General Meeting exhibit hall open?
- Not confirmed yet for 2027. In 2026 supporters staffed Meet & Greet Tables for the entire Montréal meeting, set up on Sunday, July 19.
- What is the all-in cost of a 10×20 booth at IEEE PES General Meeting?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental at IEEE PES General Meeting with design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Space and show services are billed by IEEE PES General Meeting.
- For IEEE PES General Meeting, what is the next exhibitor deadline?
- Paper submissions close: November 10, 2026.
Everything about IEEE PES General Meeting 2027 in one place
IEEE PES General Meeting 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | 2027 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting |
|---|---|
| Event dates | July 25–29, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | Not confirmed yet In 2026 supporters staffed Meet & Greet Tables for the entire Montréal meeting, set up on Sunday, July 19 |
| Venue | Hilton San Francisco Union Square 333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 |
| Organizer | IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) |
| Who attends | Practicing power engineers, utility and system operator staff, academics, researchers and students |
| Next deadline | Paper submissions close: November 10, 2026 source |
| Nearest airport | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) |
| Hotels | The official 2027 hotel block at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square; booking details not confirmed yet |
| Official website | pes-gm.org |
Official IEEE PES General Meeting resources
IEEE PES General Meeting 2027 calendar
IEEE PES General Meeting 2027 dates and deadlines
The IEEE PES General Meeting dates the organizer has published, in order, each linked to the page that states it. The next date is highlighted.
01 Purple at IEEE PES General Meeting 2027
A table among grid engineers: IEEE PES GM 2027 booths in San Francisco
The General Meeting is where power system engineers present papers and set PES technical direction, so a supporter table has to start a technical conversation, not a sales pitch. In a Union Square hotel we plan for freight elevators, ballroom carpet and hotel-exclusive power.
- Jul 25–29 · Hilton Union Sq
- About 800 papers, 2027
- 2026 table: $3,000
What makes IEEE PES General Meeting different, and how we build for it
The IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting is the flagship annual conference of PES, and it doubles as the society's working week: technical committees meet, set standards direction and run panel sessions.The 2027 theme is Grid Modernization: Scaling the Grid for Emerging Demand. Up to about 800 conference papers are accepted, most presented at the Monday evening poster session, with the top 60 to 80 in Best Conference Paper Sessions and up to 240 more in Paper Forum Sessions. Supporters do not get a hall; in 2026 they received Meet & Greet Tables, a lead report and tickets to the IEEE PES Awards Dinner. The value is time with the engineers who plan and operate grids.
Planning, protection and operations tools proven on real networks, presented by someone who can discuss the paper they just heard.
Software, test platforms and data partners for their labs, and industry contacts for funded research.
Employers to meet at the Student, Faculty and Industry Luncheon and job fair tables, and a sense of which companies do serious power system work.
Your team in San Francisco
One project manager, two shops, the whole IEEE PES General Meeting build
Production happens in our own shop in Fishkill, NY, and at our Las Vegas hub, and we ship to the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and install with vetted local labor, led by our own project manager on the floor. Every IEEE PES General Meeting build runs a predictable 30 to 45 days and gets a pre-show QA, with secure storage after.
When your team gets to San Francisco, the booth is lit and stocked. You just show up.
New at IEEE PES General Meeting 2027
- Back in the U.S., in a San Francisco hotel
After Montréal in July 2026, the General Meeting moves to the Hilton San Francisco Union Square for July 25–29, 2027. U.S. exhibitors avoid cross-border shipping, but a downtown hotel means elevator-sized cases and tight delivery windows. source
- Grid modernization theme
The 2027 meeting's theme is Grid Modernization: Scaling the Grid for Emerging Demand, and its paper call adds topics such as virtual power plants and TSO-DSO cooperation. Companies with storage, grid-edge or monitoring products can match the table message to the week's sessions. source
Inside IEEE PES General Meeting 2027
Rules that shape your IEEE PES General Meeting booth
PES sold presence through supporter packages in 2026, each with a Meet & Greet Table: a 6-foot table, two chairs, back wall drapes and an ID card. We design a table backdrop and cover that fit that space exactly.
In 2026 supporter sales closed April 24 and all assets, including high-resolution vector logos, push notification text and email leaderboard graphics, were due May 1. We prepare your files on that schedule so nothing misses the print program.
For 2026 lanyards and hotel key cards, the supporter covered printing, production and shipping, delivered by July 10. We source and ship branded items with your table kit.
At least one author of each accepted 2027 paper must register and pay, or the paper is neither scheduled nor published in the proceedings. Engineers presenting for an exhibiting company need registrations in the staffing plan.
Programs worth planning for
Where most of the up to 800 accepted 2027 conference papers are presented, and where the General Meeting Conference Prize Papers are announced.
A Wednesday luncheon with job fair tables; in 2026 a sponsored table and job fair table cost $2,000 à la carte, with a 6-foot table and two chairs.
The society's awards evening, a three-course dinner; 2026 supporter packages included up to five tickets.
The PES General Meeting is the power engineering profession's technical week; choose it over the IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition when you want engineers and researchers at a supporter table rather than utility buyers on a large exhibit floor. Compare every energy and utilities show we build for →
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02 Booths & pricing for IEEE PES General Meeting 2027
Popular booth sizes at IEEE PES General Meeting
The General Meeting is a technical conference in a hotel, not a hall show. In 2026 a staffed Meet & Greet Table (6-foot table, two chairs, back drape, ID card) cost $3,000 à la carte or came inside supporter packages from $9K to $21K. 2027 packages are not confirmed yet. We build for a table: backdrop, counter wrap and portable graphics.
Beyond the General Meeting's supporter tables; keep this size for a utility trade show such as DistribuTECH and bring a compact version of its graphics here.
Shown: Voltronic Power, a Purple island exhibit
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Not offered at the General Meeting; the closest equivalent is a hosted hospitality suite at the hotel, which we can dress with branded graphics.
Shown: a Purple inline booth for Wisepower Enterprise
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Suited to the IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition, not the General Meeting; we can design one system that scales from the table to a T&D island.
Pictured: Eonmetall, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's IEEE PES General Meeting price
- A 3D rendering of your IEEE PES General Meeting booth, revised until you approve it
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage, as specified for IEEE PES General Meeting
- Lighting plus power distribution within the booth at IEEE PES General Meeting
- Install and dismantle at IEEE PES General Meeting, led by our project manager on the floor
- Show-service orders and deadlines for IEEE PES General Meeting, tracked on your behalf
Billed by the show and its contractor
- Booth space, paid to IEEE Power & Energy Society
- Drayage, or material handling, when it is not in the IEEE PES General Meeting space rate
- Electrical, internet and rigging orders for IEEE PES General Meeting
- Booth cleaning and whatever union labor the IEEE PES General Meeting venue requires
Rates to plan with for IEEE PES General Meeting:
- Meet & Greet table, à la carte $3,000 with one full registration, 2026 rate source
- Supporter packages Platinum $21K, Gold $16K, Silver $13K, Bronze $9K, 2026 rates source
- Event Wi-Fi sponsorship $10,000, 2026 rate source
- Hospitality suite listing $2,500, planning and event charges extra, 2026 rate source
We estimate each of these on your IEEE PES General Meeting proposal, so the total is on paper before you sign.
The prices above are all-in 2026 rental ranges covering design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle; custom builds for IEEE PES General Meeting are quoted per project. Want an exact number for San Francisco? Use the booth cost calculator or the 2026 booth cost guide.
Share the booth size you have at IEEE PES General Meeting and what you need the space to do. Expect a reply within one business day and, usually within a week, a rendering and a fixed proposal for IEEE PES General Meeting. No charge.
The IEEE PES General Meeting booth is lit and stocked before your team arrives. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
Built by our team: booths to compare for IEEE PES General Meeting
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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.
Shapoorji Pallonji needed an exhibit that conveyed engineering scale and trust; at the General Meeting the same message has to work across a single table for grid engineers.
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04 Designing for grid technology, power system software, equipment and engineering firms at IEEE PES General Meeting
Four things we get right for IEEE PES General Meeting exhibitors
1Design for a six-foot table
The 2026 Meet & Greet Table came with a 6-foot table, two chairs, back drape and an ID card for the whole meeting. We build a lightweight backdrop, a fitted table cover and one screen for a short model or map demo, all packed into cases that ride a hotel freight elevator.
2Speak to the poster session
Most accepted papers are shown at the Monday evening poster session, the busiest technical hour of the week. We help you plan a table message that ties your product to the session topics, such as situational awareness, storage coordination or power quality.
3Recruit with a second table
In 2026 the Platinum to Silver packages included a job fair table at the Student, Faculty and Industry Luncheon. We print a matching pull-up and table cover so the hiring table and the main table look like one company.
4Graphics that hold up to engineers
This audience reads one-line diagrams for a living. We use real network graphics, study results and plain claims with numbers, and avoid stock photos of glowing grids that a PES engineer will dismiss at a glance.
Concept rendering
Your proposal for IEEE PES General Meeting includes a rendering like this one
You see the booth in 3D before we cut a single panel: layout, graphics, lighting and product positions, revised until it is right. Pictured: a Purple concept for Waaree Solar Americas.
Start my IEEE PES General Meeting concept05 Hilton San Francisco Union Square · San Francisco
Logistics for IEEE PES General Meeting 2027, handled
The 2027 General Meeting is at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square on O'Farrell Street. Hotel meetings run on a different rhythm from a convention hall: freight moves by freight elevator and pallet jack on carpet, power and internet usually come through the hotel, and set-up happens inside short windows between sessions. In 2026 supporters set up their Meet & Greet Tables on the Sunday afternoon before the meeting. We pack a table kit into rolling cases sized for a hotel elevator, ship to the hotel or the show's contractor as PES directs, and send our project manager to set and strike it.
What Purple handles
- Table backdrops and fitted covers for supporter tables
- Matching job fair table graphics
- Cases sized for hotel freight elevators
- Screens and power arranged through the hotel
- Set-up and strike in short hotel windows
- Storage until the 2028 Washington meeting
Timeline, counted back from move-in
Design sign-off for IEEE PES General Meeting is due by About 10 weeks before the meeting.
- When PES opens 2027 supporter salesChoose a package and any à la carte items; in 2026 sales closed in late April.
- About 10 weeks before the meetingDesign sign-off for the table backdrop, cover, screen and hiring table graphics.
- May to June 2027Production in Fishkill, NY over 30 to 45 days; logos and push-notification assets sent to PES by its deadline.
- About 3 weeks beforeTable kit ships to San Francisco on the delivery instructions PES issues.
- July 25, 2027Meeting opens; we set the table in the window PES assigns and check power and screen.
- July 29, 2027Meeting closes; we strike, pack and return the kit to storage or your next PES event.
Planning timeline from Purple. The official IEEE PES General Meeting 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 IEEE PES General Meeting budget & deadline sheetTravel to IEEE PES General Meeting 2027
Getting to IEEE PES General Meeting 2027: airport and hotels
Fly in
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Stay
The official 2027 hotel block at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square; booking details not confirmed yet
Find the venue
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Travel facts from pes-gm.org.
IEEE PES General Meeting by the numbers
IEEE PES General Meeting year by year
How IEEE PES General Meeting 2027 compares with other energy and utilities shows
The energy and utilities shows closest to IEEE PES General Meeting on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Select any name to open our exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7x24 Exchange7x24 Exchange International | June 6–9, 2027 | Orlando, FL | 1,300 attendees (2026) |
| AWWA ACEAmerican Water Works Association (AWWA) | June 13–16, 2027 | San Diego, CA | – |
| ANS Annual ConferenceAmerican Nuclear Society (ANS) | June 13–16, 2027 | Lake Buena Vista, FL | 60% of 2025 attendees influence purchases |
| IESNA MidwestDiversified Communications (IESNA event series) | June 14–16, 2027 | Rosemont, IL | 700+ attendees · 45+ exhibitors (2026) |
| EEIEdison Electric Institute (EEI) | June 14–16, 2027 | Orlando, FL | – |
| APPA National ConferenceAmerican Public Power Association (APPA) | June 18–23, 2027 | Orlando, FL | 1,675+ attendees · 99 exhibitors (2026) |
| IEEE PES General MeetingIEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) | July 25–29, 2027 | San Francisco, CA | – |
| IMAGEIMAGE (AAPG | August 30–September 2, 2027 | Houston, TX | – |
| Clean CurrentsNational Hydropower Association (NHA) | August 30–September 3, 2027 | Atlanta, GA | – |
| AFPM SummitAmerican Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) | August 30 – September 2, 2027 | Grapevine, TX | 50% of 2025 attendees from operating companies |
IEEE PES General Meeting exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before IEEE PES General Meeting
When is the 2027 IEEE PES General Meeting?
The 2027 IEEE PES General Meeting runs July 25–29, 2027 in San Francisco. PES has not yet published 2027 supporter table dates, so the exhibit schedule is not confirmed yet; in 2026 supporter tables were set up on the Sunday afternoon before the meeting.
Where is the 2027 IEEE PES General Meeting held?
San Francisco hosts it, at the Union Square Hilton on O'Farrell Street, one year after Montréal. The 2028 meeting moves to the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., July 23–27, 2028, and 2029 to the Baird Center in Milwaukee.
How many people attend the PES General Meeting?
PES has not published an attendance figure for the 2027 meeting, so 2027 attendance is not confirmed yet. The 2027 call for papers plans for about 800 accepted conference papers, so a large share of the audience is presenting or reviewing technical work.
Can we exhibit at the IEEE PES General Meeting?
Through tables and supporter packages rather than a trade show hall. In 2026 a staffed Meet & Greet table cost $3,000 à la carte with one full registration, and Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze packages cost $21K, $16K, $13K and $9K with a table for the whole meeting. 2027 details are not confirmed yet.
What came with a 2026 supporter Meet & Greet Table?
A 6-foot table, two chairs, back wall drapes and an ID card, hosted for the entire event, with set-up on the Sunday before. Packages also carried full conference registrations, IEEE PES Awards Dinner tickets and a post-event lead report of opted-in attendees.
What sponsorships besides tables did PES sell in 2026?
In 2026 the à la carte list included event Wi-Fi at $10,000, hotel key cards at $7,500, the Women in Power and Young Professionals reception at $7,500, badge lanyards at $5,500, a mobile app listing at $4,500 and a hospitality suite at $2,500. Extra supporter tickets cost $695.
What is the deadline to submit a paper for PES GM 2027?
Paper submissions opened October 6, 2026 and close November 10, 2026, with acceptance decisions by mid-March 2027. At least one author must register and pay, or the paper is not presented or published in IEEE Xplore.
Who attends the PES General Meeting?
Practicing power engineers and academics from around the world: utility and system operator staff, equipment and software engineers, researchers, government participants and students. PES describes it as a forum for experts across academia, industry, utilities and government.
What is the 2027 PES General Meeting theme?
Grid Modernization: Scaling the Grid for Emerging Demand. Paper topics in the 2027 call include situational awareness, storage coordination, cooperation between TSOs and DSOs, virtual power plants, supply chain and the role of standards.
Can we recruit students at the General Meeting?
In 2026 PES sold a sponsored table and job fair table at the Student, Faculty and Industry Luncheon for $2,000, with a 6-foot table and two chairs and set-up from 11 a.m. We match the hiring table graphics to your main table.
Is the IEEE PES General Meeting worth exhibiting at?
It is for companies whose buyers are power system engineers and researchers: planning and protection software, grid analytics, test platforms and consulting. For selling equipment in volume to utilities, DistribuTECH or the IEEE PES T&D Conference and Exposition offer real exhibit floors.
How do we ship a display to a San Francisco hotel?
In cases, not crates. Hotel ballrooms take freight by elevator and pallet jack on carpet, and power and internet usually come through the hotel. We size the kit to the elevator, follow PES's delivery instructions and staff the set-up with our project manager.
Can we reuse our PES GM display at other shows?
A table kit built for the General Meeting goes straight to the IEEE IAS Electrical Safety Workshop and other tabletop conferences, and the same artwork can be reprinted at island scale for the T&D show. We store it between events.
Ask these before you sign
Five things to ask every builder quoting IEEE PES General Meeting:
- Will the proposal show every IEEE PES General Meeting fee, including show contractor charges?
- Who actually builds it for IEEE PES General Meeting: your shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your own project manager be at IEEE PES General Meeting for install and dismantle?
- What exactly 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 the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it to the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to IEEE PES General Meeting.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground in San Francisco: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager answering your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A IEEE PES General Meeting rental carrying your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. You will know on the first call what is realistic for your IEEE PES General Meeting date.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your IEEE PES General Meeting booth
What happens next
- You get a reply within one business day, asking about your products, goals and footprint at IEEE PES General Meeting.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal for IEEE PES General Meeting, usually within a week. Every last fee for IEEE PES General Meeting, listed upfront and in full on paper.
- The build takes 30–45 days; we ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.
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