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ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027Booth costs, dates and deadlines: the Chula Vista exhibitor guide

Plant engineers, resort hall: ISPE Annual Meeting 2027 booths in Chula Vista

Event dates
October 10–13, 2027
Exhibit hall
October 11–13, 2027 (Mon 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Tue 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Wed 7 a.m.–noon)
Venue
Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center, Chula Vista

4.9 client rating3,000+ exhibitors10,000+ booths builtSince 2015

Olon / Infa Group booth by Purple Exhibits: white Olon 'part of Infa Group' booth with blue branding, Purple work to compare for your ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth
Built by Purple · Olon / Infa Group large exhibit
Professionals with lanyards talking and laughing at a standing table during a conference break
Eagle Chemical booth by Purple Exhibits: wood-panelled Eagle Chemical booth with a backlit white logo lightbox, shown for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo exhibitors
Built by PurpleEagle Chemical inline booth
  • 3,000+global attendees, per ISPE's 2027 prospectus source
  • 45+countries represented, 2027 prospectus source
  • 300+exhibitors at the 2026 meeting source
  • 41%of attendees are directors, 2027 prospectus source

Quick answers

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 in 30 seconds

The short version for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo exhibitors. Each ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo figure is sourced further down the page.

When is ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027?
October 10–13, 2027, at Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center, Chula Vista.
When is the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo exhibit hall open?
October 11–13, 2027, Mon 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Tue 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Wed 7 a.m.–noon.
How big is ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo?
300+ exhibitors (2026 edition).
What does ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth space cost?
$7,900 standard rate; $8,600 Pickle Ball Premium, 2027 prospectus, paid to the organizer.
How much is a 10×20 booth at ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, all-in?
$7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental in Chula Vista: design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Space and show services are billed separately by ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo.

Everything about ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 in one place

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 fact sheet

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 key facts
Official name2027 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering's signature conference and Expo Hall
Event datesOctober 10–13, 2027
Exhibit hall datesOctober 11–13, 2027 (Mon 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Tue 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Wed 7 a.m.–noon) source
VenueGaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center
1000 H Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910
OrganizerInternational Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)
Size (2026)300+ exhibitors source
Who attendsDirectors (41%), managers (27%) and engineers (18%) in drug manufacturing, facilities, quality, supply chain and regulatory roles
Booth space$7,900 standard rate; $8,600 Pickle Ball Premium, 2027 prospectus source
Nearest airportSan Diego International Airport (SAN)
About 10 miles, 15 to 35 minutes by car, per ISPE
HotelsISPE's room block at the Gaylord Pacific, the conference venue and host hotel; reservation link not confirmed yet
Official hotel page →
Official websiteispe.org

Official ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo resources

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 calendar

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 show dates

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 show days, each with a link to the page that states it.

  1. 2027 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo opens at the Gaylord PacificAttendees source
  2. Expo Hall opens, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Exhibitors source
  3. Expo Hall open 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.Exhibitors source
  4. Expo Hall open 7 a.m. to noon; meeting closesExhibitors and attendees source

01 Purple at ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027

Plant engineers, resort hall: ISPE Annual Meeting 2027 booths in Chula Vista

We design ISPE Expo Hall booths that let a facilities director or validation engineer walk through your skid, isolator or automation stack and leave with a project conversation booked. At the Gaylord Pacific we build to ISPE's 8-foot pipe-and-drape inline rules and its 20×20 islands.

  • Oct 10–13 · Gaylord Pacific
  • 250+ exhibitors per ISPE
  • Expo Hall Oct 11–13

What makes ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo different, and how we build for it

ISPE's Annual Meeting is the engineering society's own expo, so the people in the aisles design, build and qualify drug plants.Its 2027 prospectus counts 3,000+ attendees from 45+ countries, with directors making up 41% of them and non-CMO pharma and biotech manufacturers 38% of the business segments represented. The Expo Hall is built to hold people for hours: the Welcome Reception, lunches and networking breaks, a Career Center, the PUB Lounge, a Pickleball Zone with its own premium booth rate, and a Mobile App Prize Giveaway. Outside the hall, the FOYA Banquet, the Regulatory Town Hall, the Tuesday Night Celebration and the International Emerging Leader Hackathon give the week its fixed points, and 2027 takes all of it to the Gaylord Pacific in Chula Vista.

Facilities, engineering and capital project directors

Process skids, modular cleanrooms and HVAC or utility systems shown at real scale, with project references and a delivery schedule they can plan a facility around.

Manufacturing, automation and validation managers

Control systems, MES and data integrity software running live, and qualification packages they can compare against their own commissioning and validation plans.

Quality, regulatory and supply chain leaders

Clear answers on GMP compliance, sterile and containment equipment, and supply reliability, plus a supplier who has followed the Regulatory Town Hall discussion.

Your team in Chula Vista

Two shops behind your ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth

Your ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth is built in our own production shop in Fishkill, NY, or at our Las Vegas hub, shipped to the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center and installed by vetted local labor with our own project manager on the floor. A predictable 30–45-day turnaround, secure storage and a pre-show QA before ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo.

At ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, your team walks into a booth that is lit and stocked. You just show up.

Inside ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027

3,000+ global attendees, per ISPE's 2027 prospectus source45+ countries represented, 2027 prospectus source300+ exhibitors at the 2026 meeting source41% of attendees are directors, 2027 prospectus source

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo rules that shape your booth

Inline walls stop at 8 feet

ISPE's 10×10 and 10×20 packages come with pipe and drape 8 feet high across the back and 3-foot side walls. We design inline booths to that envelope, keeping tall graphics on the back wall and counters low toward the aisle.

Organizer rule

Exhibitor badges cover the hall only

ISPE's exhibit personnel registrations give Expo Hall access only, three per 10×10, six per 10×20 and twelve per 20×20 island; sessions need education registration at the exhibitor discount. We plan staffing so the booth is covered while engineers attend.

Organizer rule

Location and corners cost extra

ISPE adds $500 for a premium location and $250 per corner to its 2027 space rate, and charges $8,600 in the Pickle Ball Premium area. We show you how each option changes sightlines on the floor plan before you contract.

Organizer rule

Book housing only through ISPE

ISPE states it does not authorize any other housing company or broker to make reservations for the meeting and warns attendees not to share card details with them. We use ISPE's official Gaylord Pacific channel for every room we book.

Organizer rule

Guest passes have allocation limits

Complimentary one-day Expo Hall passes for exhibitor clients are subject to ISPE's allocation limits and guidelines, with ten included in the 10×10 and 10×20 packages. We help you plan which customers to invite and when they visit.

Organizer rule

Programs worth planning for

ISPE Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA)

ISPE's awards for state-of-the-art pharmaceutical and biotech facility projects, with categories such as Facility of the Future, Pharma 4.0 and Supply Chain; the FOYA Banquet is part of the 2027 meeting, and engineering and equipment partners of winning projects gain visibility.

Official details

Pickleball Zone and PUB Lounge

Expo Hall attractions in ISPE's 2027 prospectus, alongside the Career Center and Mobile App Prize Giveaway; booths in the Pickle Ball Premium area cost $8,600.

Official details

International Emerging Leader Hackathon

An ISPE event for early-career professionals listed among the 2027 sponsorship opportunities, a way to meet engineers before they become your buyers.

Official details

Regulatory Town Hall

A program session where industry and regulators discuss the direction of innovation, one of the meeting's fixed points named on ISPE's 2027 event page.

Official details

ISPE's Annual Meeting & Expo is the pharma engineering society's big fall expo; choose it over INTERPHEX when your buyers are facility, engineering and validation directors who come for a conference program rather than a pure trade-show floor. See how ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo compares with every pharma and biotech show we build for →

pharma and biotech at ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo

The industry behind ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, in pictures

Switches, dials and handles on a grey industrial control panel
Switches on an equipment control panel
Gowned and gloved hand loading a tube into an open benchtop centrifuge
Loading a benchtop centrifuge
Low-angle view of large dimpled stainless steel vessels inside an industrial plant
Jacketed stainless vessels from below

02 Booths & pricing for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027

Popular booth sizes at ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo

ISPE sells 10×10 units with 8-foot pipe-and-drape backs, 10×20 inlines and 20×20 islands, at a $7,900 standard rate in its 2027 prospectus, with corner and premium-location fees on top. Equipment suppliers here usually need room to show hardware, so we recommend a 10×20 inline at minimum and a 20×20 island for skids or isolators.

Tipmed booth by Purple Exhibits: tipmed orthopaedics booth in a Türkiye pavilion with white walls, Purple work to compare for your ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth
Inline10×20$7,500 – $15,000all-in rental

A 20-foot back wall under ISPE's 8-foot limit, a filter housing or sensor array on a lit plinth, and a counter where a validation engineer can scroll your qualification documents.

Above: Tipmed, a Purple inline booth

See 10×20 rental booths →
Optinova booth by Purple Exhibits: clean white backlit inline Optinova wall with colourful medical tubing imagery, like the booths we plan for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo
Inline10×30$12,000 – $22,000all-in rental

Three bays for an automation supplier: the control screen, the panel hardware and a seated corner for project scoping with a facilities director.

Shown: Optinova, a Purple inline booth

See 10×30 rental booths →
iCAD booth by Purple Exhibits: blue and white iCAD island booth with a tall branded tower, overhead header sign, like the booths we plan for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo
Island20×20$16,000 – $40,000all-in rental

An ISPE island with twelve exhibitor badges: room for a single-use bioreactor skid, an isolator section or a modular cleanroom wall, plus a meeting table.

Above: iCAD, a Purple island exhibit

See 20×20 rental booths →
Olon / Fidia Pharma Group booth by Purple Exhibits: bright white and blue Olon and Fidia Pharma Group booth, an example for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo exhibitors in Chula Vista
Island20×30+$25,000 – $55,000all-in rental

A walk-through process line or a full modular suite, with a closed meeting room for capital project discussions and storage for literature and giveaways.

Shown: a Purple large-format exhibit for Olon / Fidia Pharma Group

See 20×30 rental booths →

In Purple's ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo price

  • Booth design with a 3D rendering, revised until it is right
  • Structure, graphics printed for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, counters and storage as specified
  • Lighting and power distribution inside the booth
  • Our project manager on the floor for installation and dismantle
  • Show-service orders and deadlines for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, tracked on your behalf

Billed by the show and its contractor

  • Your ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth space, paid to the organizer
  • Drayage, or material handling, when it is not in the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo space rate
  • Electrical service, internet and rigging at the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center
  • Booth cleaning, and union labor where the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center requires it

Rates to plan with for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo:

  • Booth space $7,900 standard rate; $8,600 Pickle Ball Premium, 2027 prospectus source
  • Location fees $500 premium location, $250 per corner, 2027 prospectus source
  • Hotel parking $45 per day self parking, $10 hourly, 2027 ISPE travel page source

Your proposal estimates all of these, so the total for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo is on paper before you sign anything.

The prices above are all-in 2026 rental ranges covering design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle; custom builds for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo are quoted per project. Run your ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo numbers in the booth cost calculator and the 2026 booth cost guide.

Each ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo fee listed upfront and in full, on paper.
Send your ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth size and what the space needs to do for your team. We reply within one business day, then send a rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
Get my ISPE Annual Meeting proposal
SpecialtyRx booth by Purple Exhibits: island booth for SpecialtyRx with a tall curved purple-and-white graphic tower, an example for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo exhibitors in Chula Vista

The ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth is lit and stocked before your team arrives. You just show up.

Purple Exhibits designed, built and installed this SpecialtyRx island

03 Built by Purple

Built by our team: booths to compare for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo

Pixee Medical booth by Purple Exhibits, a case study we share with ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo exhibitors

Case study · Pixee Medical

Pixee Medical at a medical technology congress

Demo-first and focused: every visitor could try the augmented-reality surgical guidance while traffic kept moving through the booth.

Pixee Medical's booth put working technology in visitors' hands while traffic kept moving; ISPE's engineers want to inspect equipment the same way, at a bigger scale.

Read the Pixee Medical case study All case studies →

“We were very happy with the experience and with the support provided throughout the project. The booth looked great, the coordination process was smooth, and everything was handled professionally, which made the event much easier for our team.”

Miriam Valdes, Communications Manager, INdermal · more client reviews
10,000+ booths built3,000+ exhibitors served4.9★ client ratingSince 2015

Trusted by exhibitors including

Ocean HealthcareSpecialtyRxOlonACTV BiyoteknolojiPixee MedicalCormay Diagnostics

04 Designing for pharmaceutical process equipment, facility engineering, automation and validation companies at ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo

Four things we get right for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo exhibitors

Stainless steel laboratory process equipment beside a bright window1

Equipment people want to touch it

ISPE's Expo Hall sells itself on interactive exhibits and experiencing equipment firsthand. We build plinths for skids, isolator sections and valve assemblies at working height, with open sides so an engineer can look at welds, gaskets and access panels instead of a render.

Conference attendees with badges talking over coffee at a high table2

The hall opens at 7 a.m. Wednesday

ISPE's 2027 Expo Hall runs 9:30 to 5:30 Monday, 9:30 to 4 Tuesday and 7 to noon Wednesday. We plan lighting and screens for a long Monday, and pre-pack crating so teardown can begin promptly when the hall closes at noon on the final day.

Technician in a blue hard hat checking wiring inside an open control cabinet3

Use the ten guest passes

ISPE's 10×10 and 10×20 packages each include ten free Exhibit Hall Guest Passes for customers and prospects, subject to ISPE's allocation rules. We build a seated meeting point into the booth so the plant engineers you invite from Southern California sites have somewhere to sit.

Aerial view of Mission Bay and the San Diego coastline on a clear day4

Price the Pickleball Zone deliberately

ISPE charges $8,600 for Pickle Ball Premium space against a $7,900 standard rate in 2027, and the Pickleball Zone draws crowds between sessions. If you buy there, we design a high, readable header and a quick badge-scan point for the spectators drifting past.

Purple Exhibits 3D booth concept for Olon, an example for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo planning

Concept rendering

Your ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo proposal comes with a rendering like this

See the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth in 3D first: layout, graphics, lighting and where products sit, revised until it is right and before any panel is cut. This one is a Purple concept for Olon.

Start my ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo concept

Floor at a glance

Where you could be at ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027

ISPE has not said which rooms the 2027 Expo Hall uses. These are the main event spaces at the Gaylord Pacific, from Marriott's own event-space figures.

ACalifornia Ballroom & Exhibit Hall
BPort of San Diego and Chula Vista Ballrooms
CBreakout floors
Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center, Chula VistaSchematic, not to scale
A

California Ballroom & Exhibit Hall

The resort's exhibit hall: 140,049 square feet, 513 by 273 feet, with a 34-foot ceiling, the only space at the Gaylord Pacific on that scale.

Our advice A 34-foot ceiling leaves headroom for tall island structures and hanging signs once ISPE publishes its 2027 height limits.

B

Port of San Diego and Chula Vista Ballrooms

Two ballrooms of 29,223 square feet each, with 27- and 28-foot ceilings, among the four ballrooms at the resort.

Our advice If ISPE puts sessions or the FOYA Banquet in these ballrooms, attendees leave them in waves, so we time staff breaks and demos around the published agenda.

C

Breakout floors

67 breakout rooms across the resort's 456,014 square feet of event space, plus the 12,642-square-foot La Perla Ballroom.

Our advice When you want private customer meetings away from the Expo Hall, we plan the booth around the resort meeting room you book through ISPE, so both spaces carry the same graphics.

05 Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center · Chula Vista

Logistics for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027, handled

The Gaylord Pacific is a resort with its own convention center: the California Ballroom & Exhibit Hall covers 140,049 square feet at 513 by 273 feet with a 34-foot ceiling, inside 456,014 square feet of event space and 67 breakout rooms, according to Marriott. ISPE's inline packages come with 8-foot pipe-and-drape back walls and 3-foot side rails, so we build inside those lines. ISPE tells exhibitors to follow the official exhibitor kit for show hours, and the 2027 decorator, move-in and advance warehouse are not confirmed yet. We book freight and labor as soon as the kit opens, and our project manager runs install with vetted Southern California labor.

What Purple handles

  • Inline booths built inside ISPE's 8-foot back-wall line
  • Island designs for skids, isolators and modular cleanroom walls
  • Show service, electrical and rigging orders from the 2027 exhibitor kit
  • Freight from Fishkill or our Las Vegas hub to Chula Vista
  • A Purple project manager from install through the noon Wednesday close
  • Storage until INTERPHEX, BioProcess International or the next ISPE meeting

Your ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo timeline, from move-in back

Design sign-off for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo is due by late July 2027.

  1. Now to spring 2027Submit ISPE's exhibit contract; booth location drives the price, so we review the floor plan with you before you pick.
  2. Late July 2027Design sign-off about 10 weeks before move-in, with equipment weights, power and compressed air needs locked.
  3. August to mid-September 2027Production in Fishkill, NY or at our Las Vegas hub over 30 to 45 days, with plinths sized for heavy hardware.
  4. Mid-September 2027Freight ships to the advance warehouse or the resort as ISPE's 2027 exhibitor kit directs.
  5. Move-in days before October 11, 2027Our project manager and vetted local labor install, set equipment and test every screen before the hall opens.
  6. October 11–13, 2027Expo Hall open; after Wednesday's noon close we dismantle and send the booth to storage or your next show.

Purple's planning timeline for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo. Official move-in, freight target and order deadlines come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; we confirm them against your booth when you book.

Printable ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo budget & deadline sheet

Travel to ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027

Getting to ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027: airport, hotels and parking

Fly in

San Diego International Airport (SAN)

About 10 miles, 15 to 35 minutes by car, per ISPE

Stay

ISPE's room block at the Gaylord Pacific, the conference venue and host hotel; reservation link not confirmed yet

Official ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo hotels →

Park

Self parking $10 hourly or $45 daily (ISPE travel page, 2027)

Find the venue

Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center
1000 H Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910

Open in Google Maps →

Travel facts from ispe.org.

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo by the numbers

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo year by year

2026
300+ exhibitors
Washington, D.C. source
2025

Held in Charlotte

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2024

Held in Orlando

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2023

Held in Las Vegas

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2022

Held in Orlando

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AttendeesExhibitors

How ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 compares with other pharma and biotech shows

The pharma and biotech shows closest to ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each show name opens our pharma and biotech exhibitor guide for that show.

ShowDatesCityLatest published size
ACS FallAmerican Chemical Society (ACS)August 22–26, 2027San Diego, CA182 listed exhibitors (2026)
RAPS ConvergenceRegulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)September 19–21, 2027Minneapolis, MN1,500+ global delegates attendees (2025)
BioProcess InternationalInforma Connect Life SciencesSeptember 20–23, 2027Boston, MA3,000+ attendees · 250+ exhibitors (2026)
NCPA Annual ConventionNational Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)September 25–28, 2027San Antonio, TX3,000+ attendees projected by NCPA for 2026
ISPE Annual Meeting & ExpoInternational Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)October 10–13, 2027Chula Vista, CA300+ exhibitors (2026)
AMCP NexusAcademy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)October 18–21, 2027Orlando, FL2,647 attendees · 48 exhibitors (2025)
SfN NeuroscienceSociety for Neuroscience (SfN)October 23–27, 2027Chicago, IL21,093 attendees · 435 exhibitors (2025)
ASHG Annual MeetingAmerican Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)October 26–30, 2027Nashville, TN7,554 attendees (2025)
SITC Annual MeetingSociety for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC)November 3–7, 2027National Harbor, MD45% of SITC 2025 attendees
AAPS PharmSci 360American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)November 14–17, 2027Anaheim, CA–

ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo exhibitor questions

Questions exhibitors ask us before ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo

How much does a booth at the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 cost?

Two separate bills. ISPE's 2027 prospectus lists a $7,900 standard rate, $8,600 in the Pickle Ball Premium area, plus $500 for a premium location and $250 per corner. Our build for an equipment-heavy 10×20 rental runs $7,500 to $15,000; a 20×20 custom island with plinths for skids runs $50,000 to $120,000.

What comes with an ISPE 10×10 booth package?

Three exhibit personnel registrations with hall-only access, a 6-by-2-foot skirted table, a wastebasket, two chairs, a one-line sign, and pipe and drape 8 feet high at the back with 3-foot side walls. You also get app and directory listings and ten free Exhibit Hall Guest Passes for customers. A 10×20 inline doubles the badges to six.

When is the Expo Hall open at ISPE 2027?

ISPE's 2027 prospectus lists Monday, October 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, October 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Wednesday, October 13 from 7 a.m. to noon. ISPE confirms final show hours in the official exhibitor kit, and we schedule install and teardown around them.

Can we rent a booth for the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo?

A rental works well at ISPE. Ours for Chula Vista covers the structure, printed panels, LED lights, plinths rated for your equipment and the floor covering, with trucking and labor priced on the same fixed proposal. After the noon Wednesday close the structure returns to us, and your graphics stay ready for the next pharma engineering show.

Can we bring a skid or heavy equipment into the Gaylord Pacific hall?

The California Ballroom & Exhibit Hall is a 140,049-square-foot space with a 34-foot ceiling, built to take exhibits. ISPE has not published 2027 rules for floor loads, machinery or rigging yet, so we collect your equipment weights early and file whatever the exhibitor kit requires as soon as it opens.

What is the deadline to book a booth at ISPE 2027?

ISPE has published no 2027 contract deadline; it is not confirmed yet. Exhibitors submit the exhibit contract through ISPE's sales team, and ISPE states space is limited. For design we need sign-off by late July 2027 to build, ship and install before the hall opens October 11.

Who exhibits at the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo?

250+ suppliers across the pharmaceutical manufacturing lifecycle exhibit, per ISPE's 2027 prospectus: process systems and automation, cleanroom and containment equipment, packaging machinery, validation support, architecture and engineering firms, contract manufacturers, software and laboratory instrumentation. Buyers include drug makers such as Amgen, Lilly, Moderna and Pfizer.

Do you handle the show contractor and electrical orders for ISPE?

We do. ISPE has not named its 2027 decorator yet; when the 2027 kit is published we submit flooring, labor, drayage, rigging and power orders, file any equipment forms and copy you on every confirmation, with each cost shown on your proposal.

When is the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027?

Sunday, October 10 to Wednesday, October 13, 2027, in person and virtual. The Expo Hall opens Monday, October 11 and closes at noon on Wednesday, October 13. The 2026 meeting ran October 18–21, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Where is the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo 2027 held?

The 2027 meeting is in Chula Vista, California, south of downtown San Diego, at 1000 H Street: the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center; ISPE lists the meeting as San Diego. San Diego International Airport is 10 miles away, 15 to 35 minutes by car, per ISPE.

How many people attend the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo?

ISPE's 2027 prospectus cites 3,000+ global attendees from 45+ countries and 250+ exhibiting companies. For the 2026 meeting in Washington, D.C., ISPE listed more than 300 exhibitors, 150+ speakers and 54 education hours. Attendance for 2027 itself is not confirmed yet.

Is the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo open to the public?

The ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo is a paid professional meeting, not a public event. Exhibitors receive hall-only staff badges and can invite customers with the free Exhibit Hall Guest Passes in their package, and every badged exhibitor gets a discount on full-education registration.

Who organizes the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo?

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, a nonprofit association headquartered at 6110 Executive Boulevard in North Bethesda, Maryland, organizes it. ISPE Sales handles booths and sponsorships, from badge lanyards and Wi-Fi to the PUB Lounge, the Pickleball Zone and the President's Reception.

Where should we stay for ISPE 2027?

The Gaylord Pacific itself is the conference hotel; ISPE's travel page lists its reservation line and says the block link is coming soon, and the room block cutoff is not confirmed yet. ISPE warns it authorizes no outside housing company, so any rooms we reserve go only through its official channel.

Before you sign for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo

Ask any ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo exhibit builder these five questions:

  1. Are all fees on paper, including what the contractor at the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center bills?
  2. Who builds the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
  3. Does your project manager stay on the floor through install and dismantle in Chula Vista?
  4. What does the rental include, and what is billed by ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo?
  5. What happens to the booth after ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, and what does storage cost?

Common situations

Already own a booth? Your existing booth gets refreshed graphics and repairs, then we ship it to Chula Vista, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo.

Exhibiting from outside the US? Freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage are ours to run, and one project manager answers your emails in your time zone.

Short on time? A rental with your graphics can be ready for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic before ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo.

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A reply about ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo within one business day. Rendering and fixed proposal for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, usually within a week. No charge, no commitment.

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What happens next

  1. Within one business day we write back to ask about your products, your goals for ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo and your footprint.
  2. Usually within a week, you receive a concept rendering and a fixed ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo proposal. All fees listed upfront, in full, on paper, before ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo.
  3. Production runs 30–45 days, then we ship to the advance warehouse and install before the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo hall opens.
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