PDA Annual Meeting 2027Raleigh exhibitor guide: booth costs, dates and deadlines
Three hall windows, one PDA Week: PDA Annual Meeting 2027 booths in Raleigh
- Event dates
- March 15–17, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- March 15–17, 2027 (Mon 1:15–3:15 p.m., Tue 12:15–5:30 p.m., Wed 8 a.m.–1:45 p.m.)
- Venue
- Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center), Raleigh
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Quick answers
PDA Annual Meeting 2027 in 30 seconds
The short version for PDA Annual Meeting exhibitors. Every figure here has its source further down the PDA Annual Meeting page.
- When is PDA Annual Meeting 2027?
- March 15–17, 2027, at Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center), Raleigh.
- When is the PDA Annual Meeting exhibit hall open?
- March 15–17, 2027, Mon 1:15–3:15 p.m., Tue 12:15–5:30 p.m., Wed 8 a.m.–1:45 p.m.
- How big is PDA Annual Meeting?
- 1,500+ professionals (2026 edition).
- What is the all-in cost of a 10×20 booth at PDA Annual Meeting?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental with design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Space and show services are billed separately by PDA Annual Meeting.
- At PDA Annual Meeting, what is the next exhibitor deadline?
- PDA Week 2027 opens; PDA Industry and Honor Awards Ceremony in the evening: March 14, 2027.
Official PDA Annual Meeting 2027 links: PDA Annual Meeting 2027 hotelsPDA Annual Meeting 2027 schedulePDA Annual Meeting 2027 booth space
Everything about PDA Annual Meeting 2027 in one place
PDA Annual Meeting 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | PDA Annual Meeting 2027, the Parenteral Drug Association's flagship manufacturing science conference at PDA Week 2027 |
|---|---|
| Event dates | March 15–17, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | March 15–17, 2027 (Mon 1:15–3:15 p.m., Tue 12:15–5:30 p.m., Wed 8 a.m.–1:45 p.m.) source |
| Venue | Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center) 500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601 |
| Organizer | Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) |
| Size (2026) | 1,500+ professionals source |
| Who attends | Manufacturing science, quality, sterility assurance, regulatory, MS&T and facilities professionals from drug and biologics makers |
| Next deadline | PDA Week 2027 opens; PDA Industry and Honor Awards Ceremony in the evening: March 14, 2027 source |
| Nearest airport | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) About an 18-minute drive, per the convention center |
| Hotels | The hotel PDA chooses for the meeting; the 2027 hotel is not confirmed yet, and PDA asks attendees to book only through it Official hotel page → |
| Official website | pda.org |
Official PDA Annual Meeting resources
PDA Annual Meeting 2027 calendar
PDA Annual Meeting 2027 dates and deadlines
The PDA Annual Meeting dates the organizer has published, in order, each linked to the page that states it. The next date is highlighted.
- PDA Week 2027 opens; PDA Industry and Honor Awards Ceremony in the eveningAttendees source
- PDA Annual Meeting opens; exhibit hall Grand Opening Lunch, 1:15 to 3:15 p.m.Attendees and exhibitors source
- Exhibit hall open 12:15 to 5:30 p.m., with lunch, posters and Happy HourAttendees and exhibitors source
- Exhibit hall open 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., then the Closing KeynoteAttendees and exhibitors source
- Optional Facility Site Tours (ticket required); PDA Week endsAttendees source
01 Purple at PDA Annual Meeting 2027
Three hall windows, one PDA Week: PDA Annual Meeting 2027 booths in Raleigh
We build PDA Annual Meeting booths that can tell a sterility assurance lead your story inside a two-hour lunch window, with the Passport Game stop at the aisle and the isolator or inspection demo behind it. In Raleigh we route freight to the covered docks on West Lenoir Street.
- Mar 15–17, 2027 · Raleigh
- Part of PDA Week 2027
- Hall open in 3 windows
What makes PDA Annual Meeting different, and how we build for it
PDA Week 2027 puts three PDA conferences under one roof in Raleigh for the first time: the PDA Annual Meeting, whose name returns for the flagship manufacturing science program, the PDA Miniverse Conference on devices, combination products and connected health, and the PDA Visual Inspection Forum. One registration opens all three, so a single aisle carries Annex 1 and contamination control people, drug-device engineers and particulate inspection specialists. The exhibit hall is built into the program rather than beside it: the Grand Opening Lunch, poster sessions, the Passport Game, a Tuesday Happy Hour and Wednesday's Continental Breakfast all happen on the floor, and the hall closes for good at 1:45 p.m. on the final day.
Evidence that your isolator, disinfectant, environmental monitoring or closure system holds up under Annex 1 scrutiny, shown in a form they can take back to a deviation review or a contamination control strategy meeting.
Equipment they can look at closely: fill-finish components, single-use assemblies, filtration and freeze-drying parts, with an engineer in the booth who can answer process validation questions on the spot.
Inspection machines, defect libraries, container-closure integrity methods and combination-product components, since the Visual Inspection Forum and the Miniverse Conference share the same badge and the same hall.
Your team in Raleigh
Built in two shops, run by one project manager
Production happens in our own shop in Fishkill, NY, and at our Las Vegas hub, and we ship to the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center) and install with vetted local labor, led by our own project manager on the floor. A predictable 30–45-day turnaround, secure storage and a pre-show QA before PDA Annual Meeting.
At PDA Annual Meeting, your team walks into a booth that is lit and stocked. You just show up.
Inside PDA Annual Meeting 2027
Rules that shape your PDA Annual Meeting booth
PDA states that video, photo and audio recordings are prohibited at all PDA events. We design the booth so the demo needs no filming to be understood, with printed summaries and a QR code to your data for the visitor's colleagues back at site.
PDA's registration terms say the attendee list is shared with attendees, trainers and exhibitors and may be used for follow-up on specific interests. We plan your follow-up content before the show so the list turns into scheduled calls, not a cold email blast.
PDA warns that it does not sell exhibitor or attendee lists and that no third party is authorized to; such offers are fraudulent. We tell your team to ignore them and build lead capture into the booth counter instead.
PDA is not affiliated with any outside hotel contracting company and recommends booking only through the hotel it lists for the event. We hold your staff count for the room block PDA posts, and the 2027 hotel is not confirmed yet.
In 2027 the hall opens only around lunches, posters, the Passport Game and a Tuesday Happy Hour, for about 13 hours over three days. We build for fast, repeated conversations and plan staff breaks outside those windows.
Programs worth planning for
A hall-wide game PDA runs in every 2027 exhibit window, from the Monday Grand Opening Lunch to the Wednesday Continental Breakfast, that sends attendees from booth to booth.
Scientific posters from all three PDA Week conferences hang in the exhibit hall and are presented during the lunch and breakfast windows; the 2027 call for abstracts has closed.
A Monday morning speed networking session, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on March 15, 2027, before the Opening Keynote; a chance for your team to meet attendees before the hall opens.
Ticketed visits to manufacturing and engineering sites on Thursday, March 18, 2027, the day after the exhibit hall closes.
The PDA Annual Meeting is the sterile-manufacturing science meeting of the U.S. pharma calendar; choose it over the ISPE Aseptic Conference when you want quality, inspection and drug-device audiences together under one PDA Week badge. Every pharma and biotech show we build for, side by side →
pharma and biotech at PDA Annual Meeting
The industry behind PDA Annual Meeting, in pictures
02 Booths & pricing for PDA Annual Meeting 2027
Popular booth sizes at PDA Annual Meeting
PDA sells 2027 space through its own sales team and has not published booth sizes or rates; both are not confirmed yet. Suppliers to parenteral manufacturing usually bring a tabletop instrument or a compact machine, so we recommend a 10×20 inline with a lockable demo counter, or a 20×20 when you ship an isolator section.
A back wall for your Annex 1 or inspection message, a demo counter for a benchtop air sampler, endotoxin reader or CCI tester, and a stamp point for the Passport Game at the aisle.
Shown: a Purple inline booth for Tipmed
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A 30-foot inline run that gives each PDA Week audience its own bay: an air sampler on one counter, a CCI tester on the next, and an inspection defect kit in the third.
Above: Optinova, a Purple inline booth
See 10×30 rental booths →
Room for a glove box or RABS section, a vial line module or an automated inspection machine on a raised plinth, plus a standing table for a deviation or validation conversation.
Shown: Pixee, a Purple island exhibit
See 20×20 rental booths →
Separate zones for each PDA Week audience: sterile manufacturing on one side, drug-device and connected health on another, and an enclosed meeting room for quality heads.
Above: Olon / Fidia Pharma Group, a Purple large-format exhibit
See 20×30 rental booths →In Purple's price
- Design and a 3D rendering for PDA Annual Meeting, revised until it is right
- The structure, printed graphics, counters and storage your PDA Annual Meeting plan specifies
- Lighting plus power distribution within the booth at PDA Annual Meeting
- Installation and dismantle at the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center), with our project manager on the floor
- Every show-service order and deadline tracked for you
What PDA Annual Meeting and its contractor bill
- Exhibit space (paid to Parenteral Drug Association)
- Drayage, or material handling, when it is not in the PDA Annual Meeting space rate
- Electrical service, internet and rigging at the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center)
- Booth cleaning and whatever union labor the PDA Annual Meeting venue requires
Rates to plan with for PDA Annual Meeting:
- Electrical $125 advance, $195 floor per 20-amp 110V outlet, 2026 venue sample pricing source
- 208V power $220 advance, $230 floor per 208V outlet up to 30 amps, 2026 venue sample pricing source
- Internet $350 advance, $450 floor for shared wired internet, 2026 venue sample pricing source
- Water or compressed air $190 per connection, 2026 venue sample pricing source
We estimate every one of these on your proposal, so the total is on paper before you sign.
Ranges shown are all-in 2026 rental prices for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle at PDA Annual Meeting; custom builds get their own quote. Get an exact number for PDA Annual Meeting with the booth cost calculator or the 2026 booth cost guide.
Send us your booth size for PDA Annual Meeting and what the space needs to do. A reply within one business day, then a PDA Annual Meeting rendering and fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
At PDA Annual Meeting, your team walks into a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
Our booths, designed, built and installed, to compare for PDA Annual Meeting
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 needed a demo-first booth where visitors could try the technology without stalling the aisle; a PDA supplier showing a sampler or inspection system faces the same short-window problem.
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 · read more client reviews
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04 Designing for aseptic processing, contamination control, inspection and parenteral manufacturing suppliers at PDA Annual Meeting
Four things we get right for PDA Annual Meeting exhibitors
1Design for two-hour lunch windows
PDA opens the 2027 hall on Monday only from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m., during the Grand Opening Lunch and posters. Visitors arrive with a plate in one hand, so we give you a lean-on counter, a 30-second headline on the back wall and a fast badge scan before sessions pull them out.
2Put the Passport stamp at the aisle
The PDA Passport Game runs through every hall window in 2027, from Monday lunch to Wednesday's Continental Breakfast. We place the stamp point at the aisle edge so collectors move fast, and set the isolator, sampler or inspection demo a step behind it for the people who stop to ask.
3Speak to three conferences at once
One PDA Week badge covers the Annual Meeting, the Miniverse Conference and the Visual Inspection Forum. We split your graphics into three short entry lines (sterile manufacturing, drug-device, inspection) so a combination-product engineer and a particulate specialist both see their reason to stop.
4No cameras, so give them paper
PDA prohibits video, photo and audio recording at all of its events, so visitors cannot film your demo to share with their site. We build in a literature rack and print a one-page technical summary, with a QR code on the counter that sends the full validation data after the meeting.
Concept rendering
Your proposal for PDA Annual Meeting includes a rendering like this one
You see your PDA Annual Meeting booth in 3D before we cut a single panel: layout, graphics, lighting and product positions, revised until it is right. Above: a Purple concept for Olon.
Start my PDA Annual Meeting conceptFloor at a glance
Where you could be at PDA Annual Meeting 2027
PDA has not published which halls PDA Week 2027 uses. These are the spaces the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center offers exhibitors, from the venue's own facility pages.
Exhibit Halls A, B and C
150,000 square feet of contiguous space that divides into three halls: Hall A about 279 by 147 feet, Hall B 296 by 181 feet, Hall C 298 by 154 feet.
Our advice Contiguous halls mean no column grid to dodge in most layouts, so a 20×20 with an isolator section can keep clear sightlines from every side.
Street-level mezzanine
An 11,200-square-foot mezzanine overlooks the exhibit halls and connects to the rest of the center and the attached Raleigh Marriott City Center.
Our advice Attendees walking down from the mezzanine see your booth top first, so we put the brand on a header or hanging element where PDA's rules allow it.
Loading docks on West Lenoir Street
Covered loading docks and ramps at 237 West Lenoir Street drive straight into the exhibit halls, with the venue's Dock Master overseeing load-in and load-out.
Our advice Heavy instruments roll in at hall level, so we crate them on casters and label each crate by booth number for a short dock-to-booth run.
05 Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center) · Raleigh
Logistics for PDA Annual Meeting 2027, handled
The Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center has 150,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space that divides into Halls A, B and C, with covered loading docks and ramps that drive straight into the halls from 237 West Lenoir Street, where the venue's Dock Master oversees every load-in and load-out. Electrical, internet, water and compressed air are ordered through the venue's own portal, and its sample pricing jumps to floor rates when orders arrive fewer than five business days before move-in, so we file them early. PDA has not named its 2027 decorator, move-in times or advance warehouse; we book freight and labor as soon as PDA issues the exhibitor kit, and our project manager runs install with vetted local labor.
What Purple handles
- Booth design for PDA's three timed hall windows
- Plinths and counters sized for isolators, samplers and inspection equipment
- Venue utility orders filed at advance pricing
- Freight to the destination PDA's 2027 kit names
- Our project manager on the floor from install to teardown
- Storage between PDA Week and your next pharma show
Your PDA Annual Meeting timeline, from move-in back
We need your PDA Annual Meeting design signed off by early January 2027.
- Now to December 2026Request 2027 space through PDA's exhibitor form; we sketch a 10×20 and a 20×20 plan for your instruments.
- Early January 2027Design sign-off, about 10 weeks before move-in, with demo equipment, power and literature quantities locked.
- Mid-January to February 2027Production in Fishkill, NY over 30 to 45 days, including plinths and counters for the instruments you ship.
- Late February 2027Freight ships to the destination PDA's 2027 exhibitor kit names; venue utility orders filed at advance rates.
- Move-in days before March 15, 2027Our project manager installs with vetted local labor through the West Lenoir Street docks and tests every demo.
- March 15–17, 2027Exhibit hall open in three windows; after the 1:45 p.m. Wednesday close we dismantle and send the booth to storage or your next show.
Purple's planning timeline for PDA Annual Meeting. Move-in, freight target and order deadlines are set by the PDA Annual Meeting exhibitor kit and your assigned schedule; we confirm them for your booth once you book.
Printable PDA Annual Meeting budget & deadline sheetTravel to PDA Annual Meeting 2027
Getting to PDA Annual Meeting 2027: airport, hotels and parking
Fly in
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)
About an 18-minute drive, per the convention center
Stay
The hotel PDA chooses for the meeting; the 2027 hotel is not confirmed yet, and PDA asks attendees to book only through it
Park
City parking decks on Lenoir, Davie, Cabarrus and Salisbury streets, run by The Car Park (venue, 2026)
Find the venue
Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center)
500 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Travel facts from atlanticunionbankconventioncenter.com.
PDA Annual Meeting by the numbers
PDA Annual Meeting year by year
How PDA Annual Meeting 2027 compares with other pharma and biotech shows
The pharma and biotech shows closest to PDA Annual Meeting on the calendar, with the latest size each organizer has published. Each show name opens our pharma and biotech exhibitor guide for that show.
| Show | Dates | City | Latest published size |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDA DMCHealthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) | March 7–10, 2027 | Palm Desert, CA | 600+ attendees (2026) |
| World Vaccine Congress WashingtonTerrapinn | March 8–11, 2027 | Washington, DC | 3,000+ attendees planned for the 2027 congress |
| ISPE Aseptic ConferenceInternational Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) | March 9–10, 2027 | Arlington, VA | 3 exhibitor badges (2027) |
| MAPS AmericasMedical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) | March 14–17, 2027 | Miami Beach, FL | 1,500+ expected attendees (2026) |
| SOT Annual Meeting & ToxExpoSociety of Toxicology (SOT) | March 14–17, 2027 | San Antonio, TX | 4,000+ attendees, SOT 2027 fact sheet |
| DCAT WeekDrug | March 15–18, 2027 | New York, NY | 10,000+ attendees (2026) |
| PDA Annual MeetingParenteral Drug Association (PDA) | March 15–17, 2027 | Raleigh, NC | 1,500+ professionals (2026) |
| APhA Annual MeetingAmerican Pharmacists Association (APhA) | March 19–22, 2027 | Charlotte, NC | 4,000+ attendees, per APhA2027 meeting site |
| NHIA Annual ConferenceNational Home Infusion Association (NHIA) | March 19–23, 2027 | Chula Vista, CA | 150+ exhibitors, per NHIA's 2027 expo page |
| ACS SpringAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) | March 21–25, 2027 | New Orleans, LA | – |
PDA Annual Meeting exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before PDA Annual Meeting
How much does a booth at the PDA Annual Meeting 2027 cost?
For most suppliers here the right tier is a 10×20 rental at $7,500 to $15,000, which carries a benchtop instrument well. Shipping an isolator section or an inspection machine pushes you toward a 20×20 custom island at $50,000 to $120,000. PDA bills the space separately, and its 2027 rates are not confirmed yet.
What is the deadline to book a booth for the PDA Annual Meeting 2027?
PDA has not published a 2027 exhibitor deadline; it is not confirmed yet. Space goes through PDA's Become an Exhibitor request and its sales team. Because the hall opens March 15, we need your design sign-off by early January 2027 to build in Fishkill and ship on time.
Can we rent a booth for the PDA Annual Meeting, and what is included?
For Raleigh, our rental package bundles the aluminum frame, tension-fabric prints, LED lights, an instrument counter that locks, flooring, freight, install and dismantle on one fixed proposal. When the hall closes Wednesday afternoon the hardware comes back to us, and only your graphics remain yours to reuse at the next PDA meeting.
When is the exhibit hall open at the PDA Annual Meeting 2027?
Three windows: Monday, March 15 from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. with the Grand Opening Lunch and posters; Tuesday, March 16 from 12:15 to 5:30 p.m. including a Happy Hour; and Wednesday, March 17 from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. We schedule your booth staff to cover every window in full.
Can we film or photograph our demo at the PDA Annual Meeting 2027?
Filming is not allowed: PDA states that video, photo and audio recordings are prohibited at all PDA events. Plan the booth so the demo explains itself on site and the follow-up carries the detail: printed summaries, a QR code to your data, and a scheduled call with the visitor's site team.
How do we get power, internet and compressed air in our Raleigh booth?
The convention center takes utility orders through its own online portal. Its 2026 sample sheet lists a 20-amp, 110-volt outlet at $125 in advance or $195 on the floor, shared wired internet at $350, and water or compressed air at $190; advance pricing ends five business days before move-in, and card payments carry a 3.5% fee.
Can we reuse our PDA booth at other shows?
Our PDA builds are modular: the walls and plinths can go on to INTERPHEX in New York, the ISPE Aseptic Conference in Washington or the ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo with new graphics. Between shows we store the kit, refresh the panels and ship it straight to the next hall.
Do you handle the show contractor orders and freight for the PDA Annual Meeting?
We place every order for you: once PDA names its 2027 decorator and advance warehouse (both not confirmed yet) and issues the exhibitor kit, we file the carpet, labor, material handling and rigging orders, send the venue's utility orders at advance rates and copy you on every confirmation.
When is the PDA Annual Meeting 2027?
March 15–17, 2027, Monday to Wednesday, as part of PDA Week, which opens Sunday, March 14 with the PDA Industry and Honor Awards Ceremony and ends Thursday, March 18 with optional facility site tours. The exhibit hall opens on all three meeting days.
Where is the PDA Annual Meeting 2027 held?
The Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center at 500 S Salisbury St in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, which PDA's 2027 pages still list under its former name, Raleigh Convention Center. Raleigh-Durham International Airport is about an 18-minute drive away, according to the venue, and freight enters at the docks on West Lenoir Street.
How many people attend the PDA Annual Meeting?
PDA cites more than 1,500 professionals, 200+ presenters and 80+ sessions across PDA Week, both for 2026 in Denver and for 2027 in Raleigh. PDA does not publish a separate exhibitor count for the meeting, so the 2027 exhibitor total is not confirmed yet.
Who exhibits at PDA Week 2027?
Suppliers to sterile and parenteral drug manufacturing; PDA's PDA Week 2027 page already lists early exhibitors such as 3CK (Brevetti), 4Tune Engineering and ACROBiosystems. Expect isolator, fill-finish, inspection, environmental monitoring and drug-delivery companies, since one hall serves all three PDA Week conferences.
Is the PDA Annual Meeting open to the public?
It is a paid professional conference, not a public event; access comes with PDA Week registration, which PDA prices per attendee with group options such as a fourth registration free when three people from one organization register together. Registration for 2027 is not open yet.
Who organizes the PDA Annual Meeting?
The Parenteral Drug Association, a nonprofit headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, that runs conferences, training and technical reports for pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality. Exhibits and sponsorships are sold by PDA's own sales staff, and PDA warns that it never sells attendee or exhibitor lists.
Before you sign for PDA Annual Meeting
Five things to ask every builder quoting PDA Annual Meeting:
- Does the proposal list every fee, including the show contractor's bills?
- Who builds the PDA Annual Meeting booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
- Who from your team is on the PDA Annual Meeting floor for install and dismantle?
- What does the rental include, and what is billed by PDA Annual Meeting?
- Where is the booth stored after the show, and at what cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it to the Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center (formerly Raleigh Convention Center), install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to PDA Annual Meeting.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We handle the ground work for PDA Annual Meeting: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager replying to your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A rental with your graphics can be ready for PDA Annual Meeting in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic before PDA Annual Meeting.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your PDA Annual Meeting booth
What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and PDA Annual Meeting footprint.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal for PDA Annual Meeting, usually within a week. No fee left off: every PDA Annual Meeting cost is listed upfront, on paper.
- Production runs 30–45 days, then we ship to the advance warehouse and install before the PDA Annual Meeting hall opens.