SCT Annual Meeting 2027Chicago booth costs, dates and deadlines: exhibitor guide
Exhibits for trialists: SCT 2027 booth kits for a Chicago hotel meeting
- Event dates
- May 16–19, 2027
- Exhibit hall
- Not confirmed yet
- Venue
- Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago
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Quick answers
SCT Annual Meeting 2027 in 30 seconds
The short version for SCT Annual Meeting exhibitors. Every figure has its source further down the page.
- When is SCT Annual Meeting 2027?
- May 16–19, 2027, at Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago.
- When is the hall open at SCT Annual Meeting?
- Not confirmed yet for 2027.
- What is the all-in cost of a 10×20 booth at SCT Annual Meeting?
- $7,500 – $15,000 for a Purple rental in Chicago: design, graphics, lighting, install and dismantle. Space and show services are billed separately by SCT Annual Meeting.
- At SCT Annual Meeting, what is the next exhibitor deadline?
- Chalmers Student Scholarship, Sylvan Green Award and Roundtable topic deadlines: October 30, 2026.
Everything about SCT Annual Meeting 2027 in one place
SCT Annual Meeting 2027 fact sheet
| Official name | Society for Clinical Trials 48th Annual Meeting (SCT 2027) |
|---|---|
| Event dates | May 16–19, 2027 |
| Exhibit hall dates | Not confirmed yet |
| Venue | Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile 540 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 |
| Organizer | Society for Clinical Trials (SCT) |
| Who attends | Trialists, biostatisticians, data managers, methodologists, coordinators and patient partners from academia, industry, government and non-profits |
| Next deadline | Chalmers Student Scholarship, Sylvan Green Award and Roundtable topic deadlines: October 30, 2026 source |
| Nearest airport | Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) or Chicago Midway International (MDW) |
| Hotels | Housing for SCT 2027 not confirmed yet; the meeting hotel is the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile |
| Official website | sctweb.org |
Official SCT Annual Meeting resources
SCT Annual Meeting 2027 calendar
SCT Annual Meeting 2027 dates and deadlines
In order: the dates the SCT Annual Meeting organizer has published, each linked to the page that states it. The next one is highlighted.
- Chalmers Student Scholarship, Sylvan Green Award and Roundtable topic deadlinesPresenters and nominees source
- SCT Fellows nominations dueMembers source
- Contributed oral and poster proposals and RISE Emerging Leader Award duePresenters source
- David Sackett Trial of the Year nominations dueMembers and authors source
- SCT 48th Annual Meeting opens in ChicagoAttendees and exhibitors source
- SCT 2027 closesAttendees source
01 Purple at SCT Annual Meeting 2027
Exhibits for trialists: SCT 2027 booth kits for a Chicago hotel meeting
SCT is a smaller meeting where biostatisticians and trial methodologists stop to read the detail, so we build compact displays that carry real methods content rather than slogans. At the Chicago Marriott on Michigan Avenue we pack light, hotel-friendly kits.
- May 16–19, 2027 · Chicago
- 48th Annual Meeting
- Founded 1978
What makes SCT Annual Meeting different, and how we build for it
The Society for Clinical Trials calls its annual meeting a smaller, more intimate meeting, and that is its value to exhibitors.Its members span biostatistics, data management, ethics, regulatory science, research coordination and patient partnership, and the program mixes the Founders and Curtis Meinert Keynote Lectures, the Thomas C. Chalmers Student Scholarship competition, the Sylvan Green Award presentation, the David Sackett Trial of the Year Award and moderated Roundtable discussions over lunch. Exhibitors there show publications, technology and other resources for clinical trials to people who design the studies themselves.
Method detail: randomization algorithms, adaptive design support, simulation tools and validation documentation they can examine closely.
Systems that integrate with their current EDC and reporting, with a person who understands audit trails and regulatory submissions.
Publications, collaborative tools and services that fit grant-funded budgets, and a contact for follow-up after the meeting.
Your team in Chicago
From our two shops to the SCT Annual Meeting floor
For SCT Annual Meeting, we build in our own shop in Fishkill, NY, and at our Las Vegas hub, ship to the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, and put our own project manager on the floor with vetted local labor for the install. Expect a 30–45-day build for SCT Annual Meeting, secure storage and a pre-show QA.
When your team gets to Chicago, the booth is lit and stocked. You just show up.
Inside SCT Annual Meeting 2027
SCT Annual Meeting rules that shape your booth
SCT does not process meeting registrations without payment, and workshops and Roundtable lunches require the general registration fee (2026 form). We list each booth staffer's registration on your worksheet so nobody arrives without a badge.
Contributed oral and poster presenters must register for the meeting and attend in person to present, with proposals due December 1, 2026. When your staff present, we carry their key figure onto the exhibit.
Guests at the Networking Welcome Reception need their own $100 registration (2026 form). We plan your reception presence around the badges you hold and keep the exhibit staffed while colleagues attend.
SCT's meeting conduct policy names exhibitors, staff and contractors alongside attendees, and attending signals agreement to it (2026 form). We brief your booth team and our project manager on it before set-up in Chicago.
Programs worth planning for
SCT's call for contributed oral and poster proposals closes December 1, 2026; accepted presenters register and present in person at the Chicago meeting.
SCT's award for an outstanding published trial; nominations for the David Sackett Trial of the Year close January 4, 2027, ahead of the Chicago meeting.
SCT's RISE Emerging Leader Award, listed on the 2027 meeting page with a December 1, 2026 deadline.
Each year the Program Committee picks one contributed poster for this award; to qualify, the poster must be displayed in the designated area during the meeting. Contributed proposals are due December 1, 2026.
SCT is the U.S. methods meeting for trialists and biostatisticians, smaller and more academic than its siblings; choose it over ACRP when you sell randomization, statistical or trial design tools to the people who design studies rather than run sites. See how SCT Annual Meeting compares with every pharma and biotech show we build for →
pharma and biotech at SCT Annual Meeting
The industry behind SCT Annual Meeting, in pictures
02 Booths & pricing for SCT Annual Meeting 2027
Popular booth sizes at SCT Annual Meeting
SCT has not published 2027 exhibit formats or prices; exhibits sit inside a smaller hotel meeting. We recommend a compact kit, a tabletop backdrop with a screen and literature, that fits whatever space SCT assigns, and a larger booth build only for DIA or SCOPE.
If SCT offers more floor, two demo screens and a small table for a methods conversation; otherwise this is the build for ACRP or ISPOR.
See 10×20 rental booths →
Multiple product lines, a small meeting nook
Shown: a Purple inline booth for Tipmed
See 10×30 rental booths →In Purple's SCT Annual Meeting price
- A 3D rendering of your SCT Annual Meeting booth, revised until you approve it
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage, as specified for SCT Annual Meeting
- Lighting and in-booth power distribution for SCT Annual Meeting
- Installation and dismantle in Chicago, run by our project manager on the floor
- Every SCT Annual Meeting show-service order and deadline tracked for you
Billed by SCT Annual Meeting and its contractor
- Exhibit space (paid to Society for Clinical Trials)
- Material handling / drayage, if the SCT Annual Meeting space rate leaves it out
- Electrical service, internet and rigging at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
- Booth cleaning and whatever union labor the SCT Annual Meeting venue requires
Rates to plan with for SCT Annual Meeting:
- Meeting registration (2026) Member $725, non-member $995 through March 23, 2026 source
- Reception guest ticket $100 per guest, 2026 Networking Welcome Reception source
- Late registration (2026) Member $825, non-member $1,095, March 24 to May 20, 2026 source
Every one of these is estimated on your proposal, so you see the full SCT Annual Meeting total on paper before you sign.
The prices above are all-in 2026 rental ranges covering design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle; custom builds for SCT Annual Meeting are quoted per project. Run your SCT Annual Meeting numbers in the booth cost calculator and the 2026 booth cost guide.
Tell us your SCT Annual Meeting booth size and what the space has to do. Our reply comes within one business day; the rendering and fixed proposal usually arrive within a week. No charge.
At SCT Annual Meeting, your team walks into a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
03 Built by Purple
Booths we designed, built and installed: a few to compare for SCT Annual Meeting
Case study · SpecialtyRx
SpecialtyRx at a healthcare trade show
Elevated circular branding and LED tiles on a custom island that stayed busy from open to close and was visible across the whole floor.
SpecialtyRx's booth worked because healthcare buyers recognized it at once; at SCT the audience is smaller and more expert, so the same clarity has to come from methods content rather than size.
Read the SpecialtyRx 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 · what other clients say
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04 Designing for trial software, data management, randomization, statistical services and clinical trials publishers at SCT Annual Meeting
Four things we get right for SCT Annual Meeting exhibitors
1Put the method on the wall
SCT attendees include the statisticians who will judge your randomization or design software. We print a clear workflow diagram and a validation summary on the backdrop, so a trialist walking from a Roundtable lunch can see what the tool does before asking a question.
2Pack for a Michigan Avenue hotel
The Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile is a hotel rather than a convention hall, so freight comes in through hotel receiving. We pack your SCT kit in rolling cases that one person can bring up a service elevator.
3Publications need display space
SCT describes its exhibitors as showcasing publications, technology and resources for clinical trials. We add a book and journal stand at reading height with sample copies secured, because people at this meeting pick up and read before they talk.
4Time the booth to the awards
The Sylvan Green Award presentation, the Chalmers Student Scholarship competition and the David Sackett Trial of the Year Award draw the whole meeting. We set up a quiet demo loop and keep staff at the exhibit during breaks around those sessions.
Concept rendering
Every SCT Annual Meeting proposal includes a rendering like this
See the SCT Annual Meeting booth in 3D first: layout, graphics, lighting and where products sit, revised until it is right and before any panel is cut. Shown: a Purple concept for Olon.
Start my SCT Annual Meeting concept05 Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile · Chicago
Logistics for SCT Annual Meeting 2027, handled
SCT 2027 meets at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 North Michigan Avenue, a hotel venue in the middle of the shopping district. SCT has not yet published exhibitor move-in times, a service contractor or exhibit hours for 2027; registration opens in 2027, and SCT says its 2026 fees are not final for 2027. Chicago hotels set their own freight and labor rules, so we confirm the hotel's receiving hours and union jurisdiction once SCT releases exhibitor information, ship a compact kit, and send our project manager to set up and pack out.
What Purple handles
- Compact tabletop and backdrop kits for hotel meetings
- Methods diagrams and publication displays
- Demo screens with secured cabling
- Freight sized for hotel service elevators
- Set-up and pack-out by our project manager
- Storage until ACRP, ISPOR or DIA
SCT Annual Meeting timeline, counted back from move-in
We need your SCT Annual Meeting design signed off by early March 2027.
- When SCT releases 2027 exhibitor detailsReserve your exhibit; send us the products, publications and demos you plan to show.
- About 10 weeks before the meetingDesign sign-off: backdrop, demo screen, literature stand and table cover.
- 8 to 4 weeks before the meetingProduction in Fishkill, NY within 30 to 45 days; kit packed in rolling cases.
- About 3 weeks before move-inFreight booked to the hotel or the contractor named in SCT's exhibitor information.
- Move-in before May 16, 2027Our project manager sets up the kit and tests the demo screen.
- May 16–19, 2027SCT 2027 in Chicago; we pack the kit for storage or your next meeting.
Purple's planning timeline for SCT Annual Meeting. Official move-in, freight target and order deadlines for SCT Annual Meeting come from your exhibitor kit and assigned schedule; we confirm them against your booth when you book.
Print the SCT Annual Meeting budget & deadline sheetTravel to SCT Annual Meeting 2027
Getting to SCT Annual Meeting 2027: airport and hotels
Fly in
Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) or Chicago Midway International (MDW)
Stay
Housing for SCT 2027 not confirmed yet; the meeting hotel is the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Find the venue
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
540 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Travel facts from sctweb.org.
SCT Annual Meeting by the numbers
SCT Annual Meeting year by year
How SCT Annual Meeting 2027 compares with other pharma and biotech shows
The pharma and biotech shows closest to SCT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACRPAssociation of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) | April 30–May 3, 2027 | San Diego, CA | Nearly 1,300 clinical research professionals (2026) |
| AAI IMMUNOLOGYThe American Association of Immunologists (AAI) | April 30–May 4, 2027 | Los Angeles, CA | Nearly 4,000 attendees and exhibitors (2026) |
| ASGCT Annual MeetingAmerican Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) | May 3–7, 2027 | Philadelphia, PA | 400 industry partners exhibitors (2026) |
| SynBioBetaSynBioBeta | May 3–6, 2027 | San Jose, CA | 1,970+ attendees (2025) |
| PEGS BostonCambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) | May 10–14, 2027 | Boston, MA | 120+ exhibitors, per the PEGS 2027 site |
| SCT Annual MeetingSociety for Clinical Trials (SCT) | May 16–19, 2027 | Chicago, IL | – |
| Bio-IT WorldCambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI) | May 18–20, 2027 | Boston, MA | 2,300+ attendees · 150+ exhibitors (2024) |
| ISPORISPOR | May 23–26, 2027 | Denver, CO | Nearly 4,500 attendees (2026) |
| CPHI AmericasInforma Markets (CPHI) | May 25–26, 2027 | Miami Beach, FL | 2,600+ attendees · 270+ exhibitors (2026) |
| ASCOAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | June 4–8, 2027 | Chicago, IL | 45,700 total registrations attendees (2026) |
SCT Annual Meeting exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before SCT Annual Meeting
How much does it cost to exhibit at SCT 2027?
SCT has not published 2027 exhibit or sponsorship prices; they are not confirmed yet. On our side, a compact tabletop kit is priced on a fixed proposal, and if you take more floor a 10×20 rental runs $7,500 to $15,000, mostly depending on screens and graphics.
What kind of exhibit works at the Society for Clinical Trials meeting?
A compact exhibit works best at SCT. The society describes a smaller, more intimate meeting where exhibitors show publications, technology and resources for clinical trials, so we build a backdrop, a demo screen and a literature stand that fit the space SCT assigns in the hotel.
Can we rent an exhibit kit for SCT?
We rent tabletop and backdrop kits with fabric graphics, a screen stand, a table cover and lighting, packed in rolling cases for a hotel. One fixed price covers shipping plus our project manager's set-up and pack-out; after Chicago the kit comes home to our warehouse.
When do we need to decide for SCT 2027?
SCT's 2027 exhibitor deadlines are not confirmed yet. Registration opens in 2027, and in 2026 the early-bird rate ran to March 23. Our build needs your approval roughly ten weeks out, which points to early March 2027 for an SCT kit.
Can our staff attend the sessions?
Staff who want sessions need a meeting registration. In 2026 the general fee was $725 for members and $995 for non-members before March 23, rising later, and pre-conference workshops and Roundtable lunches were open only to registered attendees. SCT flags those 2026 fees as subject to revision for 2027.
Can we present a poster or talk at SCT 2027?
Contributed oral and poster proposals are due December 1, 2026, and presenters must register for the meeting and attend in person to present. When a biostatistician from your team gets a slot, the backdrop can show that same result for people who missed the session.
When is SCT 2027?
The Society for Clinical Trials 48th Annual Meeting runs May 16–19, 2027 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile. Exhibit hours are not confirmed yet. The 2027 theme is data augmentation in clinical trials, and registration opens in 2027.
What are the SCT 2027 exhibit hours?
SCT's 2027 exhibit hours are not confirmed yet; the meeting page lists exhibitors among the program but no schedule. In 2026 the Monday Roundtable lunches ran 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and the Networking Welcome Reception 4:45 to 6:15 p.m., the breaks where exhibit traffic gathers.
Where is SCT 2027 held?
At the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The 2026 meeting was held May 17–20, 2026 in Phoenix.
How many people attend SCT?
SCT does not publish an attendance figure for its meeting, so the 2027 number is not confirmed yet. It describes the meeting as smaller and more intimate, with professionals from biostatistics, clinical areas, data management, ethics, regulatory bodies and research coordination.
Who organizes the SCT Annual Meeting?
The Society for Clinical Trials, a multidisciplinary society created in 1978 with its administrative office in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Its members come from academia, industry, government and non-profit research and advocacy groups.
Is SCT open to the public?
SCT is a registered professional meeting, and registration opens in 2027. Members pay less than non-members and students have their own rates; the 2026 form also offered discounted rates for attendees from developing countries and $100 guest tickets to the Networking Welcome Reception.
Is SCT worth exhibiting at?
SCT is worth it when your buyers design trials: randomization, statistical software, data management and clinical trials publishing. Attendance is small, but the room holds biostatisticians, methodologists and trial leaders from academia, industry and government, so one good conversation can shape a protocol.
Where is the SCT Annual Meeting after 2027?
SCT has published its next three meetings: the 49th in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 21–24, 2028, the 50th in Toronto on May 20–23, 2029, and the 51st in Baltimore on May 19–22, 2030. A kit built for Chicago travels to each of them with new graphics.
Before you sign for SCT Annual Meeting
Five things to ask every builder quoting SCT Annual Meeting:
- Are all fees on paper, including what the contractor at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile bills?
- Who builds the SCT Annual Meeting booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your own project manager be at SCT Annual Meeting for install and dismantle?
- For SCT Annual Meeting, what is in the rental and what is billed by the show?
- Once SCT Annual Meeting closes, where does the booth go and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh the graphics and repair what is worn, then ship it, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for and bring it to SCT Annual Meeting.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile: 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 SCT Annual Meeting in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic before SCT Annual Meeting.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your SCT Annual Meeting booth
What happens next
- You get a reply within one business day, asking about your products, goals and footprint at SCT Annual Meeting.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal for SCT Annual Meeting, usually within a week. Every fee on paper upfront, in full, for your SCT Annual Meeting booth.
- The build takes 30–45 days; we ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.