Midwinter Meeting


ADA - CERP

Exhibitor Information

 

The 146th Midwinter Meeting is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 24-26, 2011, in the West Building of McCormick Place, 2301 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago, IL 60616.

The Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting annually attracts more than 31,000 attendees, making it one of the five best attended dental meetings in the United States. Dental professionals join products and service providers in Chicago every February to learn about what’s new in dentistry, which is why Expo magazine ranked the Midwinter Meeting fourth on a list of the Top 10 national medical shows. In addition, Trade Show Week magazine has again rated the Midwinter Meeting as one of the Top 200 Trade Shows in the United States.

Below is a summary of our attendance figures.

Dentists
 6,922
Graduate students/Residents  249
Dental students
 905
Hygienists
 3,784
Assistants
 2,987
Office personnel
 2,032
Laboratory technicians
 311
Hygienist/Assistant students
 1,910
Guests
 1,702
Press
 127
Trade
 1,125
Exhibitors
 9,319

TOTAL

 31,373

 

CDS encourages exhibitors to familiarize themselves with the Exhibitor Prospectus, which details the rules, deadlines and general information regarding exhibiting at the 2011 Midwinter Meeting. Use the left navigation of this section to find all the information you need to prepare for your exhibition.

Click here to view the 2011 floor plan.

 

Deadlines

  • Round 1 booth deposits due: April 15
  • Round 2 applications available: April 2010
  • Round 1 cancellations: May 1 (Cancellations made on or after May 1 result in the forfeiture of the booth/meeting room deposit)
  • Round 1 booth balance due; Round 2 booth assignments begin: July 1
  • Round 3 applications available: Aug. 1
  • Round 2 cancellations: Aug. 1 (Round 2 cancellations made on or after Aug. 1 result in the forfeiture of the booth/meeting room deposit.)
  • Round 1 cancellations:  Aug. 1 (Round 1 cancellations made after Aug. 1 result in the forfeiture of the total booth fee.)
  • Round 2 booth balances due; Round 3 booth assignments begin: Sept. 1 (if space available)
  • Round 4 applications available: Sept. 15
  • Round 2 cancellations: Sept. 15 (Round 2 made on or after Sept. 15 result in the forfeiture of the total booth fee.)  
  • Round 3 cancellations: Oct. 1 (Round 3 cancellations made on or after Oct. 1 result in the forfeiture of the total booth fee.) 
  • Round 4 booth assignments begin: Oct. 15 (if space available)


Policies

Any request to change booth space already assigned can be made within 72 hours (3 days business days) of the original assignment. The requested change in assignment must be e-mailed to CDS.

2011 exhibit booth prices:

  • Standard: $3,250
  • Corner: $3,750
  • Aisle Space: $3,250
  • Meeting Room: $3,000

Whereas CDS anticipates a very successful 2011 Midwinter Meeting, we cannot guarantee that all exhibitors who apply for the 2011 Midwinter Meeting will be assigned a booth space. However, any company that applies and is not assigned a booth will be included on a wait list and will be contacted as booth space becomes available.

If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Girardi at 312.836.7327 or click to e-mail.