Exhibitor FAQ & Policies

CAST26 will be held November 12–14, 2026, at the George R. Brown Convention Center and Marriott Marquis Hotel in Houston, Texas. The exhibit hall will be held in the George R. Brown Convention Center. 

The deadline for exhibitor registration is October 16, 2026. Please make sure to register before this date to secure your booth.

To register as an exhibitor, sponsor, and/or advertiser, please complete the registration form.

Review the CAST Exhibitor, Sponsor, and Advertising opportunities brochure. Complete the exhibitor registration form to add on sponsorship opportunities, or reach out to the STAT Partnership Team for help in crafting a package that meets your needs.

Each booth measures 10' across and 10' deep. Each booth will be equipped with a header sign, one skirted table, two chairs, and draped walls on an aluminum pipe framework. Back walls will be 8' high, and divider partitions will be 3' high. The exhibitor bears all responsibility for any costs it undertakes to comply with this contract. Review the Policies of Exhibition for more information.

Besides the booth fee, there are additional costs for services such as carpet, electricity, internet access, additional furniture, shipping and handling, lead retrieval, or advertising opportunities. Please refer to the Exhibitor Kit and Exhibitor Service Center for details.

The average number of attendees is around 2,500.

• Sponsored Session Information (Supporting): August 14
• Digital Program Ads, Mobile Ads, and Logos for Signage: September 18
• Sponsored Session Information (Presenting and Premium): September 18
• Booth Staff Registration: November 6

STAT has arranged discounted conference hotel rates for your stay. More information coming soon.

You'll be able to access the Exhibitor Kit through Grit Productions & Expositions soon. Look for an email from Grit with your login credentials to access your exhibitor resources and securely order your booth needs. 

• Yes, exhibitor badges will be provided for the staff members working at your booth. The number of exhibitor badges allotted to each exhibitor may vary, and additional badges are available for purchase if needed. 
• In general, each 10' x 10' exhibit space will be granted 5 complimentary badges. Additional exhibitor badges may be purchased for $50 per badge; however, no more than 5 people may be present for each 10' x 10' space at one time. Exceptions may be made to the complimentary badge policy for nonprofit organizations utilizing volunteers for exhibit booth staffing at the sole discretion of show management. Please submit exception requests to exhibits@statweb.org.
• Complete booth staff registration via the Exhibitor Service Center by November 6.

*Please note early booth breakdown may lead to exclusion from future CAST conferences.

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Yes, concessions will be available at the conference. More information about concessions will be provided closer to the conference.

Exhibitors will be responsible for their own parking arrangements once move-in is completed. More information about travel and parking will be provided closer to the conference. 

Yes, there will be onsite registration to reserve a 2027 booth. Additional details and pricing will be provided closer to the event.

Yes, there are rules and guidelines that exhibitors must adhere to. Please refer to the Policies of Exhibition.

• Yes, depending on the conference policies, you may be able to make changes to your registration, such as booth location, additional services, or attendee names. Some changes may be made in the Exhibitor Service Center. Please contact the STAT team as soon as possible to discuss any necessary modifications not available in the Exhibitor Service Center.
• Cancellations of booth space must be made in writing to exhibits@statweb.org, and refunds for approved cancellations will adhere to the following schedule. On or before August 11, 2026: Booth rental minus $200 for each 10' x 10' space cancelled.

Please review the Ancillary Event Guidelines in order to begin the Ancillary Event Request process. You will need to also review and complete Ancillary Event Request Form, which must be submitted to exhibits@statweb.org.  

Reach out to exhibits@statweb.org for more information about accessing attendee lists.

Note: STAT has been alerted to email scams targeting CAST exhibitors and/or sponsors to offer them sale of the CAST attendee mailing list. Large conferences such as CAST are often targeted by unscrupulous third parties purporting to represent the presenting entity (in this case, STAT). In some cases, the third party might even use our logo to imply affiliation. STAT does not sell its attendee registration lists to third parties or authorize any third party to distribute or sell attendee registration lists. If you receive such an email, do not respond to it. If you are contacted by a third party offering sale of the attendee list, please notify exhibits@statweb.org.

There are various ways to promote your presence at the conference, such as sharing on social media, including the conference logo on your website, sending out email announcements to your network, and utilizing any provided marketing materials or opportunities offered by the conference organizers. For specific promotional opportunities, please contact exhibits@statweb.org.

Downloadable social media graphics coming soon.

Exhibit booth reservations do not include guaranteed workshops or educational sessions. Exhibiting companies may:

• Become a Premium or Supporting Sponsor, as these sponsorship levels include opportunities to present sessions. Exhibiting companies are highly encouraged to use this opportunity to present workshops at CAST. Reach out to exhibits@statweb.org for more information.
• Apply to lead a session through the general Call for Proposals/Sessions process. Note that, although an organization may submit sessions through the general Call for Proposals process, STAT's general policy is to accept no more than two sessions per presenter or organization.

Any presenting company or organization with commercial or financial interest in engaging with our members must be represented at the event as an exhibitor and/or sponsor of the event.

Registered exhibitors are not required to register as attendees in order to present. Exhibitor registration will allow you into your scheduled session; however, you will not have access to attend other workshops. If you would like to attend other workshops, you must register as an attendee.