Surgeons and Engineers Exhibitor Information

On behalf of the American College of Surgeons Division of Education and the ACS Engineering Committee, you are cordially invited to exhibit at the 2023 Annual ACS Surgeons and Engineers: A Dialogue on Surgical Simulation, a full-day meeting that will occur at the Swissôtel in Chicago, IL. This meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.

Over 110 participants, including surgeons, engineers, surgical educators, academic and industry engineers, and scientists from the U.S. and 13 other countries, attended virtually the third full-day meeting in March 2022. The 2023 meeting will include quality educational discussion through the keynote, panel presentation, abstract presentation, break-out sessions, and additional activities to encourage networking.

Download the Exhibitor Prospectus

Exhibits will be located in close proximity to the participants so that they will be able to easily visit the exhibitors’ tables at several different time allocations during the meeting.

Exhibit Schedule (Tentative)

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Time	Events
6:00–7:00 am	Exhibitor Setup*
7:00–8:00 am	Registration and Poster Mounting
8:00–8:15 am	Welcoming Remarks Ajit Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE Gyusung Lee, PhD, American College of Surgeons Mandayam Srinivasan, PhD, MIT, and University College London
8:15–9:25 am	Keynote Address Therapeutic Principles for Bridging the Surgeon / Engineer Culture Gap in MedTech Pierre E. Dupont, PhD Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard
9:25–10:35 am	Special Panel: How to Build Better Surgical Simulators
10:35–10:50 am	Morning Break and Exhibitor Visit
10:50–12:00 pm	Abstract Presentation 1
12:00–1:00 pm	Lunch and Exhibitor Visit
1:00–2:30 pm	Workshops
2:30–3:30 pm	Poster Presentation
3:30–3:45 pm	Afternoon Break and Exhibitor Visit
3:45–3:50 pm	Return to the Main Meeting Room
3:50–4:30 pm	Abstract Presentation 2
4:30–4:45 pm	Suggestions for the 2024 meeting
4:45–5:00 pm	Closing Mandayam Srinivasa, PhD, MIT and University College London Ajit Sachdeva, MD, FACS, FRCSC, FSACME, MAMSE Gyusung Lee, PhD, American College of Surgeons
5:00–6:00 pm	Networking Reception (tentative)
6:00–9:00 pm	Exhibit Tear Down**

* Exhibits must be staffed during the exhibit hours. Any space not occupied by 8:00 am on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, will be forfeited by the exhibitor.

** Displays may not be dismantled or any packing begin before 6:00 pm on Wednesday, March 1, 2023

We appreciate your consideration. If you would like additional information, please download the exhibitor prospectus or contact Dana McClure, Exhibits Coordinator, at dmcclure@facs.org or at 312-202-5532.

Questions and Answers for Potential Industry Exhibitors

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If you have questions about this meeting, please contact Gyusung Lee, PhD at glee@facs.org or 312-202-5782.

Exhibit Location

Exhibits will be located in Zurich ABC on the lower level of the Event Centre.

Swissôtel Chicago

323 E. Wacker Dr.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-565-0565

Hotel Information

Reserve your room at the Swissôtel Chicago today to receive the ACS group rate. The Swissôtel is the host hotel where all meetings, sessions, and exhibits will be held.

The 2023 ACS Annual Surgical Simulation Summit will directly follow this meeting on March 2-4. You may learn more about that summit and exhibitor opportunities on the meeting’s web page.