A Corporate Event is any activity (staff meeting, sales meeting, press conference, symposium, seminar, workshop, dinner, reception, investigator meeting, advisory board meeting, marketing event, etc.) funded, organized, or offered by any for-profit commercial organization and held in the Toronto area from Monday, 20 April through Saturday, 25 April, 2026.

Companies who wish to conduct a Corporate Event must comply with the Corporate Event Policies and submit a Corporate Event Application Form for approval.

Events for healthcare professionals (HCPs) approved by ISHLT prior to Friday, 6 February, 2026 will be included in the Mobile App.

Event Pricing

The fees below apply to any event, regardless of location, including off-site venues. All pricing is in US Dollars.

Corporate Events will include a $200 USD non-refundable application fee per event, which will be applied to your total corporate event fee. If the Corporate Event is cancelled or you choose not to move forward, the $200 USD application fee will be forfeited and cannot be applied to other support items.

All meeting space arrangements, including but not limited to the contracting, room rental and other applicable fees and logistics, will be the responsibility of supporting company. ISHLT does not have meeting space to offer at any time, before, during or after the event.

GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESENTATION OF SCIENTIFIC DATA AND CASES

Participants in the ISHLT annual meeting agree and confirm that studies involving human subjects adhere to the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association, adhere to the principles of the ISHLT Statement on Transplant Ethics, and meet the informed consent requirements of the institution and country in which the study was performed.

SCHEDULING

• Class B Corporate Events may not be conducted during the restricted times listed below and cannot conflict with ISHLT programming.
• Events are limited to 2 hours, unless approved by ISHLT in advance.
• Additional fees will be applied for events exceeding 2 hours (based on ISHLT approval).
• ISHLT cannot guarantee that corporate events targeted to the same audience will not be scheduled simultaneously.

EVENT INVITATIONS / ANNOUNCEMENTS

• All invitations, broadcast emails, brochures, flyers, and other materials for Corporate Events where healthcare professionals are invited must prominently display the following text, printed in a font size that is easily readable: “This is an independent non-CME event and is not an official part of the ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions.”
• All such materials must be approved by ISHLT in advance.
• Materials may not be distributed anywhere at the ISHLT meeting venue other than from the exhibitor's booth.