On-Site Education and Networking
Custom Industry Presentations
Custom Industry Presentations are designed for peer-to-peer learning for health care providers with an interest in a specific disease state. Participants will review case studies and discuss, in a small group environment, how to best address patient care – without a speaker or lecturer. The purpose is to engage with peers and draw from one another’s experience.
Program includes:
- Seating for up to 100
- Time: 75 minutes
- Complete audio/visual package (which cannot be altered or customized)
Sponsor will provide case studies for review at each table.
- Sponsor may also provide participants at each table to help facilitate the discussions.
The American Heart Association will:
- Send email invitations to healthcare providers who designate disease states as a specialty or sub-specialty on registration forms.
- Request and manage RSVPs in advance of the event.
- Provide one lead retrieval unit to scan badges as attendees arrive.
- Provide complimentary lite snacks and beverages.
- Provide signage with sponsor recognition outside of the meeting room.
- Recognize the sponsor in the following publications (provided sponsorship has been secured by publication date):
- Experience Scientific Sessions Final Program
- Daily Newspaper
- Online Program Planner
- Mobile Meeting Guide App
| Deadlines | |
| Space reservation | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Materials due (title, speaker names, brief description and logo) | Sept. 24, 2026 |
| Rate | |
| Exclusive Opportunity within disease state | $100,000 |
15% off Monday Industry Presentations!
Located in the Science & Technology Hall, the Learning Studios and Heart Theaters are very popular with attendees—and are often standing room only!
Rates include:
- Complete audio/visual package
- Classroom seating
- Lead retrieval units (up to two)
- Company name recognition is included in the schedule of industry events published in the following (provided sponsorship has been secured by publication date):
- Conference Coverage Website article linked from one ePreview
- Daily Newspaper
- Experience Scientific Sessions Final Program
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Learning Studio | Unopposed
- Time slots available mid-day each day of exhibits.
- Program time: 45 minutes
- Seating capacity: 200
- Box lunch provided by the American Heart Association.
2024 program holders who also purchased advertising and/or sponsorships at Scientific Sessions received 6X more leads than program holders who did not.
Learning Studio | AM/PM
- Time slots available mid-morning and afternoon each day of exhibits.
- Program time: 45 minutes
- Seating capacity: 200
- Snack provided by the American Heart Association.
2024 program holders who also purchased advertising and/or sponsorships at Scientific Sessions received 6X more leads than program holders who did not.
Heart Theater | AM/PM/Unopposed
- Time slots available each day of exhibits.
- Program time: 45 minutes
- Seating capacity: 100
- Snack provided by the American Heart Association.
2024 program holders who also purchased advertising and/or sponsorships at Scientific Sessions received 6X more leads than program holders who did not.
Enduring Learning Studios & Heart Theaters
Your recorded presentation promoted to American Heart Association members for up to four months!*
Make the most of your educational investment by turning your Learning Studio or Heart Theater into enduring content promoted by the association to its members and other cardiology professionals for up to four months after Scientific Sessions.*
- Your program will be featured on the Industry Highlights Channel of the Heart Association’s official Conference Coverage Website, as “Industry Science You Might Have Missed Onsite.”
- Viewers can click through to a dedicated playback page, just like this one.
Two dedicated emails will be sent by the association to drive members and other health care professionals to your program content. Banner ads in Science News and Science News Weekly emails will drive traffic to your enduring content.
- Amplify your reach: Engage viewers who missed your on-site session or could not attend the meeting.
- Extend your program’s ROI: Continue receiving value from your session for up to seven months after Scientific Sessions.
- Enjoy the power of the American Heart Association brand: Appear on an official Heart Association platform with promotion directly from the Heart Association, adding credibility and prestige to your message.
*Programs can be removed earlier upon request.
CardioTalks
Host your own 30-minute moderated discussion with up to 50 attendees in the Science & Technology Hall. Supporter chooses session topics (with American Heart Association approval) and provides the moderator.
Sponsor receives recognition in the following (provided sponsorship has been secured by publication date):
- One ePreview
- Daily Newspaper
- Experience Scientific Sessions Final Program
2024 program holders who also purchased advertising and/or sponsorships at Scientific Sessions received 6X more leads than program holders who did not.
| Deadlines | |
| Space reservation | Sept. 18, 2026 |
| Materials due (title, speaker names, brief description and logo) | Sept. 25, 2026 |
| Rates | |
| Learning Studio: Unopposed time | $70,000 |
| Learning Studio: AM/PM | $40,000 |
| Heart Theater: Unopposed time | $55,000 |
| Heart Theater: AM/PM |
$32,500 |
| Learning Studio/ Heart Theater Recording |
$8,000 |
| Enduring Learning Studios/Heart Theaters | $10,000* |
| CardioTalks | $25,500 |
*In addition to recording cost.
Hold your own educational programming in the Science & Technology Hall!
- Learning Labs are a type of business suite grouped together with other business suites in the Science & Technology Hall.
- Programming in your Learning Lab is allowed anytime the Science & Technology Hall is open. There is no limit to the number of programs you can hold.
- A schedule of all Learning Lab programs, with locations, dates and times, will be integrated into American Heart Association official conference programs and the mobile app.
View the information sheet for complete details, rules and restrictions.
| Deadlines | |
| Space reservation | August 2026 |
| Materials due (graphics) | Sept. 11, 2026 |
| Programming | Sept. 26, 2026 |
| Rates | |
| 20 x 20 | $26,400 |
| 20 x 30 | $33,000 |
| 30 x 30 | $42,900 |
Fees do not include furniture, electricity, A/V, food & beverage.
Meet the Trialist continues the conversation of research and science with conference attendees. Each non-accredited chat brings together perspectives from across the research community, enabling real-time discussion of challenges and potential solutions.
Follows American Heart Association-accredited Main Events – Late Breaking Science (LBS).
Sponsor Recognition in the following (provided sponsorship has been secured by publication date):
- One ePreview
- Daily Newspaper
- Online Program Planner
- Included in on-site digital signage
2024 program holders who also purchased advertising and/or sponsorships at Scientific Sessions received 6X more leads than program holders who did not.
| Deadlines | |
| Space reservation | Oct. 2, 2026 |
| Materials due | Oct. 9, 2026 |
| Rate | |
| Each Space is limited |
$40,000 |
The Membership Lounge offers unprecedented visibility and branding opportunity for your brand! Opportunity includes:
- One 15-minute speaking engagement (educational/non-commercial; requires American Heart Association approval).
- One branded meter board in the break areas.
- Sponsor graphics on selected tabletops in lounge. May include either corporate branding or specific product promotion.
- One monitor for a stationary ad or an MP4 video up to 60 seconds.
- One sponsor-created collateral piece to be prominently displayed within the lounge area.
- The opportunity to provide corporate and/or product imprinted giveaways at the sponsor’s expense (subject to Heart Association approval).
- Recognition as a sponsor in the following publications (provided sponsorship has been secured by publication date):
- Experience Scientific Sessions Final Program
- Online Program Planner
| Deadlines | |
| Space reservation | June 30, 2026 |
| Materials due | Sept. 11, 2026 |
| Rate | |
| Exclusive Opportunity | $75,000 |
The American Heart Association must pre-approve ALL program promotional artwork/ signage. Please add “PAID ADVERTISEMENT” to the top of the graphic.
If promoting an industry presentation, the following disclaimer must appear on ALL marketing materials in at least 10-point Helvetica (or similar font type): “This event is not part of the official Scientific Sessions 2026 as planned by the American Heart Association Committee on Scientific Sessions Programming.”
If the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2026 meeting must be converted to virtual, sponsorships will transition to an option of equal value and exposure. For materials specific to a booth or program, advertisers are encouraged to prepare secondary general branding materials in case the meeting converts to virtual only.
All rates are net. No agency discounts apply. Cancellations are nonrefundable.
All quantities herein are based on projected attendance and association membership numbers and, in some cases, projected non-member professionals, and are therefore not guaranteed.
Sales taxes will be applied to all production charges.