Booth Drivers
Abstracts on USB
- Abstracts on USB provide a means for medical professionals to have easy and enduring access to the abstracts from the International Stroke Conference.
- Users can quickly access the information in the abstracts through searches of key words, abstract title and author’s names.
- A total of 2,500 USBs will be produced for distribution by the sponsor – with any remaining USBs to be distributed by AHA/ASA at other relevant cerebrovascular conferences throughout the year.
- Abstracts on USB can be distributed directly from the contributor’s booth to maximize visitation.
Sponsor Recognition Includes:
- Contributor corporate logo on the USB case packaging.
- Corporate logo recognition on the opening screen.
- Corporate recognition on convention center signage (provided sponsorship has been secured by publication date).
Deadlines
Space reservation: Nov. 14, 2025
Materials due: Dec. 2, 2025
Rate
$39,900
Exclusive Opportunity
AHA Mobile Meeting Guide App
Opportunity: Single Sponsorship or Alert Notifications on the official meeting app for ISC.
Reach: International Stroke Conference attendees.
Distribution:
- Available for download before, during and after ISC.
- App is web-based and downloadable for all smartphone platforms and
web-enabled devices.
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Content
Provides attendees with instant access and search capability to detailed educational sessions, faculty, abstracts, event information, exhibitors, hotels, schedule-planning and mapping functionality to help locate a room or exhibit booth.
Premier Sponsorship
- Corporate logo recognition on opening app screen (PNG format).
- Corporate or product banner ad at top of main menu page (PNG format).
- Corporate recognition on all marketing pieces (provided sponsorship has been secured by publication date).
- Three complimentary mobile alerts (one per day).
- An enhanced exhibitor listing within the app (see below).
Alert Notification
Similar to a text message but it goes through the app itself. Real-time marketing for promotion of your booth activity or company. App users will receive new announcements during the conference.
| Deadlines | Space Reservation | Materials Due |
| Premier Sponsorship | Sept. 26, 2025 | Oct. 3, 2025 |
| Alert Notification | Jan. 8, 2026 | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| Rates | |
| Premier Sponsorship | $37,500 |
| Alert Notification | $3,675 |
Conference Bag Inserts
Opportunity:
- Advertiser-supplied marketing materials inserted into conference bags.
- Inserts can include:
- Booth announcements and demo schedules
- Promotional materials
- Industry program invitations
- Product samples (Dependent on association policies. Contact your account manager for details.)
Reach: Professional meeting attendees.
Distribution: Handed out at registration.
Deadlines
Space reservation: Jan. 7, 2026
Materials due: Jan. 14, 2026
Rate
$11,550 per insert
Limit five advertiser-supplied inserts.
Hotel Room Deliveries
Opportunity: Deliver your branded items* inside or outside attendee hotel rooms in headquarter hotels.
Reach:
- Up to 1,800 meeting attendees at select conference hotels and in the convention center.
- Plus bonus distribution to an additional 550,000+ cardiovascular disease professionals via links to advertiser material the ISC Morning Agenda emails (details in dropdown below).
Distribution: Delivered to select hotel rooms on Feb. 3, 4, 5 or 6, 2026.
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Online distribution details
- An Industry Highlights channel will be published on the Conference Coverage Website, which will include a schedule of Industry Programs.
- All Hotel Room Delivery supporters will have an “article” related to their insert within this channel labeled “paid advertising content.”
- A link to the Industry Highlights page will be included in each day’s ISC Morning Agenda email.
*Items subject to AHA/ASA approval. Product samples are dependent on association and hotel policies. Contact your account manager for details.
Deadlines
Space reservation: Jan. 16, 2026
Materials due: Jan. 23, 2026
| Rates | |
| In-Room Delivery | $33,250 per day |
| Outside Room Delivery | $20,000 per day |
Advertiser provides insert to be distributed, subject to AHA/ASA approval. An insert is considered one 8.5” x 11” printed piece, maximum weight of 2 oz.
Advertiser arranges production and shipping details for Hotel Room Delivery, and has items delivered to hotels. Ascend Media manages distribution only.
AHA/ASA and Ascend Media encourage all advertisers and sponsors to use environmentally friendly printing, including recycled/recyclable paper and plant-based inks. No petroleum-based UV coating. Aqueous coating permitted.
ISC26 is planned as an in-person meeting in New Orleans. If the meeting must be canceled or converted to virtual, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and Ascend Media will transition advertisers to options of equal value and exposure. Advertisers preparing materials specific to a booth or program are encouraged to prepare secondary general branding materials in case the meeting converts to virtual only.
All print ads must include the words “Paid Advertisement” centered at the top of the page and in at least 10-point Helvetica (or similar type font).
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.