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 Boston area from Friday, 25 April through Wednesday, 30 April, 2025.

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 Monday, 3 March, 2025 may be included in the Mobile App. To have your event included in the Mobile App you must submit your request in writing to Lisa Collins no later than Monday, 3 March, 2025.

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 is non-refundable and cannot be applied to other support items.

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 about Corporate Events where healthcare professionals are invited must carry the following text placed prominently and printed in a size large enough to be easily read: “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 and may not be distributed anywhere at the ISHLT meeting venue other than from the exhibitor’s booth or via door drops.