2024 Attendee Hub
General Information
Shoptalk Fall takes place over the course of 3 days from Wednesday, October 16th at 8:30 AM CT to Friday, October 18th at 4:00 PM CT at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Exhibitor Registration Times
- Wednesday October 16th: 8:00am - 7:00pm
- Thursday October 17th: 7:30am - 7:00pm
- Friday October 18th: 7:30am – 3:30pm
Delegate Registration Time
- Wednesday October 16th: 9:00am - 6:00pm
- Thursday October 17th: 8:30am - 6:00pm
- Friday October 18th: 8:30am – 3:30pm
We recommend arriving in Chicago on Tuesday afternoon to avail of early badge pick-up (please note, badge pick-up is busiest between 10:00 - 11:00 AM CEST on Wednesday, October 16) and leaving no earlier than Friday, October 18 in the afternoon.
Click here to view Mccormick Place in Chicago. Shoptalk Fall is located in West Building Level 3 after registration, Halls F1 and F2.
At Shoptalk Fall, prepare yourself for some fantastic food offerings! Lunch is served daily for a minimum of 2 hours and breakfast for a minimum of 1 hour each morning, so that you can refuel at a time that is convenient to you. Between meals, you can also find plenty of snacks from our lounges and tea, coffee, & water served throughout the day.
Shoptalk Fall does not share or sell attendee contact information. We have not authorized any company to contact you. We recommend that you do not reply to or speak with any organization claiming to sell the Shoptalk Fall attendee list and do not share your credit card information.
There will be a designated cloak room by the entrance of the event where you can check your coats and luggage. You can reference our floorplan here.
Registration
As stated in our Terms of Attendance and Participation, tickets to Shoptalk Fall 2024 are non-refundable. If you can no longer attend Shoptalk Fall 2024, you can transfer your ticket to a colleague by logging in to MyExperience here using your email address as the username and ticket confirmation number as the password and clicking “Transfer Ticket.”
Meetup
Meetup meetings will take place onsite during Shoptalk Fall 2024 in a dedicated Meetup area. You can referene our event floorplan here to see exactly where it is located.
All meetings will be scheduled based on everyone’s individual availability during the following times (note that all meetings are pre-scheduled):
- Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 11:00am - 12:15pm CT and Shoptalk Meetup for Women timeslots at 1:50pm - 2:40pm CT
- Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 10:55am - 12:10pm and 2:20 pm- 3:35pm CT
- Friday, October 18, 2024, at 09:00am - 10:15am CT
There are a few steps to complete before your meetings start onsite:
- Step 1: Profile Completion. Complete your profile, letting all participants know about you, your organization and your goals.
- Step 2: Meeting Selection & Opt-In. Review thousands of profiles and select who you want to meet with–use filters, system generated lists and searches to make it easy. Thousands of other attendees will be doing the same. Then opt-in to the meeting requests you receive.
- Step 3: Meeting Acceptance & Scheduling. After you review and accept your meetings, we’ll send you calendar invites.
Then, simply join your meetings onsite. And remember, all meetings are double opt-in, guaranteeing you'll only meet people you want to meet who also want to meet you.
Your password is your confirmation number. You can find this information in your ticket confirmation email.