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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits
Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.
The Clinical Congress 2026 Exhibit Hall opens today, bringing new surgical technologies, ACS resources, networking, career opportunities, and a few ways to recharge between sessions together in one place.
More than 135 organizations will fill Hall D of the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, showcasing tools, services, and technologies influencing surgery and patient care. Exhibitors span a wide range of areas, including surgical instruments, robotics, publishing, recruitment, pharmaceuticals, medical billing solutions, patient monitoring, and wound management.
The Exhibit Hall is open today and Monday, September 28, from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm, and Tuesday, September 29, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
See What’s Next in Surgery
New technologies and emerging trends will be on display throughout the hall, giving attendees an up-close look at developments that are shaping surgical practice and patient care. Exhibitors will demonstrate products and services ranging from surgical devices to robotics and share perspectives on innovation across the field.
The Innovation Theater also will feature presentations from industry experts and ACS programs each day the Exhibit Hall is open.
Connect with Colleagues and Explore Career Options
Beyond products and technology, the Exhibit Hall provides a more relaxed setting to meet fellow attendees, faculty speakers, and industry representatives outside of formal educational sessions.
Those considering their next professional move can stop by the Career Fair at Booth 1142 each day to connect directly with recruiters and potential employers.
A new program, Networking Coffee with Your Specialty, will provide another way to connect. Plastic surgeons and pediatric surgeons can gather over coffee today, while colon and rectal surgeons and vascular surgeons will have dedicated networking opportunities on Monday.
Visit ACS Central
At the center of the Exhibit Hall, ACS Central brings together resources from across the College. Attendees can meet with representatives from the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, ACS Quality Programs, Education, Member Services, and other areas of the ACS.
New interactive features also give attendees more to explore this year, including the Surgical Workforce Mapping Tool in the Education Hub of ACS Central, which provides a visual look at the distribution of surgeons across the country. Attendees can explore the map and other displays while connecting with ACS staff to learn more about workforce trends and other issues affecting surgery.
Visitors also can purchase exclusive ACS merchandise, have a complimentary professional headshot taken, and pick up some flair at the Hobby Button Bar.
Stretch, Recharge, and Pause for Paws
The ACS Postural Stabilization and Stretch Lab also will take place in the Exhibit Hall. Coaches will guide surgeons through stretching and stabilization exercises from the ACS Surgical Ergonomics Recommendations that can be used in the OR, between cases, or at home. Registration is recommended.
For a different kind of break, attendees can visit and play with adoptable puppies and small dogs from Wolf Trap Animal Rescue on Monday, September 28, and Tuesday, September 29, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Pause for Paws, located at Booth 430, is supported by Elsevier.
Give Back While You’re Here
Attendees also can make an impact beyond the meeting by donating blood onsite. The ACS is partnering with Donate 4 Mothers and Inova Blood Donor Services to provide an opportunity to support the local community while at Clinical Congress.
The blood donation area at Booth 1308 will be open each day during Exhibit Hall hours. Schedule an appointment at InovaBlood.org/ACS2026 or stop by the booth. Walk-ins are welcome.
RAS and Foundation Lounges
The Resident and Associate Society (RAS) Lounge returns this year, providing surgical residents and early career surgeons with a dedicated space to connect and recharge. Comfortable seating, phone chargers, and beverages are available, along with programming focused on networking, leadership development, and career advancement.
The opportunities to connect continue just beyond the Exhibit Hall at the ACS Foundation Lounge. Located on the L Street Bridge on the Second Level of the convention center, the lounge offers attendees another inviting place to engage with the ACS community.
With technology to see, people to meet, ACS resources to tap into, and plenty of reasons to take a break from the meeting schedule, the Exhibit Hall is worth making part of your Clinical Congress plans—starting today.
Claim CME and Access On Demand
Thank you to all who attended Clinical Congress in Chicago! CME Credit claiming closes on February 23, 2026. Virtual registration is available.
