McCormick Place
Lakeside Center
Halls D1-D2
Move in:
Begins:
Friday, October 21 at 8 a.m.
Ends:
Sunday, October 23 by 4 p.m.
Move out:
Begins:
Wednesday, October 26 at noon
Ends:
Thursday, October 27 by noon
Expo Hours
Monday, October 24
Noon – 5 p.m.
Tuesday, October 25
Noon – 5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 26
10 a.m. – Noon
International Buyer Program
The U.S. Commercial Service's International Buyer Program brings thousands of international buyers each year to meet with U.S. companies at major trade shows in the United States. Take advantage of these excellent business opportunities to meet with potential sales representatives and strategic partners at major trade events without ever leaving the country. Each year the U.S. Commercial Service selects and promotes approximately 35 trade shows representing leading industrial sectors:
- Information Technology
- Environmental Products and Services
- Medical Equipment and Supplies
- Food Processing and Service
- Transportation and Automotive
- Packaging
- Building and Construction Products, and
- Sporting Goods and Consumer Products
Thousands of qualified foreign buyers, prospective sales representatives, and potential business partners attend these shows, giving your company excellent opportunities to meet, network, and develop business partnerships with international buyers, sales representatives, and strategic partners. A U.S. exhibitor at an International Buyer Program event will receive many valuable free benefits:
- Worldwide promotion of your products and services through the Export Interest Directory, published by the show organizers and distributed to all international visitors attending the show
- Access to hundreds of current international trade leads in your industry
- Hands-on export counseling, market analysis, and matchmaking services by country and industry experts from the U.S. Commercial Service
- Use of an on-site International Business Center, where your company can meet privately with prospective international buyers, prospective sales representatives, and business partners and obtain assistance from our experienced U.S. Commercial Service Staff