Pittcon 2019 Recap

A quick wrap-up of the 70th Annual Pittcon in Philadelphia:

Pittcon Highlights:

• $14.6 Million Economic Impact in Philadelphia, Pa.
• Nobel Laureate presented Wallace H. Coulter Lecture
• Approximately $9,000 raised for the PEAL Center
• Exhibiting Companies from 27 Countries
• Strong international presence: 24.7% of attendees from outside of the US

Registration Numbers:

• Attendee: 7,899
• Exhibitor: 4,359
• Other: 283
• Total: 12,541 – a 9.9% increase in attendance over Pittcon 2018

Exposition Statistics:

• 713 Exhibitors
• 1234 Booths
• 386,907 Total Sq. Ft.
• 101 First time exhibitors
• 40 NEXUS Theater Presentations
• 40 DemoZone Demonstrations
• 2 Lab Gauntlets, with 20 Challenges
• Thank you Sponsors: Shimadzu and Satorious

Program Statistics:

• 66 Symposia
• 10 Award Sessions (14 awards presented)
• 10 Oral Sessions
• 84 Contributed Sessions
• 4 Workshops
• 41 Poster Sessions
• 35 Networking Sessions
• 75 Short Courses offered to 902 students

Pittcon makes the US TSNN Top 250 Shows Again
Pittcon has consistently remained on the United States Tradeshow News Network’s Top 250 Shows list. TSNN revealed the 2018 list, and Pittcon 2018 made the list again. Pittcon is excited and proud to remain one of the leading, and largest, annual scientific conferences in the US.

View the full press release here