Industry Product Theater

Exhibiting at SLEEP 2026 is required in order to host an Industry Product Theater. Exhibitors can add an Industry Product Theaters to their application when they apply for booth space.

Provide information regarding your products or services to up to 200 attendees during a special one-hour presentation at SLEEP 2026. Applications for Industry Product Theaters must be submitted to the APSS Meeting Department by March 18, 2026 . Applications will be accepted after this date if the SLEEP 2026 meeting can support additional sessions based on submissions that have already been received and accepted.

Questions may be directed to Annette Delagrange, Senior Sales Manager, via email to [email protected] or via phone at (630) 737-9732.

Date, Time, Location, and Pricing Options

Monday, June 15 | 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Location: Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor
200 Attendees – $35,000 (2 rooms available)
180 Attendees – $33,000 (1 room available)
150 Attendees – $28,000 (1 rooms available)

Tuesday, June 16 | 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Location: Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor
200 Attendees – $35,000 (2 rooms available)
180 Attendees – $33,000 (1 room available)
150 Attendees – $28,000 (1 rooms available)

Sponsorship Fee

The sponsorship fee includes:

  • Boxed lunches with beverages for attendees
  • One product theater room, set classroom-style
  • A standard audiovisual package (screen, LCD projector, podium microphone, aisle microphone, and table microphone)
  • A podium and one (1) six-foot skirted table at the back of the room for promotional materials or food and beverage
  • One complimentary rental of the pre-registration mailing list
  • One 1/3 page ad in the SLEEP Magazine (placement is at the discretion of the APSS)
  • Inclusion in one SLEEP pre-meeting email blast that goes out to all pre-registered attendees (email is distributed by the APSS and content is at the discretion of the APSS)
  • A listing in the SLEEP mobile app

The sponsorship fee is due with submission of the application.

Guidelines

Presentations may not begin earlier than the times indicated above; registration may not begin before 11:30 a.m.

Industry product theater applications are reviewed and accepted by the APSS management on a first-come, first-served basis. The availability of industry product theaters is limited; sponsors are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The APSS does not guarantee that the industry product theaters will be unopposed. The APSS reserves the sole right to accept or reject any application, as well as to schedule the industry product theaters. Notification of acceptance and assigned date/time will be provided in writing in March.

Notice of cancellation must be submitted in writing. The cancellation of an industry product theater that has been accepted is entitled to a refund equal to 30% of the total sponsorship fee provided notice is received prior to March 18, 2026. Cancellations after March 18, 2026 are not entitled to a refund.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit is not provided by the APSS or the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for industry product theaters. Companies may not offer CME for their presentations.

Boxed lunches will be provided for all attendees.

A standard audiovisual package will be included in the industry product theater fee. All materials will be set-up by the SLEEP AV Company and include: screen, LCD projector, podium microphone, aisle microphone, and table microphone. Any additional audiovisual equipment is the responsibility of the sponsor. Any additional audiovisual equipment or labor must be ordered from the SLEEP 2026 audiovisual provider.

The APSS allows ONE sign measuring no larger than 24” W x 36”H to be placed in the registration area at the Baltimore Convention Center up to one day prior to the scheduled industry product theater, as well as ONE sign measuring no larger than 24”W x 36”H to be placed outside of the industry product theater on the day of the scheduled presentation. Organizers of an industry product theater may provide additional signage in their exhibit booth. Signage may not be placed in any other locations. All signage must receive APSS approval prior to print. Flyers or handouts are prohibited unless prior approval is obtained.

Industry product theater organizers have the following opportunities to advertise an event: hotel door drops, mailing list rental of SLEEP meeting attendees, mailing list rental of AASM/SRS membership lists and advertising in the SLEEP Magazine, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine and journal SLEEP. The APSS requires that any and all promotion of industry product theaters receive APSS approval. Promotional materials include but are not limited to: invitations, announcements, solicitations, advertisements and signage. Contact the APSS Meeting Department or visit the SLEEP website at sleepmeeting.org for additional information on promotional opportunities.

The APSS and SLEEP 2026 name, logo, acronym and any reference to the meeting are proprietary and may not be used in signs, advertisements or promotions without consent and approval by the APSS. This guideline applies before, during, and after the SLEEP 2026 meeting.