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A cardiology floor rewards a booth that sounds clinical and stays composed — staff who can hold a credible conversation with a cardiologist.

Trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, and lead-retrieval talent for AHA Scientific Sessions 2026 — locally sourced in Chicago, trained before the doors open, and managed on-site. (Almost) instant quotes.

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AHA Scientific Sessions staffing

AHA Scientific Sessions is the American Heart Association's flagship cardiovascular congress, pairing a four-day scientific program with a major technical exhibition at McCormick Place in Chicago (Nov 6–9, 2026). It draws cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, electrophysiologists, cardiovascular nurses, researchers, and the hospital and health-system administrators evaluating cardiac devices, therapeutics, imaging, and digital health. On a credentialed floor like this, booth staff have to greet clinicians without gimmicks, route serious questions correctly, and capture leads cleanly. AHA Scientific Sessions staffing is exactly that: polished, briefed trade-show talent who fit a clinical setting — and TSM Agency, a woman-owned event staffing and talent agency founded in 2005, fields it locally in Chicago.

Event details

AHA Scientific Sessions 2026 at a glance

Dates
Nov 6–9, 2026
Days
Friday–Monday
Venue
McCormick Place
Address
2301 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL, 60616
Event type
Cardiovascular medical congress with technical exhibition
Official site
professional.heart.org
Why it matters

What AHA Scientific Sessions asks of an exhibitor

AHA Scientific Sessions fills the sprawling, multi-building McCormick Place campus with exhibits of cardiac devices, pharmaceuticals, cardiac imaging systems, and digital-health platforms sitting alongside scientific sessions and CME across four days. The people walking those aisles are cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, electrophysiologists, nurses, and hospital administrators who came to evaluate technology and make clinical purchasing decisions, not to be entertained, and who can tell within a sentence whether your staff understand the field. When your own clinical and sales experts are deep in a demo, every unread badge is a physician or procurement lead you paid the exhibit fee to meet. The four roles below each solve a different part of staffing a quiet, high-stakes cardiovascular floor.

The scale of the floor

A AHA Scientific Sessions booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

AHA Scientific Sessions fills the sprawling, multi-building McCormick Place campus with exhibits of cardiac devices, pharmaceuticals, cardiac imaging systems, and digital-health platforms sitting alongside scientific sessions and CME across four days. The people walking those aisles are cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, electrophysiologists, nurses, and hospital administrators who came to evaluate technology and make clinical purchasing decisions, not to be entertained, and who can tell within a sentence whether your staff understand the field

Front of the booth

Trade show models for AHA Scientific Sessions

AHA Scientific Sessions trade show models give your stand a professional, clinical-appropriate front so no cardiologist, nurse, or hospital administrator walks past unacknowledged across the multi-day exhibition. Our trade show models work the front of the booth on McCormick Place's exhibit floor — opening conversations, qualifying clinical and procurement visitors, and handing genuinely interested physicians to your specialists rather than guessing at technical answers. They're briefed on your product category and the cardiovascular terminology your audience expects, and because they're sourced in Chicago you skip the airfare, hotels, and per-diems Sessions week piles on. The outcome: a composed, consistently staffed booth that engages a credentialed audience the way a cardiovascular exhibitor needs. See our trade show models service.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for AHA Scientific Sessions

AHA Scientific Sessions promotional models drive attendance to your in-booth education and live demonstrations — the way you stand out on a cardiology floor where flashy gimmicks fall flat with clinicians. Our promotional models pull the right cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and administrators toward your theater presentations, hands-on device stations, and scheduled demos, distribute clinical literature, and keep the schedule full through long exhibit days. Each is briefed on your messaging and on the single action you want every qualified visitor to take, so the energy reads as professional invitation rather than carnival barker. The outcome: more of the credentialed audience actually seated for your demonstrations and captured as leads, instead of drifting to the next hall. See our promotional models service.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for AHA Scientific Sessions

AHA Scientific Sessions brand ambassadors represent your company on-message to a credentialed, compliance-aware audience — cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and the hospital and health-system buyers deciding what their cardiology programs purchase. Our brand ambassadors are trained on your positioning, product claims, and the boundaries of what staff may and may not say, so booth conversations stay within approved, on-label messaging while still sounding fluent and confident. For a launch in cardiac devices, anticoagulants, imaging, or remote monitoring, they carry your story consistently from the booth to press and VIP walk-throughs. The outcome they serve: accurate brand representation and recall with the exact cardiovascular decision-makers AHA assembles. See our brand ambassadors service.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for AHA Scientific Sessions

As your AHA Scientific Sessions event staffing partner, TSM Agency fields the full booth team for a cardiovascular exhibition: product demonstrators briefed to support staff-led device and therapeutic demos accurately; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik, and Bartizan so every hospital, practice, and procurement contact is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; presenters and hosts for exhibit-theater education sessions; registration and check-in staff for scheduled meetings; bilingual talent for the international cardiovascular audience AHA draws; and a team lead to run shifts, breaks, and coverage across the multi-day run. One account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and clinical audience and manages the team on-site — talent works through show close each day, never an early walk-off. The outcome: a professionally staffed booth and a clean, complete lead list of credentialed buyers. See our event staffing service.

A buying audience

They came to see new products.

92% of trade show attendees come specifically to see new products — primed to engage at your booth, if someone engages them first.

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Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for AHA Scientific Sessions

Local talent. Crews sourced in Chicago — no airfare, hotels, or per-diems on your invoice.
Trained before the doors open. Every booking is briefed on your products, message, and the one action you want from each visitor.
One account executive. A single point of contact scopes the team, manages on-site, and owns the outcome.
Vetted & reliable. Woman-owned since 2005, rated 5.0 on Google, with talent that shows up and performs.

A booth that's professionally staffed open-to-close at AHA Scientific Sessions — and a clean lead list when the show ends.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

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Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

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Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

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Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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City Markets

Local talent in every major U.S. convention city, eliminating travel expenses, with staff who know the venue.

How it works

How it works

Three steps to a fully staffed AHA Scientific Sessions booth.

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Step 01

Send your show & booth

Tell us your booth size, dates, and the roles you need. Most quotes come back fast.

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Step 02

Choose your team

Select your talent from our curated recommendations — we recommend, you choose — and we brief them on your brand.

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Step 03

We manage on-site

Your talent arrives show-ready and is managed on the floor, every day, through the close of the show.

FAQ

AHA Scientific Sessions staffing FAQs

Yes. We provide vetted AHA Scientific Sessions trade show models who work the front of your booth at McCormick Place — greeting and qualifying cardiologists, nurses, and hospital administrators, opening conversations, and routing technical questions to your specialists. They're sourced locally in Chicago and briefed on your product category and cardiovascular terminology before the show.

Yes. AHA Scientific Sessions brand ambassadors represent your brand on-message to a credentialed clinical and procurement audience, trained on your approved claims and messaging boundaries; AHA Scientific Sessions promotional models drive the right physicians and administrators to your in-booth education and demos and capture them as leads. Both are briefed on your product and your compliance guardrails.

Yes. All staffing is fielded from the Chicago market, so you avoid the airfare, hotels, and per-diems Sessions week adds, and your team already knows McCormick Place's multi-building layout, union protocols, freight, and exhibitor access. Local staff also arrive without the travel fatigue that hits fly-in crews mid-show.

Yes. Our lead-retrieval specialists are trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik, and Bartizan for accurate, real-time scanning, and our product demonstrators are briefed to support your staff-led cardiac device and therapeutic demonstrations — managing booth flow and first-line questions while your clinical staff lead the demo. We don't train staff to operate medical devices independently.

Yes. AHA Scientific Sessions draws cardiovascular professionals from around the world, and we can provide Spanish-bilingual and other bilingual brand ambassadors and demonstrators to engage international physician and health-system buyers in their primary language. Request bilingual staffing during your consultation so we can match talent by clinical product category.

AHA Scientific Sessions staffing typically runs $50–$85/hr depending on role, language, and show length. Send your booth size, dates, and the roles you need; during business hours most quotes come back within a couple of hours — often minutes once details are complete and approved.

Yes. We're a woman-owned national event staffing and talent agency founded in 2005, an MPI member rated 5.0 on Google, with 2,000+ events staffed and $1M per-occurrence / $2M aggregate general liability coverage, and we can provide a certificate of insurance for McCormick Place exhibitors on request.

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AHA Scientific Sessions is the American Heart Association's flagship cardiovascular congress, pairing a four-day scientific program with a major technical exhibition at McCormick Place in Chicago (Nov 6–9, 2026).

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