Dates to remember

Event overview

  • Monday 12 October | Day 1 Build up
  • Tuesday 13 October | Day 2 Build up + National Meeting + National Meeting Dinner
  • Wednesday 14 October | Day 1 Conference + Exhibition + Casual Night Dinner
  • Thursday 15 October | Day 2 Conference + Exhibition + Gala Dinner
  • Friday 16 October | Day 3 Conference + Exhibition + Break down

 

Dates to Diarise

  DATE AND TIME

Physical and Online Exhibitor Briefing - 
8 Invicta Road, Rosen Office Park (PURCO Offices)
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ipv-cgky-qkj 
Scan Display will be available to show you the fabric booth that will be included in all exhibitor packages

13 July 2026
14h00 to 16h00

Online Q&A Session
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/jti-ihda-fmr 

13 August 2026
10h00 to 11h00

Design Stand Builder Exhibit Plans/Layouts/3D Drawings with Specs
All design stands must be approved before construction to ensure that H&S requirements are met.

14 September 2026

Online Exhibitor Q&A before event
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/oae-kmak-mjp 

17 September 2026
10h00 to 11h00

Complete Scan Display Services Form
Every exhibitor must complete the online services form from Scan Display.  Even if you are not ordering graphincs, electrics or furniture, you must let us know:
  • If you want raw space for a design stand build or your package shell scheme stand included in your package.
  • What your fascia should read on your shell scheme package stand

SERVICES FORM: https://servicesorderforms.co.za/purcon/

18 September 2026

Register your Delegates
Every delegate must be registered.  Your package included delegates will not be saved past this deadline.

30 September 2026

Pre-existing Printed Fabric
Exhibitors wishing to use existing printed fabric with the new display system must deliver the fabric to Scan Display as soon as possible, and no later than 11 September, to assess compatibility and determine whether any tailoring is required.

Important: Existing fabric cannot be fitted on-site unless it has been assessed and, where necessary, tailored by Scan Display prior to the event. Fabric brought directly to the venue on the day of the exhibition cannot be accommodated.

ASAP, but no later than 11 September 2026

Artwork for Fabric walls on your exhibition stand
To be sent to
Lethabo Kgotse, Scan Display stand services, lethabo@scandisplay.co.za,060 735 7643

 

Show Builder Access Only (Scan Display)
(no exhibitors or their suppliers)

12 October 2026
06h00

Exhibition Build Up for Design Stand Builders - Access time
(Raw space exhibitors with custom builds only)
Please check with your stand builder that the time to build is sufficient for their design build

12 October 2026
from 10h00

Shell Scheme Exhibitors Access
(Exhibitors with fabric package stands will be allowed access to dress stands)

13 October 2026

from 08h00

Loading Bays closed
All exhibitors (design and package) must be finished loading in by 14h00 on 13 October 2026.  There is a stand that needs to be built in front of the loading bay doors and this needs to be completed by show sign off.  Please communicate with your logistics teams, your design stand builders, your furniture deliveries etc that this is the deadline to offload.

13 October 2026 at 15h00

Exhibition Build Up for Design Stand Builders - Stand build complete time
The exhibition will be signed off by 17h00 on 13 October.  No exceptions.

It is imperative that your design stand builders are planning correctly and not overcommitting and under delivering in the time frame provided.  Penalties will be enforced where stands are not complete by the deadline as it has an impact on other exhibitors and the broader event.  We thank you for your cooperation and for managing your suppliers accordingly.

13 October 2026 at 15h00

Fire Retardation Certificate Submission
(To be submitted when stand is built)
Combustible materials will be removed without the submission of a certificate

13 October 2026 no later than 17h00

Design Stand Build Structural/Engineer’s Certificate
(To be submitted when stand is built)
Stands will be removed without the submission of a certificate

13 October 2026 no later than 17h00

Show Complete and Signed off
All stands will be signed off by this time

13 October 2026 no later than 17h00

Break Down for All Exhibitors and Scan Display
Please don’t break down before the close of the event.  The event finishes with lunch in the expo.

16 October 2026
From 14h30 to 18h00