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An oncology floor rewards a booth that sounds clinical and stays composed staff who can hold a credible conversation with an oncologist.

Trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, and lead-retrieval talent for ASCO Annual Meeting 2027 — locally sourced in Chicago, trained before the doors open, and managed on-site. (Almost) instant quotes.

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ASCO Annual Meeting staffing

The ASCO Annual Meeting is the premier global oncology congress, pairing a five-day scientific program of plenary, educational, and poster sessions with a major technical exhibition at McCormick Place in Chicago (Jun 4–8, 2027). It draws medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, hematologists, oncology researchers and fellows, and the pharmaceutical and biotech buyers evaluating therapeutics, diagnostics, and cancer-care technology. On a credentialed floor like this, booth staff have to greet clinicians without gimmicks, route serious questions correctly, and capture leads cleanly. ASCO Annual Meeting 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.

“A major show is a short window with a lot riding on it, and your booth staff decides how much of that crowd you actually reach. I have watched two exhibitors with the same booth get completely different results because one team engaged people and the other waited to be approached. The right staff turns foot traffic into conversations and conversations into leads. That is the whole game on a show floor, and it is what we train our talent to do.” Caryn Hanna, Owner of TSM Agency
Event details

ASCO Annual Meeting 2027 at a glance

Dates
Jun 4–8, 2027
Days
Friday–Tuesday
Venue
McCormick Place
Address
2301 S. King Drive, Chicago, IL, 60616
Event type
Oncology medical congress with technical exhibition
Official site
www.asco.org
Why it matters

What ASCO Annual Meeting asks of an exhibitor

ASCO traffic changes around plenaries, poster sessions and major data presentations. Visitors may be treating oncologists, hematologists, researchers, medical-affairs professionals, biotech partners or advanced-practice providers. The front team needs to identify tumor area, professional role and reason for visiting without discussing investigational results. We define those questions and the handoff to medical, scientific or commercial personnel before the floor opens.

The scale of the floor

A ASCO Annual Meeting booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

ASCO traffic changes around plenaries, poster sessions and major data presentations. Visitors may be treating oncologists, hematologists, researchers, medical-affairs professionals, biotech partners or advanced-practice providers

Front of the booth

Trade show models for ASCO Annual Meeting

ASCO Annual Meeting trade show models receive visitors and route them by tumor type, practice setting, professional role, or scheduled investigator meeting. They distinguish a treating oncologist seeking approved-product information from a trial investigator, payer, patient advocate, or biotech partner and use the corresponding medical, commercial, or alliance handoff. That intake structure keeps key opinion leaders acknowledged during the compressed traffic after plenaries and late-breaking sessions. See our trade show models service.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for ASCO Annual Meeting

ASCO Annual Meeting promotional models fill approved tumor-specific education, pipeline overviews, and data-station appointments without discussing an abstract's conclusions. The briefing maps each program to its disease area, intended clinician, seating limit, material code, and presenter. When plenary or poster releases send a wave of attendees onto the floor, staff can verify the right audience, manage overflow, and record which program each visitor attended. See our promotional models service.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for ASCO Annual Meeting

ASCO Annual Meeting brand ambassadors work from a controlled oncology message guide that separates corporate positioning, approved brands, disease education, and investigational programs. They can identify the relevant tumor franchise and locate a medical-science liaison, but they do not interpret survival curves, compare regimens, or answer patient-specific treatment questions. That line matters when clinicians, press, investors, and partners converge after major data announcements. See our brand ambassadors service.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for ASCO Annual Meeting

An ASCO Annual Meeting event staffing roster can include KOL-meeting reception, medical-information routing, data-station coordinators, theater hosts, multilingual ambassadors, scanners, and a compliance-briefed captain. Capture rules can tag tumor area, oncology specialty, institution, practice type, contact category, program attended, and medical or commercial follow-up owner. TSM builds the Chicago coverage grid around the five-day congress and the predictable surges following headline sessions. 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 ASCO Annual Meeting

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 ASCO Annual Meeting — 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 ASCO Annual Meeting 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

ASCO Annual Meeting staffing FAQs

Yes. We provide vetted ASCO Annual Meeting trade show models who work the front of your booth at McCormick Place — greeting and qualifying oncologists, hematologists, and researchers, opening conversations, and routing technical questions to your specialists. They're sourced locally in Chicago and briefed on your product category and oncology terminology before the show.

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

Yes. All ASCO staffing is fielded from the Chicago market, so you avoid the airfare, hotels, and per-diems ASCO 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 on day three of a five-day run.

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 product and data demonstrations — managing booth flow and first-line questions while your clinical staff lead the demo. We brief staff on HIPAA-aware conversation practices and don't train them to make investigational claims independently.

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

ASCO 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.

No — TSM Agency is a trade-show and event-marketing staffing agency, not a catering, hospitality or exhibit-labor company. For ASCO Annual Meeting we provide the booth talent that draws traffic and captures leads at McCormick Place in Chicago — trade show models, brand ambassadors, promotional models, product demonstrators, lead-retrieval specialists and registration staff. We don't supply catering, bartenders, wait staff, ushers or booth installation and labor; for those, a hospitality or exhibitor-services company is the right fit.

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Talent are independent contractors who set their own rates. Subject to availability, we can sometimes book a higher tier at the next tier's price — Elite at Tier One rates, or Tier One at Tier Two rates. Ask your account executive.

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