RSNA 2026 Guide: Dates, Venue, Registration & Hotels

RSNA 2026 runs November 29-December 3, 2026 at McCormick Place in Chicago, with the Technical Exhibits open November 29-December 2, according to the organizer. This guide covers dates, the pass options and their listed prices, hotel terms, the program and what RSNA publishes for exhibitors, all read on rsna.org on October 29, 2026. The organizer is the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and the 2026 theme is "At the Center of Care."

Quick answer: The meeting runs November 29-December 3 (Sunday to Thursday). The Technical Exhibits, the vendor floor, are in the North and South Exhibit Halls. RSNA names onPeak as its only certified hotel partner and set November 11 as the deadline to reserve through its system. Items still to recheck before you travel: daily Technical Exhibits hours, the 2026 exhibitor count and floor plan (neither published when we checked), and late hotel availability.

RSNA 2026 at a Glance

Source: RSNA annual meeting page, plenary announcement and pricing page, read October 29, 2026.

RSNA had not published daily Technical Exhibits opening and closing hours on the pages we checked. Look for them in the meeting app or on the organizer's site closer to the show before you plan meetings around the floor.

How the Meeting Works

RSNA runs three things at the same venue. The scientific and education program takes place across the full week. The Technical Exhibits, the vendor floor, are open November 29-December 2, and industry sessions run alongside them, per the pricing page. Virtual access, sold on its own or bundled with an in-person registration, covers six live-streamed plenary sessions plus session recordings. Your pass decides which of these you can use (see Registration and Prices below).

What Is on the Program

RSNA's plenary announcement says the opening session on Sunday, November 29 at 4pm CT includes the President's Address from RSNA President Jeffrey S. Klein, MD, followed by Jonathan S. Lewin, MD, on leadership. Other meeting activities, including science and education sessions and the Technical Exhibits, begin that morning. The same release lists these headline sessions:

• Monday, November 30: Gwendolyn M. Bryant-Smith, MD, on breast radiology, and the Image Interpretation Session in the afternoon.
• Tuesday, December 1: the RSNA/AAPM Symposium on physicist and physician collaboration in musculoskeletal radiology, plus plenaries from Mark P. Bernstein, MD, on mass casualty incidents and Janice M. Newsome, MD, on humanism, equity and AI in interventional radiology.
• Wednesday, December 2: the interactive game show session, "It's Complicated: Post-Treatment Cases."

These sessions run on the same days as the Technical Exhibits, so plan floor time around them. The full session catalog is on the organizer's meeting site, and the RSNA annual meeting page says the meeting app covers programming, session streaming, your agenda, credit claiming, exhibitors and industry presentations.

Registration and Prices

RSNA prices the meeting by membership and professional category, per its pricing page. Prices are as listed there on October 29, 2026 and are subject to change, per RSNA.

Members (in person and virtual access, per RSNA's pricing page):

Non-members (listed on RSNA's pricing page):

RSNA also lists virtual-access-only prices for each category. The pricing page set November 15 as the last day to join RSNA for discounted non-member registration.

What the packages include. In-person registration covers eligible programming, the Technical Exhibits and industry sessions (RSNA FAQs). The Technical Exhibits Only pass covers the North and South Exhibit Halls and industry sessions from November 29-December 2, but not educational programming or digital posters. Packages with virtual access include six live-streamed plenary sessions and recordings through February 26, 2027 at noon CT.

Which pass fits. Exhibitors and industry staff who only need the floor can compare the $730 Technical Exhibits Only pass with the $1,120 in-person-only price, which adds educational programming. For non-member physicians, physicists, scientists and industry registrants, $730 is the lowest-priced option RSNA lists, and it excludes educational programming.

Hotels and Getting to McCormick Place

RSNA's hotel page names onPeak as the only RSNA certified hotel partner and warns about unauthorized hotel solicitors. It says the system offers discounted rates at more than 60 hotels, and that you can still earn loyalty points when you book in an official block.

• Deadline and late booking. RSNA's hotel page set November 11, 2026 as the deadline to reserve through its system. Reservations and deposits move from onPeak to the hotels between November 12 and 17 and cannot be changed in that window. After November 17, contact the hotel directly; RSNA says availability is not guaranteed and rates are at the hotel's discretion.
• Deposit and cancellation. On the hotel page, a deposit of one night's room and tax is required. RSNA says cancellation was free through October 25. From October 26, cancelling costs one night's room and tax.
• Tax. The hotel page says rates exclude a 19% Chicago hotel tax, which is subject to change.
• Transport. The hotel page says RSNA provides free Metra train tickets and complimentary shuttle service between official RSNA hotels and McCormick Place for the duration of the meeting.

Exhibitors book through a separate technical exhibitor housing site, linked from RSNA's exhibitor pages.

Who Attends and How Big It Is

RSNA has not published 2026 attendance or an exhibitor count. For scale, the organizer gives these figures, none with a survey year or method:

• RSNA's exhibitor page says 21,000+ professional attendees every year, 79% of attendees have a role in purchasing, and 80% come to see new products and developments each year.
• RSNA's 2025 Technical Exhibits page says more than 700 manufacturers, suppliers and medical information and technology developers took part in the 2025 Technical Exhibits, with a 100+ company AI Showcase.

These are organizer-reported figures. We have not verified them, and they are not 2026 results.

How to Take Part

To attend, register through RSNA as described above. To exhibit or sponsor, RSNA's exhibitor page says to contact its staff if you are interested in exhibiting. It lists sponsorship categories (pre-show promotions, thought leadership, digital, onsite and corporate partnerships) and a separate exhibitor hotel reservation route. The page does not publish booth prices, application deadlines or contract terms, and this guide does not cover booth costs. Ask RSNA for the application status, booth terms and cancellation terms before you budget.

Planning Tips

• Pick the pass by what you need to see. The Technical Exhibits Only pass ($730 for non-members) covers the halls and industry sessions only. Registrations that include programming add educational sessions, and packages with virtual access add recordings through February 26, 2027.
• Sort out your room first. The RSNA system deadline is November 11, and changes after November 17 go through the hotel, per RSNA's hotel page. Check the Chicago hotel tax and the one-night cancellation charge before you book.
• Check membership timing. RSNA's pricing page set November 15 as the last day to join for discounted non-member registration. Compare your category's member and non-member prices on RSNA's page first.
• Plan floor time around the program. The Technical Exhibits close December 2, a day before the meeting ends, so schedule vendor meetings before then.
• Download the meeting app for programming, session streaming, your agenda, credit claiming and exhibitor listings, per RSNA.
• Compare with the rest of the season. See our December 2026 trade shows calendar for other events that month, and use the ROI calculator to estimate the return on the trip.