GSCA 2026 International Conference and Trade Show Schedule

Updated April 16, 2026

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Session

Location

Sunday, May 17

3:00 PM
7:00 PM
Registration and Information
Hilton: Board Room

Monday, May 18

7:00 AM
3:00 PM
Setup Table Top Trade Show
Hilton: Mandarin A & B
8:00 AM
3:00 PM
Board Meeting
Hilton: Board Room
8:00 AM
6:00 PM
Registration and Information
Hilton: Board Room
10:00 AM
2:00 PM
Rehearsals - IMAX Films
IMAX Theater
3:00 PM
7:00 PM

Trade Show

Hilton: Mandarin A & B

5:00 PM

7:00 PM

Opening Reception sponsored by MacGillivray Freeman Films

Hilton: Mandarin A & B

7:15 PM

8:00 PM

Film 1: Galapagos Adventure (wt)

AMC Theater Screen 14

8:00 PM

8:45 PM

Film 2: Shipwrecks: Ghosts of the Pacific wt

AMC Theater Screen 14

8:45 PM

9:30 PM

Film 3: Super Moms of the Sea

AMC Theater Screen 14

Tuesday, May 19

8:00 AM
10:00 AM
Registration and Information
Hilton: Ballroom A&B
8:00 AM

9:00 AM

PD Session: Reimagining Concessions and the Lobby Experience in Giant Screen Theatres

Hilton: Ballroom A&B

9:00 AM

11:00 AM

PD Session: Open Space

Hilton: Ballroom A&B
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
Walk to Theater

11:15 AM

11:30 AM

Coffee Break sponsored by IMAX Corporation

IMAX Theater

11:30 AM
12:15 PM

Film 4: Ocean Dreams

IMAX Theater
12:15 PM
1:00 PM

Film 5: Guardians of the Wild

IMAX Theater
1:00 PM

2:15 PM

Lunch on your own

2:00 PM

2:15 PM

Coffee Break sponsored by IMAX Corporation

IMAX Theater

2:15 PM

4:45 PM

Films in Production sponsored by IMAX Corporation

IMAX Theater
4:45 PM
5:30 PM

Film 6: Running Wild: Return to the River

IMAX Theater

5:45 PM

6:45 PM

Reception sponsored by Mission Partners Entertainment Group

Margaritaville

6:45 PM

11:59 PM
Evening on your Own

Wednesday, May 20

8:00 AM
5:30 PM
Registration and Information
IMAX Theater
8:00 AM
8:45 AM

Film 7: Alaska - Kingdom of the Eagle

IMAX Theater
8:45 AM
9:30 AM

Film 8: Stormbound

IMAX Theater
9:30 AM
10:15 AM

Film 9: Penguin Island

IMAX Theater

10:15 AM

10:30 AM

Coffee Break sponsored by IMAX Corporation

IMAX Theater

10:30 AM
11:00 AM

Film 10: Encounters in the Milky Way

IMAX Theater
11:00 AM
11:45 AM

Film 11: Tale of Two Wombats

IMAX Theater
11:45 AM
12:30 PM

Film 12: Wild Rescue

IMAX Theater
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
Lunch on your own
2:30 PM
3:45 PM

Innovations Session sponsored by CINITY

IMAX Theater
3:45 PM
4:00 PM

Coffee Break sponsored by IMAX Corporation

IMAX Theater
4:00 PM
4:45 PM

Film 13: Wild Asia: Life at Extremes

IMAX Theater
4:45 PM
5:30 PM

Film 14: Horse Power

IMAX Theater
5:30 PM
11:59 PM
Evening on your Own

Thursday, May 21

8:00 AM
11:00 AM
Registration and Information
IMAX Theater
8:00 AM
8:45 AM

Film 15: Call of the Dolphins

IMAX Theater
8:45 AM
9:30 AM

Film 16: Ohio: Wild at Heart

IMAX Theater
9:30 AM
9:45 AM

Coffee Break sponsored by IMAX Corporation

9:45 AM
10:30 AM

Film 17: Penguins: A Love Story

IMAX Theater
10:30 AM
11:15 AM

Film 18: Sea Otters: A Wild Family Adventure

IMAX Theater
11:15 AM
11:45 AM
Projects in Development
IMAX Theater
11:45 AM
12:15 PM
Student Session
IMAX Theater
12:15 PM
2:00 PM
Lunch on your own
1:30 PM
7:00 PM
Registration and Information
Hilton: Ballroom A&B
2:00 PM

3:30 PM

PD Session: Deal or No Deal

Hilton: Ballroom A&B
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
Break
Hilton: Ballroom A&B
3:45 PM
4:45 PM

PD Session: Audience Strategy, Revenue, and the Power of Focus

Hilton: Ballroom A&B

4:45 PM
6:00 PM
Break - Meeting time

Hilton: Ballroom A&B

6:00 PM
6:45 PM

GSCA Achievement Awards Reception

Hilton: Sierra
6:45 PM
8:00 PM

GSCA Achievement Awards sponsored by IMAX Corporation

Hilton: Ballroom A&B
8:00 PM
10:00 PM

Awards After Party

Hilton