GSCA 2026 International Conference and Trade Show Schedule
Updated April 2, 2026
Start | End | 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 |
6:00 PM | 8:00 PM | Opening Reception sponsored by MacGillivray Freeman Films | Hilton: Mandarin A & B |
8:15 PM | 9:00 PM | Film 1: Galapagos Adventure (Wt) | AMC Theater Screen 14 |
9:00 PM | 9:45 PM | Film 2: Shipwrecks: Ghosts Of The Pacific | AMC Theater Screen 14 |
9:45 PM | 10:30 PM | Film 3: Super Mums 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 | |
11:30 AM | 12:15 PM | Film 4: Ocean Dreams | IMAX Theater |
12:15 PM | 1:00 PM | Film 5: Guardians Of The Wild 3D | IMAX Theater |
1:00 PM | 2:30 PM | Lunch on your own | |
2:30 PM | 4:30 PM | Films in Production sponsored by IMAX Corporation | IMAX Theater |
4:30 PM | 4:45 PM | Break | IMAX Theater |
4:45 PM | 5:30 PM | Film 6: Running Wild: Return To The River | IMAX Theater |
5:30 PM | 6:30 PM | Reception sponsored by Mission Partners Entertainment Group | TBA |
7:00 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 | Break | 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 | Break | 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 | |
8:00 AM | 11:00 AM | Registration and Information | IMAX Theater |
Thursday, May 21 | |||
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 | Break | |
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 | |
4:45 PM | 6:00 PM | Break - Meeting time | |
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 |