Navigating ASTRO 2021

Welcome to ASTRO's 63rd Annual Meeting. We are excited for you to join us, whether in-person or virtually, for this year's meeting. We have created this page as a quick reference guide in order to support you prior to and during the meeting. Here you can find general information about the different ways to attend the meeting, access to FAQs and how to get support during and after show hours.

Live In-person Meeting in Chicago

ASTRO 2021 will be held live, in-person, October 24-27 at McCormick Place West in Chicago. In order to ensure all attendees have the safest experience possible, we will be requiring COVID-19 vaccines and  masks to be worn at all times, social distancing protocols will be in place, there will be regular cleaning of high-touch areas, extended persiods between sessions to allow for cleaning and hand sanitizer stations throughout the convention center.

• Take the Daily Health Check each day before you arrive at McCormick Place.
• View the Schedule
• Access our list of Frequently Asked Questions
• Learn more about COVID-19 Safety Measures
• Download the MyASTROApp or access the Conference Planner at www.astro.org/AMattendeeTools
• Stop by the Ask ASTRO Booth located on the Grand Concourse, level 3 at McCormick Place West. Staff will be available to answer your questions Saturday, October 23 through Wednesday, October 27
• Get support after hours

Digital XP

Digital XP is the online companion to the in-person meeting in Chicago. More than 50 hours of content is available, with 30 hours of programming exclusive to the Digital XP platform. Key sessions from the in-person meeting including the PRO Program, Presidential Symposium, Keynotes, Clinical Trials, Plenary and Cancer Breakthroughs sessions will be available as well. Additionally, there will be a live Poster Q&A each day. 

• Learn more about DXP
• Access DXP (access will be available through November 30)
  • Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge are the recommended browsers
• Access DXP Frequently Asked Questions
• Get support

Exhibitors

The Exhibit Hall is located in Halls F1 and F2 at McCormick Place West and will be open Sunday, October 24 through Tuesday, October 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

On-site exhibitor support will be available at the Exhibitor Service Desk located inside the Exhibit Hall.

• View the Exhibit Hall schedule
• Access Exhibitor Frequently Asked Questions
• Exhibitor Badges will not be mailed this year and must be picked up at McCormick Place West. The Badge Contact is the only staff person authorized to pick up another person's badge for the exhibiting company. The Badge Contact will only be able to pick up badges for those exhibitor booth personnel who have agreed to ASTRO’s COVID-19 Assumption of Risk, Waiver and Compliance Commitment. Visit the Exhibitor Registration page for more information.
   

Ask Me Anything About the Annual Meeting

Watch the 26-minute video to hear from ASTRO President Laura Dawson, MD, members of the Annual Meeting Steering Committee and ASTRO staff.