AAEM 2026
By Buzzbox Media · Last reviewed August 3, 2026
What is AAEM?
Intimate emergency medicine conference with high physician engagement. AAEM members are board-certified EM physicians who value independent practice, a different audience than ACEP. Good for point-of-care ultrasound, simulation, and EM-specific diagnostics companies seeking physician relationships.
What are the key facts about AAEM?
- Host organization: American Academy of Emergency Medicine
- Primary specialty: emergency medicine
- Scale: small
- Geography: US
- International attendance: ~5%
- See all Emergency Medicine conferences
Which device categories fit AAEM?
Which buyer stages does AAEM fit?
What does AAEM charge for booth space?
Cost not published
American Academy of Emergency Medicine does not publish booth pricing for AAEM that we can link to, so we do not list a figure here. We would rather show nothing than an estimate you cannot check. Ask them directly on the AAEM exhibitor page ↗.
Planning the AAEM booth itself? Read our guide to medical conference booth design for booth types, union labor rules, and the corner upgrade.
Who attends AAEM?
AAEM membership is over 8,000 board-certified emergency physicians, residents, and medical students. The Scientific Assembly draws an estimated 1,000-1,500 attendees. AAEM is the physician advocacy organization for EM. Attendees are strongly aligned with fair physician practice and anti-corporate-medicine positions.
- Purchasing authority: ~55% of attendees
- Effective buyers: ~825
- International attendance: ~5%
Where is AAEM held?
- Venue: The Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA
- Management company: AAEM (in-house)
Who else exhibits at AAEM?
Exhibitor data coming soon for AAEM.
Is AAEM worth exhibiting?
Why Exhibit
Intimate emergency medicine conference with high physician engagement. AAEM members are board-certified EM physicians who value independent practice, a different audience than ACEP. Good for point-of-care ultrasound, simulation, and EM-specific diagnostics companies seeking physician relationships.
Why Skip
Small show (~1,500 attendees). ACEP Scientific Assembly is 10x larger and reaches the same specialty. The hotel-based exhibit area limits booth size and foot traffic. AAEM's anti-corporate-medicine philosophy means some attendees may be skeptical of industry exhibitors.
What should exhibitors know before AAEM?
AAEM is the 'advocacy' EM organization (vs. ACEP as the 'big tent'). Exhibitors should understand that AAEM members care deeply about physician practice rights, fair contracts, and anti-corporate-medicine issues. Messaging that aligns with physician empowerment resonates. The hotel format at The Westin Seattle means small exhibit area. Arrive early for the best placement. This is a relationship-building show, not a volume show.
What is the Buzzbox Score for AAEM?
7.0 / 10 (Strong)
7.0 out of 10. A solid, dependable show for the right exhibitor. Carried by data transparency (7.5: attendee purchasing-authority data published, and all-in cost estimate available). The lightest dimension is growth trajectory (7.0, small footprint). Intimate emergency medicine conference with high physician engagement.
How we score
Six weighted factors, each scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band. Every show on this list cleared a relevance bar to be included, so 7.0 is the floor; the number tells you how far the leaders pull ahead. A factor we cannot source is left unscored rather than estimated, and the overall score above was set before any figure behind it was withdrawn.
Solid (7.4): 55% purchasing authority.
Not scored on cost: this organizer publishes no booth price we can link to.
Solid (7.5): attendee purchasing-authority data published, and all-in cost estimate available.
Solid (7.3): society-run exhibits (in-house) and non-union venue (simpler, cheaper move-in).
Solid (7.3): solid exhibitor rationale, honest "who should skip" guidance, and broad device-category relevance.
Solid (7.0): small footprint.
When are the AAEM exhibitor deadlines?
Detailed deadlines not yet published for AAEM. Check the official site for the application window.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a booth cost at AAEM?
AAEM does not publish booth pricing we can link to, so we do not list a cost for this show. Rather than estimate one, we point you at the organizer's exhibitor page to request current rates directly.
How many people attend AAEM?
AAEM draws approximately 1,500 attendees. AAEM membership is over 8,000 board-certified emergency physicians, residents, and medical students. The Scientific Assembly draws an estimated 1,000-1,500 attendees. AAEM is the physician advocacy organization for EM. Attendees are strongly aligned with fair physician practice and anti-corporate-medicine positions.
When and where is AAEM 2026?
AAEM 2026 takes place April 11-15, 2026. The venue is The Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA. American Academy of Emergency Medicine hosts the meeting.
How many AAEM attendees have purchasing authority?
About 55% of AAEM attendees hold purchasing authority, which works out to roughly 825 effective buyers out of approximately 1,500 attendees. Effective buyers multiplies total attendance by the share of attendees who hold purchasing authority. Both inputs are estimates drawn from organizer reporting and our own exhibitor research, so read the figure as directional rather than exact.
How does Buzzbox Media score AAEM?
AAEM carries a Buzzbox Score of 7.0 out of 10 (Strong), with one caveat on this record: cost efficiency is not scored, because American Academy of Emergency Medicine publishes no booth price we can link to, and the overall score was set before that figure was withdrawn. The factors still scored are audience quality, data transparency, exhibitor experience, editorial value, and growth trajectory. Each factor is scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band, and every conference in our index cleared a relevance bar to be listed, so 7.0 is the floor. On this record the highest is data transparency at 7.5 and the lowest is growth trajectory at 7.0.