ISTELive 27 Boston 2027

ISTELive 27 is the yearly conference run by the International Society for Transforming Education, the body that ISTE and ASCD became in 2026, three years after their merger. The two formerly co-located annual conferences now run as one event under the ISTELive name. The 2027 edition is set for Sunday 27 June to Wednesday 30 June 2027 at Boston's Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center on Summer Street. The organiser notes that some pre-conference content and virtual programming may open on the Saturday afternoon before, with the schedule to be confirmed in autumn 2026. The event is hybrid. Virtual registrants get online-only content plus a stream of selected sessions from the Boston floor, and the organiser says recordings are posted within 24 hours and remain accessible for six months. In person, the format mixes hands-on workshops, lecture-style sessions, expo hall demos and in-person-only areas such as playgrounds and posters. Learning tracks sorted by topic or job role, onsite volunteers and an AI-based programme concierge help attendees find their way around a programme of this size. The full programme launches in February 2027; presenters hear back in December with confirmations due in January. The audience is school and district staff rather than marketers. For the 2026 edition in Orlando the organiser reports 14,003 in-person and 1,198 virtual registrants, 15,201 in total. By role, 23% were PK-12 teachers, 13% technology directors or coaches, 7% principals and 7% instructional coaches, while vendors and solution providers made up 9% of the crowd. A certificate of attendance is issued to every registrant, but continuing-education or graduate credit has to be arranged separately. Attendee pricing has not been published and the registration page is not live yet. Exhibitor terms are known: a 10x10 booth costs $5,995 if booked by 31 August 2026 and $7,295 after that, with a smaller 5x10 option for first-time exhibitors, seven free staff badges per 10x10 space, a 50% deposit at application and the balance due by 31 March 2027. For affiliates and media buyers the fit is narrow. ISTELive is a buying venue for edtech vendors, not a traffic or partnership show, and there is no affiliate track. It is relevant to edtech publishers and lead-generation teams that want to see which products districts are evaluating, and to affiliate managers at edtech brands whose clients exhibit there. Everyone else will find little to work with.