Planning Tools
Calculators and planners that run on your own numbers and on ConventionGrid's organizer-verified show dates. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — scenarios live in the share link.
For exhibitors
Exhibit ROI & Break-even Calculator
Enter your own costs and lead economics; see how many leads pay for the show, projected ROI, and cost per lead. Share the scenario as a link.
For exhibitors & attendees
Show Countdown Planner
Pick any upcoming show and get a dated milestone plan from booth booking to post-show ROI review — exhibitor or attendee mode, exportable to your calendar.
For exhibitors & attendees
Show Clash Checker
Shortlist the shows you're weighing up and see date clashes, no-travel-day turnarounds, same-city weeks you can combine into one trip, and how crowded each city is on your dates.
For exhibitors
Show Selection Scorer
Weight the criteria that matter to your business, rate each candidate show 1–5, and get a defensible ranking the whole team can see from one shared link.
Template · free download
Exhibitor Budget Template
Every cost line an exhibitor meets — space, build, kit services, freight, marketing, travel, follow-up — as a CSV download or straight into Google Sheets. No email required.
Cheat sheets
Data · refreshed every build
Trade Show Seasonality by Industry
A month × industry heatmap of verified upcoming shows: peak months, quiet months, busiest weeks and city concentration.
Data · refreshed every build
Las Vegas Show Weeks
The pile-up calendar: weeks when 3+ shows open at once, the monthly profile, and which venue hosts what.
Reference
Trade Show Glossary
Drayage, I&D, EAC, advance warehouse, forced freight, priority points — the exhibitor kit's vocabulary in plain words.
Printable checklist
Trade Show Packing List
Booth repair kit, power & tech, lead capture, collateral, freight paperwork, staff comfort, attendee essentials. Tick, print, or copy as text.
Printable scorecard
Lead-Capture Scorecard
Four qualifying dimensions scored 1–5, hot/warm/cold thresholds, next-action boxes and a notes block — every booth chat reaches the CRM as a scored lead.
Venue "at a glance" cheat sheets live on each venue page. See the articles for guides in the meantime.