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2026 IPPE Current Update: Exhibitor Information for Move-Out Due to Inclement Weather
Posted by IPPE Show Management | Jan 30, 2026 6:14:36 PM
2026 IPPE Current Update: Exhibitor Information for Move-Out Due to Inclement Weather
Another Winter Storm Weather warning has been issued for Atlanta. Exhibitors will have 24-hour access to continue working on their booths during move-out for the 2026 IPPE.
For any exhibitor needing to enter the Georgia World Congress after 8 p.m. EST, the following doors will be open:
1. C-Building, C 2/3 Entrance
2. B-Building Main Entrance
3. B1-G, Level 1 – GWCC Employee and ESCA Entrance
*If you are coming from Marietta Street, make sure you go to the B-Building Main entrance to enter the Georgia World Congress Center.
There will be 24-hour access to the Marshalling Yard and/or dock access through show closing. If your truck(s) cannot make your company’s targeted move-in on Saturday or Sunday, GES will be at the Georgia World Congress Center on Monday, February 2, to continue loading at the Marshalling Yard. Your trucks can continue to check-in on Monday until 2:30 p.m. EST.
GES will stop services at midnight tonight, Friday, January 30. GES services will resume at 7 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The Georgia World Congress Center and Edlen will continue to be onsite to provide services as needed.
On behalf of IPPE management, it is encouraged that you consider your commute to and from the Georgia World Congress Center and make sure that you are able to arrive safely.
This plan will be in place through Sunday, February 1. Information will be updated as needed.
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The International Production & Processing Expo is the world's largest annual poultry and egg, meat and animal food industry event of its kind. A wide range of domestic and international decision-makers attend this annual event to find solutions for their business, network with industry colleagues and learn about the latest technological developments and issues facing the industry.
The 2026 IPPE featured 1,300+ exhibitors and occupied more than 662,000+ square feet of exhibit space. The 2026 IPPE offered timely and important information and an efficient way for producers and processors to find solutions to enhance their operations.
We look forward to being with you again at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Mark your calendar to join us Jan. 26 - 28, 2027. You will not want to miss this "must attend" event for our industries!
Show Partners
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
(USPOULTRY) - Website
USPOULTRY is an all-feather organization representing the complete spectrum of today's poultry and egg industries., with a focus on progressively serving member companies through research, education, communication, and technical assistance. Membership includes producers and processors of broilers, turkeys, ducks, eggs, and breeding stock, as well as allied companies. Founded in 1947, USPOULTRY is based in Tucker, GA.

American Feed Industry Association
(AFIA) - Website
AFIA is the world's largest organization devoted exclusively to representing the business, legislative and regulatory interests of the U.S. animal feed industry and its suppliers. AFIA also is the recognized leader on international industry developments. Member-companies are livestock feed and pet food manufacturers, integrators, pharmaceutical companies, ingredient suppliers, equipment manufacturers and companies which supply other products, services and supplies to feed manufacturers.

Meat Institute
(Meat Institute) - Website
The Meat Institute is the nation's oldest and largest trade association representing packers and processors of beef, pork, lamb, veal, turkey, and processed meat and poultry products and their suppliers. Meat Institute member companies include more than 350 meat packing and processing companies, large and small, and account for more than 95 percent of the United States' output of these products. The Meat Institute provides essential member services including regulatory, scientific, legislative, public relations and educational programming.











