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PARCEL Forum is the only major US conference built specifically around small-package and parcel shipping strategy. PARCEL Media organizes it annually, in partnership with CloserStill Media. The show pulls together transportation leaders, parcel strategy teams, fulfillment operators, and e-commerce logistics professionals in one place. If you are planning to attend, here is everything you need to know about PARCEL Forum 2026.
| Detail | Info |
| Dates | September 14-16, 2026 |
| Location | Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Kissimmee (Orlando), FL |
| Organizer | PARCEL Media, in partnership with CloserStill Media |
| Expected Attendees | ~2,000 |
| Number of Exhibitors | 135+ |
| Frequency | Annual, host city changes each year |
| Official Website | https://www.parcelforum.com/ |
PARCEL Forum is not a broad supply chain conference. It attracts transportation, fulfillment, and parcel strategy leaders who are actively managing carrier contracts, shipping costs, and warehouse operations tied to high parcel volume, spanning the full order-to-ship journey from the moment an order is placed to final delivery. For attendees, it offers the opportunity to compare carrier and technology options, attend sessions led by parcel operations experts, and connect with peers working through similar shipping challenges. This makes PARCEL Forum one of the most concentrated events on the calendar for professionals who own parcel spend and parcel operations.
Unlike trade shows anchored to one city, PARCEL Forum changes host cities annually. The 2024 edition was held in Dallas, 2025 moved to the Chicago area in Schaumburg, and 2026 lands in Orlando. There’s no fixed venue or rotation pattern publicly announced, so each year’s location is confirmed by the organizers ahead of registration opening. A location for PARCEL Forum 2027 hasn’t been announced yet, we’ll update this page once it is.
PARCEL Forum runs a dedicated conference track and a dedicated exhibit hall on different schedules, so it’s worth checking both if you’re planning your time on-site.
Conference Program Hours
| Day | Date | Hours (EDT) |
| Monday | September 14 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | September 15 | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
| Wednesday | September 16 | 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM, 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM |
Exhibit Hall Hours
| Day | Date | Hours (EDT) |
| Tuesday | September 15 | 2:30 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Wednesday | September 16 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
If you’re attending primarily for the show floor, note that the exhibit hall runs a tighter, separate window from the conference sessions, so plan around both if you want full access to each.
PARCEL Forum 2026 is at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, 6000 W. Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34746, near Orlando’s theme park district. Unlike a standalone convention center, the venue is a self-contained resort property with over 400,000 square feet of meeting and event space, so sessions, the exhibit hall, and attendee hotel rooms are all under one roof.
The closest major airport is Orlando International Airport (MCO), roughly 14-15 miles from the resort. Here is how to get there:
By Air: MCO is the primary airport serving the venue, with most major domestic and international carriers flying in.
● Rideshare or taxi from MCO typically runs 20-25 minutes and is the most common option for attendees.
● Rental car offers the most flexibility if you plan to explore beyond the resort.
By Train: The Kissimmee/Amtrak station, about 20 minutes from the resort in Historic Downtown Kissimmee, serves Amtrak’s Silver Meteor and Silver Star lines, plus SunRail, Orlando’s regional commuter rail. It’s a workable option if you’re already routed through the Northeast or Florida Amtrak corridor, though you’ll still need a rideshare or rental car for the final leg to Gaylord Palms.
By Car: On-site self-parking at Gaylord Palms runs about $40 per day for attendees not staying at the hotel, with valet available at roughly $55 per day. If you’re booked at the resort itself, check your reservation for whether parking is included in the room rate.
Accommodations
On-Property: Staying at the Gaylord Palms itself is the most convenient option, putting sessions, the exhibit hall, and your room all in one building.
Nearby: The resort sits near other Kissimmee-area hotels if on-property rooms sell out, typically a short rideshare away.
PARCEL Forum 2026 Conference Program
PARCEL Forum runs on a peer-to-peer learning model built around interactive sessions, workshops, and roundtable discussions rather than one-way keynote presentations. Sessions are organized around the order-to-ship package lifecycle, covering transportation and freight audit, parcel pricing and contract negotiation, warehousing and distribution, fulfillment technology, and packaging. Past editions have featured speakers from parcel auditing and consulting firms alongside in-house pricing and fulfillment leaders from shippers and retailers, giving attendees a mix of independent expert perspective and practitioner experience.
Alongside the formal program, PARCEL Forum runs a handful of signature networking events each year, including a Shippers-Only Breakfast, a Women in Logistics Mimosa Meet-Up, and an evening reception, all built to extend the learning past the session rooms.
Full 2026 speaker and session details are typically released by the organizers closer to the event. We’ll update this once the agenda is published.
What to Expect at PARCEL Forum 2026
The agenda groups into a few core themes, each pulling a slightly different part of the parcel operations crowd:
Carrier Pricing & Contract Audits: Rate negotiation, dimensional weight strategy, and freight audit sessions aimed at cutting shipping cost without hurting service levels.
Fulfillment & Warehousing Operations: Receiving, picking, packing, and warehousing sessions focused on the dock-floor workflows behind every shipped order. This is also where accuracy problems tend to surface, since a mis-scanned parcel here shows up later as a shipping error or a chargeback dispute. Vimaan’s ParcelSCAN is built to close exactly that gap, automating parcel-level scanning and validation at the point of receiving or shipping instead of relying on a manual handheld scan.
Returns & Reverse Logistics: Sessions on managing the returns side of the order-to-ship journey, a growing cost center for e-commerce and retail shippers.
Last-Mile Delivery & Customer Experience: Delivery performance, tracking, and the customer-facing side of parcel shipping.
Data & Reporting: Sessions on using shipment data to find efficiency gains across the network.
Automating Parcel Receiving and Shipping
Because parcel and fulfillment operations move too fast to wait for a trade show, you don’t have to wait until September to optimize your dock doors. You can still see how our AI and computer vision platform applies to parcel operations. Vimaan’s products cover the workflows this audience deals with daily: ParcelSCAN for parcel receiving and shipping, and StorTRACK for cycle counting on parcel-pick inventory. Together they help fulfillment teams close the gaps that cause inventory errors in the first place, enabling 100% inventory accuracy from receiving through outbound shipping.
If you want to understand how this applies to your operation ahead of the show, you can book a conversation with our experts now and we will walk you through the workflows most relevant to you.
Registration is available at https://www.parcelforum.com/. Early registration typically comes with a discount off the standard rate, and packages vary by access level. Exhibitor space is managed separately through the official site’s exhibitor inquiry process.
Q. When is PARCEL Forum 2026?
PARCEL Forum 2026 takes place September 14-16, 2026, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida.
Q. Where is PARCEL Forum 2026?
PARCEL Forum 2026 is at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, 6000 W. Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, FL 34746, near Orlando.
Q. Is PARCEL Forum held in the same city every year?
No, PARCEL Forum changes host cities annually. It was in Dallas in 2024, the Chicago area (Schaumburg) in 2025, and Orlando in 2026. No location has been announced yet for 2027.
Q. Who organizes PARCEL Forum?
PARCEL Forum is run by PARCEL Media in partnership with CloserStill Media.
Q. How many people attend PARCEL Forum?
PARCEL Forum draws around 2,000 attendees and 135+ exhibitors, keeping it a curated, practitioner-focused event rather than a mass-market trade show.
Q. How do I register for PARCEL Forum 2026?
Registration is available at https://www.parcelforum.com/. Early registration typically comes with a discount off the standard rate.
Q. How do I get to the Gaylord Palms Resort from the airport?
Orlando International Airport (MCO) is about 14-15 miles from the resort, roughly a 20-25 minute drive. Rideshare, taxi, or a rental car are the most practical options.