Case study · TTS 2026 · ICC Sydney
The digital passport that sent congress delegates to exhibitors they would have walked past
The Transplantation Society · ICC Sydney · 20 to 23 September 2026
At the 31st International Congress of The Transplantation Society, 526 delegates carried a digital passport across 32 stations in the exhibit hall at ICC Sydney. Every scan earned a stamp, and stamps unlocked rewards and the congress grand prize draw. No app download, straight from the phone browser.
The challenge
Bring a global congress onto the exhibit floor, with minimal lead time
TTS 2026 brought clinicians, scientists, trainees and allied health professionals from around the world to Sydney for four days of scientific sessions, with a full exhibit hall running alongside the program.
At a scientific congress, the exhibit hall competes with a dense session program for delegates' time. The organisers wanted a reason for delegates to explore the hall and meet exhibitors, and they had very little lead time to put it in place.
The play
One scan, one stamp, across 32 stations
Delegates scanned the passport QR from a floor decal, banner or table stand and the passport opened in their phone browser. Each of the 32 stations around the hall carried its own QR stand. One scan, one stamp.
Stamps unlocked rewards along the way and counted towards the congress grand prize draw, announced live in the exhibit hall. Exhibitors received ready-to-use communication templates, so every stand knew how the passport worked before the doors opened.
How it worked
From floor decal to grand prize draw
Scan to play, no app needed
Floor decals, banners and table stands around the exhibit hall carried the passport QR. Scan it and the passport opens in the phone browser, with no app store and no account setup.
One scan, one stamp
Each of the 32 stations had its own QR stand. Delegates scanned it and the stamp landed on the passport instantly, quick enough to fit between sessions.
Exhibitors briefed in advance
StampRise supplied ready-to-use exhibitor communication templates and the onsite QR materials, keeping the organising team's workload to a minimum.
Rewards and a grand prize draw
As stamps stacked up, rewards unlocked on the passport. 184 were claimed during the congress, and the grand prizes were announced live in the exhibit hall.
Inside the Passport
What delegates saw on their phones
Supplied Passport illustrations of the TTS 2026 experience. Names, ranks and winners shown are illustrative, not verified participant data.
The TTS 2026 scan-to-play QR stand in action.
The venue
Four days at ICC Sydney
TTS 2026 ran at ICC Sydney, the International Convention Centre on Darling Harbour, from 20 to 23 September 2026, with the exhibit hall running alongside the scientific program. Floor decals, banners and table stands put a passport QR within reach wherever delegates walked.
StampRise provided hands-on support and training for the organising team. For a congress with delegates from around the world, the organisers also found the passport gave people an easy way to start conversations across language barriers.
The results
What four days of the TTS 2026 passport delivered
526 delegates joined the passport in their phone browser, with zero app downloads required.
3,059 stamps collected across 32 stations, close to six per delegate.
184 rewards claimed by delegates over the four days of the congress.
Delegates told the organisers they discovered and visited exhibitors they would not otherwise have approached.
Delegate discovery and language barrier observations are qualitative reports from the organisers.
An international congress at ICC Sydney, run entirely in the phone browser. Nothing to download, nothing to install.
From the organisers
“With minimal lead time, StampRise’s hands-on support and training helped us launch our digital passport successfully for TTS 2026. Their ready-to-use exhibitor communication templates and onsite QR-code materials kept our workload to a minimum. We were delighted with participant engagement, and several delegates told us they discovered and visited exhibitors they otherwise would not have approached. The passport also helped overcome language barriers and foster connections.”
On the floor
TTS 2026 at ICC Sydney
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