WHO WE ARE
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Where Business Gets Done
Connect and BizBash are the leading resources for sourcing future events, networking opportunities and elite education at our industry leading events for event professionals. With top-flight keynote speakers and presenters, engaging networking opportunities and our signature hosted-buyer programs, we drive the industry forward while connecting the right planners and producers with well-suited suppliers and vendors to do future business. You will walk out of our conferences with several leads, new partners and with an understanding of why Connect has the best ROI of any industry event.
EVENTS
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Winter Marketplace
Nov. 28-29
Enhance your skills, network with industry leaders and drive more business at Connect Winter Marketplace—the leading event for planners and suppliers focused on national association and corporate events.Experience a quality packed day of general sessions, roundtables, preset appointments and networking. Capital gains will take on a whole other meaning with the ROI of this show.
Planners will experience the Connect difference with our highly curated reverse-style appointments. You will meet only with the destinations and venues that are good fit for your future meetings, conferences and events. These short meetings will be the building blocks for site selection on your events for the next several years.
Suppliers will immediately recognize the great care Connect takes in matching you with the right planners. Your future prospective partners are highly vetted. Only the top-of-the-line planners are granted access to our shows. The hosted buyers you meet with represent future events that are great events for your destination that will fill hotel rooms, meeting venues and local restaurants, generating a huge economic impact.
2023 EVENTS
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Connect Marketplace
Aug. 22-24, 2023
This experience-heavy event will feature multiple tracks coming together in Minneapolis. Meetings will be held in the following sectors: Association, Corporate, Specialty, and Sports.
Planners will experience the Connect difference with our highly curated reverse-style appointments. You will meet only with the destinations and venues that are good fit for your future meetings, conferences and events. These short meetings will be the building blocks for site selection on your events for the next several years.
Suppliers will immediately recognize the great care Connect takes in matching you with the right planners. Your future prospective partners are highly vetted. Only the top-of-the-line planners are granted access to our shows. The hosted buyers you meet with represent future events that are great events for your destination that will fill hotel rooms, meeting venues and local restaurants, generating a huge economic impact.
Spring Marketplace
April 11-13, 2023
This experience-heavy event will feature multiple tracks coming together at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. Meetings will be held in the following sectors: Association, Business Travel, Citywide, Corporate, Diversity, Financial, Incentive, and three Sports tracks: Connect Sports, LGBTQ+ Summit, and Women in Leadership in Summit.
Planners will experience the Connect difference with our highly curated reverse-style appointments. You will meet only with the destinations and venues that are good fit for your future meetings, conferences and events. These short meetings will be the building blocks for site selection on your events for the next several years.
Suppliers will immediately recognize the great care Connect takes in matching you with the right planners. Your future prospective partners are highly vetted. Only the top-of-the-line planners are granted access to our shows. The hosted buyers you meet with represent future events that are great events for your destination that will fill hotel rooms, meeting venues and local restaurants, generating a huge economic impact.
Connect Sports Spring
April 11-13, 2023
This experience-heavy event will feature multiple tracks coming together at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. Meetings will be include Connect Sports, the LGBTQ+ Summit, and Women in Leadership in Summit.
Planners will experience the Connect difference with our highly curated reverse-style appointments. You will meet only with the destinations and venues that are good fit for your future events. These short meetings will be the building blocks for site selection on your events for the next several years.
Suppliers will immediately recognize the great care Connect takes in matching you with the right planners. Your future prospective partners are highly vetted. Only the top-of-the-line planners are granted access to our shows. The hosted buyers you meet with represent future events that are great events for your destination that will fill hotel rooms, meeting venues and local restaurants, generating a huge economic impact.
Midwest Marketplace
Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2023
Events planners sourcing events in the Midwest and nationally will meet with suppliers to plan future national association, corporate, specialty, and sports meetings and events. This event in Peoria, Illinois, is the one to kick off your 2023 on the right foot!
Planners will experience the Connect difference with our highly curated reverse-style appointments. You will meet only with the destinations and venues that are good fit for your future meetings, conferences and events. These short meetings will be the building blocks for site selection on your events for the next several years.
Suppliers will immediately recognize the great care Connect takes in matching you with the right planners. Your future prospective partners are highly vetted. Only the top-of-the-line planners are granted access to our shows. The hosted buyers you meet with represent future events that are great events for your destination that will fill hotel rooms, meeting venues and local restaurants, generating a huge economic impact.
Connect Texas
Oct. 23-25, 2023
Texas-based planners and suppliers converge to do business, build connections, and push ahead to a bright future. This event is made by and for event professionals in the Lone Star State!
Planners will experience the Connect difference with our highly curated reverse-style appointments. You will meet only with the destinations and venues that are good fit for your future meetings, conferences and events. These short meetings will be the building blocks for site selection on your events for the next several years.
Suppliers will immediately recognize the great care Connect takes in matching you with the right planners. Your future prospective partners are highly vetted. Only the top-of-the-line planners are granted access to our shows. The hosted buyers you meet with represent future events that are great events for your destination that will fill hotel rooms, meeting venues and local restaurants, generating a huge economic impact.
Connect West
Nov. 1-3, 2023
West Coast-based planners and suppliers converge to do business, build connections, and push ahead to a bright future. This event will also include Connect Medical for event professionals specializing in medical and pharmaceutical events.
Planners will experience the Connect difference with our highly curated reverse-style appointments. You will meet only with the destinations and venues that are good fit for your future meetings, conferences and events. These short meetings will be the building blocks for site selection on your events for the next several years.
Suppliers will immediately recognize the great care Connect takes in matching you with the right planners. Your future prospective partners are highly vetted. Only the top-of-the-line planners are granted access to our shows. The hosted buyers you meet with represent future events that are great events for your destination that will fill hotel rooms, meeting venues and local restaurants, generating a huge economic impact.
Connect DC
Nov. 27-29, 2023
Association, corporate, faith-based, and tech planners and suppliers converge in the most powerful city in the world to do business, build connections, and push ahead to a bright future. This event is positioned perfectly as a springboard to 2024 and beyond.
Planners will experience the Connect difference with our highly curated reverse-style appointments. You will meet only with the destinations and venues that are good fit for your future meetings, conferences and events. These short meetings will be the building blocks for site selection on your events for the next several years.
Suppliers will immediately recognize the great care Connect takes in matching you with the right planners. Your future prospective partners are highly vetted. Only the top-of-the-line planners are granted access to our shows. The hosted buyers you meet with represent future events that are great events for your destination that will fill hotel rooms, meeting venues and local restaurants, generating a huge economic impact.
MEDIA
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BizBash
BizBash, which Connect acquired in 2019, powers the Connect Association and Connect Corporate editorial content. It provides the industry’s most engaging reporting on trends and experiential events.
Connect Sports
Connect Sports, including the Connect Sports Facilities Guide, can be found here. This is the home for the world of sports tourism, from case studies, new venues and business trends to open RFPs.
Connect Faith
Connect Faith can be reached here. Discover inspirational and educational content for how to organize the most effective retreats, youth events and conventions for faith-based attendees.
Texas Meeting Planner Guide
All the latest on where to bring your next meeting or event in the Lone Star State.
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