EVENTS
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Connect Marketplace Detroit
August 8 - 10
Our annual summertime event, Aug. 8-10 in Detroit, draws 4,000 elite event professionals who will score multiple business leads on our Association, Corporate, Specialty, Sports and Travel tracks. Celebrity keynotes and our largest trade show to date will highlight this event. This is the industry event by which all others are measured.
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 Marketplace Detroit
August 8 - 10
Our annual summertime event, Aug. 8-10 in Detroit, is the largest event in the sports tourism industry. Suppliers will connect with elite planners and organizations that only attend Connect conferences. This is the industry event by which all others are measured.
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, sports venues and local restaurants, generating a huge economic impact.
Florida Marketplace
Sept. 13-14, 2022
Corporate event planners based in the the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern U.S. meet with suppliers to plan future meetings in that part of the U.S. It will be raining business leads for all attendees!
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.
Pacific Northwest Marketplace
Sept. 19-20, 2022
The best event planners based in the Pacific Northwest meet with suppliers to plan future meetings in that part of the U.S. It will be raining business leads for all attendees!
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 Faith + Southeast
October 3 - 5
Featuring Southeastern hospitality, this Oct. 3-5 industry-leading event will provide inspiration, education and business opportunities for event professionals who work on faith-based events as well as association and corporate gatherings in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and other popular Southeastern destinations.
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.
Texas Marketplace
Nov. 14-16
El Paso, Texas
This annual event, Nov. 14-16, 2022, in El Paso, brings together the most active planners, suppliers and experts in Texas meetings and events for general sessions, round tables, preset appointments and quality networking. Just as everything is always bigger in Texas, so is the ROI if this outstanding event.
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.
DC Marketplace
Nov. 28-29
Enhance your skills, network with industry leaders and drive more business at Connect DC—theleading event for planners and suppliers focused on national association and corporate events.Experience a quality packed day of general sessions, roundtables, preset appointments andnetworking. 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.
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.
West Marketplace
TBD
The best event planners based in Nevada and Arizona through to California meet with suppliers to plan future national association, corporate and international meetings in the Western U.S. The ROI here will rekindle memories of the Gold Rush of years gone by!
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.