How DirectConnect Works

Venue professionals who hold senior-level operations and/or purchasing positions must qualify to participate in the DirectConnect Hosted Buyer Program.

Pre-qualified and chosen by IAVM through an online application process, accepted participants become IAVM's hosted buyers and receive one (1) complimentary VenueConnect full conference registration and two (2) complimentary hotel nights at a host hotel.

Hosted buyers experience ten (10) 20-minute face-to-face meetings with IAVM Allied Member solution providers. Hosted buyers and solution providers personally request meetings with one another based on review of company profiles and purchasing interests.

Private meeting requests are sent via an online experience available to DirectConnect participants only. Requests can be accepted or declined; however, IAVM reserves the right to confirm or edit requests and schedules at any time.

At DirectConnect 2023, Allied Member solution providers meet face-to-face with vetted decision makers who represent millions of dollars in immediate buying power and manage operations for Convention Centers, Arenas, Performing Arts Centers, Stadiums, Universities, Amphitheaters and Fairgrounds.

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