Vendor Information

CIDM invites you to our 26th annual Spring Conference: ConVEx Minneapolis!

We are pleased to announce the 2024 Vendor Programs. You may recall that CIDM is no longer selling booth space and participant lists at our conferences. Instead, for ConVEx in-person events, we offer you the opportunity to get involved in the program. We invite you to:

  • Submit proposals to speak about industry best practices and trends (Call for speakers closes Dec 15th)
  • Conduct test kitchens that highlight your product
  • Select a Sponsorship opportunity to increase your visibility
  • Attend sessions to gain insight on attendee concerns and questions
  • Get to know attendees through engaging in personal conversations
  • Scan attendee’s QR codes to build your contact list

Rather than pay for booth space, you need only to pay for your registration. All associates, including presenters will pay the full price registration fee; non-speaking attendees will also pay the full registration fee. Test kitchens (product show-case sessions) will be fee-based ($1000 + a full price conference registration) and available on a first-paid, first-served basis.

If your company’s paid participation fees meet or exceed the cost of three full-priced attendee registrations, CIDM offers you a complimentary branded workspace in the community hall of our ConVEx Minneapolis event. It’s up to you how you will use the space:

  • Set up banners and backdrops
  • Hand out literature
  • Demo your product
  • Set up appointments with prospects
  • Entice attendees with raffles and swag

Another big change for us recently, is that you are no longer required to exhibit, in order to present. All proposals will be considered. However, product-focused or marketing-based submissions will be considered a Test Kitchen presentation and you will be required to pay the Test Kitchen fee.

Benefits to having a branded workspace:

  • All social functions are held in the community hall
  • Visibility during Monday evening’s social event , where attendees can leisurely visit your space and discuss your product in-depth (bar and hors d’oeuvres included)
  • 10′ x 10′ space, with table, draped tablecloth, 2 chairs, electrical outlets, and internet
  • Full-color logo on the website and listing as an exhibitor in the conference mobile app

Vendor Participation Form

For more information about participating in ConVEx, please fill out the form below and you will be contacted. Space is limited so don’t delay!

Cancellation Policy

If cancellation is necessary, we will refund your exhibitor fee, less a $200 administrative fee if you cancel more than six weeks in advance. We will refund 50% of the conference exhibitor fee for cancellations made less than six weeks in advance, but before March 22, 2024. Cancellations made after March 22, 2024 will not be refunded.