Important Dates
Below are the important dates to be aware of for the 2023 OMCA Marketplace. If you have any questions, please contact info@omca.com.
March 6th:
Registration Open for Buyers
Buyers get advanced registration for the 2023 OMCA Marketplace! Those registered before March 17th will be entered for a $100 gift card.
March 17th:
Deadline for Buyer Draw
Buyers registered by March 17th will be entered into a draw for a $100 gift card.
March 27th:
Seller Registration Open!
Sellers and other Marketplace attendees can register as of March 27th. Sellers registered by June 30th will be entered into the supplier draw for a free 2024 registration!
June 30th:
Supplier Draw Registration Deadline
Sellers registered by June 30th will be included in the Supplier Draw for a free 2023 Marketplace registration. The winner will be announced July 5th.
October 23rd:
MyOMCA Portal Opens
The marketplace MyOMCA portal opens for delegates to review, update, and perfect their profiles before other delegates can review it. We encourage all members to review what their profile looks like in the MyOMCA portal and curate it to be as useful to other delegates as possible.
November 3rd:
Deadline to Cancel with Partial Refund
Cancellations of virtual appointment registrations made prior to or on November 3rd are entitled to an 80% refund. There will be no refunds issued for cancellations made on or after November 3rd.
November 6th:
APPOINTMENT REQUESTS GO LIVE!
The excitement begins! Request appointments with the buyers/sellers that you are looking forward to talking to. Remember to order them from most preferred to least preferred as the scheduling algorithm will consider this when designing the appointment schedule.
November 17th:
Appointment Requests CLOSE
Get your selections in before November 17th to ensure that you are meeting with the companies you are most interested in.
*Warning* Sellers will have little-to-no appointments without submitting appointment requests.
November 21st:
Deadline to Book in the Hotel Room Block
Rooms must be booked by November 21st to obtain the OMCA preferred room rate. Click Here to Book Your Room
November 27th:
Schedules are released and manual scheduling opens
Your MyOMCA portal will give you access to your full appointment schedule and you will have the opportunity to manually request appointments with delegates that you hoped to meet with, but were not scheduled with. During manual scheduling, delegates must have matching appointment availability and requests must be manually accepted to be officially added to the schedule.
NOTE: With the use of the OMCA mobile app, manual changes to your appointment schedule can be made up to and including the days of the event.
December 12th – 14th:
Marketplace in Toronto!
Finally back to our roots! This four day conference kicks off with the Welcome Event on the evening of December 11th and is followed by two full days of appointments. See the full schedule at https://www.omca.com/events/marketplace/schedule-of-events/