50th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair
April 20th, 2017 @ 9:00am CST
50th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair

Hyatt Regency Chicago

151 E Upper Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60601
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Full conference registration includes per person access to all public CBOF50 events and meals April 20-21, 2017.  This ticket is for C1/C2 minority-owned suppliers only. This registration is non-transferrable.

Full conference registration includes per person access to all public CBOF50 events and meals April 20-21, 2017.  This ticket is for C3/C4 buying organizations only. This registration is non-transferrable.

Please Register On-Site

This ticket grants single admittance for all workshops and lunch on Thursday, April 20, 2017.  Ticket grants access to a non-formal, box lunch.

This ticket grants single admittance to the 50th Anniversary Celebration "gala-style" networking reception and dinner on
Thursday, April 20, 2017.  Reception begins at 6:00 pm with dinner to follow.  Access is open seating unless otherwise arranged with the host of a reserved table.

This ticket is a reservation for 10 seats as a VIP reserved table for the 50th Anniversary Celebration "gala-style" dinner on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.  This VIP reserved table is the best seating available at the dinner.  Ticket purchaser is responsible for communicating names of all attendees by April 10th to ensure easy access at registration.

Please Register On-Site

This ticket grants single admittance to the Sponsors Breakfast with Keynote Speaker on Friday, April 21, 2017.  Access is open seating unless otherwise arranged with the host of a reserved table.

This ticket grants single admittance to C1/C2 Minority Suppliers for walk-through access only at the CBOF50 Trade Fair on Friday, April 21, 2017.  This is NOT a exhbitor ticket.  

This ticket grants single admittance to C3/C4 Buying Organizations for walk-through access only at the CBOF50 Trade Fair on â€‹Friday, April 21, 2017.  This is NOT a exhbitor ticket.  

This ticket grants single admittance to the CBOF50 Topping Out reception after the Trade Fair on Friday, April 21, 2017.

This booth reservation is exclusively for Category C1 attendees - Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the NMSDC network.  Please select the correct attendee category/pricing to guarantee your booth.  This order is for a standard 10' x 10' booth which includes access for two (2) Exhibitor Only Trade Fair passes.  Need more space?  Booth expansion adds 10 feet to the standard booth.  Expansion fee ($850) must be paid at the time of order.

This booth reservation is exclusively for Category C2 attendees: Any affiliate NMSDC councils or resource organizations that do not qualify as corporate members or minority businesses (MBEs).  Any supplier that is not certified by the ChicagoMSDC or NMSDC affiliate in the network.  Please select the correct attendee category/pricing to guarantee your booth.  This reservation includes a standard 10' x 10' booth and two (2) Exhibitor Only Trade Fair passes.  Need more space?  Booth expansion adds 10 feet to the standard booth.  Expansion fee ($850) must be paid at the time of order.

This booth reservation is exclusively for Category C3 attendees - national or local corporate members in the NMSDC network.  Please select the correct attendee category/pricing to guarantee your booth.  This reservation includes a standard 10' x 10' booth and two (2) Exhibitor Only Trade Fair passes.  Need more space?  Booth expansion adds 10 feet to the standard booth.  Expansion fee ($850) must be paid at the time of order.

This booth reservation is exclusively for Category C4 attendees - corporations, non-members of the NMSDC network.  Any public or private organization that is NOT a dues-paying member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council or one of its affiliates.  Please select the correct attendee category/pricing to guarantee your booth.  This reservation includes a standard 10' x 10' booth and two (2) Exhibitor Only Trade Fair passes.  Need more space?  Booth expansion adds 10 feet to the standard booth.  Expansion fee ($850) must be paid at the time of order.

Call 312-755-2555 to order.

This reservation adds an additional 10 feet of exhibitor space to standard 10' x 10' booth plus two additional (2) Exhibitor Only Trade Fair passes.  Expansion fee ($850) must be paid at the time of order with the standard booth.

50th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair

Hyatt Regency Chicago

151 E Upper Wacker Dr
Chicago, IL 60601
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ONLINE TICKET SALES AND REGISTRATION END FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2017 AT 6:00 PM CENTRAL.

ON-SITE REGISTRATION OPENS THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2017. 

Presented by Allstate, the Chicago Business Opportunity Fair #CBOF50 will be held April 20-21, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

The ChicagoMSDC invites you to the historic 50th Annual Chicago Business Opportunity Fair, the nation's first and region’s largest conference and trade fair connecting qualified, certified minority suppliers with corporate and government buyers. More than 2,000 corporate executives, minority business owners and government officials attend each year.  Visit the official CBOF50 website for details:  http://cbof.chicagomsdc.org

All sales final. Tickets are not eligible for refund.  

Full conference registration ticket price is subject to change. Promotional rates will expire periodically which will increase the stated ticket price for Full Conference registration only.  Anniversary rate expired October 28, 2016.  Early Bird rate expired on December 9, 2016 at 5:00 pm.  

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Ticket processing and credit card fees apply to all orders after December 9, 2016.  Online registration will generate immediate digital ticket confirmation and receipt for your transaction.

Advanced registration rate expires on March 1, 2017.  Full Conference registration and additional tickets will increase on March 1, 2017.  On location/late registration prices will be higher for all categories of participants.  Please register in advance.

Contact the ChicagoMSDC directly at 312-755-8880 for details and additional options, including sponsorship and ad space.


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