Kara M. Daniel, NIGP-CPP, CPPB | Published on 9/26/2025
Registration is OPEN for the 2026 MAPP Conference & Reverse Vendor Fair!
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When: Event Registration/Check-In will open at 1:00 pm on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at the Chateau. The RVF will be from 1:30 pm until 4:30 pm.
Where: The Chateau on the Lake, Branson, MO
Hotel Information
- Please contact the Chateau on the Lake at 888-333-5253. Reference the MAPP conference to receive our discount rate.
Reverse Vendor Fair Information and Fees:
Upgrade your connections with public purchasing professionals from all over the state of Missouri.
Meet, greet, and connect with our members who work for cities, counties, public utilities, state agencies, and public education.
Maximize Your Business Opportunities: Join Us at the Public Procurement Reverse Vendor Fair!
Unlock New Business Opportunities! Are you looking to connect with key decision-makers in public procurement and showcase your innovative products and services? We are excited to invite you to our upcoming RVF a unique event designed to foster strong partnerships between vendors and government procurement professionals.
How It Works: At this Reverse Vendor Fair, the tables are turned – government agencies set up booths, and you, the vendor, have the opportunity to visit each booth to discuss how your solutions can meet their needs. This format ensures that you get quality time with procurement professionals who are actively seeking solutions.
What is a Reverse Vendor Fair?
It is the opposite of a trade show/vendor expo. Our members will have booths with information on how to do business with their agency and you will move from booth to booth visiting our members. A reverse vendor fair also allows you to showcase your products, make connection with our members, and renew existing relationships. Vendors do not exhibit!
Reverse Vendor Fair Attendance $250 per person
Vendor Attendance Conference + Reverse Vendor Fair Attendance:
$1,500.00 (minus closed Chapter Board meetings). Include attendance for two to the Reverse Vendor Fair. The MAPP conference is from 1:00 pm on Wednesday, April 8, 2026 through Friday April 10, 2026.
Meal Sponsorship:
$4,000.00 Meal Sponsorship: Attendance for four the day of the Reverse Vendor Fair (minus closed Chapter Board meetings) and 15 minutes to address membership (cannot be a sales pitch). Limited to four.
Diamond Sponsorship Full Day (of the Reverse Vendor Fair):
$1550.00 Diamond Sponsorship Full Day (of the Reverse Vendor Fair): Attendance for three for the day (minus closed Chapter Board meetings).
Gold Sponsorship Full Day (of the Reverse Vendor Fair):
$1000.00 Gold Sponsorship Full Day (of the Reverse Vendor Fair): Attendance for two for the day (minus closed Chapter Board meetings).
Silver Sponsorship Full Day (of the Reverse Vendor Fair):
$500.00 Silver Sponsorship Full Day (of the Reverse Vendor Fair): Attendance for one for the day (minus closed Chapter Board meetings).
SPONSORS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, ON THE MAPP WEBSITE, AND MAPP SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
Registrations can be paid for via credit card on the MAPP website or by mailing a check to the following address.
MAPP
City of Lebanon
Attn: Jessica Meiners
401 South Jefferson
Lebanon, MO 65536
Donations:
It is the intent of the Missouri Association of Public Purchasing (MAPP) to provide door prizes as incentives for the conference attendee’s participation. Door prize donations will be acknowledged at the conference.
Examples of door prizes received in the past range from gift cards to restaurants, businesses, movie theaters, office equipment and supplies, printers, TVs, gift baskets (some with themes e.g. BBQ, sports, etc.), shirts, jackets, etc.
Questions?
Contact:
MAPP Program Chair
As stated above vendors will not be exhibiting for the RVF. If you still elect to have items shipped to the hotel you will need to coordinate that with the hotel on your own.
Fees range from $15 per box up to $100 per box depending on the size. If you have questions regarding this please contact the hotel directly.
MAPP will not be responsible for any fees for shipping and receiving for vendors.
Cancellations after 3/16/26 will not be refunded.