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As a mid-sized housing company we are able to do everything the larger companies do – only better.

That is because we custom-tailor housing strategies that effectively meet the specialized needs of our client events and their industry. Founded in 1986, Connections Housing has emerged as one of the fastest growing meeting planning and housing management companies in the industry --with offices in Atlanta, Las Vegas, South Carolina and the Washington , DC area. Bringing unmatched customer servic

e, knowledge and experience together with the latest technology, the company has maintained a 98 % retention rate of clients in a host of different industries. Connections provides housing services to several of the Tradeshow Top 200 and successfully manages more than 150 events each year ranging in size from 10 to 100,000 + attendees.

11/12/2024

Our Housing Manager, Renee Abaied at LEARN SERVE LEAD 2024: THE AAMC ANNUAL MEETING 🌟

11/11/2024

🇺🇸 Land of the free and home of the brave. Happy Veterans Day. We salute all who have served. Thank you for your service!

11/11/2024

Jay Pierce, Jennifer Coker, and Jonathan Misiewicz from Connections Housing were on-site during the 2024 ANCC National Magnet Conference and Pathway to Excellence Conference. We look forward to next year!

11/10/2024

🎉🇺🇸 Happy 249th Birthday to the U.S. Marine Corps! 🎖️

Today, we honor the bravery, dedication, and sacrifice of the Marines who have served and continue to serve our nation. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to protecting our freedoms!

11/07/2024

HLTH 2024 | Las Vegas, NV
Anna Wicha, our Director of Key Accounts, and Jamie Barbera, our Director of Strategic Accounts, attended HLTH 2024 in October. 🌟Congrats to for another incredible event!

11/06/2024

The votes are in and tallied twice, revealing a close race. Our first-place leader held the top spot for four hours before being overtaken, only to reclaim the lead an hour later. In the end, the winners emerged by just three votes!

🏆 FIRST PLACE
Byron Belisle as the Wicked Witch
Operations Manager, Las Vegas Office

🥈 SECOND PLACE
Charla Fontenot as an Oompa Loompa
Client Services Manager, Remote

🥉 THIRD PLACE
Michele Cantrell as the Crazy Cat Lady
Accounting Specialist, Atlanta

Congratulations to all participants for their creativity and effort!

11/01/2024

🎉 The excitement is building as our team's costume contest entries roll in 🎭

Entries end this Monday at 7 PM. Staff voting will take place on Tuesday, and winners will be revealed on Wednesday, so stay tuned!

🏆Join the fun and comment on your favorites so far:

Michael Duprey & Girlfriend: Jon Snow & Daeneryen on Dragonback
Monika Niebuhr is pictured practicing her magic
Charla Fontenot: Oompa Loompa
Jesse Lim: Jonin from Naruto
Byron Belisle: The Wicked Witch
Teuila Kaimikaua: Spice Girl
Juana Compton: Gumby
Michelle Cantrell: Cat Lady
JoJo Kaloian: Problem Solved!
Valentina Valente: Creepy Clown
Sarah Atkinson: Just Chuckie
Crystal Blake: Sad Cowboys Fan
Courtney Hicks: She-Devil
Bruin Perslweig: Patrick from SpongeBob

10/25/2024

🌟 Behind the scenes from earlier this month at the NACS 2024! Our Connections Housing team, including Housing Manager Tracy Koenig, Housing Coordinator Kyle McNulty, and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Jonathan Misiewicz, had the pleasure of collaborating with Amy Ashley-Burke, Director of Meetings and Convention Services.

Congratulations to NACS for another successful expo!

10/22/2024

🌟 IMEX - Las Vegas 🌟

IMEX 2024 has come to a close, and what an amazing time it was! Our dedicated Hotel Contracting & Sourcing team had an incredible time forging new relationships and strengthening existing ones.

A huge thank you to IMEX for hosting such a fantastic event and to our team for showcasing our commitment to excellence! We look forward to next year! 🤝

Pictured from left to right:
Amanda Madrigal – Hotel Contracting & Sourcing
Victor Guadarrama – Hotel Contracting & Sourcing
Jamie Barbera – Strategic Account Director
Christina Hughes – Hotel Contracting & Sourcing
Ashley McIntosh – Hotel Contracting & Sourcing
Courtney Hunking – Hotel Contracting & Sourcing
Ron Zobel – VP of Industry Relations
Larry Peterson – Hotel Contracting & Sourcing
Ulrich Baumeister (seated) – Hilton Worldwide

10/18/2024

💞 In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💞

We want to thank our team for proudly wearing pink this week, embracing the spirit of “We Connect with Pink.”

Together, we can make a difference to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer. 💪 Let’s continue to support each other, share information, and spread hope!

10/11/2024

Exciting news from Questex, LLC

We’re looking forward to seeing how these events will foster connections and drive change in the pharma and biotech sectors. Here’s to continued growth and success in 2024 and beyond! 🚀

Questex announced the launch of three new events: Fierce Pharma Engage, Fierce Pharma Week and Fierce Biotech Week.

10/09/2024

Congratulations to Donna Guess of Clarion on her retirement from the souvenir and gift show industry! 🙌

Nancy Hallberg of Connections Housing had the honor of presenting her with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Clarion Events.

After 26 years in the souvenir and gift show industry, Donna has made a remarkable impact, transforming The Gathering into the fantastic event it is today.🌟

Also pictured in this heartfelt moment is Lisa Berry joining Donna and Nancy for this special occasion.

09/27/2024

Jonathan Misiewicz, Amy Lynn Donovan, and Patric Tia of Connections Housing on-site at MINEexpo. The expo, from the National Mining Association, unites professionals, experts, and decision-makers to collaborate on advancements in safety, drilling, engineering, and more. MINExpo INTERNATIONAL

09/19/2024

The AMSA Staff, RMC Planning Committee Chair, and Host Committee, along with our Director of Strategic Accounts, Terry Janssen of Connections Housing, were onsite last week visiting the venues and potential facilities for next year's RMC.

Looking forward to next year!

Learn more about AMSA by visiting https://meatscience.org
American Meat Science Association

09/17/2024

Thank you to TSE for highlighting the incredible work of these women! We look forward to seeing the upcoming December edition of Trade Show Executive magazine.

09/03/2024

What a great story!

08/27/2024

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💞 In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 💞 We want to thank our team for proudly wearing pink this week, embracing the spirit of “We Connect with Pink.” Together, we can make a difference to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer. 💪 Let’s continue to support each other, share information, and spread hope! #BreastCancerAwareness #ThinkPink #HopeForACure

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🔥HOT🔥 For more information, contact us at [email protected] #eventprofs #hotelstay #conference #tradeshow https://www.connectionshousing.com

Our Senior VP of Business Development, Toby Brenner, captured some of the creative groomers yesterday 🌟 Such a fun show! #SuperZoo #eventprofs #petindustry #lasvegas

Women To Watch

🌟Shout-Out to Renee Wulf🌟 We are thrilled to celebrate Renee Wulf for being named one of Trade Show Executive’s Women to Watch! Over the past few years, Connections Housing has had the pleasure of working with Renee, and we truly appreciate her partnership and hard work. Congratulations, Renee! Keep shining bright! ✨ #WomenToWatch

✨ Book Your Stay for the Dallas Safari Club’s 2025 Convention with Connections Housing ✨ The highly anticipated Dallas Safari Club’s 2025 Convention is just around the corner, and you won’t want to miss it! As a bonus, DSC is offering discounted airline rates! Take advantage of this opportunity to save on your travel expenses. To book your discounted flights, visit https://www.biggame.org/airlines/ Secure your hotel stay through Connections Housing now and ensure a seamless experience at the convention. Book your room today: https://book.passkey.com/go/DSC25ATL We can’t wait to see you there! 🦁🌿 #dscconvention2025 #EventProfs

SmartBlock Technology

SmartBlock™ - Managing large scale event hotel sub-block requests with ease ✅ SmartBlock™ provides automatic hotel recommendations that the event planner can use to decide placement. Great for priority point systems or simply collecting sub-block requests for placement consideration and pre-placement of key sponsors. SmartBlock™ can be programed with entitlement room restrictions to ensure precise use of premium hotel inventory. Approve and track suite and event space requests with ease. Along with Sub-block request, SmartBlock™ can collect requests for suites and meeting space. The dashboard allows the planner to view all requests and assign hotel event space, so it does not interfere with the Show schedule. You’ll always know who is planning a meeting, where and what times. To learn more about our SmartBlock™ tool, email us at [email protected] or call 1-800-262-9974 https://www.connectionshousing.com #eventprofs #eventplanning #eventplanners

AERA

📸 Last week, our team members, Jenee, Jonathan, and Tim, had a remarkable time at the AERA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia! The theme of this year's meeting was "Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action." The AERA Annual Meeting provided a dynamic platform to explore ways to dismantle systemic racism and create equitable and just educational spaces. It was a truly impactful and enriching experience. The meeting brought together 15,178 attendees from 59 countries, creating a vibrant and diverse community to learn from experts, gain new perspectives, converse, and contribute to the collective effort of making positive changes in education. 🌟🌎 To learn more about AERA (American Educational Research Association), visit their website at https://www.aera.net. #AERA2024 #DismantlingRacialInjustice #Education #CallToAction #Philadelphia #Conference

📣 #meetingsmatter 🌍 Tomorrow is Global Meetings Industry Day, a special day to celebrate the importance of meetings for impacting and connecting individuals, businesses, and communities. 🌟 How are you celebrating Global Meetings Industry Day? Share your plans and experiences in the comments below. Let's continue to highlight why #meetingsmatter! #GMID2024✨🌍

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Providing unmatched customer service while building long-lasting partnerships

30 years ago, owners, Nancy Hallberg and Kris Sieradzki, launched Connections Housing in Atlanta, GA.

Early clients included Joe Corley’s Battle of Atlanta (who remains a client today) and the Atlanta Braves. In 1996, Connections was hired to provide housing for all government agencies at the Summer Olympics, including the Secret Service. On the day everyone arrived, Hallberg learned the hotel wasn’t ready, so she rushed over to make beds, hang shower curtains, get towels, and whatever else it took to get her clients settled. No job is too big or too little for Connections!

Hallberg and Sieradzki credit much of their success to the fact that they are client-focused and make clients feel like family. In return, they have a retention rate of 98 percent.

Connections provides service to over 250 events each year, ranging from 10 to over 100,000 attendees. They are known for their skilled contract negotiations and round-the-clock service. Two clients they’re most proud to serve as official housing partner are IMTS and Varsity Spirit. In September, IMTS hosted over 115,000 attendees in Chicago. Varsity Spirit hosts high-energy events with televised competitions like the NCA Nationals and Cheersport.