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DCAT WEEK FAQs

FAQ: General DCAT Week

DCAT Week takes place throughout Official DCAT Week Hotels that are located within a few city blocks from each other in Midtown Manhattan. The host hotel of the event is the InterContinental Barclay, which is the location of the DCAT Office, one of two DCAT Member Lounges, and all of the Education Programs and Networking Events organized by the DCAT organization.

The Official DCAT Week Hotels where we have contracted business meeting space for DCAT Member Companies are as followed:

  • The Benjamin Royal Sonesta New York
  • The Fifty Sonesta Select New York
  • Hotel 48LEX New York
  • InterContinental New York Barclay
  • The Lexington Hotel NYC
  • Lotte NY Palace
  • San Carlos Hotel

DCAT Week concludes on Thursday night with our Annual Dinner which takes place at the New York Hilton Midtown. Click here to see a city map of our locations.

There is no formal registration to attend DCAT Week. However, registration is required to attend DCAT education programs and networking events, as well as obtaining a DCAT Member Company Name Badge which offers exclusive benefits to our member company representatives. For more information, click here.

No. The lounges cannot be utilized for customer or client meetings. Since there can be no guarantee of privacy, member companies doing so put their critical business information at risk. From an organizational perspective, it can also raise the perception that there is intent to share confidential information with other Member Companies, which is in direct conflict with DCAT’s bylaws and antitrust policy.

If we perceive that a member is conducting a business meeting in the lounge, our staff will be forced to ask them to leave. For more information, please see the Member Lounge Policy.

No. DCAT Week is not a trade show and does not offer booth space. The event offers DCAT Member Companies with the ability to reserve Business Meeting Space located in Official DCAT Week Hotels to privately conduct high-level business meetings behind closed doors throughout the week.

Meetings for DCAT Week are predetermined by each company and DCAT does not schedule the meetings for its Member Companies. To help members plan their meeting schedule, DCAT provides the following resources:

  • DCAT Mobile App – Offers a networking feature for attendees to login and connect with each other directly through the app.
  • DCAT Week Meeting Locator – Lets attendees know in which hotel DCAT Member Companies have Business Meeting Space during DCAT Week, making it easy to plan meetings

Yes. During DCAT Week, customers and suppliers of DCAT Member Companies are not restricted in any way from attending meetings or visiting Member Company Business Meeting Space in Official DCAT Week hotels. Additionally, DCAT membership is not required to attend meetings with any of our Member Companies in their private Business Meeting Spaces if you are invited.

If you have any questions about Business Meeting Space, please contact Mikaela Venice at mvenice@dcat.org or by calling 856-388-2971.

No. There is no additional cost to attend DCAT Week. DCAT Member Companies can incur an optional fee if they wish to obtain Business Meeting Space, Annual Dinner tables, sponsorships and program registration fees for your employees.

Representatives of DCAT Member Companies don’t need a badge but they should obtain one by pre-registering for it or registering for one on-site. The badge will provide your company employees with access to several member-only locations throughout the event, including the DCAT Member Lounges in the InterContinental Barclay and Lotte New York Palace hotels. Plus, it is a great way to network all week long!

We don’t have one universal list of attendees. However, DCAT Member Company representatives are encouraged to download the DCAT Member Company Mobile App to view and connect with other members who are planning to attend. A list of DCAT Member Companies who have Business Meeting Space in our official hotels can be found in the Meeting Locator.

FAQ: Business Meeting Space & Hotels

Business Meeting Space in Official DCAT Week Hotels is exclusively available to DCAT Member Companies. All reservations for Business Meeting Space must be made through DCAT by contacting Mikaela Venice at mvenice@dcat.org or by calling 856-388-2971.

DCAT contracted Business Meeting Space can only be booked though DCAT directly and is exclusively available to DCAT Member Companies. Do not contact the hotel if you are interested in Business Meeting Space. Please contact Mikaela Venice at mvenice@dcat.org or by calling 856-388-2971. If you are looking to book a guest room for overnight accommodations, please click here.

Only Business Meeting Space is booked through DCAT. If you wish to make overnight accommodations for individual stay, please click here or call an individual hotel’s reservation department directly.

Yes. Hotel sleeping rooms are open to the public. You may book sleeping rooms directly through the hotel by going here.

FAQ: Registration (General)

No, however if you are an employee of a DCAT Member Company, it is encouraged you pre-register for a member name badge, even if you don’t plan to attend education programs or networking events. The member company name badge offers its own set of exclusive benefits including access to member-only areas throughout the event.

No. Customers and suppliers of DCAT Member Companies, regardless of membership, are not restricted in any way from attending meetings or visiting Member Company Business Meeting Space in Official DCAT Week Hotels if you are invited by the hosting member company.

Registration is only an option for DCAT Member Company representatives so they can pre-register for education programs, networking events, and receive their member name badge onsite to receive member privileges.

DCAT identifies Member Company Representatives by their email domain which must match the Registered Member Company domain. DCAT’s website is able to identify member company domains during event registration. At DCAT Week, please present a business card.

FAQ: Registration Eligibility

No. Registration is exclusive to employees of DCAT Member Companies.

No. If you are invited to meet with one of our member companies in their private meeting space, you are not restricted in any way from attending it.

No, only employees of registered subsidiaries of DCAT Member Companies are eligible for benefits.

No, only employees of Registered DCAT Member Companies are eligible for benefits.

Yes. Program and event registration is exclusive to all employees of DCAT Member Companies.

No. There is no limit to the number of employees from a DCAT Member Company who register for a member badge, or register for any education session or networking event.

FAQ: Group Registration

When you log into the event for registration, you will enter the quantity of people you are registering for, then click continue. On the next screen you will select or enter the information about the contacts you are registering for. After they are entered, you will be brought to the next screen to set up sessions for the contacts in your group. If they are only receiving badges, click continue to checkout.

Yes. They will receive an email confirmation after you complete their registration.

Log into the event here and click the Manage Registration button. You may also add additional people to your group by clicking “Create New Attendee.”

Yes. They will log into the DCAT Portal then go into the event (or log directly into the event here) then can select “Manage Registration” to register and pay for additional sessions. If they don’t have a user record, they will select new user on the login screen to create one.

No the system will only allow you to register and add contacts from your company who have an approved email domain associated to your company account.

FAQ: Existing Registrants

Go to the event page and click “Login” at the top-right corner of the screen. Once you’re logged in, you will see the Register Button turn to “Manage Registration.” Click that button to view your registration.

Yes, but only if that contact is at your company. Log into the event -> Click Manage Registration -> Click the three dots to the right of your registration and click “Transfer Registration.”

Yes. Log into the event -> Click Manage Registration -> Click the three dots to the right of your registration and click “Add New Sessions.”

FAQ: Troubleshooting

It is likely that the person you are trying to register is already in our database but listed with their previous company. You may complete and submit this form with the contact’s information, or email their information to support@dcat.org so we can update the contact internally. Please include the name, title, email and company of the registrant.

Go to the login screen and click “Forgot password?” Then follow the prompts to issue yourself a reset password email to set up a new password.

This means your colleague is already registered for DCAT Week with a different group. If you need access to their registration, contact support@dcat.org.