DCME End User / Buyer / Specifier Networking Event – February 2027
DCME End User / Buyer / Specifier Events are deliberately different from large-scale exhibitions and conference halls.
Our events are boutique, carefully curated networking evenings designed to encourage genuine relationship-building – not hard selling. Unlike traditional expos, vendor attendance is intentionally limited, creating an unparalleled 80/20 end user-to-vendor ratio and a far more relaxed, valuable networking environment.
A select number of carefully chosen industry suppliers sponsor each event, enabling senior end users, operators, buyers, consultants and specifiers to attend free of charge as our guests. This creates a high-quality audience of relevant decision-makers and influencers, all brought together for an evening of informal networking over complimentary drinks and food.
There are no presentations, exhibition stands or sales pitches at DCME events – just pure networking with the people who matter.
Attendees often compare DCME events to a private members’ club for the data centre industry, thanks to the warm atmosphere, openness of conversation and exceptionally relevant audience.
Since 2013, the DCME team has built a reputation for delivering some of the UK’s most respected vendor-neutral data centre networking events, valued equally by sponsors and guests alike.
We look forward to welcoming you to one of our forthcoming events.
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FURTHER DETAILS:
- DCME networking events are open to qualifying industry professionals only. Who qualifies? check here
- Vendor presence is limited as we do not sell tickets (other than to DCME website sponsors).
- The only vendor companies allowed to attend these events are either sponsoring the event itself or are DCME website sponsors.
- You can expect anywhere from 180-250 industry professionals in attendance.
- These will be from qualifying roles such as senior management / C-level professionals within the data centre industry. Also data centre owner / operators, architects, design & build companies, vendor-neutral consultants, installers, contractors, cost consultants. Additionally we welcome data centre professionals from banks, legal firms and other types of enterprises.
- There are no formal presentations to sit through
- Refreshments usually include wine, beer & soft / hot drinks & finger food
- Registration is essential. No ticket = strictly no entry
FIND OUT WHO QUALIFIES AS AN END USER, BUYER OR SPECIFIER
“END USER / BUYER / SPECIFIER OF THE FUTURE” SCHEME:
If there is a “end user, buyer or specifier of the future” in your company that would like to invite to attend this event, please send an email to event@datacentre.me detailing what their job title is, what their role entails and why you would like them to attend this event. The idea behind this scheme is to help apprentice engineers, project managers, architects etc at the start of their career and, as such, they must be nominated and accompanied by a company director with the expectation that they will provide some mentoring, guidance and introductions on the evening. Registrations received from apprentices or those in other junior roles will not be authorised unless we have been contacted in advance. All attendees to this event must be over the age of 21 and photo ID will be required from anyone that looks under this age.
TERMS & CONDITIONS:
- DATACENTRE.ME end user / buyer / supplier networking sessions have been designed specifically to offer senior management & “C”-level professionals within NON-VENDOR organisations (such as data centre owner / operators, enterprises, blue chip organisations, architects, design & build firms, vendor-neutral consultants, installers, contractors, cost consultants etc) the opportunity of meeting other industry experts and VIPs in a relaxed environment.
- We invite “C”-level professionals and senior management i.e. decision-makers and high-level influencers from the above-mentioned companies to attend our events. Unless via special arrangement with ourselves (the event organisers), those with junior roles or individuals with jobs titles that include sales, marketing or business development will not qualify to attend our events. More information can be found here
- Attendees from vendor / manufacturer / supplier / media / PR / recruitment organisations may only attend these events following specific invite from a DATACENTRE.ME member of staff. If you work for a vendor organisation and are interested in attending this or a future event, please let us know and we can discuss affordable sponsorship opportunities
- Strictly no students or attendees from any media, event, PR or recruitment organisations and / or other competitors of DATACENTRE.ME shall be permitted entry to this event
- A maximum of 6 attendees per corporate entity will be permitted
- All registrations must be accompanied by a fully operational corporate website, clearly outlining the nature of your company’s business
- All guests must supply a corporate email address that is not a generic one such as info@, enquiries@ etc. The domain name within the corporate email address must match the domain name / URL of the corporate website provided. Personal email addresses such as gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc will not be accepted
- Proof of registration in the form of a printed or soft copy of your confirmation email plus a business card and photo ID shall be requested from each attendee as they arrive at the registration desk on the evening of the event. Entry may be refused if both of the afore-mentioned items cannot be produced.
- Promotion of Products and Services. Complimentary guest places are intended for networking, knowledge sharing and peer-to-peer discussion. Guests attending on a complimentary ticket must not actively promote, market or sell their company’s products or services during the event. Promotional activity, including organised business development and sales activity, is reserved for official DCME sponsors and approved partners.
- DATACENTRE.ME reserves the right to refuse entry, ask an attendee to leave the event, or decline future registrations if they are deemed to be non-compliant with of any of these terms & conditions
- Please note that, by submitting a registration form and / or agreeing to register to attend this event, you consent to sharing your contact details including telephone number and email address with the event organiser and sponsor companies
- Tickets are limited in number therefore, if you find that you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to contact one of the team or via our Contact Us page. If you do not turn up on the evening and do not let us know, this may affect your right to register for future events
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