Cvent Supplier Network Learning Center (EC)

Cvent Supplier Network
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Sourcing your next event venue just got easier.

Find your next event venue quickly with a venue sourcing platform that connects you to the right global hotels and venues for any sized event. Simplify the venue sourcing process with search filters, RFP templates, reports, and more to help you find an event space and manage data in one place.

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Getting started

Welcome to the Cvent Supplier Network! We’re excited to get started and help launch your event.

Recommended training

The Cvent Supplier Network allows event planners to send RFPs (Request for Proposals) to multiple venues and suppliers at once, compare proposals, negotiate rates, and ultimately book the best option for their event. This course will cover all the functionality of the Cvent Supplier Network in detail. We recommend the certification to those who have created, sent, and managed a Request for Proposal (RFP) and compared bid responses using Cvent's Venue Sourcing solution.

Popular topics

 
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Suppliers

Searching for Suppliers
Compare Suppliers
Mapping Suppliers
Reviewing City Rates

Create

RFP and Proposal Statuses
Creating a New RFP
Quick Guide to Managing RFPs
Sending a New RFP

Compare & award

Comparing Bids
Organizing Your RFPs
Awarding an RFP
Reviewing Awarded Venues

Modify

Modifying Settings in RFP
Editing and Resending an RFP
Retract an Award or Decline
Cancelling an RFP

Admin

Link Registration Event
Received RFPs Report Glossary
Bid Comparison Reports
Sourcing Reports

Advanced

Generating Diagrams
Send to Additional Venues
Adding Contracted Rates
Emailing for a RFP or Proposal

Customize

Integrations
Claiming Promotions
Planner-Exclusive Promotions
Sourcing for Sustainable Events

FAQ

CSN Notifications
Allow Forwarded RFP
Download a Copy of my RFP
View and Download a Proposal

CSN Starter Bundle topics

Manage

Using RFP Custom Fields
Account RFP Preferences
User Account RFP Settings
Can I create RFP templates?
Post RFP to the Showcase

Venues

Shortlisting Venues
One Venue Isn't Enough
Awarding Additional Venues
Retracting a Proposal

Contacts

Notifications to Recipients
Add NSO Contacts
Import/Export NSO Contacts
Send an RFP to an NSO Only

Questions

Account Default Questions
Add Questions to Your RFP
Delete Questions from RFP
Storing RFP Questions

CSN Elite Bundle topics

Rates

Importing A Venue's Rate History
Using the Rate History Filter
Using Negotiated Rates

Preferences

Using Supplier Categories
Marking Preferred Venues and Brands

Additional support

Using RFP Custom Fields
Reviewing Your RFP's History
Reviewing Awarded Venues

CSN Enterprise Bundle topics

Admin settings

Creating RFP Policies
Adding an Organizational Profile
Adding Notes to Venues
Approving RFPs

Advanced sourcing

Using the DocuSign Integration
Using the Document Library
Creating Venue Sites for Simple Meetings

Additional support

Beyond the Basics
Tracking Credit for Cancelled Space
Creating an Access Portal or Public Website

Join the conversation

This is where event organizers and suppliers come together to engage in conversations around best practices when finding and managing event space.

Cvent Supplier Network discussions

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  • Hi @Phuong Nguyen - my sincerest apologies for the delayed reply. We're thrilled that you're excited to participate in Community alongside planners! Here are some practical ways suppliers and venues can ...

  • Hello everyone, I am from Radisson Blu Hotel, Ha Long Bay. We would like to learn more about how other suppliers and venues are engaging with planners on Cvent Community. Could you share best practices ...

  • RE: Venue Sourcing Adoption

    Posted by: Rebecca Yousif, 08-28-2025 11:42
    Discussion

    Excited for these workshops! Always interested in hearing how other customers and other industries navigate their events landscape! I think the "tech resistance" that we typically encounter is that ...

  • Venue Sourcing Adoption

    Posted by: Kris Justice, 08-28-2025 09:15
    Discussion

    If you’re active in the Cvent Community, chances are you see the value of the Cvent platform. Before joining Cvent, I was known as the “techie” one advocating for new digital solutions at the organization ...

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Customer stories


Autodesk Global Sourcing

“The Cvent Supplier Network enables the team to source venues using unique criteria and filters. Rather than having every single hotel follow up with us individually, they'll go through the NSO and it's very efficient. It saves us tons of time.”



Gigi Gleason, Sr. Manager, Global Meetings Solutions

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FUSION Performance Group

“We’re a small but mighty team, but right now we don’t have a dedicated sourcing team. The biggest thing for us is having a one-stop shop, so the Cvent Supplier Network serves us in that way. Having the ability to gather the information quickly only enables us to have better turnaround times and deliver consistent information across the board.”

Tanya Perry, Vice President

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