Swag bags . Shrimp trays . Freezing conference halls . Love them or hate them , almost all of us have missed in-person , live conferences in 2020 – 2021 .

Thankfully , the second half of 2021 has a host of options for you to network again with your peers .

Here ’ s a short list of our top five MSP industry events happening this year that you don ’ t want to miss .

IT Nation Secure

An annual cybersecurity conference from ConnectWise is scheduled for June 21 – 23 in Orlando , Florida . The event is positioned for MSP and IT solutions provider ( ITSP ) owners , leaders , and technical teams who are cybersecurity-focused . ConnectWise . com / theitnation / secure

The New Digital Marketing Roadshow

This is a two-day workshop delivered in five major metropolitan cities across the U . S . ( Washington , D . C ., Dallas , Newark , Chicago , and Las Vegas ) from September to November . This year ' s Roadshow is extremely content-rich and focused on showing MSPs how to utilize digital marketing strategies in their IT services business to supercharge their marketing efforts . ITMarketingRoadshow . com

The Xchange + August 2021 conference

Hosted by CRN and The Channel Company , this conference is back live this year in San Antonio , Texas at the JW Marriott on Aug . 15 – 17 . The conference is designed for IT channel decision-makers and tech suppliers to build strategic relationships and set the future direction of the channel . Attendees often find the introductions to multiple vendors the most valuable takeaway . Event . thechannelco . com / xchange-plus-august

DattoCon21

The MSP technology company ’ s flagship annual conference is scheduled for Oct . 11 – 14 . As of publication , Datto plans to release location and next-step information soon . It ’ s a safe bet that Datto will leverage the conference to explain the company ’ s continued expansion of data protection appliances , RMM ( remote monitoring and management ), PSA ( professional services automation ), and cloud-managed networking . DattoCon . com

Kaseya ’ s ConnectIT Global 2021

An annual technology conference for MSPs and IT teams , this event is scheduled for Oct . 19 – 22 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand with both in-person and virtual options . Join thousands of leading IT professionals , business owners , and industry leaders and connect with your tech community in Vegas . Whether you ’ re stateside , down under , or across the pond , there are numerous opportunities for you to reconnect . Join Kaseya at one of their virtual Connect IT Engage events throughout the year to chat with IT and MSP leaders about topics such as cybersecurity , backup , and disaster recovery ( DR ), which are vital to your business . ConnectIT . com