Frequently Asked Questions

The MeridianLink User Forum is a 3.5-day educational user event that provides thought-provoking keynote presentations, tracks and sessions, round tables/panels, workshops, and networking opportunities to enhance client utilization of the MeridianLink platform.

Sessions are provided for users of:

• MeridianLink Consumer
• MeridianLink Opening
• MeridianLink Portal
• MeridianLink Mortgage
• MeridianLink DecisionLender
• MeridianLink Collect
• MeridianLink Consulting
• MeridianLink Insight
• MeridianLink Engage

Be sure to check meridianLink.com/userforum for all the latest information on the event. We also publish updates in various Product Community Forums and in our MeridianLink blog.

MeridianLink LIVE! is the theme of the 2022 MeridianLink User Forum. It is an educational and networking-packed event.  

This year, MeridianLink LIVE! will be comprised of both the MeridianLink User Forum and the annual TazWorks' User Group Conference (TUG), which will now be called Verification & Data Access (VDA).

The theme “MeridianLink LIVE!” celebrates the fact that after two years of holding the event virtually we are back to an in-person event. MeridianLink LIVE! also marks the fifth year for the live and in-person offering.

TazWorks is a background screening technology platform that became part of MeridianLink in 2021. TazWorks is part of MeridianLink's Verification and Data Access portfolio of services. 

The annual TazWorks User Group (TUG) conference will be joining the MeridianLink User Forum this year under the new name TazWorks/Verification & Data Access (VDA). 

The TazWorks/VDA sessions and activities will take place May 3-5 and blends its own agenda of sessions with keynotes and evening event of the 2022 MeridianLink User Forum.

MeridianLink LIVE! takes place from Monday, May 2 through Thursday, May 5, 2022.

TazWorks Verification & Data Access event for consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) also takes place during MeridianLink LIVE! but from Tuesday, May 3 through Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Two post-Forum Certification Training Seminars take place later in the week.

• Thursday, May 5: MeridianLink Opening
• Friday, May 6: MeridianLink Consumer

The Certification Training Seminars are designed for any system administrator who wants to become a certified user of MeridianLink Opening and/or MeridianLink Consumer.

• Detailed information about the courses, pre-requisites, inclusions, and fees is located here on the Certification Training Seminar page, as well as on the main Forum page.
• Note: Both Certification Training Seminars will be conducted at the Hilton. It is highly suggested that attendees planning to take either or both courses plan their lodging for the Forum at the Hilton as there are limited rooms at the Hyatt after Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

Use this link to register for MeridianLink LIVE!

• Be sure to select the correct event before entering your personal information: 
  • MeridianLink User Forum Attendee
  • TazWorks Verification & Data Access Attendee

• Invoicing is the only option for payment at the MeridianLink User Forum and related events. Guest program attendees may pay onsite.
• After completing and submitting your registration, clients will receive an invoice from MeridianLink so they can make their payment. Payment is due upon receipt.
• Please save the confirmation number that appears once your registration has been successfully submitted. This number allows you to to make any future changes in your registration.

Use this link to register for MeridianLink LIVE! for the TazWorks/VDA sessions and events.

• Be sure to select the correct event before entering your personal information: 
  
  • TazWorks Verification & Data Access Attendee
• Invoicing is the only option for payment at the MeridianLink User Forum and related events. Guest program attendees may pay onsite.
• After completing and submitting your registration, clients will receive an invoice from MeridianLink so they can make their payment. Payment is due upon receipt.
• Please save your confirmation number that will appear once your registration has been successfully submitted to make any future changes in your registration.

Please reach out to us directly at events@meridianlink.com.

Furthermore, if you registered online but can't locate the registration email confirmation please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders. 

The full fee for 2022 MeridianLink LIVE! is $1,550, however registration fee discounts apply based on the date the registration is submitted. TazWorks/VDA attendees have a different rate schedule. 

See the savings list below:

• Registrations submitted on or before February 11, 2022, receive a $400 discount and pay $1,150 per person.    
• Registrations submitted on or before March 31, 2022, receive a $300 discount and pay $1,250 per person
• Registrations submitted on or before April 22, 2022, receive a $200 discount at pay $1,350 per person
• Registrations submitted on or before May 5, 2022, pay the full fee of $1,550 per person

TazWorks/VDA attendees should refer to the TazWorks website or the registration form for details

Your registration fee includes the following:

• Entrance to all keynote, industry and education sessions
• Monday Welcome Reception
• Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday buffet breakfasts
• Tuesday and Wednesday buffet lunches
• Tuesday Evening Award Reception and Award Dinner
• Wednesday evening Cinco de Mayo Eve Special Event
• Plus, daily morning, and afternoon refreshment breaks

• Any registrant for any MeridianLink Forum event may substitute another person from their company by notifying MeridianLink Marketing Team (events@meridianlink.com) in writing prior to April 28, 2022. With notification acceptance substitute attendee agrees to same governing policies as original registrant.
  
  
• Any registrant may cancel their registration by notifying MeridianLink Marketing Team (events@meridianlink.com) in writing prior to or on Monday April 25, 2022, to receive a full refund of event fees.
  
  
• If cancelling after April 25, 2022, registrant is responsible for all registration fees.

Attendee guests are welcome to attend certain Forum events. A Forum ticket package is available for $399 that includes the Monday Welcome Reception, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday buffet breakfasts, Tuesday evening reception and dinner, and Wednesday evening special event and morning keynote sessions.

• Each guest requires a separate registration in order to participate. A special registration one-time use code is required to access the guest fee of $399.
• To obtain a guest code, contact events@meridianlink.com or your account manager.  

Note: Spouses and guests must agree to follow the same COVID protocols as all attendees to attend events.

• Enter the one-time use code in the Payment Section of the registration form.
• Guest package can be paid by billing company or paying onsite. Check appropriate option.

MeridianLink LIVE! and its events take place in Huntington Beach, California at two hotel properties: The Hyatt Huntington Beach Resort and the Waterfront Hilton Resort located on the beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

• There is a MeridianLink negotiated discount rate of $305 per night at each property, excluding local and state taxes and fees. Make sure to use this link to reserve your rooms or if reserving by phone (Hyatt: 714.698.1234 or 877.803.7534 /Hilton:1-800-HILTONS), please mention that you will be attending the MeridianLink Forum to access the discounted rate.
  • The cut-off date for reserving a hotel room at this discounted room rate is April 11, 2022. After that date prevailing hotel rates apply.
    
    
• MeridianLink LIVE! general session events take place at the Hyatt with concurrent sessions and evening networking events taking place in both the Hyatt and Hilton.
• The TazWorks User event (VDA) will take place at the Waterfront Hilton except where attendees will join with MeridianLink LIVE! in general sessions at the Hyatt. It is suggested that TazWorks attendees reserve rooms at the Hilton as there are limited rooms at the Hyatt after Wednesday, May 4.
• The post-Forum seminars will take place entirely at the Hilton. It is suggested that seminar attendees reserve rooms at the Hilton as there are limited rooms at the Hyatt after Wednesday, May 4.
• Each hotel is extending the discounted room rate for three days before the event and three days after the event for MeridianLink and TazWorks attendees based on availability. If you are planning to stay after the event, it is suggested that you book your stay at the Hilton due to limited rooms at the Hyatt after Wednesday, May 4.
• Attendees can cancel their hotel reservations with a minimum of 72 hours’ notice prior to the first night of stay without penalty.

Attendees have a variety of options:

• Orange County/John Wayne Airport (SNA) is 13 miles away
• Long Beach Airport (LGB) is 17 miles away
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is about 38 miles away

• Valet parking at the Hyatt is $39/Overnight and $20 for Day Use Valet (9-12 hours)
• Valet parking at the Hilton is $38/Overnight and Day Use Valet parking is $15 (8-10 hours)
• Self-parking is also available across the street at Huntington Beach City parking at the daily prevailing rate.

To attend the  MeridianLink User Forum, including TazWorks Verification & Data Access event, or any related functions, all attendees—as well as any spouses or guests of attendees—must agree to adhere to the prevailing COVID protocols, or they will NOT be able to attend.

• Your safety is our first priority! Please refer to the COVID protocols FAQ we together regarding the events. We will update this page when new/relevant information presents itself. 

• Sessions will NOT be live-streamed due to the set-ups and permissions required to live-stream multiple presentations.
  
  
• Sessions at the Forum will not be recorded due to the set-ups and permissions required to record them live.
  
  
• If the Forum is held live, there will not be a virtual version of the event in the same way it was held during the past two years.
  
  
• Some sessions may be offered as single webinars following the event throughout Q3 and Q4 2022.

• If interested in sponsoring the MeridianLink User Forum, please contact lynda.borsodi@meridianlink.com
  
  
• If interested in sponsoring the TazWorks event, please contact brian.fillmore@meridianlink.com or nathan.ogwin@meridianlink.com

• While the program is now being finalized, there may become a need for a fill-in presenter or panelist. If you are interested in serving in either capacity, please contact events@meridianlink.com.
• If accepted, all client speakers would receive a complimentary registration to the event.

• Arrangements have been made to have a series of rooms available for 30-minute consultations with available staff.
• The 30-minute One-on-One sessions can be arranged with your Account Manager prior and during the event.

Business casual during the day and casual for evening events. It is suggested that you bring a light jacket or sweater for your comfort in meeting room sessions as well as outdoor morning and evening events.