Contents
June 2019
3
Association Event Manager
We're in this together
5:
Editorial
Editor:
Martin Fullard
Reporter:
Stuart Wood
Business
Managing director:
Julian Agostini
Group publishing director:
Liz Agostini
Designer
Kateryna Smirnova
Production manager
Elizabeth Nixon
Subscriptions
Circulation manager:
Bret Weekes
Collaboration is not a buzzword, says ABPCO's director
Breaking the ice
6:
Preview: ABPCO's Titanic AGM in Belfast
AWC 2019 in pictures
8-9: A gallery of images from the Associations World Congress
2019, in Gothenburg
Review: AWC 19
10-17: AEM travelled to Gothenburg, where the Associations
World Congress served up some food for thought. And lobsters.
The perils of commission
18: Brightelm's Rob Eveleigh has some words of warning for
those making use of commission-based sponsorship agencies.
Published by Mash Media
Second Floor
Apple Market House
17 Union Street
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 1RR
Association
nation
It’s been a busy quarter here at AEM
as we have been keeping tabs on the
association sector.
In this issue we look ahead to the
forthcoming ABPCO AGM, which
takes place in Belfast on 21 June. Several
topics are on the agenda, including a
keynote from BBC broadcaster Davide
Meade. However, the key message
highlighted by ABPCO association
director Heather Lishman is one of
collaboration. Read Lishman’s column
in full on page 5, and the preview itself
on page 6.
One man who has been very busy is
our reporter Stuart Wood, who has put
together the majority of this issue. He
joined the Association of Association
Executives in Sweden for the annual
Associations World Congress. You can
read a full account of the biggest talking
points as seen through his eyes from
page 10 onwards.
This issue is wrapped up with a
debut column from Brighthelm’s
Rob Eveleigh, where he discusses the
commission debate, page 18.
AEM will be undergoing some
changes in the coming months so we
are keen to hear from our readers about
what you enjoy or would like to see
more of. Get in touch.
Tel: +44 (0)208 481 1122
Views expressed are not
necessarily those of the
publisher.
No part of this publication
may be reproduced
without the express written
permission of the publisher.
Printed by Pensord
Martin Fullard
Editor,
Mash Media Group