Association Event Forum
6
March 2019
Association Event Forum at International Confex
There is no shortage of valuable content for association professionals in 2019
ow a well-established date
in the diary, the Association
Event Forum (AEF) will
again take place on Day 1 of
International Confex, 26 February 2019.
Inhouse Association Event Planners
demonstrated their resilience and tenacity
at the event in 2018 where, despite the
most challenging of weather conditions,
attendance at the event showed 100% year-
on-year growth, a reassuring sign for the
organisers that they are hitting the mark
with compelling content.
The event is produced in partnership
with the Association of Association
Executives (AEF) and Association of
British Professional Conference Organisers
(ABPCO)
“The AEF has continued to grow in
popularity year on year and we were
thrilled to see such an enormous growth
in attendance last year. Association Event
Planners are an incredibly important
group of visitors to International Confex
and we are proud to have created a forum
which warrants inhouse planners and
PCOs taking time out of their demanding
schedules to learn and share knowledge.
The feedback from our delegates in 2018
was fantastic and we look forward to
developing the event further for 2019”
comments Liz Agostini, event director.
11:40 – 12:20
Managing sponsored content in your
conference for mutual benefit
Using recent case studies, Rob will
demonstrate the value of using sponsored
content to both enrich the educational
experience of delegates and raise revenue.
Attendees will learn how to solicit and
manage appropriate content from sponsors
to enrich conference programmes.
Rob Eveleigh, managing director, Brightelm
12:30 – 13:10
Work-life balance: Does it actually exist?
Finding a way to cope with stress is
essential for anyone but more so for event
organisers who are constantly being
pulled in many different directions. This
presentation will discuss ways organisers
can find a better work-life balance with tips
drawing from my personal experience with
yoga, meditation and nutritional therapy.
Nicole Leida, head of conference and
events, National Cancer Research Institute;
nutritional therapist and yoga teacher, Nicole
Does Wellness
2:00 – 2:40
What does a sustainable event really mean?
ABPCO’s Sustainability Roadmap.
For anyone who wants to know what
sustainability looks like in practice, this
session will provide top tips for practical
implementation as well as the role
you should be expecting your venue or
destination to play in supporting your
sustainability values.
Attendees to this session will learn how
to be part of a number of global event
industry sustainability initiatives and the
level of collaboration they could expect
from their host venues.
Heather Lishman, ABPCO
Kathleen Warden, SEC
2:50 – 3:30
The art of conference programming and
abstract management
Are you wondering how to build the
perfect programme for your conference?
Learn how to create the most streamlined
abstract management process with online
abstract management tools. This includes
submission, evaluation, publishing and
distribution. Hear about real solutions and
case studies, that fit the needs of every
association and Professional Conference
Organiser!
Pritesh Mawdia, head of technical support
& development, Shocklogic
3:40 – 4.20
Why do organisations need a data strategy?
A data strategy applies to all data across
all departments in your organisation. You
must know your data - what you need, and
where it is! This session will address: how
to build a data strategy, what approach to
take, data business rules, governance and
stewardship. Learn about storage, and how
to achieve and maintain quality. Once you
get it right, you need to keep it right!
Michael Collins, managing consultant,
Database Marketing Council
John Martinez, Shocklogic