free seminars

International Confex 2010 will again feature a cutting edge seminar programme, completely free of charge to all visitors of the event.

Presented by industry experts, this educational programme will address the most topical issues facing the events industry, including market leading trends, practical advice and real-life solutions for immediate implementation in your own role, event or business.

The show will again feature four seminar theatres on the show floor, offering sessions broadly themed to address the following areas of interest for event planners:  Marketing  Business Skills & Personal Development  Organising & Logistics  Industry Forums

As part of this year's PA Day, the Institute of Professional Administrators will be awarding CDP points for confirmed attendance at selected accredited seminars (please see timetables below). After the show an electronic CPD certificate will be issued which will count towards the delegates continuous professional development.

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Day 1, Tuesday 23rd February 2010		CPD Points
10.30 - 11.15	Survival after the marketing budget massacre: Cost effective marketing tips	1
11.30 - 12.15	Become a marketing superstar: Tools & tips to improve your campaigns	1
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote session
14:15 - 15:00	Editor's desk: Your question time moment
15:15 - 16:00	Event marketing: What corporates really want
16:15 - 17:00	Harnessing the power of events as a marketing force	1
17:15 - 18:00	The C&IT Agency Challenge Live

Day 2, Wednesday 24th February 2010		CPD  Points
10:30 - 11:15	How events hardwire visitor's emotional response
11:30 - 12:15	Think creatively - not defensively: Uncover the opportunities offered by a changing economic environment	1
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote Session
14:15 - 15:00	From big bang to a living brand: Motivating through experiential events	1
15:15 - 16:00	The Sports Industry: Golden opportunity or poison chalice in the current economic climate?
16:15 - 17:00	AEO: Innovations in exhibition marketing

Day 3, Thursday 25th February 2010		CPD Points
10:30 - 11:15	Survival of the twittest: Using Twitter & other social media to market your events	1
11:30 - 12:15	Mind the Gap: Building customer relationships and maximise your brand	1
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote Session	1
14:15 - 15:00	I don't care about the music: New perspectives in event motivation
15:15 - 16:00	Why experiential marketing? How to design events and experiences that amplify your brand

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Day 1, Tuesday 23rd February 2010		CPD Points
10:30 - 11:15	Who cares wins: Using the recession to strengthen our business through our people	1
11:30 - 12:15	Selling into recovery: Why what you've always done won't work anymore
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote Session
14:15 - 15:00	How to increase ROI on your event expenditure
15:15 - 16:00	Improving your career within events	1
16:15 - 17:00	Body talk: How to win more business	1

Day 2, Wednesday 24th February 2010		CPD Points
10:30 - 11:15	Generating new business in an economic upturn: Have you got what it takes?	1
11:30 - 12:15	Take charge of and revitalise your career development in a tough market	1
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote Session
14:15 - 15:00	Surviving the credit crunch: Finance essentials for non-accountants	1
15:15 - 16:00	Developing the personal skills of an Event Manager
16:15 - 17:00	It's time to be your own boss	1

Day 3, Thursday 25th February 2010		CPD Points
10:30 - 11:15	Women in business	1
11:30 - 12:15	After Shock: What happens after what comes next	1
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote Session	1
14:15 - 15:00	What's happening: Are we on the road to recovery?	1
15:15 - 16:00	Magical Innovation: Making your message memorable

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Day 1, Tuesday 23rd February 2010		CPD Points
10.30 - 11.15	How to maximise brainpower and creativity in your events	1
11:30 - 12:15	Theming on a budget: Make your event look a million dollars without spending big bucks
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote session
14:15 - 15:00	It's not just about the soufflé - Running awards in a recession
15:15 - 16:00	Managing risk & crisis management
16:15 - 17:00	How to overcome the challenges we face in 2010

Day 2, Wednesday 24th February 2010		CPD Points
10:30 - 11:15	Transform your event: Evolving an event from a conference to a festival
11:30 - 12:15	What's all that noise outside? The new growth area for the events industry
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote Session
14:15 - 15:00	Exhibition News: The hot debate
15:15 - 16:00	Ops Network
16:15 - 17:00	Saving costs for exhibitors

Day 3, Thursday 25th February 2010		CPD Points
10:30 - 11:15	Eventia: VAT rule changes	1
11:30 - 12:15	The future of internal events: Why Sky created a festival for 40,000 people
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote Session	1
14:15 - 15:00	Taste over price: How to deliver sought after catering on a budget
15:15 - 16:00	BS8901: What the revised standard means for you and how it has worked in practice for the MS Society	1

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After a challenging year, the events industry has regrouped, reshaped and is focusing on strategies for future growth.  The Industry Forums will provide a unique opportunity for discussion and debate on rebuilding confidence and empowering the industry for recovery.  
 
Facilitated by audience engagement specialists Crystal Interactive, sessions will involve no formal presentations, just high-level discussion amongst senior industry figures with unlimited input from attending delegates.  This series of fast-paced sessions are free to attend, and will cover a range of key topics around building a profitable future.

Day 1, Tuesday 23rd February 2010		CPD Points
10.30 - 11.15	Getting connected	1
11:30 - 12:15	Changing dynamics of the marketplace
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote session
14:15 - 15:00	Going virtual: Industry stock-take
15:15 - 16:00	MAP showing the way to meeting effectiveness
16:15 - 17:00	Confex 2010: How was it for you, darling?
17:15 - 18:00	The C&IT Agency Challenge Live

Day 2, Wednesday 24th February 2010		CPD Points
10:30 - 11:15	10 things I will do differently
11:30 - 12:15	The show must go on
12:15 - 12:45	Ramping up for 2010
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote Session / Confex Stand Awards
14:15 - 15:00	Is crisis the mother of event innovation?
15:15 - 16:00	Is crisis the mother of event innovation? - continued
16:15 - 17:00	Confex 2010: How was it for you, darling?

If you are a PA, organising events may not be the core part of your job but you are still expected to create inspirational, cost effective events in no time. That's why Confex has set up PA Day on Thursday 25th February, offering additional content aimed specifically at PAs, including the following seminars. All sessions may be of interest, however, so please do look through the whole programme.
Click here for more information about PA Day.

Please note these sessions are open to everyone.

Day 3, Thursday 25th February 2010 - PA Day		CPD Points
10:30 - 11:15	Finding and working with the coolest event venues in town	1
11:30 - 12:15	Choosing and using entertainers to make your event more memorable
12:15 - 12:45	Marketing has changed – have you?
13:00 - 14:00	Keynote Session	1
14:15 - 15:00	The power of participation at conferences: "When a man loves a woman, he doesn't use PowerPoint to show her..."
15:15 - 16:00	How to deliver the perfect event on time and on budget	1

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