The Summer Eventia 2008 Registration

The Summer Eventia 2008


6-8th July 2008	To Register Now - click here

2 days & nights of the best networking & education of the year

Conference countdown… yes – once again the clock is ticking, we’re counting the weeks leading up to Eventia’s 2008 summer conference. Bigger, bolder and even more thought-provoking than last year’s highly acclaimed event, The Summer Eventia will provide a mix of educational, networking and social activities designed to inspire, inform and entertain event professionals at every level within the organisation.

The Lowry Hotel, Manchester

Our venue partner is The Lowry Hotel, a part of the Rocco Forte collection, so pack your bags and jump aboard the train to Manchester.

Eventia have exclusive use of The Lowry Hotel for the duration of the conference, so we highly recommend you stay onsite but book early to secure your room.

Bed and breakfast accommodation The Lowry Hotel can be booked through The Summer Eventia registration site at a price of £130.00 per person per night (including breakfast + VAT).

Please note that credit card details will be taken to guarantee your accommodation which is subject to the hotel’s own terms and conditions. All accommodation and incidental charges must be paid for on check-out. Please indicate through the registration site if you have any special requirements.

Should you wish to stay at another hotel during the conference, or were unlucky to book after all the rooms at The Lowry Hotel have been reserved; we have arranged an alternative selection of accommodation through Marketing Manchester. To view the hotels and rates available for The Summer Eventia please click here.

The Eventia Train

The networking and fun will start onboard our private Eventia Train, departing from London Euston on Sunday 6 July at 13:30hrs* and picking up passengers at Milton Keynes along the way. The Eventia Train offers a cost effective first class service direct to Manchester with a coach transfer to your chosen hotel on arrival.
The Eventia Train returns to London Euston via Milton Keynes on Tuesday 8 July; departing Manchester after the conference closes.
The cost of a return ticket for The Eventia Train journey from both London Euston and Milton Keynes is just £25.00. Please book your seat on the train during your conference registration.
*Please note that a final departure times from London Euston, Milton Keynes and the return from Manchester Piccadilly Stations will be confirmed one week prior to the Conference.

What's it all about?

The Conference will feature an exciting mix of keynote presentations, topical discussions and interactive workshops, along with a number of excellent motivational and networking activities.

The Conference’s opening keynote address will be delivered by Roger Martin-Fagg, Client Director at the School of Growth, Innovation and Enterprise, Henley Management College. An expert in macroeconomics, strategy and business acumen, he will reveal whether the UK economy is moving towards a soft landing, a recession or a full-blown depression.

In providing an economic outlook for the next three years, Roger Martin-Fagg will enable delegates to understand its likely impact on their business.

Former Chairman and CEO of Euro RSCG Skybridge, and Founding Partner of sales and communications agency AddingValue, Randle Stonier is a long-time champion of the events education space. In his keynote address, Stonier will challenge industry colleagues and university educators alike to join forces in setting the essential educational benchmarks that will produce a smart and skilled new generation of events professionals.

Monday and Tuesday are full days of education and will include keynote speakers, topical discussions and a suite of workshop sessions covering a wide range of subjects that will focus on the future of our industry including; global trends, financial modelling, HR issues, CSR initiatives, technology, sales techniques, industry standards, health & safety and much more.

It's never too early to book

Take advantage of our Early Bird booking rates – on offer until 23 May 2008.

The dress code for the entire conference is totally casual, no business attire is allowed, so however you feel comfortable; shorts, t-shirts, sundresses and flip flops are the norm throughout. This is our chance to relax as an industry together, learn from each other and exchange ideas, debate hot issues, have some fun and make new friends in a relaxed comfortable environment.

Booking Information

To ensure that the conference community contains a balanced cross section of buyers and suppliers this year, each attendee category has a set limit.

Once that limit has been reached, sorry you may need to be placed on the reserve list if you want to attend – So to ensure that you don’t miss out book early.

To assist you to identify which category you need to book under, we have split the options into three types.

Buyers: i.e. conference or event agency employees, corporate event managers and freelance event managers

Partner/Suppliers: i.e. supplier company employees to the event industry; hoteliers, DMC's, airlines, technical suppliers etc

Other: other attendees who have been requested to register by the Events Team under this category. Those who wish to just attend the conference dinner on the Monday evening would also register under this category.

BUYERS - Full Delegate:

If you would prefer not to attend our Partner Member appointments you may register as a full delegate at the conference with no obligation to attend appointments, by paying the full delegate fee:

Early Bird Agency Member Delegate Fee: £250.00 + vat per person
Early Bird Agency Non-Member Delegate Fee: £350.00 + vat per person

BUYERS - Hosted Buyer:

If you are an event buyer and you are willing to attend Eventia Supplier Member appointments on each day of the conference you may attend ABSOLUTELY FREE (with the exception of accommodation costs and incidental expenses).
Saving you at least £250 + Vat!!

Hosted buyers will commit to attending a minimum of 4 x 10min (or 1hr) tabletop appointments on both days with a number of participating suppliers, as a fixed strand of the conference programme. Hosted buyers will still participate in all plenary and most workshop educational sessions so it is just a commitment of one hour on both days to make new contacts with suppliers in exchange for complimentary participation in the entire conference programme.

Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
Please note that if you do not attend the allocated appointments you will be charged the full agency delegate fee.

PARTNER/SUPPLIER - Full Delegate:

If you are not sponsoring the event through our hosted buyer programme or as a key sponsor then you may register as a full delegate and enjoy all the networking benefits.

Early Bird Partner Member Delegate Fee: £400.00 + vat per person
Early Bird Partner Non-Member Delegate Fee: £600.00 + vat per person.

PARTNER/SUPPLIER - Become a high profile sponsor:

In addition to being a great learning and networking experience, The Summer Eventia provides its sponsors with a fantastic opportunity to reach a host of key customer targets and really make an impression over the two days of the conference.
Suppliers who are interested in sponsoring an element of this event: Please contact Izania.downie@eventia.org.uk

Your Carbon Footprint

As a part of Eventia's commitment to promote reduced carbon emissions from event management we will be asking everyone who registers for the conference to enter their plans for travelling to Manchester.
This will be passed onto The Carbon Consultancy, Eventia's carbon partner, who will undertake a full carbon impact assessment of the event. We will share the overall results with all delegates to help inform your own understanding of lower carbon events and are undertaking this exercise.

For those using car and plane online calculators and a personal carbon account are available at www.carbonresponsible.com