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CONFERENCE UPDATE |
JANUARY 2005 |
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Contents:
One
conference to rule them all, One conference to find them,
One
conference to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Londor where
the shadows lie
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BACK
TO REALITY
So – the holidays are over and another
year of ducking and diving has begun. But even the darkest clouds
have a silver lining. Unbelievably there are only 8 weeks to go before
the Fellowship of the ILMC sees the great and the good of five continents
assembled in the hallowed halls of the Royal Garden for Chapter 17 of
our epic saga…
This point in the calendar would usually, of course, be the time when
the concert industry in general was excitedly ripping open ILMC envelopes
to see what treats lay in store for the March meeting, but this year we
have changed the plot a little and – in case this has caused widespread
confusion in the ranks of our normally razor-sharp membership - now could
be a very good time to remind everyone that all registration information
was mailed out to you back in November, neatly shrink-wrapped together
with our first issue of IQ magazine. If you didn’t receive it or
have since buried it in your in-tray – don’t despair –
a new copy will be mailed to you in early February, and a digital version
is only a mouse-click away on our website at www.ilmc.com.
Meanwhile anyone for whom saving a few pennies is a priority might like
to note that one deadline that hasn’t changed is the cut-off point
for our ‘early bird discounts’ - which remains fixed at Jan
31st.
In fact it’s very encouraging to see just how
many people did manage to seize the opportunity afforded by our revised
schedule – with around 100 places already having been confirmed
before the Christmas holidays even began. This, of course, means that
anyone who was still holding out any hope of scooping the treasured ILMC
Mug Award (for the first ILMC mug to register) is out of luck. That precious
piece of crockery is already in the hands of our very own Arne Worsoe
– who was one of around a dozen industry notables to book their
place within hours of the doors opening.
While we’re on the subject of reminders, please bear in mind that
the final discussion agenda for ILMC 17 will need to be confirmed within
the next few weeks in order to hit print deadlines for the February editions
of both eNews and IQ magazine - so if there’s an issue burning in
your bosom that you feel needs airing at the next meeting, ‘speak
now or forever hold your peace’…
EPIC
SOCIAL SAGA
As you will hopefully have read already, the social
schedule of ILMC 17 looks set to make you feel even more as though you’ve
just spent three days in a tumble drier than usual. Most of your
favourite regular fixtures will be making a welcome return – and
all of the information you need to reserve your place can be found in
either your registration brochure or the pages of www.ilmc.com
- but there are just a few changes that you might like to be aware of.
The ILMC’s own golf classic, The ‘Rider’ Cup, once again
opens the schedule on Thursday, March 10th – but this year the event
will take place at an even more prestigious venue, the Stoke Park Club
in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, and has been gratefully entrusted to
the careful hands of new sponsors, PRG Europe. Also on the Thursday, delegates
looking for something to kill an hour or two will be pleased to see that
we’ve added a little evening excursion to one of London’s
most famous landmarks, The London Eye, for a champagne trip 135 metres
above the skyline.
Following the success of Jamie Cullum’s performance last year, Friday
will see the return of live music to the conference hotel when Fondazione
Arezzo Wave Italia present a night of specially-imported Latin talent
at the Italia Wave Showcase. This – along with many other social
delights – will take place against the backdrop of Philip Morris’
newly themed watering-hole, the Red Tavern on the hotel’s Mezzanine
Floor. Meanwhile, those who’ve elected to treat themselves to the
most fun you can have with your clothes on at the Super Grand Prix go-karting
will find that a new, random team selection system has given them not
only an equal chance of glory with some our more experienced drivers but
also a crack at this year’s winners’ prize – F1 Grand
Prix tickets courtesy of our chums at Philip Morris.
After a Saturday spent hard at work in the conference rooms (interspersed
with free coffee and ice creams served up by Disney on Ice), those who
aren’t kicking the sh*t out of each other at Peter Aiken’s
Match of the Year will be able to experience our interpretation of a medieval
banquet at the jewel in the crown of our social schedule, the ILMC Gala
Dinner (aka ‘The ***king Arthur Awards and a Night of the Round
Tables’). Treated to their very own ‘extreme makeover’,
the Arthurs promises to be even more of a spectacle than usual, and any
dark rumblings about rigged results will, we hope, be finally laid to
rest by our new voting procedures. This year the winners will be decided
after a nominations list - drawn up by a randomly-selected panel of 30
secret jurors – has been circulated to all ILMC members during the
weeks leading up to the conference. Serious stuff indeed – almost
like a proper industry awards ceremony in fact – and nothing less
than the Arthurs deserve now that the world in general seems to be hell-bent
on imbuing them with a significance they were never intended to have...
Another hit from ILMC 16 making a welcome return to this year’s
schedule is our ‘Rockin’ Out With Rock-it’ delegates’
jam on Saturday and Sunday nights. New features will include songbooks
(all the usual suspects) and even sheet music for the super-keen (just
email
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and the sheet music you need will be included in your conference pack).
Be warned though - word has it that some fairly serious preparatory work
is already being put in by delegates from various regions keen to scoop
the awards and prizes that will be presented for the best efforts in different
categories. We hear that Scotland, for example, has its sights set on
the title of Best Group Effort. Are you going to let them get away with
it? Probably…
Rounding off the weekend for all those who have managed to hang on ‘til
the bitter end will be Sunday’s closing events - Gay’s ‘Spanish
Archer’ champagne farewell, and our annual ‘food-from-all-nations’
dinner. This year the country providing the inspiration for the menu and
testing the ability of the chefs in the Royal Garden’s ‘Tenth
Restaurant’ will be your favourite and mine, Germany, and our event
sponsors promise everyone a night of thigh-slapping, stein-swilling fun
that you won’t forget until at least the next morning (well, actually
they didn’t but we do…).
OFFICIAL
PROCLAMATIONS
The ILMC welcomes some new(ish) faces to the ranks
of its worthy organising team this year. Switching roles from panellist
shepherdess to registration manager is Sacha Walker, while Nanette Jellef
has slotted into the role of Assistant Producer and conference new-girl,
Natasha Gavin has arrived to help our beleaguered accounts department
untangle the annual havoc caused by 700 scam-artists trying to find
a way around paying for anything they aren’t forced to…
The advertising space available in our new format
conference handbook, the Globetrotters Guide, is filling up rapidly,
so if you want to make sure that your company ad spends the next year
sitting on the desks of the concert industry’s movers and shakers,
contact Chris Prosser now at
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The Nikos Fund Leaflet Table
proves more popular than ever, and space is strictly limited, so this
year we are only able to accept marketing material that is pre-booked
with your registration form. Places are given on a “first come,
first served” basis, and are not assured until you receive confirmation
from ILMC Registration. No bookings for the Leaflet Table will be accepted
after Tuesday 8th March.
Pre-Registration for the ILMC closes on Tuesday
8th March. After that date, it is possible to register at the conference
itself from Thursday 10th March, but places that are not pre-booked
are not guaranteed.
A serious reminder: the ILMC is intended to be
an enjoyable weekend, but anyone who’s idea of enjoying themselves
is to spoil the fun for everyone else through violent or offensive behaviour
WILL be ejected from the hotel and NOT invited back. ‘Nuff said.
IQ
- REQUIRES INTELLIGENCE
Having, no doubt, spent the holidays studiously poring
over the pages of our brand new quarterly journal, IQ, you’ll probably
be bursting with suggestions and opinions that you’re just dying
to share with us. Hopefully you will also have realised that
this is not a magazine written by outside commentators on the business
– it’s intended to be YOUR magazine – written and contributed
to by you and your colleagues about your industry. Without the input and
ideas of our members, therefore, the future prospects for this print extension
of the conference make a boy band look like a good long-term investment
- so if you enjoyed the first issue and want to see the magazine continue,
the answer is in your hands. Just put together any news, comments or observations
that you think might be relevant and send them to Allan McGowan at
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who will waiting will typing finger poised to immortalise your thoughts
in print.
RTC
NEWS ROUND UP
With more than 40 industry news stories having been posted on
our Web news service since the last issue of eNews alone, there's just
not enough space to show our usual list of headlines here - so go to www.ilmc.com
and hit the 'News' button to get the full story.
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