AN OFFER YOU CAN’T REFUSE … registration opens for ILMC19.
	IT’S ABOUT DA MONEY … taking the sting out of fees.
	WEEDING OUT THE INFORMERS … extracting your input.
	FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY … our supporters and how to join them.
	WELCOME TO THE MOB … fresh blood at ILMC HQ.
	RTC NEWS ROUND UP … recent business news headlines.
	CONTACT … how to reach us and get involved in e.News.

AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE...

Bigger than Al Capone’s tax bill, more notorious than Bonnie and Clyde, and hotter on the trail than Elliott Ness – yes – the ‘Godfather of live music conferences’ is back with the announcement this week of ‘The ILMC: Part 19’.

Hand-picked industry goodfellas and Family heads from more than 50 countries are being called on to leave their bean-shooters at the door and take their seats for what threatens to be possibly the biggest ‘sit down’ in our 19-year history. So if you don’t want to see your business taking the Big Sleep, wise up and listen good. We’re only going to tell you once… (well, several times actually, but ‘once’ sounds better).

The latest issue of IQ magazine comes complete with registration forms and a feature detailing everything you need to know about next year’s meeting. Even more information can be found at our new-look conference website www.ilmc19.com - along with on-line registration via our secure server and updates all the way through to the conference weekend. Members of the Family will again be able to save themselves enough money to buy several rounds of five-star hooch by registering before February 1st and qualifying for the discounted rate. Meanwhile, the extremely wise guy who manages to fill in the forms and pay up before anyone else will again be rewarded with the highly-prized ‘ILMC Mug Award’. Yes – ‘wow’ indeed…

If all of that isn’t enough to make your company credit card jump straight out of your pocket, then take note: ILMC meetings are always sold out, and we’ve pushed the capacity as high as we dare go to match the massive increase in the event’s popularity – so you are strongly advised to confirm your place as soon as possible, if you don’t want to risk missing out and ending up looking like the opposite end from a horse’s head…. Capice…?

IT’S ABOUT DA MONEY…

Every year, the cost of running the ILMC goes up as we find new ways of improving our service levels – but every year the event is growing in popularity and gaining more and more support from the industry’s leading companies.

Registration fees have always been kept as low as possible, but we are aware of the fact that they still represent a sizeable sum to those of us who are not exactly in the multi-millionaire bracket. For the third year running therefore, we’re taking the step of holding the rates for ‘early bird’ registration at the same level. If you don’t need to take advantage of that, then you’re probably so loaded that you don’t need to worry about paying the extra later….

WEEDING OUT THE INFORMERS...

The success of each conference relies heavily on the input of our members – but this year we’ll be going to special lengths to hunt down our industry stool-pigeons and get them to sing like canaries...

In order to ensure that the conference sessions are as relevant as possible to your business, the meeting agenda itself is based around suggestions and feedback that you give us, and is therefore announced a few weeks into the New Year when everyone has had a chance to give us their thoughts. You can just pick up the phone any time or e-mail us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to spill the beans, but – to leave you with even fewer places to hide – this year we’ve set up a Web-based message group where you can not only post your ideas but also get the debate rolling long before you even get to the conference rooms. Just click here to join up – or follow the link at www.ilmc19.com.

Even if you’re one of those ‘Untouchables’ who consider that even this simple level of proactivity doesn’t apply to them-think again. Our team of hard-working agenda investigators will be hitting the phones during the next few weeks to drag information out of likely suspects. So expect a call at any time. We know you’re out there….

FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY

Producing the annual conference is very much a joint effort between individuals and companies from every part of the industry. Without the support of these ‘smart operators’ there would be very little to write about here at all…

Heading the line-up as Platinum, Gold and Silver ‘title’ sponsors of The ILMC: Part 19 are Live Nation, The O2 and Ticketpro – with our special 'Associate’ sponsors Showsec, Bravado International Group, Earls Court and Ticketmaster. Already giving their support to bring you a whole range of services, features and events throughout the weekend are Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers, AEG Live, Rock-it Cargo, American Talent Agency, Pollstar Magazine, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Feld Entertainment, Gay and Company, Vector Arena, Aiken Promotions, National Exhibition Centre, PRG Europe and Welldone Agency – with invaluable help from Berryhurst, Britannia Row Productions, Creative Technology, Entec Sound & Light, EST, Inner Sanctum, Michael Simkins Solicitors LLP, Music Bank (Hire), Primary Talent International, PSL, The Safety Officer, The Tour Co, Blackout and XL Video.

If you want to join the team of goodfellas above – and win the respect of other bosses everywhere – you can get the wire on all remaining openings from the Advertising section of our conference site at www.ilmc19.com - or by contacting our very own Chris ‘Snake Eyes’ Prosser. (E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or tel: +44 (0)20 7284 5860)

WELCOME TO THE MOB

The gang at the ILMC’s new North London HQ continues to grow, with three new faces arriving in the last few months to cover strategic roles. Heading up the registration team and ably assisting our conference producer is Michael ‘The Cat’ Muldoon, while Kate ‘Knuckles’ Hopewell has signed up to oversee our new showcase initiative and programming. Last but not least is IQ editor, Greg ‘Ice Man’ Parmley, who joins the long-suffering team of people whose job it is to plan the conference agenda and prise topic suggestions from you all…

Good luck folks. You’ll enjoy it… Honest..!

RTC NEWS ROUND UP

Far too many news headlines have been posted on our Web news service in the last few months to list here (well done Mr Challis!), so to put yourself in the picture just go to www.ilmc.com and click the News button.

CONTACT

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