It’s a good job that this year’s theme encompasses magical characters because the 2019 conference schedule is a giant. From The Platform 9 3/4 Magical Opening Party on Tuesday night to the closing party on Friday, ILMC 31 is going to be a bumper edition.
By programming a full day of conference sessions on Friday 8 March, there’s almost an entire extra day of future-focused sessions to inspire and inform. And with extra breaks and The Vanishing Act Closing Drinks – a new event to wrap up ILMC – there are more moments to meet and mingle than ever.
The Friday sessions take place under the banner Futures Forum, which also sees an invited delegation of younger professionals join ILMC delegates during the day. More details of the schedule will be announced shortly, but with over 40 conference sessions slated for ILMC overall, it’s going to be a busy three-and-a-bit days…
The discounted early bird rate for the 2019 Green Events & Innovations Conference ends tonight, and organisers have revealed their first keynote speaker.
In recent months, Kierra has co-ordinated FOE’s work influencing government thinking on the new environmental watchdog, fed in to the development of future UK trade policy, and has engaged with EU governments to lobby for a commitment to non-regression in the future UK-EU relationship. To find out more about this session, click here.
GEI takes place on Tuesday 5 March. To find out more about the event, click here.
The GEI early bird rate expires at midnight, so to save a round or two at the bar and secure your delegate pass for just £80 + VAT, click here.
As most longstanding ILMC delegates will know, the Nikos Fund Prize Draw is a conference highlight. Not only is it free to enter with more prizes than Merlin can shake his magic stick at, but the Prize Draw also raises money for charity.
Next year, to allow more delegates than ever to take part, we’re changing things up a little. Thedraw will take place on Thursday 7 March, a day earlier than usual, and it will also move back to the Park Terrace Restaurant in the hotel.
With previous prizes ranging from a business class trip to Australia, to a week in a nudist camp, it’s always worth being in the room, and so in with a chance to win… It all starts at 13:30 with this year’s Nikos Fund charities - ActionAid and Music Venue Trust - set to benefit.
More information about the Nikos Fund is available here.
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This year’s ILMC Production Meeting (which all ILMC members are welcome to sign-up to and attend) will see more sessions than ever. With the cream of the production community in attendance, the 2019 edition also sees new collaboration with the Green Events & Innovations Conference(GEI).
The aim of IPM is to bring the production community closer to the general ILMC membership, while encouraging communication and the exchange of knowledge and opinion. Mixing main room discussions with Production Notes presentations of new ideas and innovation, this year’s agenda also includes a raft of breakout sessions, held in collaboration with GEI.
It all takes place on Tuesday 5 March (the day before ILMC starts), and a delegate pass includes a five-star buffet lunch and refreshments, plus many networking opportunities, and a closing party with complimentary drinks.
The Alia Dann Swift Bursary Scheme is available for a small number of young professionals and start-up companies, and is intended to provide a route for those who would otherwise not be able to attend, to participate in ILMC for the first time.
The scheme is named in memory of Alia Dann Swift, ILMC’s long-standing producer who passed away in 2017 after a short illness. Alia was instrumental in both bringing talent into the industry, and supporting and encouraging new ILMC members.
The closing date to apply is 25 January 2019, with successful applicants being notified in the first week of February. A bursary scheme place is a full ILMC delegate pass. Details of all successful applicants will remain strictly confidential.
To find out more or to apply for a place on the scheme, click here.
It’s a good job that this year’s theme encompasses magical characters because the 2019 conference schedule is a giant. From The Platform 9 3/4 Magical Opening Party on Tuesday night to the closing party on Friday, ILMC 31 is going to be a bumper edition.
Highly respected campaigner, Kierra Box, who currently leads the 
draw will take place on Thursday 7 March, a day earlier than usual, and it will also move back to the Park Terrace Restaurant in the hotel.
This year’s ILMC Production Meeting (which all ILMC members are welcome to sign-up to and attend) will see more sessions than ever. With the cream of the production community in attendance, the 2019 edition also sees new collaboration with the 