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2 Who visits amimagazine.global? Leading international association MEETING PLANNERS including The Health Foundation European Society of Cardiology European Molecular Biology Laboratory The Royal Society of Medicine Ltd Building Research Establishment Ltd CA Technologies Asia House Ernst & Young Alzheimer Europe U.S. Travel Association BBC North Music Trust AEGIS Institution of Civil Engineers Cisco Systems Inc Agilitas Partners LLP British Small Animal Veterinary Association European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Atlantic Marine & Aviation The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Federation of European Microbiological Socities European Society for Medical Oncology Education Management Information System International Union of Forest Research Organisation European Academy of Allergy & Clinical Immunology The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Guy s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust European Crohn s and Colitis Organisation Union Internationale Des Avocats website ASSOCIATION MEETINGS INTERNATIONAL ami digital edition Berlin-Chemie Bangladesh Bank Bangladesh Computer Council CIPD Enterprises Ltd Institute of Mathematics Ashfield Healthcare Communications BIR Secretariat European CanCer Organisation Professional Convention Management Association The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) International Wool Textile Organisation Lloyds Banking Group European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology International Olympic Committee European Association for International Education The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.

1,034 Targeted circulation Professional Conference Organisers/Association Management Companies ami is uniquely targeted to reach secretaries general of both international and European associations as

3 1,034 Targeted circulation Professional Conference Organisers/Association Management Companies ami is uniquely targeted to reach secretaries general of both international and European associations as well as professional conference organisers, association management companies and corporate meeting planners who stage large international events. Source: Publisher s statement March 2017 Circulation profile 3,428 European associations 8,384 International associations ami s circulation includes requested readers and data sourced from both the Union of International Associations and the International Congress and Convention Association. 222 Corporate organisers February 2017 Audited average circulation July 15 June 16: Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations (July 15 June 16) ISSUE October ,082 Unethical bidding SUBVENTIO NS Destination MASTE RCL association Remote enga ASS gement meetings inter national amimagazin e.global disclosure SPE CIA international association meetings L FOC US Logistics citie s amimagazine.global SPECIAL FOCUS Energy cities MASTERCLASS Future meetings scenarios The art of Fake re:br&in M eeting Global distribution... and how to ami has a worldwide readership spread over all five continents case studies 001_ami february cover.indd 1 spot them Access in CAM BRI dge... and why most associations play it safe s Mobile in SHANGHAI case studies Child welfa re in Mental heal th in SAN SEBAST IáN Microwave in NUREMBERG MedTech in BRUSSELS CALgARy 23/09/ :57:22 001_ami OCTOBER cover.indd 1 06/02/ :04:54 6,501 Europe 1,906 North America Middle East & North Africa South East Asia Africa Central & South America 152 Asia 118 Australasia Source: Audit Bureau of Circulations audit issue June 2016 Top 10 Industry sectors (No. of associations) 1 Medical 2,350 2 Education 1,673 3 Historical Science Professional body Public sector Environment Financial/Legal Manufacturing/Retail Leisure 312 Source: Publisher s statement March 2017

4 amimagazine.global Amimagazine.global is where congress organisers and secretaries general of major international and European associations come for up-to-the-minute news, jobs, analysis, forthright opinion and lively peer-to-peer discussion. A unique portal for the international association sector, amimagazine.global is also the trusted source for destination news, with a prominent location of the week section and links to ConventionSource.com, highlighting the best the meetings industry has to offer. Read by key association decision-makers, as well as professional congress organisers and association management companies, amimagazine.global lets you reach the people who matter. For suppliers targeting the international association market, web advertising opportunities on amimagazine.global are detailed below. Top banner Headline banner Upper Skyscraper MPU Lower Skyscraper Panel Panel

Ami e-newsflash Our readers have busy lives. When they re not organising conventions, they re attending trade shows or just getting on with running the biggest associations on the planet.

5 Ami e-newsflash Our readers have busy lives. When they re not organising conventions, they re attending trade shows or just getting on with running the biggest associations on the planet. Our fortnightly ami e-newsflash, distributed to more than 20,000 readers, is a pick-of-the-best round-up of the latest industry news and destination features to help keep them up to speed. With direct links to amimagazine.global, the ami e-newsflash also hosts ConventionSource.com and features e-versions of our popular thebid Supplements, which give destinations the opportunity to showcase their facilities in glorious detail. Delivered straight to the reader s inbox, the ami e-newsflash is a highly visible and convenient way to reach your target audience. For suppliers targeting the international association market ami e-newsflash advertising opportunities are detailed below. Headline banner Top banner Upper Skyscraper Panel Middle Skyscraper Lower Skyscraper MPU

6 International association meetings: the current trends Spending power is high events for every size of venue $659 attract fewer than 250 delegates Average number of delegates Average delegate expenditure per day (US Dollars) $2,255 Average delegate expenditure per meeting (US Dollars) 60% 32% 8% are between 250 and 1,000 delegates are over 1,000 delegates Source: ICCA (The International Congress and Convention Association) International Meetings Market 2015 (published 2016) 390 How many are there? ICCA estimates more than 12,000 meetings are organised regularly Congress venues used 43% convention hotels 20% conference/exhibition centres 27% university venues 10% other Triennial 4% 4 years 1% Biennial 21% Other 14% Average length of a meeting in 2015 frequency of meetings 3.75 days Annual 60% Association business is reliable business Associations are legally required to meet. You can count on them once a year. They prefer congress centres with on-site hotel facilities, convention hotels and academic venues. International association meetings rotate to different destinations every year. Their conventions often have an accompanying exhibition. Their meetings often require receptions, lunches and gala dinners in the same venue. They like to keep their delegates together under one roof.

Where in the world do associations meet? Top 10 Host Countries Top 10 Host Cities Country Meetings 925 1 U.S.A.

7 Where in the world do associations meet? Top 10 Host Countries Top 10 Host Cities Country Meetings U.S.A Germany 3 United Kingdom Spain France Italy Japan 333 8= China-P.R = Netherlands Canada City Meetings 1 Berlin Paris 3 Barcelona Vienna = London 171 5= Madrid Singapore 8 Istanbul Lisbon Copenhagen 138 Europe Africa Australasia 3% 3% Medical 5 MEETING Technology SUBJECTS Science Education Industry 6% 7% 12% 10% 15% TOP North America Latin America 17% Other 19% Where meetings are held Source: ICCA (The International Congress & Convention Association Data, Country and City Rankings 2015, published June 2016) 42% Asia/Middle East 53% 13%

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8 the Bid supplement The Bid supplements are distributed to the 10,000+ database of ami and are uploaded in a digital format to amimagazine.global, meetpie.com and promoted on the ami e-newsflash thebid An Association Meetings International special supplement n Minimum supplement size is 8 pages, increasing in multiples of 4 pages n The Bid supplement will be written by one of the experienced ami editorial team after consultation with the client Digital edition ami recommends... n The Bid supplement should appear as if it is produced by the destination as a forerunner to a serious bid from the destination n The Bid should include a welcome message from a minister or mayor and bullet point facts about the destination n The Bid should detail inducements for convention organisers financial, free transportation, added value and civic donations n Access, hotels, convention venues, places of interest, preand post-convention tours, host committees, ambassador programmes, local CVB input and any special delegate packages should be detailed Intellectual Capitals is the definitive information resource highlighting the world s knowledge hubs. Using digital, rich and print media to introduce meeting planners, institutions, professionals and businesses to leading scientific and professional communities via amimagazine.global, meetpie.com, as well as being promoted on the ami e-newsflash. n Recent European and international association event case histories and future successful international convention bid wins should be highlighted n The Bid can also focus on centres of excellence such as life sciences, healthcare, energy, manufacturing and financial services For more information, contact: sales@cat-publications.com CAT Publications Fairway House Portland Road East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4ET United Kingdom +44 (0) sales@cat-publications.com

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