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AdultAdGuy;196762 wrote:And are there any you would recommend that are “must attends” over others…
In the adult industry we practically have one every 6 weeks hehe! But in reality there are probably only 2 or 3 that are must attends.
Thanks in advance for the help!
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This website has 5 a year as listed here:
http://www.casinoaffiliateprograms.com/events/I would say cap spring break and cap euro are must attends. Never attented cap london and that is supposed to be good too…
Otherwise these guys ( http://www.casinoaffiliateconvention.com ) have 1 or 2 a year but they have died downs since CAP has launched their conferences
ZERO. None of the conferences are “must attend”.
The session line-ups are fairly standard, and most regular attendees are quoted as going fro the “networking and parties mostly”.
Of course if you choose to attend and enjoy the sponsor parties then there are a lot of “nice to attend” conferences … although the fringe benefits are probably not as good as your previous industry.
:wink-winkOn the non affiliate side of things there are also several more but it depends what you are targetting – Here are a few off the top of my head
General
ICEi – London Jan
EIG – Copenhagen SeptSports
Bet Markets, March, Vienna
The Betting Show, Nov, BirminghamBingo
The Bingo Summit, June, London
Poker
World Poker Congress, June, Portugal
Asia
AIG, Feb, Macau
G2E Asia, June, MacauLegal
Legal Gaming in Europe, Jan, London
European Gambling Briefing, April, Budapest
Asian Gambling briefiing, Oct, SingaporeMobile
Mobile Gambling Summit, Nov, London
General Affiliate Events
a4uExpo Europe, April, Amsterdam (CAP Euro backs on to this)
a4uExpo, Oct, London
All the Ad Techs
Affiliate Summit, USA
Pubcon, Nov, VegasIf you are based in London, iGaming Business (the company I work for) puts on industry socials every 8 – 10 weeks – This is also quite a good site for evenst (although it covers landbased as well and not so much affiliate events. http://www.gamingfloor.com/confexs/2009.html
If you attend CAP Euro Amsterdam – I highly recommend you attend a day or two early to make it to a4uExpo Europe as this preceedes our event and is noramlly pretty good – Their info is on http://www.a4uexpo.com
@TheGooner 196865 wrote:
ZERO. None of the conferences are “must attend”.
The session line-ups are fairly standard, and most regular attendees are quoted as going fro the “networking and parties mostly”.
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Set up meetings and try and deal when you are there – but dont become the conference whore that must be at every ‘must attend’ event.
IMHO – unless you plan and can turn out a deal that is going to more than cover the cost of the flight and travel out there, then weigh up what your objectives are and if its worth your time. I think Bob rains did an article on it that is worth reading.
(Or if you have pull with the programs you work with, get them to pick up the cost)Here is Bob’s article http://www.casinoaffiliateprograms.com/learningcenter/offline/bob-rains-q-a-for-wednesday-jan-21-2009-getting-the-most-out-of-cap-euro-london.php
and another good one http://www.pokeraffiliateprograms.com/blog/2008/09/15/tricks-of-the-trade-%e2%80%93-7-tips-for-affiliate-managers-to-have-a-successful-gaming-conference/
Allenm;196885 wrote:I would say any event in Amsterdam is a must attend. :tongue:Haha I have to agree with you there, we have a yearly convention there in our business and it’s always a blast!
Personally I attend as many events as possible.
I attend all the CAP events obviously and in the past have attended others as well. The networking and new partnerships I garner at the shows more then pay for my time and travel costs.
You also have the opportunity make new friends who are in the industry and will last a lifetime. All of my best friends have come through the shows and I guess I am an event junkie of sorts. :tongue:
