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We are delighted to launch PACA’s 16th Annual International Conference, which will be held once again in New York City. This year, we’ll be in Midtown at the New York Marriott East Side. The Conference will run from Friday, October 21st, to Sunday, October 23rd; immediately following Visual Connections NY on Thursday, October 20th.
More Value
This year, we’ve added to your attendee experience… without raising fees! Your registration now includes…
• FREE seated networking areas from Friday to Sunday
• FREE Wi-Fi for attendees in Conference areas
• Our (in)famous opening and closing night parties
• Breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday
Why New York?
Meeting in The Big Apple has many perks. For example:
• Take advantage of being in the heart of the publishing and advertising industries to meet with publishers, buyers, producers, and partners before and after the Conference
• Attend the Visual Connections Expo on the Thursday prior to the PACA Conference
• In your “off” time, dine out at some really fabulous restaurants, catch a Broadway play, or see the sights
• It's a convenient travel destination from just about anywhere on the planet
Program
This year, building on the agenda of previous years, our program will focus on the hot issues affecting the stock media industry. As ever, we’ll be looking to the future with our opening keynote speaker and carrying this inspiration through the PACA Conference program.
Insights from a visionary software company on issues such as piracy will lead on to our legal session, looking at intellectual property and copyright from the stock industry standpoint.
There will also be three sessions in partnership with Lee Torrens of Microstock Diaries focusing on:
Buyer Profiling – How to analyse to improve production and market more effectively to clients.
Social Media and ROI – Beyond branding, link building and traffic generating. How social media can generate actual revenue and return on investment; the tools and creative techniques in use in the market today.
Ingestion 2.0 - How stock agencies can attract and retain contributors in the current market: what we can learn from the techniques of crowdsourced agencies.
Networking
To better address the networking needs of all our Conference attendees, in lieu of a Hub this year we'll be providing multiple meeting rooms filled with tables and chairs and available all day, each day, for anyone to use—for free. And, you'll have 24-hour access to the Internet via Wi-Fi in all Conference areas—also free.
Venue
The New York Marriott East Side is convenient for so many NYC treasure: Times Square, the Theater District, the Empire State Bldg., MOMA, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Fifth Avenue shopping, etc. Midtown hotels are pricey, but we've negotiated an amazing rate of just $279 per night at this centrally located site. Make your reservation at http://cwp.marriott.com/nycea/paca/ by September 28 to get the PACA discount.
Register now to take advantage of the special early-bird discount rates. For more information, contact Cathy Aron, PACA Executive Director, at +1 714/815-8427 or execdirector@pacaoffice.org. More information will be available on the program and sponsorship opportunities in the coming weeks, so check here for updates.
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