13 Reasons to visit the Cepic 2010 congress

CEPIC attendance is set to beat that of previous years by quite some margin. With two weeks to go before the conference the organisation has released a reminder of why picture sellers should attend the yearly event.

13 Reasons You Should Attend the 2010 CEPIC International Congress and New Media Conference, which is located on our doorsteps in beautiful Dublin:

1. Share ideas with the top minds and innovators in the photo library industry from across the world
2. Discover how to stay ahead of the curve and beat the Recession with tried and trusted tips as well as new ideas  – included in the Congress fee is free entry to the New Media Conference
3. Network with your industry peers from around the globe and find out what everyone who is anyone in stock is up to
4. Find out about Social Media from Visionaries like Mark Little and the secrets of Jerry Kennelly’s amazing $135 million exit from the industry and other inspirational stories
5.  Take away ideas and inspiration from speakers that will inform, educate and challenge you including Lord Watson of Richmond, Ben Edelman from Harvard and companies like Cisco, AT&T and Google and Mark Little
6.  Attend an amazing workshop run by Paul Grant of The Funding Game of how to raise equity finance to grow your business. This workshop is included in the delegate fee but normally sells out at several hundreds of pounds in London
7. Learn about Copyright, Opportunities for Growth in the Online Space and the convergence of traditional and new media on our most amazing seminar programme yet
8. Get the whole story on where Stock Photography is heading and where you should be pointing your business so that you thrive in our new Coalition era
9. Learn how to navigate through the minefield of international contracts and do business that emphasis the importance of the Export Markets to the UK
10. Have fun in Dublin with your industry peers and it’s only a hop, skip and a jump away. You can get there so cheaply on Ryan Air, BMI, Aer Lingus and Easy Jet in just over a day or even take the ferry from Holyhead.
11. CEPIC’s new President is Christina Vaughan of London based Image Source – make sure she has your ear in shaping the future of CEPIC
12. Go to the Irish Races, Drink Guinness in the Storehouse and enjoy the surroundings of the newly built Aviva stadium, formerly Landsdowne Road – home to Irish Football and Rugby – we have arranged free behind the scenes tours
13. Last but certainly not least, if you are not there, you can be sure your competitors will be – getting the edge on you – so make sure you register today at www.cepic.org/Dublin. Due to the previous volcanic ash challenges, we are extending our 15^th May early bird offer to  Fast Media readers. Sign up today!

Who Should  Attend: 

• Photo Library Owners and Managers

• Creative Directors and Art Directors

• Web Masters and IT staff

•  Middle and top managers

• Distribution and International Sales Managers

•  Marketing and promotion managers

• Research and development  personnel

• Sales management • Media executives

• Social media strategists

• Media venture capitalists looking for their next investment

  Anyone  who wants to be ahead of the curve in the Visual Communications Industry