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‘GO! Kind of
essential really, if you're serious about it . . .’
Ian Anderson, fRoots
Magazine
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Take
Something New Away
Whatever area of performance, teaching, producing or
promoting you are in, you
will benefit from being a delegate.
This is not a Conference just for the mighty and successful to show
off. It is for all of us to tell of our ups and downs, our rich
knowledge and experiences, put a face to the name and solve the problem
in your work. A place to ask the questions, learn from and teach
others, share what you know and take away a great deal more useful
information than you arrived with!
book
now...
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The
Local Authority Forum at the AFO
A unique opportunity for Festival and Event Organisers to
meet the experts on all things Local Authority.
Green Field Site, Town Based, Community Partnership or
Private Enterprise, it doesn’t matter what kind of festival or event
you run, we all touch base with our Local Authority. Everything from
Licensing to Food Hygiene, the Emergency Services to Site Safety (open
all day Saturday). You simply can’t run an event without talking to
your local officers. Come and meet leading experts from the fields of
Fire Safety, Policing a Festival, Licensing your Event, Health &
Safety and Environmental Health and and get your unique partnership
sorted.
join
us and them at AFO Conference...
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+ Get £100’s of
FREE advice with our unique one-to-ones on:
• Legal Issues - free advice from leading Licensing and Events
Solicitor Jon Payne of HLF (Sat)
• Insurance Issues, with the AFO Insurance Scheme partner La Playa
Insurance (Sat)
• Governance, Business Planning and more with Rick Bond of The Complete
Works (Sat & Sun)
• Musicians Union Drop-in Centre. Your questions answered, your
concerns shared. (All Weekend)
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By reading this
you have just taken the first step to being a delegate at the most
important Conference & Training weekend of your career.
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Folk Industry
Day – Friday 19 November 2010
“I learnt
more at the Folk Industry Conference than I have in the last 18 months
of working in the industry… it has really allowed me to consolidate my
skills, my vision and where I need to take it.”
Sam Lee, Club
Organiser, Singer and Promoter
book now...
An
action-packed and thought-provoking day of keynote speeches, workshops,
presentations and discussion, across 3 strands. Spend the day on one
strand or drop in and out of all three. A day for all those working in,
with and for Folk Music and Dance. Artists, Teachers, Developers,
Activists, Promoters and Label Managers. read
more...
The
Musicians Union present Making it in the Folk Music
Business
Sessions for
Artists exploring how to get gigs and make a
living, covering publicity, legal issues, partnerships, health and
safety and more with leading
artists and experts from the Industry. The perfect
opportunity for new artists to get a basic grounding or for the more
experienced to get inspiration to take their career onto the next
level. read more...
The English Folk
Dance & Song Society Education present Folk Arts Education Day
For everyone involved in or interested in folk arts education – from
new or aspiring practitioners, to highly experienced professionals. A
space for two-way dialogue between folk arts educators and the wider
worlds of dance, music and arts education including: schools, music
services, arts organisations and local authorities. Addressing key
questions like "Why do and why should these organisations want to
engage with folk?" and "What can folk contribute that other
forms can’t?" read
more...
FolkArts England
present The
Complete Package / Selling Folk
Sessions for Agents, Managers, Producers, Promoters and Label Managers
including how to link all parts of the business, planning a tour,
making and keeping your contacts, understanding each other’s needs,
selling albums, our relationship with the media and more. read more...
“The most
organised and interesting music Conference I have ever attended...I am
genuinely inspired by what a great industry (folk) is to be involved
in”
Tom
Rose, Navigator/Reveal Records
book now...
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Festival
Organisers - Go Home Inspired!
“I
can honestly say that AFO Conference was the best organised,
wonderfully located and most convivial Conference I have ever attended”
Rick Bond, The Complete Works
book
now...
The annual gathering of Festival Organisers, Events
Managers, Agents and Industry Experts and the “number 1” networking
opportunity. Join us on Friday evening for our opening with “A Festival Story” as Dave and Laura Farrow
(Festival Directors) give us a unique insight on the
journey of
Beautiful Days Festival from a 2000 to 15,000 capacity
event.
At AFO
Conference we always cover the topics of the day and
listen to what our members want and need to hear about. Come along,
learn, share, network, re-engage the passion for what you do and go
home inspired!
A few topics to get you thinking....
The Changing Face of Marketing • Planning your Production
• Artists Fees and Hospitality • Medical Cover • Safe Festivals for
Children • Dressing and Decorating your Site • Festival Communications
• Understanding Recycling / avoiding ‘greenwash’• iProgrammes and much
much more......
read
more...
And a few Speakers including...
Jane Wilson, National Association of Local Government Arts
Officers • Andy Grove, Local Authority Event Organisers Group • The
Institute of Licensing • Gary Couper, Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue
Service • Andrew Langford and Stuart Ellis, The National Police
Improvements Agency • John Wallace, Stage Electrics • Peter Kendall,
Ambulance Advisor, Dept of Health • Steve Henderson, UK Centre for
Events Management • Paddy Allen, Festival Site Manager and Stewards
Co-ordinator • Peter Allison, Events and Management Services • Rick
Bond, The Complete Works • Adrian Phillips, Voice Social Media • Steve
Wild, Virtual Festivals and plenty more....
read
more...
book
now...
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