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AEO

REPRESENTATION, COMMUNITY, TALENT, INSIGHT - FOR YOU, YOUR STAFF & CUSTOMERS!

AEO FaceTime resources, free to members, will inform, engage and excite your customers
Industry networking opportunities with your peers
Insider intelligence via AEO research projects
Training and development opportunities for your staff
Firsthand insight on how AEO works with the UK Government to champion the event industry
Opportunity to learn from your peers and put best practice into practice

Member Testimonials

As AEO members, in addition to our many initiatives that add value to and support your business, you are entitled to a range of exclusive offers and benefits:

Free online recruitment advertising
Access to AEO Technical Help providing advice on health, safety and operational issues
Free consultation covering event logistics for both UK and international events, with our logistics experts and partners DB Schenker
Free VAT advice with our money experts – Kingston Smith Chartered Accountants
Free category entry into the AEO Excellence Awards

AEO Organiser Membership

AEO Organiser Membership serves those UK based companies engaged in the business of organising events. If an organiser sells space in square metres, fees are charged based on the number of square metres of exhibition space sold. For organisers who do not sell in square metres, flat rate fees are charged.

For more information on the fee structure, please refer to the membership form or contact our Head of Events, Sarah Scott.

AEO Enterprise Membership

AEO Enterprise Membership serves those engaged in the business of organising events having sold less than 2,000 square metres of space per year.

If you would like to apply for Enterprise Membership please refer to our membership form or contact our Head of Events, Sarah Scott.

AEO International Membership

AEO International Membership serves organisers and venues whose business is based outside the UK and who have no more than 5 staff employed in a UK office

If you would like to apply for International Membership please refer to our membership form or contact our Head of Events, Sarah Scott.

"Broadway Events joined the AEO on the Enterprise Membership. We’ve already taken advantage of the many benefits including the excellent FaceTime Masterclasses and training guides for exhibitors."

Emma Barrett
Broadway Events
"We are a member of the AEO because it is a proactive association for the events industry. As an organiser it provides us with high value ideas, networking, guidance and information."

David Harrison
PPMA Group
"This year, the association has led working groups to address industry issues and put on some amazing events full of insightful content for both organisers and, through the AEOs FaceTime initiative, exhibitors. In addition, the AEO has represented the industry at a Governmental level to raise awareness of the importance of events to the UK economy."

Paul Byrom
Upper Street Events
"I genuinely believe that if you’re involved in organising events you should become a member of the AEO."

Simon Kimble
Clarion Events
"Our membership of the AEO represents real and tangible value for UBM - it provides fantastic networking opportunities, practical training for our team as well as valuable insight into the state of our industry."

Simon Parker
Informa Markets
"As an Association business, we appreciate the excellent work the secretariat of the AEO do for our community. From the events side of our business, the AEO provides an excellent return on investment, providing thought leadership, fantastic networking, brilliant awards, excellent research and FaceTime, a valuable tool to tell our markets why exhibitions and events should be an essential part of the marketing mix."

Neil Felton
FESPA
"AEO’s networking and member meetings are valuable for individuals at all levels within our organisation. The promotion of our sector to the outside world, to government, authorities and business at large is another vital aspect of the AEO’s purpose for members, many of whom, like my company, work on events throughout the world."

Stephen Brooks
Mack Brooks Exhibitions
“Knowledge is power and the AEO dinners are certainly powerful, there is always a wealth of knowledge at the table. Insightful presentations make for a constructive and extremely social way to learn from the experts who’ve done it before. I attended the Japanese evening and gained really valuable insight about the culture and how best to communicate with a local audience.”

John Whitaker
Vice President Marketing, Data & Digital , dmg events
"We have the opportunity to contribute positively to the industry as well as gaining valuable insight and advice. There’s no need to spend valuable time and money reinventing the wheel when you have so many experienced professionals in AEO membership to learn from”

Emma Cartmell
CHS Group
"JOINING THE AEO HAS BEEN FANTASTIC! Being able to gift our customers with free places at the FaceTime masterclasses, learn alongside industry peers and seek advice to common challenges is invaluable”

Sharon Azam
GovNet Communications
I just wanted to send my most sincere thanks for everything that you and the AEO team are doing to help navigate the events industry through the pandemic. The working groups and communication from the AEO have been excellent and I’m really appreciative of being part of such a wonderful organisation.

Simon Burns
ICHF Events
I think what the AEO has been doing during this tough time has been exceptional.

Greg Cherry
QD Events LTD
It is so useful to hear from your peers at this time. Please pass my thanks to Ruth and the BTIG panel

Dan Assor
CloserStill Media
Just wanted to thank you and Ruth this morning for the Zoom meeting - it was really interesting to hear how things are moving along in the virtual/hybrid meeting/exhibitions. All very new to me, so a lot to digest.

Maureen Wright
Optic UK
The session this morning was fantastic. We are right in the midst of this and the information was so useful. We can apply it immediately

Claire Adams
FESPA

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