ITM Events
ITM’s educational events usually take place during business hours, take the form of two day conferences, half, three-quarter or full day Forums, and web-meetings and take place in and around the UK.
There are five categories of ITM educational event, each attended by up to 500 attendees, with equal ratios of buyers to suppliers being encouraged.
Each event is designed to provide business travel procurement professionals with case studies, best practice guides and benchmarking tools.
Annual Conference
ITM's once a year annual conference takes place in the spring at a different location in one of the association's seven regions. For details of ITM's 2008 conference please visit www.itm2008.org
Focus Forums
Focus Forums are one day events dedicated to a single topic, and comprises buyer case studies, panel sessions and audience Q&A on different facets of the central topic. These forums give delegates a chance to work in detail on key industry issues.
National Forums
National Forums are one day mini-conferences, each approaching four topics with a combination of buyer case studies, panel sessions and audience Q&A. and speaker panels. These forums give delegates the chance to discuss broad industry trends and issues with their peers.
Partnership Forums
ITM jointly hosts half and three-quarter day forums in partnership with other associations, each focusing on topics in common. These forums are designed to bring in additional expertise on peripheral content for ITM members.
Industry Circles
ITM undertakes up to 6 virtual events per annum allowing delegates to participate in educational events without the need to leave your desk. Sessions focus on a single subject and normally comprise a keynote presenter with group discussion and Q&A afterwards.
ITM's Focus, National and Partnership Forums are available to all ITM members free of charge, although there is a cancellation charge for no shows. Non-members may also attend these events, subject to availability, at the following rates. The annual conference and the Industry Circles are for members only but both carry a charge - prices upon application.
Cost of Events
| All forums are free to ITM Members | |
| Half day events | £49.00 - Non-ITM Members |
| Three quarter day events | £79.00 - Non-ITM Members |
| Full day events | £99.00 - Non-ITM Members |
| Annual Conference and Industry Circles | Prices upon application to members only |
As well as educational events, each of the ITM regions also organise social and networking events, which are listed in the events calendar.
