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UPCOMING EVENTS
![AIF Members Meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1715615793003-KDP3A342QZLB2NU7H2GN/Screenshot+2024-04-30+at+12.01.08.png)
AIF Members Meeting
Our monthly meeting is open to all AIF Festival members to attend. We will catch you up on all AIF work, get feedback on key issues and there is an opportunity for open discussion. Access information and agenda will be sent to all members in advance of the meeting.
![Festival Debrief Day](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1711452873294-2LB6X2K0WERRM3GEYHUR/AIFcongress2023-13.jpg)
Festival Debrief Day
A new in-person event for 2024. Facilitated sessions for festival teams to debrief on their events and discuss issues and solutions. More information on this event coming soon to members.
![AIF Members Meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1715615809675-VXQ48RHMTX6UZM0JF40G/Screenshot+2024-04-30+at+12.01.08.png)
AIF Members Meeting
Our monthly meeting is open to all AIF Festival members to attend. We will catch you up on all AIF work, get feedback on key issues and there is an opportunity for open discussion. Access information and agenda will be sent to all members in advance of the meeting.
![Festival Members & Supplier Friends Networking Dinner](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1713794801082-0N53PXR6JZGM4A1TDF5X/IMG_4152.jpeg)
Festival Members & Supplier Friends Networking Dinner
Join us for our annual Festival and Supplier networking dinner, at a central London location. This will be first come, first served when registration opens, with a balanced mix of festival operators and Supplier Friends of AIF. This event is always a sellout, with a waiting list for spots. More info coming soon.
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AIF Members Meeting
Our monthly meeting is open to all AIF Festival members to attend. We will catch you up on all AIF work, get feedback on key issues and there is an opportunity for open discussion. Access information and agenda will be sent to all members in advance of the meeting.
![AIF Webinar with OnSinch: How to manage temporary staff and volunteers at festivals. Help us design your dream platform.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1717165423608-F4U5D9YMEF9338IM7IFY/OnSinch+Webinar+for+Website.png)
AIF Webinar with OnSinch: How to manage temporary staff and volunteers at festivals. Help us design your dream platform.
David Suslik, CEO of OnSinch, will showcase their workforce management & community-building software for festivals.
![AIF Webinar: Access Riders with the Musicians Union](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1717156207105-ANB6BM5W36VORMR8PS9V/MU+Webinar+for+Website.png)
AIF Webinar: Access Riders with the Musicians Union
In this webinar, MU member and Cheltenham Festivals Innovation Manager Andrew Lansley will take you through why we need access riders, what they look like, how to write one and what you should do if you receive one.
![AIF Roundtables - ‘Planet Friendly Merch’](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1711364146195-9PMZDXKBO80G9NQWI1I8/AIFcongress2023-100.jpg)
AIF Roundtables - ‘Planet Friendly Merch’
If you’ve got some burning questions, a problem you can’t quite solve, or some expert knowledge to impart - the AIF Festival Round Tables are open to our entire membership to get together and discuss in a welcoming environment. Facilitated by AIF, we hope these will become key online meeting points for you; whilst feeding into our work, and helping to improve the industry through knowledge sharing and best practice. This roundtable will be an open forum to discuss merchandising, in particular how to achieve ‘planet friendly merch’ whilst meeting your aims to buid community or your bottom line.
![Webinar: AIF x Crescat: Forward planning for 2025, 2026 and beyond!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1711913490130-97ATW4H1IZPM01ZGDYV1/AIFCONG3.jpg)
Webinar: AIF x Crescat: Forward planning for 2025, 2026 and beyond!
Join AIF and Crescat as we explore smarter, more efficient, more cost effective ways to plan festival production and deliver successful festivals for years to come.
![AIF x British Council - ASEAN Delegation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1717156584906-QVC226M4WDJRQSHS3K8C/ASEAN+AIF.jpg)
AIF x British Council - ASEAN Delegation
An opportunity for UK festival organisers to meet & network with a delegation of music industry professionals from ASEAN (Association of SouthEast Asian Nations) with the British Council.
Discussions on placemaking, funding, creative identity & more.
![AIF Roundtables - Volunteering](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1713802163482-O9RV9ZOOEFNDU08HFT80/Volunteer+Roundtable+for+Website.png)
AIF Roundtables - Volunteering
If you’ve got some burning questions, a problem you can’t quite solve, or some expert knowledge to impart - the AIF Festival Round Tables are open to our entire membership to get together and discuss in a welcoming environment. Facilitated by AIF, we hope these will become key online meeting points for you; whilst feeding into our work, and helping to improve the industry through knowledge sharing and best practice. This roundtables will be a space to discuss volunteering - what to do, what not to do, best practice, recruitment and anything else you want to put in the mix.
![Webinar: AIF x We Do Ads: Selling Tickets Using Simple Digital Advertising Strategies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1713802257200-K2HS72YZCBC98OGJN9BK/We+Do+Ads+Webinar+for+Website.png)
Webinar: AIF x We Do Ads: Selling Tickets Using Simple Digital Advertising Strategies
Social media ads & search engine ads, when done correctly, can be a gold mine of ticket sales. But, when done incorrectly, it can be an easy way to burn through precious marketing budget. Advertising agency director, Isaac Twidale, guides you through the common sense advertising tactics that work and the major pitfalls to avoid.
![AIF Members Meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1713794761059-0BOPUSEYUIXKFY4DTZ37/IMG_9055.jpeg)
![Webinar: AIF & Arts Council England Information Session](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1711913534641-TB1QSZZ6AKK1WE3CQLI3/AIFCONG5.jpg)
Webinar: AIF & Arts Council England Information Session
An introduction to Arts Council England’s funding programmes including National Lottery Project Grants, Developing Your Creative Practice and the Supporting Grassroots Music time limited priority.
Supporting Grassroots Music is targeted at music festivals (as well as venues for live and electronic music, promoters, recording studios and rehearsal studios) and provides funding for organisations to bring live and electronic music to the public and support the development of talent.
![AIF Members Meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65f1906237072c2f174055e7/1711363980910-CV0SVF25DA86VY68O8GP/AIFcongress2023-70.jpg)
AIF Members Meeting
Our monthly meeting is open to all AIF Festival members to attend. We will catch you up on all AIF work, get feedback on key issues and there is an opportunity for open discussion. Access information and agenda will be sent to all members in advance of the meeting.