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Advance Coverage Opportunities:
Professional journalists and editors, employed by media organizations:
At least two recent and substantive bylined articles in relevant media-company publications, websites or blogs. The articles must clearly display authorship.
Freelance journalists:
Documentation of a specific assignment to cover the event for a relevant media-company publication, website or blog. The documentation must include the assigning editor’s contact information.
Press
Press at MPITechCon:
Welcome to the online Press Office for MPI TechCon 2013 in Chicago, IL. We look forward to connecting with professional members of the media through this page for the meeting industry technology conference: MPITechCon.
- Media Credentials: Available at the registration desk at TechCon (see below)
- Social Media: Follow TechCon on Twitter at the event hash tag: #MPITechCon, #HackMPI and @MPITechCon.
- Follow MPI TechCon on Facebook: Meeting Professionals International – Chicago Area Chapter
- Join the Conversation on LinkedIn; Meeting Professionals International – Chicago Area Chapter
- Follow News Updates at: www.mpitechcon.com
- Follow Hackathon information at www.mpitechcon.com/hackathon
- TechCon Event App: TechCon event information on your Smart Phone and iPad soon.
- MPI Chicago and TechCon Fact Sheet (.pdf)
Media Contact: Jill Kaplan at jillk@answersmediainc.com or 312-421-0113 ext. 5204
Advance Coverage Opportunities:
Many of our exceptional speakers, organizers and experts are available in advance of our conference for interviews with professional and social media representatives. We ask that you contact us at to submit your request at jillk@answersmediainc.com so that we may coordinate with booking agents and managers accordingly.
Press Pass Requests:
Press passes are mostly offered to professional journalists affiliated with recognized and relevant media outlets, on occasion bloggers or alternative media request could be accepted.
To request a press pass, please contact Jill Kaplan at jillk@answersmediainc.com. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.
Be prepared to present the following upon request:
Professional journalists and editors, employed by media organizations:
At least two recent and substantive bylined articles in relevant media-company publications, websites or blogs. The articles must clearly display authorship.
Freelance journalists:
Documentation of a specific assignment to cover the event for a relevant media-company publication, website or blog. The documentation must include the assigning editor’s contact information.
Who might not qualify:
Press passes may be denied for: Public relations professionals, marketing professionals, advertising professionals, sales professionals, IT professionals, financial/investment analysts, venture capitalists, writers for user-group/community newsletters or blogs, writers for vendor or in-house publications, bloggers/pod-casters for personal or vendor websites, book authors and editors, technology consultants and freelance analysts. On occasion TechCon may grant press passes for specific exceptions, it is required that new/alternative media request in advance. For more information or to request a press pass, please contact Jill Kaplan at jillk@answersmediainc.com or 312-421-0113 ext. 5204.
Press passes may be denied for: Public relations professionals, marketing professionals, advertising professionals, sales professionals, IT professionals, financial/investment analysts, venture capitalists, writers for user-group/community newsletters or blogs, writers for vendor or in-house publications, bloggers/pod-casters for personal or vendor websites, book authors and editors, technology consultants and freelance analysts. On occasion TechCon may grant press passes for specific exceptions, it is required that new/alternative media request in advance. For more information or to request a press pass, please contact Jill Kaplan at jillk@answersmediainc.com or 312-421-0113 ext. 5204.
