What is the application process?
8 December 2023 •
- Anyone can apply via the application link on our website if they feel they meet the assessment criteria (see below). Invitations are also distributed from our AIME database or from hotel partners and exhibitors
- If you receive an invitation and you’d like to be a hosted buyer (or semi-hosted), complete the online application form. Both buyer types are on the same form, you will be asked to nominate your preference on the form
- Once the application is received, the hosted buyer team will check and verify the information provided to ensure we’re attracting quality buyers to the event. This will involve contacting the venues outlined in your application to verify your events. Reference checks will be undertaken if necessary, and you may be contacted to provide more information on clients, venues or suppliers who can verify your event management credentials. You may think this is a long process however, as you can imagine, it is costly to host our buyers, and we need to ensure that we are providing our exhibitors with quality buyers with purchasing power
- Some applications will be quicker to process than others, for example applications from the larger and well-established, reputable event management companies are usually quick to process and can be turned around in a day or two. Other applications can take much longer to verify (as per above), especially in peak periods where lots of applications are being received or if referee information is being sought
- If your application is approved, you will receive an email with instructions to read and accept the Terms and Conditions (Ts&Cs) for being hosted
- Once the Ts & Cs are signed off you will receive an email confirming your application, together with an indication of the next steps in the process, for example flight information or exhibitor preferences for the PSAs, dietary requirements etc.
- If your application does not meet our assessment criteria you will be notified and invited to register as a self-funded ‘visitor buyer’ – these applications will open on our website aime.com.au much closer to the show