SBC 2024 Seminar Planning: First Round Is Underway

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Posted on November 21, 2023

The 2024 Safer Buildings Coalition Seminar Season will be one of our most ambitious years ever as we take our mission on the road.

Paid Tier SBC members have received the official ballot for choosing seminar sponsorships and locations. Seminar City Selection balloting is open till November 30th, and the Seminar List with Confirmed Sponsors will be posted by close of business December 1st. Round 2, which invites Paid Tier members to submit bids for the remaining available cities, kicks off Friday, December 8th. 

Read on for more details on the upcoming seminar season.

Seminar Program Details & Timelines 

  1. For 2024: Improved access to sponsorship opportunities: [Revised on 12/4/23 from Previous Publication]
    1. Increasing number of available sponsor tables to 8 per event (space permitting). 
    2. Lead Sponsor continues to enjoy additional benefits of hosting seminar events.
    3. All member orgs are welcome to sponsor, regardless of sponsor mix. (No vetoes or blocking by other sponsors.) 
    4. Lead sponsors are no longer responsible for recruiting co-sponsors for the other two speaking roles.
    5. Lead sponsors are no longer responsible for buying out empty speaking slots if still open at 60 days before the event date.
  2. 2024 Seminar Sponsor Pricing – Big Savings Available!* 
    1. Package Pricing 
      • Speaking Sponsorships (includes free Table Top): 
        • QTY 1-2: $2,500 each 
        • QTY 3-4: $2,250 each [save 10%] 
        • QTY 5+: $1,875 each [save 25%] 
      • Table Tops: 
        • QTY 1-2: $999 each 
        • QTY 3-4: $899 each [save 10%] 
        • QTY 5+: $750 each [save 25%] 

          *All seminar sponsorships require membership renewal commitment
  3. TIMELINE 
    1. Sponsorship OFFICIAL Ballot Select your Cities: 
      • [THIS LINK WAS SENT TO THE PRIMARY CONTACT FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION - SEE INFO BOX BELOW]
        *ONLY PAID TIER SBC MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE
      • Closes Nov 30th 
    2. Preliminary Results Published: December 4th. 
    3. Lock In Date: Friday, December 8th – Sponsors must commit to their city picks by the Lock-In Date. Upon locking in, Sponsors will be invoiced and SBC will begin planning the 2024 Seminar venues, marketing and travel. After the Lock-In date, SBC may accept additional requests from members to hold seminars in additional cities. 
    4. Round 2 will begin on Friday, December 8th – An email will be sent to the Primary Contacts for each paid tier member company to provide link to submit bids for the remaining available cities. (some slots may be reserved to allow for new members joining throughout 2024.)

 

2023 Stats

Here are some key stats and observations from the '23 seminar season.

2023 Seminar Stats

Attendee Stats Observations:

  • 33 Seminars in 2022, 25 Seminars in 2023 
  • Average Attendance up 10%, from 48.8 attendees per event to 53.8 per event. 
  • Increases in the number of Jurisdiction Officials 
  • AHJ + 30% 
  • Radio Shop + 54% 
  • Jurisdiction Officials and System Integrators make up 72% of audience 
  • 538 Total Jurisdiction / Government Attendees! 
  • 439 System Integrators!

City by City Results:

City by city 

Observations:

  • Florida continues to draw strong attendance. 
  • California and Texas also strong interest 
  • SBC Pushing into Emerging Markets: 
    • Upstate NY 
    • Milwaukee 
    • Omaha 
    • Boise 
    • Oklahoma City 
    • Kansas City 
    • Spokane 
  • Decreasing the number of markets in 2023 allowed SBC to attend more national and regional conferences 

DON'T MISS OUT!

Is your company participating in the 2024 SBC Seminar Series?

The Primary Contact we have listed for your company was sent an Email with all instructions.

If you have a QUESTION, CONCERN, OR JUST WANT TO VERIFY YOUR COMPANY PARTICIPATION:  Contact Us!