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network with more than 13,000 insolvency professionals

events.abi.org ABI’s calendar of events includes many exciting and innovative sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities. Now you can network with decision-makers, showcase your company’s services and products, and strengthen ties with existing clients—all while positioning your firm with the trusted ABI name.

Whether you choose to exhibit, sponsor or both, your presence at ABI events assures you of having face-to-face contact and brand visibility to your target audience.

Choose from a variety of conferences, including: To learn more about ABI’s national event sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, please contact Anne-Marie Corkran, Director of Marketing, at acorkran@abiworld.org.

•• Two national meetings Two regional conferences •• Several regional conferences •• A wide selection of specialized and international programs A specialized •• Five consumer-only conferences conferences

20% consumer ABI national meeting business and consumer attendees

80% business

2013 ABI Events with Sponsorship and Exhibiting Opportunities Meet top-level professionals and key decision-makers from across the insolvency spectrum, including attorneys (both business and consumer), turnaround specialists, trustees, accountants, appraisers, liquidators, bankruptcy judges, law professors, financial advisors and more.

National Events ABI’s national events attract high-level insolvency professionals from every corner of the bankruptcy community. Choose from a generous selection of sponsorship levels to fit your budget. Whether you are marketing to the business or consumer professional, these events carry unique and exclusive branding opportunities for your firm. National Conference exhibit space is $2,900 and includes one conference registration.

Non-attorney attendee profile

appraiser/liquidators

credit counseling & collections

financial services

Annual Spring Meeting

April 18-21 • National Harbor, Md. Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center Target Audience: 1,100 attendees 80% Business, 20% Consumer

investment bankers

judges and judicial adminstration

Winter Leadership Conference

Dec. 5-7 • Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Terranea Resort Target Audience: 700-750 attendees 80% Business, 20% Consumer

National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (NCBJ) Nov. 1 • Atlanta ABI-Sponsored Luncheon Atlanta Marriott Marquis Target Audience: 400-500 Luncheon Guests 70% Business, 30% Consumer (Luncheon sponsorships available)

trustees

turnaround professionals

15% 5% 20% 10% 15% 10% 25%

2013 Regional Events ABI’s Regional Conferences focus solely on insolvency trends and issues affecting bankruptcy law and practice in that particular geographic area, as well as across the country. With the variety of sponsorship opportunities available, your firm will take “center stage” and leave a lasting impression with attendees. Regional Conference exhibit space is $1,600 and includes one conference registration.

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference

Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop

Four Seasons Hotel Denver Jan. 24-25 • Denver Target Audience: 230 attendees 70% Business, 30% Consumer

The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island July 18-21 • Amelia Island, Fla. Target Audience: 300 attendees 70% Business, 30% Consumer

Bankruptcy Battleground West

Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop

Hyatt Regency Century Plaza March 22 • Los Angeles Target Audience: 200 attendees 100% Business

Southwest Bankruptcy Conference

Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Aug. 22-24 • Incline Village, Nev. Target Audience: 400 attendees 80% Business, 20% Consumer

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop

ABI/UMKC Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute

Grand Traverse Resort June 13-16 • Traverse City, Mich.

Target Audience: 375 attendees 75% Business, 25% Consumer

Northeast Bankruptcy Conference

Hyatt Regency Newport July 11-14 • Newport, R.I. Target Audience: 450 attendees 70% Business, 30% Consumer

80%-B 20%-C

Hotel Hershey Aug. 8-10 • Hershey, Pa. Target Audience: 250 attendees 90% Business, 10% Consumer

New York City Bankruptcy Conference New York Hilton May 16 • New York Target Audience: 500 attendees 100% Business

Southwest

Location TBD Oct. 4 • Kansas City, Mo. Target Audience: 150 60% Business, 40% Consumer

BBW

100% B

To learn more about ABI’s regional event sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities, please contact Sharisa Sloan, Events Marketing Specialist, at ssloan@abiworld.org.

RMBC

70%-B 30%-C

Northeast

Midwestern

60%-B 40%-C

70%-B 30%-C

Central States

75%-B 25%-C

NYCBC

100% B Mid-Atlantic

90%-B 10%-C

Southeast

70%-B 30%-C

Specialty & International Events Have a specific insolvency market in mind? Showcase your brand, products and services to your targeted niche by exhibiting at or sponsoring any of these specialized insolvency conferences.

VALCON

Views from the Bench, DC

Four Seasons Hotel Feb. 20-22 • Las Vegas Co-hosted by ABI, AIRA and the University of Texas School of Law

Georgetown University Law Center Washington, D.C. • October 4

Attendees: 200-225

Views from the Bench, DE

Target Market: Distressed-

Hotel du Pont Wilmington, Del. • November 25

Debt, Restructuring and Valuation Professionals Exhibit Space and Sponsorships available; Contact Joanna Jefferson at University of Texas School of Law at jjefferson@law.utexas.edu

Attendees: 250

Attendees: 250 Target Market: Bankruptcy Practitioners and Judges Exhibit Space and Sponsorships available; contact Anne-Marie Corkran at acorkran@abiworld.org for the Washington, D.C., program and Sharisa Sloan at ssloan@abiworld.org for the Wilmington, Del., program.

Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law & Practice Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront March 9-11 • St. Petersburg, Fla.

Attendees: 250-300 Target Market: Commercial and Consumer Attorneys

Exhibiting & Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

Contact Sharisa Sloan, Events Marketing Specialist, at ssloan@abiworld.org.

ABI/NYU Lawrence P. King and Charles Seligson Workshop on Bankruptcy & Business Reorganization

Complex Financial Restructuring Program

International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium

Philadelphia (TBD) • Date TBD

Berlin, Germany • Date TBD

Attendees: 100

Attendees: 100

Attendees: 175-200

Target Market: Business Bankruptcy

Target Market: Bankruptcy Attorneys

Target Market: Entry-level and

Attorneys, Investment Bankers and Financial Advisors involved in insolvency and restructuring

Caribbean Insolvency Symposium

New York • Date TBD

Advanced Business Bankruptcy Attorneys and Other Insolvency Professionals

Mid-Level Professional Development Program

Corporate Restructuring Competition

Target Market: Mid-level Insolvency

Eden Roc Renaissance Miami • Feb. 7-9

Attendees: 200

Philadelphia (TBD) • Date TBD

Attendees: 150

New York • Date TBD

Attendees: 150

and Other Insolvency Professionals

Target Market: Bankruptcy Attorneys and Other Insolvency Professionals

Target Market: MBA Students and Experts in the turnaround/crisismanagement field

Professionals Locations, dates and times all subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, visit events.abi.org

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2013 Consumer Events ABI offers five programs each year geared specifically toward consumer practitioners, allowing you to market exclusively to consumer insolvency professionals. Consumer-only conference exhibit space is $1,000 (Detroit is $1,500) and includes one conference registration.

New event!

Western Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Golden Nugget Hotel Jan. 21 • Las Vegas

Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Institute Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse Feb. 17-19 • Kansas City, Mo.

Strictly Limited to 32 Attendees

Reach the consumer insolvency market! For exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sharisa Sloan, Events Marketing Specialist, at ssloan@abiworld.org.

Memphis Consumer Bankruptcy Conference University of Memphis School of Law Date TBD • Memphis, Tenn.

Attendees: 100 Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference The University of Chicago Gleacher Center Oct. 14 • Chicago

Attendees: 100 Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference MGM Grand Detroit Nov. 11 • Detroit

Attendees: 400

partners.abi.org

2013 Partner Packages ABI will work with you to build a Partner Package that meets your specific business objectives and budget. We’ll incorporate all of your interests, including advertising, exhibiting, sponsorships and memberships. Partners gain increased visibility, which includes signage, recognition in conference materials, and links to their websites, and they are recognized by ABI members as integral parts of the insolvency community.

Consistent Exposure!

Partner Packages start at $55,000 Presidential Partner

Interested in becoming an ABI Partner? Contact Anne-Marie Corkran, Director of Marketing, at acorkran@abiworld.org.

Executive Partner

Capital Partner

For the most up-to-date information on current abi partner affiliations, visit abi.org

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American Bankruptcy Institute Meeting & Event Schedule

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NCBJ/ABI Educational Program San Diego Marriott Marquis and Marina n October 26 • San Diego

Caribbean Insolvency Symposium Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach February 7-9 • Miami

Annual Spring Meeting Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center nn April 18-21 • National Harbor, Md.

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U.S./Mexico Restructuring Symposium The Four Seasons Mexico City November 7• Mexico City

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Mid-Level Professional Development Program Davis Polk & Wardwell Conference Center nn November 9 • New York Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference MGM Grand November 12 • Detroit

December ABI/SJUSL 40-Hour Mediation Training Symposium St. John’s University School of Law nn December 4-8 • New York

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January

Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference Four Seasons Hotel Denver n January 24-25 • Denver

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March Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners - Florida Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront March 7• St. Petersburg, Fla.

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Western Consumer Bankruptcy Conference Golden Nugget Hotel January 21 • Las Vegas

VALCON: Contested Valuation Issues in Bankruptcy Four Seasons Las Vegas February 20-22 • Las Vegas

ABI/SUCL Alexander L. Paskay Seminar on Bankruptcy Law and Practice Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront n March 8-9 • St. Petersburg, Fla.

Bankruptcy Battleground West Hyatt Regency Century Plaza March 22 • Los Angeles

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Nuts & Bolts for Young and New Practitioners - NYC Association of the Bar of the City of New York n TBA • New York

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New York City Bankruptcy Conference New York Hilton May 16 • New York

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Litigation Skills Symposium TBA • Dallas

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June Memphis Consumer Bankruptcy Workshop University of Memphis School of Law TBA • Memphis, Tenn.

Conrad Duberstein Moot Court Competition Duberstein U.S. Courthouse March 9-11 • New York Byrne Judicial Clerkship Institute Pepperdine University School of Law March 14-15 • Malibu, Calif.

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May

Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Practice Institute Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse February 17-19 • Kansas City, Mo.

Corporate Restructuring Competition Wharton, University of Pennsylvania November 1-2 • Philadelphia

Winter Leadership Conference JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa Nov. 29- Dec. 1 • Tucson, Ariz.

April

Central States Bankruptcy Workshop Grand Traverse Resort June 13-16 • Traverse City, Mich.

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Northeast Bankruptcy Conference Hyatt Regency Newport July 11-14 • Newport, R.I.

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Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island July 18-21 • Amelia Island, Fla.

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Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Workshop Hotel Hershey August 8-10 • Hershey, Pa.

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NCBJ/ABI Educational Program Atlanta Marriott Marquis November 1 • Atlanta

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Detroit Consumer Bankruptcy Conference MGM Grand Detroit November 11 • Detroit

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August

Southwest Bankruptcy Conference Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe August 22-24 • Incline Village, Nev.

Corporate Restructuring Competition TBA

September ABI/NYIC Golf and Tennis Fundraiser TBA Complex Financial Restructuring Program TBA

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ABI/NYU Lawrence P. King and Charles Seligson Workshop on Bankruptcy & Business Reorganization nnn TBA • New York

October ABI/UMKC Midwestern Bankruptcy Institute TBA nn October 4 • Kansas City, Mo. ABI/GULC “Views from the Bench” Georgetown University Law Center October 4 • Washington, D.C.

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NATIONAL EVENT REGIONAL EVENT SPECIALTY & INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER FOCUS BUSINESS FOCUS

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Mid-Level Professional Development Program nn TBA • New York Delaware Views from the Bench Hotel du Pont November 24 • Wilmington

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December Winter Leadership Conference Terranea Resort Dec. 5-7 • Rancho Palos Verdes, Calf.

ABI/SJUSL 40-Hour Mediation Training Symposium St. John’s University School of Law TBA • New York

Questions on specific event details? Contact Anne-Marie Corkran, Director of Marketing, at acorkran@abiworld.org.

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Chicago Consumer Bankruptcy Conference The University of Chicago Gleacher Center October 14 • Chicago

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International Insolvency & Restructuring Symposium nn TBA • Berlin, Germany

44 Canal Center Plaza • Suite 400 Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1546 Phone 703.739.0800 Fax 703.739.1060

Locations, dates and times all subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, visit events.abi.org

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