Criteria:

Each participant is requested to provide one lead meeting the following criteria:

• International rotation (regionally rotating leads are excluded)
• Minimum 500 pax
• Association congress that rotates on a regular basis
• Must have been held within the past 2 years or future, OR bid won/lost within the past 2 years
• Lead must not be on our exclusion list (see table below)
• Live (in person), hybrid or virtual events are accepted if they meet the above criteria
• Each participant must commit to attend the session at IMEX Frankfurt

Once the lead is approved by GainingEdge, an online form will be provided. You can view the sample form – which needs to be completed AFTER your lead is accepted – here. GainingEdge will need to confirm that your lead fulfils the participation criteria and that there is no duplication.

Once the completed form is returned to GainingEdge, more detailed information may need to be gathered by GainingEdge and/or Participant (if there are gaps in the information). Please note if you participated in the program in previous years, you must provide a different lead in 2024. In addition, GainingEdge has the right of first offer if the same lead is provided by another city. This is to ensure that there is no duplication of leads. See below for leads included in the 2021 (online), 2022 and 2023 programmes which are automatically excluded for exchange in 2024.

In sufficient time prior to GainingLeads 2024, a comprehensive document of all leads, containing detailed information will be provided to all participants.

Note that there is a maximum capacity for 20 convention bureaus per session. Also note that we only accept max three bureaus per country on a first-come, first-served basis.