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Guides and news on running conferences and finding speakers, sponsors and media.
Sponsor Email Templates for Conferences (With Follow-Ups)
Copy-and-adapt sponsor outreach email templates for conferences: first contact, warm intro, day-3 and day-7 follow-ups, proposal, confirmation and renewal.
Running a Conference in Latin America as a Foreign Organizer
A guide for foreign organizers running a conference in Latin America: local partners, language, payments and currency, venues, permits and promotion.
Media Partnerships for Events: What to Offer and What to Ask
How media partnerships work for conferences: barter terms, what to offer and ask for, finding the right outlets in Latin America and tracking results.
How to Run a Call for Papers, Start to Finish
Run a call for papers end to end: write the call, promote it, review fairly, accept and reject well, and turn selected talks into a balanced agenda.
How to Find Sponsors for a Conference in Latin America
A practical playbook for finding, pitching and closing conference sponsors in Latin America, from building a target list to signing the deal.
How to Organize a Crypto and Web3 Conference in Latin America
A practical guide to organizing a crypto or web3 conference in Latin America: audience, sponsors, regulation, stablecoin payments, content and safety.
Conference Planning Checklist: 6 Months Out to the Day After
A staged conference planning checklist, from six months out to the day after, covering venue, speakers, sponsors, promotion, production and follow-up.
Conference Budget Template: Line Items, Revenue and Contingency
How to build a conference budget: cost line items, revenue sources, contingency and a hypothetical example table for a mid-size event in Latin America.