When and Where
Treaty 6 Territory & Métis Homeland
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Tuesday, November 26 to Thursday, November 28, 2024
Days Inn and Conference Centre
About
Treaty 6 Territory & Métis Homeland Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Tuesday, November 26 to Thursday, November 28, 2024
Day Inn and Conference Centre, Prince Albert, SK
ABM Canada brings the ABM Community and vendors together for two full days of:
Dialogue, Sharing Meals and Visiting
Solidifying Relationships
Pre-Scheduled Business Matching to Develop New Opportunities
How It Works
You discuss your business priorities with us. Please book a meeting.
If we think attending will support your business goals, we encourage you to register.
You then purchase your registration with 31 20-minute appointment slots. The registration fee for communities and development corporations is $750 for up to four delegates. Companies pay $3150 until April 30, $3650 until August 31 and $4150 after. Membership discounts (25% or 50%) apply to the rate applicable at the time of registration.
You create an online business profile that expresses your goals for attendance. This profile attracts the right business matches to you.
We provide matchmaking support during preparation. We curate the event with a focus on the priorities of the Indigenous communities and development corproations that attend.
You respond to incoming appointment requests by declining or accepting.
You review all attendees’ business profiles and request appointments with decision-makers you would like to meet.
You use ABM’s message system to communicate with your matches in preparation for your meeting.
At the event, you meet with your confirmed business matches based on the schedule you have created.
Pricing
Companies
Registrations include up to 31 appointments, 2 delegates, 1 reception, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, coffee breaks per delegate.
$3150 Super Early Bird until April 30, 2024
$3650 Early Bird until August 31, 2024
$4150 Regular
Each Additional Delegate: $750
Bronze ABM Community Members: 25% Discount
Silver and Gold ABM Community Members: 50% Discount
Booths are free and assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. They are VERY limited. NOT EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A BOOTH. The sooner you register, the more likely it is that you will have a booth.
Indigenous Communities or Dev Corps
FREE for ABM Community Partners (Click here to find out how to become an ABM Community Partner.)
For communities or dev corps that are not ABM Community Partners:
$1575 Super Early Bird until April 30, 2024
$1850 Early Bird until August 31, 2024
$2075 Regular
Each Additional Delegate: $750
Registrations include up to 4 delegates, 1 reception, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, coffee breaks per person.
No booth. No accommodations or travel.
Buyers
$750 per person
f you represent a company and your role is exclusively procurement, you are a buyer. Please note that you must be interested in meeting with Indigenous and non-Indigenous companies.
Registrations include up to 31 appointments, 1 delegate, 1 reception, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, coffee breaks.
No booth.
Travel & Hotel Bookings
Hotel
Prince Albert Inn
140 Marquis Rd W, Prince Albert, SK S6V 7Y5
$144 plus taxes - single or double
Room block expires on October 26, 2024.
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FAQs
How do booths work at ABM?
At ABM, your registration fee buys up to 31 appointments. You do not buy booth space. You do not exhibit but conduct pre-scheduled meetings.
Booths only function as the place to sit and meet. Booth location, or even having one, is therefore inconsequential. For that reason, booths are free and assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.
BOOTH SPACE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED! ABM Partners and Gold Members have first right of refusal followed by Silver and Bronze Members.
If you are not an ABM Member, it is unlikley that you will have a booth. However, as we keep mentioning, you do not need a booth. Travel light. Your success is created by the quality of your conversations, not by your booth display.
Vendors (people who do not have an annual client enrollment with us) who want a booth should register as early as possible as booths are not guaranteed. Buyers, Indigenous communities and development corporations do not have a booth.
If I get a booth, what is included?
Booths come with side and back draping, a skirted table, four chairs and booth number. Signage will not be provided.
When will I know where my booth is located?
Booth assignments are advised on November 22, 2024. Again, location is inconsequential because you do not need to attract traffic. Your appointments are set before you arrive on the trade show floor.
I do not want to register to participate in the business matching. Can I just walk around?
No. There is no walk-by traffic. All ABM delegates are engaged in prepared, pre-scheduled, confidential business development meetings.
Can I come to observe?
No.
Can I get a tour.
A member of the ABM team will be happy to show you around when no business development meetings are in progress.
I represent a provincial or federal government entity. Do I get in for free?
No.
I don’t want to conduct business development appointments. Can I host a workshop or get a speaking opportunity?
There are no workshops at ABM Canada. Instead, the agenda consists of one-on-one pre-scheduled meetings. Only ABM Partners and gold members have a standing invitation to speak. Other than that, the emcee manages a speakers list for the opening breakfast and the two lunches. Every ABM Delegate can get on it. Keep it short and sweet. No power points.
Agenda
Day 1
11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Open only to ABM Silver Members, Gold Members, ABM Partners, and Indigenous community or development corporation representatives.
Uncensored
Uncensored is a dialogue forum designed to take conversation below the surface of political correctness in an environment that encourages both confidentiality and genuine understanding. It creates closer relationships among members of the ABM client community and prepares the ground for productive business relationships.
Day 1 - Tuesday, November 26, 2024
01:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
01:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Registration
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Opening Reception
Day 2 - Wednesday, November 27, 2024
08:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.
08:00 a.m. Registration and Set-Up for Members and Vendors with Booth
09:00 a.m. Opening Breakfast
10:30 a.m. Appointment 1
10:50 a.m. Appointment 2
11:10 a.m. Appointment 3
11:30 a.m. Break
11:37 a.m. Appointment 4
11:57 a.m. Appointment 5
12.30 p.m. Lunch
01:40 p.m. Appointment 6
02:00 p.m. Appointment 7
02:20 p.m. Appointment 8
02:40 p.m. Break - no food
02:47 p.m. Appointment 9
03:07 p.m. Appointment 10
03:27 p.m. Coffee Break
03:50 p.m. Appointment 11
04:10 p.m. Appointment 12
04:30 p.m. Appointment 13
04:50 p.m. Appointment 14
Day 3 - Thursday, November 18, 2024
ABM Members, Vendors and Buyers
08:00 a.m. Breakfast
08:40 a.m. Appointment 15
09:00 a.m. Appointment 16
09:20 a.m. Appointment 17
09:40 a.m. Break
09:47 a.m. Appointment 18
10:07 a.m. Appointment 19
10:27 a.m. Appointment 20
10:47 a.m. Coffee Break
11:10 a.m. Appointment 21
11:30 a.m. Appointment 22
11:50 a.m. Appointment 23
12:10 p.m. Lunch
01:10 p.m. Appointment 24
01:30 p.m. Appointment 25
01:50 p.m. Appointment 26
02:10 p.m. Break
02:17 p.m. Appointment 27
02:37 p.m. Appointment 28
02:57 p.m. Appointment 29
03:17 p.m. Coffee Break
03:40 p.m. Appointment 30
04:00 p.m. Appointment 31
ABM Protocol
The productivity of ABM depends on the activity of the event delegates.
Every ABM appointment represents a potential business opportunity. Therefore, every no-show, last-minute cancellation or pending appointment request can result in a lost opportunity.
A registration constitutes a delegate’s commitment to responding expeditiously to incoming appointment requests.
Inactive accounts, decision-makers who impede other delegates and reduce the productivity of ABM Canada by not responding expeditiously to incoming appointment requests, are removed from the event starting on October 22 and will not be refunded.
Payment and Cancellation Deadlines
Cancellations
until August 31, 2024
Full Refund
until September 30, 2024
50% Refund
on or after October 1, 2024
no refund
Payments
Payments are due on the day of registration by credit card or EFT.
Billing arrangements can be made for registration prior to October 1.
October 26, 2024 Payment Deadline
Late payment fee of $1000 is applied to all unpaid registrations. No exceptions.
November 1, 2024
Removal of all unpaid accounts.
Important!
* DEFINITIONS
Members: ABMers with an active membership who engage with each other all year.
Vendors: Companies that only atten ABM Canada and are not engaged all year.
Buyers: Delegates with Procurement Objectives Only
BOOTHS
At ABM, your registration fee pays for your appointment schedule with 31 time slots. Booths are free and assigned on a first-come-first-served basis. They are NOT GUARANTEED.
Booths come with side and back draping, a skirted table, four chairs and booth number. Signage will not be provided.
The earlier vendors register, the better their chances of getting a booth.
Buyers and communities do not have a booth.