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ABS East Survival Kit

 

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Your checklist for making every hour count at ABS East

ABS East moves fast. With thousands of meetings across a significant event footprint, a little planning goes a long way.

Whether it’s your first ABS East or you know the Fontainebleau well, we’ve put together five essentials to help you plan ahead, navigate the event and make every hour count.

Get your game plan ready before you land in Miami.

01. BUILD YOUR GAME PLAN

Plan before you land.

The most productive ABS East starts before you arrive. Use the ABS East App to find the people you want to meet, connect with attendees and start booking meetings before calendars fill up.

Build your personal agenda around the sessions that matter most, so you arrive in Miami with your priorities already mapped out.

BEFORE YOU FLY

  • Download and log in to the ABS East App
  • Find the people and companies you want to meet
  • Start booking meetings
  • Add must-attend sessions to your personal agenda
SURVIVAL RULE: Don’t wait until Miami. Get your game plan ready before you land.
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02. KNOW YOUR TERRAIN

Know where you’re going before you arrive.

Fontainebleau. Eden Roc. Meeting rooms. Cabanas. ABS East creates space for thousands of meetings, sessions and networking opportunities, so knowing where you’re heading is essential when your calendar starts filling up.

Registered attendees can access the Meeting Locations Directory to see where participating companies are based throughout the event. Use it alongside the venue maps to familiarize yourself with the footprint before your first meeting.

BEFORE YOU FLY

  • Find your key companies in the Meeting Locations Directory
  • Check whether meetings are at the Fontainebleau, Eden Roc or cabanas
  • Familiarize yourself with the venue maps
  • Match your meeting locations against your calendar
SURVIVAL RULE: Don’t wait until you’re leaving one meeting to work out where the next one is.
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03. MAKE EVERY MOVE COUNT

Plan the journey, not just the meeting.

A packed calendar is great. A packed calendar that gets you where you need to be on time is better.

Check locations before stacking your schedule. Where possible, book back-to-back meetings nearby and use the venue maps to plan the most efficient route through your day.

BEFORE YOU FLY

  • Check the location of each meeting
  • Schedule nearby meetings together where possible
  • Plan your route using the venue maps
  • Build realistic transition time into your calendar
SURVIVAL RULE: If you’re sprinting to every meeting, your calendar might be too ambitious.
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04. SUIT UP. LACE UP.

Be ready for wherever the day takes you.

An ABS East day moves from meetings and sessions to networking, cabanas and everything in between.

The unofficial uniform? Business-ready, with comfortable shoes to keep you moving. Keep the essentials close and come prepared for a packed day of meetings, conversations and connections.

PACK THE ESSENTIALS

  • Badge
  • Phone
  • Charger or power bank
  • Comfortable shoes
  • Your game plan
SURVIVAL RULE: Suit up for business. Lace up for ABS East.

 

05. MARATHON OR SPRINT?

Know your priorities. Know your pace.

There’s no single way to tackle ABS East. Maybe you’re running the marathon: sessions, meetings and networking throughout the day. Or perhaps you’re sprinting through a focused list of must-have meetings.

However you do it, decide what matters most before you arrive. Use the agenda and App together to build your schedule around your priorities — and leave enough time for everything in between.

BEFORE YOU FLY

  • Identify your must-attend sessions
  • Prioritize your most important meetings
  • Build your personal agenda
  • Check locations before finalizing your schedule
  • Leave enough time for everything in between
SURVIVAL RULE: You don’t need to do everything. Make the right things count.
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