Members’ Discount for Association of Independent Music Conference 2020

The Association of Independent Music (AIM) have confirmed that MU members can claim a discount to their flagship conference in February, alongside their announcement that 2020’s conference will be going ‘panel-less’.

Published: 10 December 2019 | 12:00 AM Updated: 28 April 2021 | 4:30 PM

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AIM Connected is AIM's landmark annual conference, uniting the themes of business, tech and people within one jam-packed day of programming on 4 February at Kings Place, London.

This year, the event is going totally panel-less, replacing the format with quick-fire, TED style ‘Strong Opinions’ presentations, case studies, workshops and speed networking sessions.

Members wishing to attend the conference should visit the MU members’ discount page to access their promotional code, which needs to be entered at the online check out.

Find out more about AIM Conference and book your tickets.

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