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FEBRUARY 2021 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 35 before, for the All-Access Package, all the pro- fessional development courses can be accessed for 90 days aer the event. Normally for an in-person event, due to scheduling, a person would be limited to attend only five profes- sional development courses. With the virtual event, and with the All-Access Package, regis- trants can access all 29 courses. Johnson: at's a huge benefit. Balonek: We believe so, and especially with in-person events being on hold for most of this year, we think it's very important to be able to provide our mem- bers with the training and education that they need in order to suc- ceed. We're very excited about this package and we hope many people take advantage of it. Johnson: at's a great point. You get 90 days of access to the mate- rial which cultivates the potential for a very immersive educational experience. It's a great way to get a lot of value out of this; go deep and wide in the content that's available. Balonek: Another benefit to this is that peo- ple can learn on-demand. It doesn't have to be during normal work hours, because it's all accessible for 90 days; they can learn at their own pace when time permits, in the evenings, on the weekends or whatever works best for them. ere's plenty of time to get through all of this content. As an exclusive benefit for IPC members, we are offering two special, brand new, registra- tion packages. We have a Basic Package which allows up to 100 employees from the same company to gain access to the full conference and 100 professional development courses. Again, that's live and on-demand for the 90 days that it will be accessible. en we have a Premier Package which allows an unlimited number of employees from the same organi- zation to attend the conference and up to 200 professional development courses. is is a way for some of the larger companies to be able to send quite a few people to the event so we can help train and educate their employees on the latest and greatest technology and solu- tions that are available. Johnson: It's going to be exciting to see how all of this works over the course of IPC APEX EXPO, and to learn exactly what the results are from all of this innovation. I have to say, the setup for this event looks to be perhaps the most innova- tive and thorough that I've seen. I'm really excited to see what your results are. Balonek: We are too. I mean, we have a very dedicated team and we've been working very hard at this. We want our exhibitors to have a positive experi- ence, and we also want our attendees to have a positive experience and get them information that they desperately need to help them suc- ceed. Johnson: You mentioned earlier, as people get registered, to make sure that they turn on the right settings so as to be visible for networking. Balonek: Yes, and that would be for the agenda planner, attendees and exhibitors need to "opt- in" to the appointment calendar which allows exhibitors and attendees to schedule appoint- ments with each other. Johnson: It sounds like a good idea to make some appointments early on with exhibitors to