RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition Priority Points Overview Presenter: Matthew Whyte Exhibitions and Sponsorship Manager RIMS

How Points Are Earned 1.Exhibiting 2.Booth Size 3.Longevity (Year One Only) 4.Total Event Spend 5.Advertising Spend 6.Student and RRP Sponsorships 7.Sponsoring Other Events

How Points Are Earned 1. Exhibiting: Companies MUST exhibit at the previous year’s event in order to accumulate points. 2. Booth Size: Every exhibitor will receive 1 point for exhibiting and 1 point for every 100 square feet of booth space. 3. Longevity: Exhibitors will receive 1 point per year beginning with the first year they exhibited at a RIMS Annual Conference (exhibitors will only receive these points the first year this system is in place)

How Points Are Earned (continued)… 4. RIMS Total Event Spend For RIMS 2017, total event spend includes booth cost, registration, and sponsorship at the following events: ERM Conference Legislative Summit NeXtGen Summit RIMS Annual Conference Risk Forum Australasia Risk Forum Latin America Risk Forum Middle East Risk Summits (any) Future RIMS event in India (TBD) (Events counting to the Total Event Spend may change year to year. Events counting the Total Event Spend will be confirmed before the start of a new RIMS calendar year, see below) The RIMS booth selection calendar will start every year on May 1 and end the following April Booth Selection: May 1, 2015-April 30, Booth Selection: May 1, 2016-April 30, Booth Selection: May 1, 2017-April 30, 2018 *calendar cycle is subject to change depending on date of RIMS Annual Conference*

How Points Are Earned (continued)… 4. RIMS Total Event Spend (continued) Points EarnedTotal Amount Spent 5$10,000-$30,000 10$30,001-$60,000 15$60,001-$90,000 20$90,001-$120,000 25$120,001-$150,000 30$150,001-$180,000 35$180,001-$210,000 40$210,001+

How Points Are Earned (continued)… 5. RIMS Advertising Points All Print and Online Advertising Opportunities Points EarnedTotal Amount Spent 5$10,000-$25,000 10$25,001-$50,000 15$50,001-$75,000 20$75,001-$100,000 25$100,001+

How Points Are Earned (continued)… 6. RIMS Student Events at RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition Risk Management Challenge and ABSIP Sponsorships Points EarnedTotal Amount Spent 1Bronze Sponsorship ($1,000) 3Silver Sponsorship ($5,000) 5Gold Sponsorship ($10,000)

How Points Are Earned (continued)… 7. Sponsoring Other Events 5 Points for Sponsoring at any two of the following events: (5 points for every two events, 15 points maximum) ERM Conference Legislative Summit NeXtGen Summit Risk Forum Australasia Risk Forum Latin America Risk Forum Middle East Risk Summit (any)

How Points Are Deducted Violations in the Exhibitor Rules and Regulation will result in points deducted from a company’s total score. Here are the penalties: Rule ViolationPoints Deducted Going outside the room block-40 Badge Swap-10 Booth Violation-10 Violation of Mailing List Agreement-20 Branding Violation-40 Hosting competing off site eventsALL POINTS Cancelling Advertisements-5 There is a one year grace period for exhibitors who are not able to participate in a future RIMS Annual Conference. Not exhibiting in two consecutive years will result in a forfeiture of all priority points.

Tie Breakers In the event two or more exhibitors accumulate the same amount of points in the specified time frame the following are used as tie breakers to determine selection order: 1.Company who has been exhibiting the longest. 2.Company who has more amount of registered staff at the RIMS 2016 Annual Conference & Exhibition (exhibitor, ECOMP, & full conference badges).