Silent Auction
Hosted by the University of Miami
March 26th and 27th
Introducing the first MEIEA Silent Auction
MEIEA is a non-profit organization. All proceeds go towards defraying the cost of the conference.
Auction Items:
We have created a type of silent auction item called Lunch With an Executive
· The
winner of the auction for a particular Lunch With an Executive item will get to have lunch with the named executive.
· The
specifics regarding the lunch are as follows:
o The lunch is to occur within six (6) months from the date of the
auction
o The date, time, and location of the lunch will be agreed by the executive and the auction winner, and is expected to be in the local area where the executive is based.
o The lunch will be at least 45 minutes long,
and will provide the auction winner with one-on-one time with the executive.
o The executive will pay for the cost
of lunch.
· Rules for bidding will be posted shortly; participants should only bid on potential lunches based in cities where they either live or expect to be for a period of time in the six months following the auction. A number of auction items involving executives based in Miami will be available where the lunch will take place on Friday, March 26th at the conference.
· The silent auction will be held at the MEIEA Conference, on Friday,
March 26th.
Confirmed Executives:
· Barry Weiss (Chairman and CEO, RCA/JIVE Label Group
New York City)
· Steve Barnett (Chairman, Columbia Records Group New York City)
· Joe Galante (Chairman, Sony Music Nashville Nashville)
· Steve Bartels (President/COO
of Island/Def Jam Music Group New York City)
· Jon Potter (Former Executive Director,
DiMA Washington, DC)
· Richard Palmese (Executive Vice President, Promotion at RCA
Music Group - New York City)
· Rick Krim (EVP Programming, VH1 New York City)
· Todd Brabec (Former EVP and Director of Membership, ASCAP Los Angeles)
· Jeffrey
Brabec (VP, Business Affairs, Chrysalis Music Group Los Angeles)
· Katherine Woods
(SVP, Business and Legal Affairs, Sony Music Nashville Nashville)
· Jim Badrak (Director
of Production, Carnegie Hall New York City)
· David Schmidt (VP, Copyright Administration,
Sony Music Entertainment New York City)
· *Ramon Arias (Former VP, Latin Operations,
peermusic Miami)
· *John Redmond (Former VP, Universal Music Publishing Canada
Miami)
*Willing to have lunch with the winner at the conference on Friday, March 26th.
Check back regularly for an updated list of participants and auction items
· 2-year subscription to Music Connection Magazine
