Organizing Your Congress in Europe with European Know-How Moderator: * Heike Mahmoud, Berlin Speaker: * Cecile Dorian, Barcelona * Jonas Wilstrup, Copenhagen
Aix en Provence Amsterdam Antwerp Applied Card Technologies Ltd. Arrival Guides Athens Barcelona Basel Belfast Belgrade Bergen Berlin Bern Biarritz Bilbao Bolzano Bordeaux Bratislava Bruges Brussels Budapest Bursa Catalunya Tourism Cologne Copenhagen Cracow Cyprus Dijon Dresden Dublin Dubrovnik Espoo Florence France Congrès Geneva Genova Ghent Gijon Girona Göteborg Graz Hamburg Heidelberg Helsinki Innsbruck Istanbul Kaunas Lausanne Leisure Pass Group INTELLIGENCE, BEST PRACTICE AND CONTACTS YOU CAN T AFFORD TO MISS OUT ON! www.europeancitiesmarketing.com Leuven Linz Lisboa Ljubljana Luxembourg Luzern Lviv Lyon Madeira Madrid Malmö Malta Maribor Marseille Mechelen Montreux Moscow Munich Nantes Nice Nuremberg Online Travel Partner Opatija Oslo Paris Poznan Prague Reykjavik Rijeka Rouen Salzburg San Sebastian Skopje Split St Petersburg Stockholm Stuttgart Swiss Cities Tallinn Tel Aviv The Hague Timisoara Torino Toulouse Turku Uppsala Valencia Value Retail Vicenza Vienna Vilnius VVV Netherlands Visit Technology West Sweden Zagreb Zaragoza Zurich
ECM for the Meetings Industry Importance for the industry: JMIC membership Politicians Forum
Politicians Forum Is organized by IMEX Group in collaboration with: European Cities Marketing (ECM) International Association of Congress Centres (AIPC) The umbrella of the Joint Meetings Industry Council (JMIC) NEXT: May 19, 2015, Frankfurt
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Europe, specifics: Each destination is so different / big variety Convention Bureaus will be your key partners Structure Target groups Services
Europe, specifics: ICCA ranking of European cities 2013: 1. Paris 5. Berlin 2. Madrid 7. London 3. Vienna 8. Istanbul 4. Barcelona 9. Lisbon Local memberships in associations is strong support and turnouts for European events good
Europe, specifics: using competence Technical visits diverse possibilities for Meeting Structure Ambassador programs
Differrent Meeting Design
Ambassador programs: A European speciality Network of local association professionals Connected with local professionals Network of local key-notes
Ambassador programs: Knowledge of local budgeting factors Knowledge about fund-raising and sponsorship Globally known experts in their field
Ambassador program
Europe, basic facts: Use of EURO one single currency Language elements English is not the first language, but the level of English across Europe is very high Europe is very easy to access, centrally located
Europe, basic facts: hotel industry is very diverse * International hotel chains * private luxury hotels * landmark hotels * budget hotels * youth hostels
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Europe, basic facts: big choice and variety of locations from the past, present and the future * historical venues connection to history * museums using the content * lofts, underground stations * parks, lake sites, beach areas
Die Münze Berlin
Your contacts in Europe: www.europeancitiesmarketing.com Cecile Gorian, Barcelona Covention Bureau e-mail: cdorian@barcelonaturisme.com Heike Mahmoud, visitberlin Berlin Convention Office e-mail: heike.mahmoud@visitberlin.de Jonas Wilstrup, Wonderful Copenhagen e-mail: jwi@woco.dk
Aix en Provence Amsterdam Antwerp Applied Card Technologies Ltd. Arrival Guides Athens Barcelona Basel Belfast Belgrade Bergen Berlin Bern Biarritz Bilbao Bolzano Bordeaux Bratislava Bruges Brussels Budapest Bursa Catalunya Tourism Cologne Copenhagen Cracow Cyprus Dijon Dresden Dublin Dubrovnik Espoo Florence France Congrès Geneva Genova Ghent Gijon Girona Göteborg Graz Hamburg Heidelberg Helsinki Innsbruck Istanbul Kaunas Lausanne Leisure Pass Group THANK YOU! www.europeancitiesmarketing.com Leuven Linz Lisboa Ljubljana Luxembourg Luzern Lviv Lyon Madeira Madrid Malmö Malta Maribor Marseille Mechelen Montreux Moscow Munich Nantes Nice Nuremberg Online Travel Partner Opatija Oslo Paris Poznan Prague Reykjavik Rijeka Rouen Salzburg San Sebastian Skopje Split St Petersburg Stockholm Stuttgart Swiss Cities Tallinn Tel Aviv The Hague Timisoara Torino Toulouse Turku Uppsala Valencia Value Retail Vicenza Vienna Vilnius VVV Netherlands Visit Technology West Sweden Zagreb Zaragoza Zurich