EUMA in Copenhagen

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European Management Assistants (EUMA) will organise its 42nd Conference in Copenhagen on 21 October 2016 at Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers. The theme? Self-Development - Working in the Eye of the Storm.

What does Copenhagen offer its visitors?

The capital of Denmark has attractions and sights to suit every taste and interest – and most of them are within walking distance. The three most famous attractions in the city are most likely the more than 100-year old amusement park Tivoli Gardens, the statue of The Little Mermaid, and the free town of Christiana.

But Copenhagen has a lot more to offer. It was founded in 1167 and the city is full of historic landmarks, significant buildings and interesting sights and museums. A must is to visit Amalienborg Palace – home to the royal family - and walk down the shopping street Strøget. Interesting is that Copenhagen has one of the world's most dedicated bike cultures. In fact, the city has more bicycles than people!

The city also offers many lovely restaurants no matter what sort of food you like - green, eco, gourmet, French, Chinese, Danish. Why not try the famous Danish “smørrebrød” - a very tasty open sandwich! If you like design you have come to the right place as Denmark has many prominent designers in architectures, furniture and costumes.

Culture and music festival
Roskilde Festival, just 25 minutes outside Copenhagen's city centre by train, is the largest culture and music festival in Northern Europe. It's a unique and all-encompassing experience, where music, events, food and activities form a unity with the intense sense of community among the audience, also known as the "Orange feeling". In 2016, Roskilde Festival will take place 25 June - 2 July. Each year, nearly 200 bands and solo artists play on eight stages during the eight days.

EUMA in the city
The theme of EUMA’s 42nd conference is Self-Development - Working in the Eye of the Storm. In the fast-changing business world the development of management support professional’s performance in the workplace is critical to the success of their companies. The conference organisers have invited great speakers specialised in self-development as, for example, Dr. Peter Lund Madsen who definitely knows what he is talking about when it comes to the brain and all things related to the brain. Jane Møller Kretz, owner of Produktrelevans.dk, has also an interesting background as a communications designer, which has brought her to Europe as well as to USA. Jane's specialty is brand communication, visual identity, design of product wrapping and product innovation. Mette Højen is a partner in Network Academy, a company that specialises in growing business via networking, PR and executive performance.

The moderator for the conference will be Deborah Frances-White from England. Deborah is a founder member of The Spontaneity Shop, co-author of the Improv Handbook, a stand-up comedian, screenwriter, corporate speaker and executive coach. She is also passionate about “helping business women to unlock their personal power”.

EUMA with Lyyti
This time EUMA is cooperating with Lyyti.com to use their excellent event management software, which takes care of the invitations and registrations. Lyyti does the paperwork and so that we can focus on the most important part of our event: the participants and their comfort. The customized event pages collect and accept registrations automatically online. Lyyti will keep us up-to-date about who’s coming with handy online participant lists and notifications. Lyyti create reports showing the most important metrics from our events, track ticket sales and no-shows. EUMA can really recommend Lyyti as the ultimate event management software!At the conference hotel, Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers, the business and leisure guests can relax in sustainable surroundings. You will be staying in spacious rooms with Danish design made of recycled materials. The Scandinavian style gives you the perfect setting for a Nordic meal in Brasserie Storm or a drink in Still Bar & Lounge. The metro is right next to the hotel. The hotel is also situated next to Scandinavia's largest shopping mall Fields and close to the Bella Center Copenhagen, right in the middle of the new and exciting district of Copenhagen called Orestad. 

Fight the Child Cancer

In 2016 EUMA entered a sponsorship with Team Rynkeby. Team Rynkeby is a non-profit charity organisation that each year cycles to from Copenhagen to Paris to raise money to fight child cancer. Several countries have teams in Team Rynkeby and other countries are visited on the way to Paris. EUMA is very lucky to have a Denmark member - Sabine Jagminas - who has been accepted as team member in Team Rynkeby, and she has explained about EUMA during their training sessions.

Team Rynkeby raises money to fight childhood cancer via national fund-raising campaigns in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and the Faroe Islands. Scientists have made significant progress in recent years and they can now save the lives of 80% of children diagnosed with cancer. Even so, cancer is still the cause of most illness-related fatalities in children aged 1-15. Furthermore, some of the children who survive cancer must live with severe side-effects caused by the treatment they have received. Some are infertile, some have to have limbs amputated, and some suffer brain damage and will therefore never be able to lead normal lives. See and hear more about Team Rynkeby and their tour to Paris at www.team-rynkeby.com.

More information
www.euma.org
www.visitcopenhagen.com

This text was written by Else-Britt Lundgren, European Chairman, EUMA 

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