An interview with Michel Ballieu, 2016 Award winner
Summary:
Michel has 45 years of professional experience. He has been an association leader and executive for non-profits, and a member of our European Society of Association Executives (ESAE, AssociationExecutives.EU) for many years. A strategic thinker and a mentor, he is now an independent association advisor focused on identifying and developing management skills for associations.
The very dynamic Nicola McGrane of Conference Partners Ireland thought that it was high time that Irish cities, regions and service providers joined forces and participated in a huge Irish event in order to promote themselves towards the Irish public and international hosted buyers.
As one of Europe’s best-kept secrets –most people only see it as a financial haven– Luxembourg has a lot more to offer than just a place for bankers and diplomats, and the current government has clearly understood this, strongly supporting initiatives to make the destination one of choice for association planners.
For voluntary organisations, most of the time, negotiating with hotels is a nightmare - they often find hotels will struggle to understand why they can’t guarantee the room blocks while at the same time demanding huge deposits. AccorHotels has pulled together information, comment and best practice.
BEA (Best Event Awards) 2016 held in Milan honours the Palacongressi with the award for best conference centre and auditorium in Italy. And yet another triumph in an international bid: CINC - Computing in Cardiology, to be held in 2020
The Estonian National Museum, a massive culture/event centre that has been a decade in planning and construction, opened its doors this month in the country's university town of Tartu.
Today 20,000 scientists, doctors and specialists from more than 130 countries are gathering in Copenhagen to improve the quality of care for all cancer patients at The European Society for Medical Oncology congress ESMO. ESMO 2016 is the largest congress of its kind ever hosted on Danish soil.
The Vienna Convention Bureau joined forces with the capital’s two largest conference centers to bring 2,500 European snack industry experts and 2,000 urogynecological specialists to the city for their international get-togethers.
Ireland is a small, but ambitious country, located off the westernmost edge of Europe, constantly looking to the future, to new markets, new products, and new growth opportunities.
Madrid, a lively cosmopolitan and friendly city where everyone feels at home. A place for business and new trends, the capital of Spain offers a safe, comfortable setting where taking time out and doing business are equally enjoyable. Its rich artistic and natural heritage, cutting-edge transport network, quality accommodation, fine cuisine and the passion locals show when enjoying their city's day and night life make it one of the most attractive cities in the world.
Lausanne Tourism & Convention Bureau announces the official opening of the Nestlé Museum (nest) to complement its meetings and events offering across the region.
The Palais des congrès de Montréal, its Ambassadors Club and the Fonds de recherche du Québec have formed a major partnership aimed at acknowledging the role Québec’s researchers and scientists play in bringing international conventions to Montréal and helping to organize them.
The interactive and informative events in Belgium and England provided attendees with invaluable networking opportunities and practical advice on holding events in Canada whilst helping them get up to speed with all the latest news and developments, from new hotels to venues and incentive travel options.
The CSIR International Convention Centre (ICC) delivered impressive financial results for the 2014/2015 fiscal year despite a trying economic and highly competitive environment.
This week Northern Ireland’s capital city is swarming with zoo professionals attending the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) conference at Belfast Waterfront.
The flagship global industry event has designed a programme specifically for association buyers wanting to make most of their time when in Barcelona, 29 November-1 December this year.
RFID and smartphone tracking is a thing of the past. Today modern performance analysis is called Waytation, is “made in Austria” and will be used on many occasions at the Messe Wien Exhibitions & Congress Center.
The CONVENE team is pleased to announce that registration for the Hosted Buyer Programme is now open. Meetings and events professionals can take advantage of a variety of exclusive benefits pertaining to CONVENE 2017, taking place on 8-9 February at the Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre LITEXPO in Vilnius.
Dubai Business Events, Dubai’s official convention bureau is delivering one of its strongest year’s to-date, with 86 new international business events secured in 2016.
BCD Travel announced a partnership with Airbnb for Business to provide a new, data-rich solution that enables tracking of business travellers’ locations and travel patterns when they book Airbnb listings.
The aim of the AccorHotels “Success in Congress” programme is to develop innovative measures to meet the hospitality requirements of associations organising congresses.
Milano Congressi (Mico) is a venue in a city where you can comfortably cater for larger capacity events while indulging in the authentic uniqueness of European culture.
Suzanne Singleton will be taking over as Head of Associations at London & Partners following Becky Graveney’s departure after nearly 10 successful years attracting some of the world’s biggest congresses to the city.
Belfast shone as a world-class business destination in the eyes of delegates attending the 67th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) held in Belfast Waterfront last week.
INCON has published its latest best practice case study which features the 2016 digital infrastructure award winners, the Austria Center Vienna. The award, now in its third year, celebrates best in class Digital Infrastructure in meetings venues around the world.
This summer, Brussels Airport was repeatedly the backdrop for activities as part of the #shareoursmile campaign of VISITFLANDERS and the tourism sector. The latest campaign event will take place on Friday. This time, the goody bags and above all the positive message are being directed towards business travellers.
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