Congressen

Conference Holland 2014

IN THIS ISSUE

Creative sponsorship, smart budgeting and free money

Money forms the theme of the Rotterdam Association Symposium. How do you get sponsorship money, what is a realistic participant's fee and what subsidies and guarantees are available? These and other questions were answered by a wide range of specialists and experts.  

‘We want more money for the society’

No frills, but technically perfect and with a high standard of service. Under this motto for eighteen years Congress Manager Patricia de Bont organises the annual congress of the European Association of Urology.  

‘Associations that want to survive, must be run in a corporate manner'

A business plan based on market research. There is a lack of that within international associations, argue Jeroen van Liempd and Peter-Willem Burgmans of MCI. Thus, the much needed product development that must make associations future-proof is compromised.  

The Field of Tension between the European Annual Theme and Local Focus Areas

Ton Soons had to navigate to and through the conference venue with minimal directions. He noted that the workshops that had nothing to do with the European Annual Theme drew the largest crowds. According to Ton, this theme is the reason why there are fewer students among the participants than expected.  

Flawless Summit puts the Netherlands into the international spotlight

On 24 and March 25, 2014, the Nuclear Security Summit brought 58 world leaders together in the Netherlands. U.S. President Obama spoke at the closing press conference of the flawless organisation. That took a lot of improvisation skills, according to the evaluation of the top class conference.  

A hippie with a business plan

Daan Roosegaarde (34) is an artist, innovator, entrepreneur, inventor. With his "techno poetry", where idealism and technology blend together, he stimulates an international public: "I teach people to look at and think about the world differently."  

OPINION

Eric Bakermans: A broken model

We will need an alternative to long lists of facts and figures about the destination, and a clear division of tasks in the value chain to assist the association that is looking for a destination.

Annemiek Kuijsten: You work for the continuity of the association

Commission payments and kickbacks keep the costs for attending congresses artificially high. Ultimately, this ruins the market.

Rod Cameron: Distancing meetings from leisure travel should be a priority for everyone

Our failure to emphasize the distinction between leisure and meetings-related travel hurts us all in the long run.

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