Zibrant has announced a 9% increase in operating profit as a result of significant new business wins, coupled with IT and infrastructure improvements and investment.
Twickenham Experience, the conference and events arm of world-class sporting venue Twickenham Stadium, plans to launch its new Maori Haka team build incentive at the forthcoming IMEX Show in Frankfurt on May 21-23rd.
ABTS Global Expansion Continues with a partnership which will streamline communication services in Italy and build presence in the Brazilian and Chinese markets
Luxury cookery school open for corporate events and team building in a TV studio complex Cactus Kitchens, the luxury cookery school from the team behind popular foodie TV programmes Saturday Kitchen,
The EMEA Brussels based agency Swantegy has opened offices in Boynton Beach (close to Miami) and Chicago in order to serve the needs of US organizations operating abroad.
Kuala Lumpur, 25 March 2013 – When talking about meetings, the usual theatre or boardroom set up comes to mind. Instead of this conventional approach, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) now offers the TenOnCall Beanie Experience!
Organisation Recruits New Sales Representative for Asia in France
New York, 27 February 2013 — AIM Group International announces the opening of its new office in mid-town Manhattan.
In what was rather a breath-taking finish, the team of the Business and Information Technology School (BiTS) Iserlohn, Germany, won the FAMAB DAVID AWARD in gold last summer.
Dreamtime 2013 will bring together 125 international business events decision makers (buyers) with the Australian business events industry to experience the destination’s capabilities for doing business.
Keith Prowse is embarking on an above the line advertising campaign throughout Spring 2013.
The continuous success of VOK DAMS China cannot be attributed to the high quality of their projects alone, but can also be explained by the high standard of creativity that the team around General Manager Ulrike Ellmann adheres to within each project.
Etherlive, a leading technology service supplier for the live event sector, has positioned itself to meet increased demand for technology support during the Commonwealth Games 2014 by opening a new administration and logistics office in Glasgow.
In the fifth year running, VOK DAMS, agency for events and live-marketing, is triumphant at the renowned US-American Gala Awards presented by the “Special Events” magazine. For the first time ever in the history of the Gala Awards, a single agency was awarded five awards.
PARIS, January 2013 – euromic, celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, began 2013 with its Annual General Meeting, earlier this January in Paris, France, the birth place of the Association. The gathering allowed for members to reconnect and reflect upon the past 40 years and resulted in the election of a new President and Board [...]
Lime Venue Portfolio has launched plans to boost the CSR value associated with booking its venues for meetings and events in the New Year.
GainingEdge has expanded its Asian team with the appointment of Nigel Brown effective 1 Jan 2013.
Some rather decent results, to say the least: VOK DAMS, agency for events and live-marketing has been nominated for 15 times for the sought-after Gala Awards 2012 by the
At this year’s award ceremony for the prestigious European Best Event Awards (EuBEA) in Milan, VOK DAMS was singled out as Best Event Agency. VOK DAMS, one of the leading agencies for events and live-marketing worldwide, is delighted and honored by this distinction, as it confirms the high quality and creativity standards adhered to when [...]
Congrex announced today the winner of its Celebrating 30 years of Congrex Industry Expert Win Expert Advice competition, the prize goes to the International Apparel Federation (http://iafnet.eu). This is an international trade organisation whose membership includes national associations and companies dedicated to its core business from sourcing through to the consumer retail level. Congrex asked current and potential clients, partners [...]
The European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases – ESCMID, announced the appointment of Kenes International as their new Long Term Professional Congress Organiser starting with the ECCMID Congress in the year 2014 The Society’s yearly congress ECCMID, attracts around 10,000 participants and is recognised by academia, the clinical setting and industry as the largest [...]
To further develop and expand their creative expertise the agency for events and live-marketing VOK DAMS now concentrates consulting, idea development, conception and creation in its newly founded creative unit “VOK DAMS Creative Solutions” headed by Timo Hallwachs. Colja M. Dams, CEO VOK DAMS, summarizes the reasons behind this new unit: “Evermore than before, our [...]
Prague Convention Bureau now guarantees free Wi-Fi internet access to event organizers in most Prague hotels and venues that are members of Prague Convention Bureau. In a recent survey conducted by Prague Convention Bureau, 50 per cent of respondents mentioned free Wi-Fi for delegates as very important; international associations even put this response in the [...]
ABPCO, the Association of British Professional Conference Organisers, today announces that Glasgow City Marketing Bureau has become the Association’s first Patron. The announcement was revealed to ABPCO PCO members at an inaugural Chairman’s event, part of the Association’s 25th anniversary celebrations, held recently at the Royal College of Physicians. Patronage has been awarded to GCMB [...]
The Association of British Professional Conference Organisers (ABPCO) is to host the second workshop in its TechNOphobia series on November 12th at De Vere Wokefield, focusing this time on hybrid events. Entitled ‘Hybrid events – exploding the myths, exploring the possibilities’, the workshop will look at different levels of hybrid event, the technology enablers required, [...]
The projects of the event specialists at VOK DAMS left a profound impression on the judging panel of the 23rd Galaxy Awards, one of the leading international marketing prizes awarded in the US. Six times the judges bestowed the coveted awards on the agency for events and live-marketing. Its good yield at the end: one [...]
ARTION Conferences & Events is among the top four finalists for the Best Marketing Campaign Award given by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA Best Marketing Award). The company’s marketing campaign presents the successful bid to organise the 37th World Association of Chefs Societies Congress in Athens in 2016, amidst the Greek economic crisis and [...]
On October 3rd the Danish Congress Organizer and Destination Management Company celebrated its 25 years in operation. ICS decided to donate all presents received to the Danish Children’s Hospital Clowns and during the reception, hospital clown Ludo received almost EUR 1,000 from ICS Managing Director Per Ankaer, picture enclosed. ICS Denmark continues to develop unique [...]
After an intensely busy three week period of online nominations, voting has now closed and Ovation Global DMC has unveiled the official shortlist of nominees for its 2012 Huggability Award. The winner will be revealed during the IMEX America tradeshow in Las Vegas where Ovation will exhibit on Stand 418. The awards ceremony will take place on [...]
Keith Prowse to host corporate shopping event and catwalk show Award-winning hospitality provider Keith Prowse will host a corporate shopping event in conjunction with British fashion label Jaeger on Thursday 18th October 2012. The event will be held at Jaeger’s flagship store on Regent Street in London and will mark the launch of a style guide [...]
Nowadays, hybrid elements determine the success of an event. Mobile, social & local are the tools merging digital with live experiences – hybrid events. This thesis is proven by several projects, commissions and studies carried out by VOK DAMS, the live-marketing and hybrid events specialists. The agency has now appointed e-Marketing specialist Monty Metzger (33) [...]
Etherlive recommends an average 10% technology budget for events Award-winning event technology supplier, Etherlive, has provided a concise guide on the incorporation of technology for events including advice on budget allocation to meet demands. It is the latest in a series of ‘smart bITe’ guides designed to help planners negotiate their way through the growing [...]
The aim of the campaign was to successfully communicate the advantages of the beverage can and to communicate the facts effectively both in an analog and a digital manner. The sparkling and refreshing elements that are associated with the beverage can were to be utilized in order to move it more into the focus of [...]
Kenes Group announces its disinvestment as a shareholder in Multiwebcast, Canada (known as the Multilearning Group) in order to retain our independence in the choice of suppliers for Kenes clients. Kenes International and Multiwebcast have been trusted client and supplier for a number of years, and are enthusiastic about each company’s professional competence. Multiwebcast, having [...]
The European Committee for the Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) and Congrex Switzerland have renewed their long-term contract to deliver full PCO (Professional Congress Organiser) services until 2016. “ECTRIMS has been collaborating with Congrex as the PCO for our annual congress for more than ten years and as our Association Management Company for [...]
AMSTERDAM, August 23 2012 – Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) announces that it has acquired AC Events International Limited (AC Events) through its UK subsidiary, Carlson Wagonlit UK Limited. AC Events, based in Dublin, Ireland has provided meetings and events management services to corporations since 2005 and has been working in association with CWT since 2008. As a [...]
A Michelin star dinner on wheels!!! A sightseeing tour with a difference! This futuristic coach allows guests to discover the Catalonian capital whilst enjoying a fabulous dinner prepared by Michelin-star chef, Carles Gaig, For more information, contact Cititravel team in Barcelona: +34 932 256 767 or bcn@cititravel.es
The event- and live-marketing experts at VOK DAMS are happy about the top position in the creativity ranking of event agencies that they have reached again this year. The ranking is based on all award-winning projects of the year 2011, which are included in the index and evaluated. Only the most important creativity competitions of [...]
RWTH International Academy, the official executive education academy of RWTH Aachen University, and Congrex Germany, one of the leading experts in association, conference, and event management, have entered an exclusive cooperation agreement. For the next five years, both partners have agreed to work together on the implementation of conferences and congresses hosted by RWTH Aachen [...]
ICCA announces destination for 2016 Congress
Frankfurt, 20 May 2013 After presentations from the two shortlisted destinations, Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia, and the Czech Republic capital Prague, ICCA President Arnaldo Nardone on behalf of the ICCA Board of Directors today announced at the mid-year ICCA meeting held alongside IMEX,
Smartphone and Tablets Prompt Mobile Rethink, WTM Round Table Concludes
The move away from desktops towards smartphones and tablets is changing how the travel industry uses technology to connect with today’s multi-device consumer, concluded board-level travel industry participants at the recent World Travel Market Round Table into the Future of Mobile.
ICCA 2012 statistics: international association sector shows significant growth
With the release of the 2012 Top 20 Rankings for cities and countries, ICCA is reporting another year of continued strength in the international association meetings market.
Record £5.3b spent by APMEA countries in 2012 representing 28% of UK’s inbound tourism revenue
VisitBritain kicked-off its flagship international travel trade event, Destination Britain 2013, in Bangkok. Celebrating its 10th year, the tourism gathering will open with a record 35% of new suppliers, showcasing their strongest UK travel and tourism offerings.
World’s Second Largest LGBT Tourism Market Comes Out at WTM Latin America
Brazil’s USD$23 Billion Gay Travel Market – World’s Second Largest LGBT Tourism Market Comes Out at WTM Latin America
Bosch TownHall Meeting 2013 with VOK DAMS China
The experts for events and live marketing from VOK DAMS China have realized the TownHall Meeting 2013 for their client Bosch in Wuxi.
Seth Mattison to keynote on day two of AIBTM 2013 in Chicago
Educating Attendees on How to “Rock the Workplace”
Keynote Speakers Deliver Context for AIPC 2013 in Cape Town
The lineup of exemplary speakers on hand for the 2013 AIPC Annual Conference in Cape Town, South Africa this coming July 1-3 will provide delegates with a comprehensive insight into how the country is emerging as a major factor in both the global economy and the meetings industry.
