“One of the best organised seminars in terms of content, lecture and attendees, I’ve been to” said participant J. A. Lohmar, Managing Director of Axica Kongress- u. Tagungszentrum. Said another enthusiastic attendee “Knowledge, Networking, Friendship and Fun”, the essential ingredients for a successful seminar.
60 participants, the maximum number permitted by IAPCO, attended the 5-day concentrated course, bringing the total intake to over 1800 over the past 37 years. Of the 23 countries represented, 20 % of the participants were from outside Europe, with Lebanon represented for the first time.
New topics, by popular request, included sessions on Stress Management, Sustainability and Data Management. The Closing Keynote, combining the new Meetings Masterclass with the Annual Seminar participants, was presented by Peter Fisk, The Genius Works, challenging the PCO to rise to the changes of the 2020 meetings industry.
88% of the participants asked said that they would, or hoped to, return to Wolfsberg for the Meetings Masterclass, held in parallel. Stated one participant: “The Wolfsberg seminar provides the best platform for knowledge and experience exchange across all parties of the meetings industry”.
