EMEC Malaga - an Antidote to the Recession

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At the turn of a new year many professionals are looking for inspiration and ways to shift their businesses from surviving an economic downturn to thriving in a new decade. The European Meetings & Events Conference (EMEC) organised by Meeting Professionals International (MPI) in Malaga, Spain during 28 February through 2 March, 2010 will inspire delegates as they interact with industry peers and leaders.

Taking Place at the Palacio de Ferias in Malaga, the event will play host to over 500 meeting professionals working in many different elements of the business tourism sector including PCOs (Professional Congress Organisers), corporate planners, association and government planners and a host of suppliers including representatives of conference centres, hotels, airlines, audiovisual support professionals and many more.

Malaga will set the tone for an unmatched European experience. Professionals within the meetings and events industry are inherently creative and this conference will give attendees a shot of inspiration through collaborative means during a tough international economic period with a number of cutting technologies being deployed to aid networking and crowd collaboration.

Delegates are expected to attend from all over Europe, the Middle East and Northern America and will learn about the future of meetings, meetings effectiveness, how to thrive in a complex world, the latest in green meetings and other trends/research and top level business education in an executive track. Alongside the exciting education programme will be the opportunity to network with senior meeting professionals at a number of events including an opening reception under the theme of a traditional Malaga feria, a tapas tour and late night party at the Liceo in the old City of Malaga and a fantastic closing event in Malaga’s bullring.

Registration is open to all tourism and business tourism specialists with discounted rates for members of Meeting Professionals International, for more information you can visit www.mpiweb.org/emec and to register now.

Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the meeting and event industry’s most vibrant global community, helps its members thrive by providing human connections to knowledge and ideas, relationships, and marketplaces. MPI membership is comprised of more than 24,000 members belonging to 71 chapters and clubs worldwide.

Published
11/01/2010