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Association Day Programme: Monday 21 April 2008

13:00 Lunch
14:00 Topics and Issues: delegates can choose one subject in this session and another in the 15:30 session. Delegates make their choice of which sessions to attend on the day.

World Café: Conversations in Association Excellence

New this year, the innovative 'World Cafe' conversational format inspires delegates to share their best association ideas from around the globe. Explore together how and why so many leading organisations are now using the World Cafe process to evolve better strategic futures.

Moderator: Paul E. Borawski, CAE Executive Director & Chief Strategic Officer, American Society for Quality

Corporate Social Responsibility: a great opportunity for international associations both strategically and at their major events

Does your association have a clear CSR strategy? Does your annual congress aim to be carbon neutral or give something back to the community where it takes place?  Many international associations have their roots firmly planted in social issues, so how can you take advantage of the fast growing global awareness of CSR to promote your strategic objectives and to motivate your members and stakeholders?

Moderator: Martin Sirk, CEO, ICCA (International Congress & Convention Association)

Speakers:

Amy Spatrisano, President and Co-Founder, Green Meeting Industry Council and Principal, Meeting Strategies Worldwide

Greta Kotler, Chief Strategy Officer, ASAE (American Society of Association Executives) and the Center for Association Leadership

Pierre Sonigo, General Secretary, FERMA ( European Federation of Risk Manager Associations)

Wiki Workshop: Meetings technology that adds real value to your events

Technology in this session is sponsored by Abbit Meeting Support

On this dynamic new platform Maarten Vanneste will look at the technological trends that are impacting on the meetings industry, lead discussion on good and bad tech investments, and reveal how to get the human and technological balance of your events right.

Moderator: Maarten Vanneste, President and CEO, Abbit Meeting Support and President, Meeting Support Institute

Fundraising: dieses seminar findet in deutscher sprache statt. Für mehr Informationen bitte klicken sie hier

  • Vom  "Fund"raising  zum  "Friend"raising - finanzielle Zukunftssicherung Ihrer Vereinstätigkeit    (Matthias Spacke, Account Director, Ovation Germany)
  • Sponsoring , Spende und Co. Förderung von steuerbegünstigter Körperschaften (Dr.Harald Schotenroehr, HSMV Wirtschaftsprüfer und Steuerberater, Düsseldorf)
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30

Topics and Issues: delegates can choose one subject in this session and another in the 15:30 session. Delegates make their choice of which sessions to attend on the day.

World Café: Conversations in Association Excellence

Corporate Social Responsibility: a great opportunity for international associations both strategically and at their major events

Wiki Workshop: Meetings technology that adds real value to your events

Strategie: dieses seminar findet in deutscher sprache statt. Für mehr Informationen bitte klicken sie hier

  • Strategieplannung für die Zukunft Ihrese Verbandes (Thomas  Reiser, Geschäftsführer ISN International Society of Nephrology)
  • Erfolgreiche Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten trotz limitierter Ressourcen (Martin Then, Geschäftsführer EndoScience, Endokrinologie Service GmbH)
16:45 Coffee Break
17:25 Round-Table Discussions: delegates discuss 2 subjects of their choice during the session
18:55

Depart for the Evening Reception at the Intercontinental Hotel, Frankfurt

Tuesday 22 April

08:45

ICCA and AIPC Breakfast Seminar, supported by PCMA and MPI: Storm clouds or silver linings - what's the outlook for the international meetings industry?

A vastly experienced panel of meetings industry leaders give their viewpoints on the current volatile economic situation and the short-term and long-term implications for our industry in terms of competition, pace of development around the world, balance of power between suppliers and planners, and future determinants of success, as well as how what we've learnt as an industry in recent years may help soften the impacts that might arise.

09:30 GCB Seminar: Erfolgsfaktor Emotionale Mitgliederbindung – Wie Sie aus Mitgliedern Fans

machen (Stefan Eser Prokurist und Bereichsleiter Mitgliederforschung forum! Marktforschung GmbH)

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16:00

GCB Seminar: Nachhaltigkeit macht Marke. Wie positionieren sich Verbände zukünftig?  (Betriebswirt Prof. Axel Uhrmacher)

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