IMEX 2008 Press Events
- taking place on Exhibitor Stands
| Timing | Exhibitor/Company Name and Stand Number | Title and Description | Location |
| Tuesday 22 April | |||
| 11.00 - |
Stand No: F440 Press Contact: |
BIRMINGHAM CONVENTION BUREAU Birmingham Convention Bureau will be unveiling its new strip, in the form of a new campaign to promote the city as a first choice destination for meetings, conferences, events and incentive travel at IMEX in Frankfurt. To celebrate, after a brief press conference you are invited to represent your country in a pre-European Championships warm-up – on table football! We couldn’t come to Germany and not talk about football and as England didn’t qualify for Euro 2008 (no we’re not bitter) we are staging our own competition. We’ve got a custom-made giant Foosball table on the stand, with teams in the colours of Premiership clubs Aston Villa and Birmingham City. Team up with a colleague or go it alone, there will be some great prizes up for grabs including champagne and tickets, flights and accommodation for a match of your choice next season at Aston Villa, subject to availability. |
Stand F440 |
| 14.30 – 16.00 |
Stand no: E300 Press Contact: +39 055 4628053 |
Let’s meet in Tuscany: the art of hospitality and event organization Briefing on congress facilities in Tuscany and the new congress centre of Arezzo |
Stand E300 |
| 15:30 - 16:15 | Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH (LTM GmbH) and Leipzig Trade Fair / Congress Center Leipzig Stand No: F100 Press Contact: Volker Bremer (Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH / Managing Director) Fax: +49 (0)341 7104-236 or E-mail: kongress@ltm-leipzig.de |
Relaunch do-it-at-leipzig.de the initiative do-it-at-leipzig.de is taking congress marketing to a new level. Forty-five partners have come together under the
slogan „Feel the spirit...“ and joined forces to sell Leipzig as a destination for meetings and conventions. |
Stand F100 |
| 16.00 –17.00 | Switzerland Convention & Incentive Bureau Stand no: E130 Press Contact: Regula Matzek |
Swiss Convention Centres |
Stand E130 |
| 16.30 - 17.00 |
MSI Stand No: C700 Abbit Stand No: D790 Press Contact: Stijn Paridaens stijn.paridaens@meetingsupport.org +32 (0)496 71 96 22 |
Launch new Book “Meeting Architecture” by Maarten Vanneste IMEX08 will be the official launch a new book for the meetings industry. “Meeting Architecture” written by Maarten Vanneste and Published by the Meeting Support Institute is a manifesto for a new profession. This book takes a critical look at how large meetings and conferences are (dis)organised on the content side, how big budgets are spent by ‘temps’ who organise meetings only once or twice a year. Here we find the structures approach to the Educational, Networking and Motivational objectives of meetings – The real business of meetings and where Return on Investment matters. * pre-registered members of the press will receive a free copy of the book |
Stand D790
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| Wednesday 23 April | |||
| 11:00 |
Stand n.o: E240 Press Contact: Marianne Korten PR & Communications Officerm +31 (0) 20 6189540 |
HCCE Hangover Press Cocktail All press are invited to enjoy drinks while receiving the latest news on HCCE which includes the welcoming of a new member the Heidelberg Convention Center. Representatives of the various member centres will be available to answer questions as well. Recover from last night’s hangover and come hang out with HCCE! |
Stand E240 |
| 11:00 |
Stand no: E300
Press Contact: Letizia Perazzini |
Doubling the System Emilia-Romagna is a land of meetings, a dynamic system, always ready to meet market challenges, to the extent that it is actually doubling its facilities: The imminent opening of the Riccione facilities, major works underway in Rimini, the extension of Bologna and the presentation on the international stage of a state-of-the-art conference and reception centre. A rich offering that matches the great interest expressed in Emilia Romagna as a destination, which derives from the area’s natural predisposition for hospitality. |
Stand E300 |
| 15:00 |
Stand no: E300
Press Contact: Massimo Pomilio Sonia Kraemer
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Meet the best from Piemonte Piedmont, one of Northern Italy’s most fascinating regions, offers unique locations, in Turin, World Design Capital 2008, and especially in the area around Lake Maggiore, from the Turin Olympic Park, to the Lingotto Convention Centre, right through to the historic Royal Venaria Castle. In Piedmont, wherever you choose to accompany your clients, for an event or a convention, they will always be enchanted by the beauty of the landscape, the exceptional standard of our hotels and restaurants, our cutting edge meeting centres and the professionalism of your partners. Everything will be illustrated in a scenario that bears the unmistakable flavour of the best Piedmontese chocolate and our superb local wines. |
Stand E300 |
| 16.00 – 16.30 |
Stand no: Stand F410 Press Contact: Ciara Feely ciara@findaConferenceVenue.com +353 86 36 11428 |
Ireland’s Green Venues – Green Failte Award Ireland is the perfect “Green Venue”. With the importance of “Social Corporate Responsibility” Irish Venues are stepping up to the plate. FindaConferenceVenue.com – Ireland’s Venue Finder, in association with the Green Failte Awards is launching a list of 66 Irish Venues that have achieved the Green Failte Award. FindaConferenceVenue.com is the first Venue Finding Company to address this important need- making it easy to find the right venue for your event. Having launched a new Meeting Planning Tool, to make finding the right venue easy, quick and painless. |
Stand F410 |
| 16.00 -18.00 |
Stand no: C 310 Press Contact: Silvia Braun |
2010 Networking Function – South African Tourism Ms Didi Moyle, Chief Operating Officer South African Tourism and Ms Theresa Bay-Müller, Country Manager, South African Tourism Germany plus additional guests and specialist from South Africa will be available for discussions and questions about the soccer world championship 2010 in South Africa - the infrastructure, readiness, as well as the importance of tourism to South Africa from an economic point of view and the opportunities for Business Tourism. |
Stand C310 |
| Thursday 24 April | |||
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Corporate Responsibility Centre Stand No: F796 Press Contact: Kris Verdeck |
Make a difference draw IMEX participants will have a chance to make a difference right on the IMEX show floor by entering the draw in the centre to win a US$500 donation to their favourite charitable cause. The prize is being offered by Louise Hall Reider Company as part of their long term partnership with IMEX to campaign for social responsibility within meetings and incentive programmes. The winner will be announced on the final day of the show. |
Stand F796 |
