International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com MEETINGS MANAGEMENT SECTOR MEETING Miranda Ioannou & Jurriaen Sleijster 49 th ICCA Congress & Exhibition Hyderabad - India Sunday 24 October : :00h International Congress & Convention Association

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Agenda 1. Welcome to all & overview of the meetings of the day (05’) 2. General Sector Matters - Welcome to new members (05’) - Call for topics for future meetings (05’) - ICCA activities until IMEX 2010 (05’) 3. ICCA Board meeting feedback (10’) 4. Elections (05’) 5. MAG report (05’) 6. ICCA Congress at a glance (05’) 7. Meetings in India: a local perspective (10’) 8. Wrap up & conclusion (05’)

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Welcome to all Welcome to all! Meetings of today

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Welcome to all New members Meetings Management: Russkie Prostori (Russia) Mr. Ola Kastensson, Managing Director City Tourist Office, JSC (Russia) Mr. Sergey Chernyshevskiy, Business Development Director C & T Hungary Szeged Ltd. (Hungary) Ms. Fogas Katalin, Congress Manager

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Welcome to all New members Meetings Management: Borneo Adventure (Malaysia) Ms. Jane Dripin, Director of Events ALBATROS Congress & Tourist Service (Slovenia) Ms. Barbara Ristic, Event & Marketing Manager INK Business Media Pvt Ltd (India) Mr. Yogesh Vyas, CEO

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Welcome to all New members Meetings Management: Symposium Egypt (MICE Support) (Egypt) Mr. Moushir Abdallah, Managing Director Arenabolaget I Linkoping AB (Sweden) Mr. Nico Nauta, Conference Manager INDEX Conferences and Exhibitions Est. (UAE) Mr. Paul Wilson, Executive Director

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Welcome to all New members Meetings Management: ICE - Integrated Conference & Event Management (India) Mr. Naveen Rizvi, Vice President - India International Conference & Exhibition (India) Mr. Shyam Nagpal, Managing Director

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com General Sector Matters Call for topics for future meetings ICCA activities until IMEX 2010…

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com General Sector Matters ICCA activities until IMEX ICCA Congress – 25 October 2010 – 27 October Forum for Young Professionals - 27 November November EIBTM November December ICCA Data training at EIBTM - 30 November December Conventa – (South-East European Exhibition) - 19 January January ICCA activities at AIME February February ICCA Stand at International Confex - 01 March March ICCA Data Workshop at ICCA Head Office - 11 March March ICCA representatives attending COCAL March March EMIF - 15 March March ICCA Sector Venues Int’l C/S Workshop, Montreal, CDN - 17 March March GIBTM - 28 March March Association Expert Seminar - 21 May May Association Networking Evening - 23 May ICCA activities at IMEX May May 2011

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com ICCA Board Meeting Feedback Additional investments – use of 2009 surplus: € for Chapter Education € for website enhancement, member benefits redefinition, ICCA Intelligence redesign, mobile apps 2009 was a strong year for ICCA, but there were resignations 2010 projections will be re-adjusted as the year began with 20 resignations; however, new members have been coming in already Total members today ~ 950

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com ICCA Board Meeting Feedback Upgraded/Updated ICCA PR Kit Digital Clippings Service – 115,000 sources in 190 countries Twitter #icca10 LinkedIn for discussions Facebook for sharing photos/videos, comments

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Elections Update

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com MAG report No exhibition but Expert Advice Appointments No more printed Networking Guide: on-line networking Media produce selected session reports This year: recyclable congress bags MAG “Walk the floor” No speakers gifts: donation to charity No hand-outs (CSR) RSMP Lithuania; 2011 Poland - Gdansk Networking for mid-level executives No more “once-only” event Nigel Brown leaving, Tadeja Pivc > Events Executive

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com ICCA Congress at-a-glance Update & recommended sessions… ME103: What it takes to Build a Successful Meetings Brand Monday 11:00-12:30 ME301: Big Issues Within Medical Meetings Monday 16:00-17:30 TST07: Basics of Bidding for Association Meetings (double session) Tuesday 11:00-12:00 & 13:30-14:30 TE105: World Top Brands and Live Events Tuesday 15:00-16:30 WE103: Creating Your Own New Int’l Events Wednesday 11:00-12:30

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Meetings in India: a local perspective An interview with Rajeev Kohli

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Wrap-up & conclusion Feedback?

International Congress and Convention Associationwww.iccaworld.com Thank you! 49 th ICCA Congress & Exhibition Hyderabad - India Sunday 24 October : :00h International Congress & Convention Association