No. 2 - June 2007

Benchmarketing on target
More values for added value


Congratulations

Wiesbaden celebrates its magnificent building
An imperial celebration on its 100th birthday


Trends

Cover story I:
Sustainedly mapping out the future - More values for added value
Responsible actions are a requirement for a companys long-term success

Cover story II:
Benchmarking - Sometimes it pays to compare apples and oranges
Different viewpoints on the current topic


Focus

Meeting & Eventbarometer 2007
The newest study on the conference and event market in Germany.

MMM - MICE market monitor 2007
The newest outbound trends in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.


Pull-out magazine
events' mice-guide-europe.com Issue 2/2007


Portrait

People on the EVVC board
Jochen Meschke has known the ups and downs of the Dortmund congress market for nearly 20 years.


Congress Centres

events study Congress Centres in Germany - Part 2
International Congress Center Berlin; Congress Center Düsseldorf; Congress Center Frankfurt; Congress Center Hamburg

A portrait of AIPC members
Geoff Donaghy, Managing Director of the Cairns Convention Centre, Australia asks:
Congress Center: Is the concept capable of development?

Salzburg in an attractive package
Salzburg Congress uses knowledge and experience for the future.


Venues

Business Breaks go - Meetings & Events come
Center Parcs adds a  new name to the mix

It's AIDA or nothing?
Conferences on th AIDAdiva


Hotels

Investing in Hotels
QGD Hotelmanagement is gaining strength financially and in personnel,
an interview with the QGD Sales & Marketing Director, Kai-Lorenz Muhler.

Things become a little more European in Brussels
Dolce La Hulpe - a modern European conference and congress meeting spot


Trade Fairs

IMEX 2007 - another success in the history of trade fairs
Interview with Ray Bloom about quality, sustainability and the future.

Calendar of "events"
Trade Fairs, Exhibtions, Annual Meetings

Strictly speaking
Klaus Goschmann, FairCon, on checking registrations.


Agencies

The best answer can be found on site
The Czech Republic and the world of Liberty

New dimensions for team building
Navigating waters at high speeds with OceanEvent.

A journey of discovery in Bulgaria
AIMS International understands creative solutions.


Previews

Showtech, Access, AIPC, ALTM


Feedback

IMEX afterhours, EVVC annual conference, Fam-Trip Scotland, GIBTM, Tourism Exchange


News

Party Rent Group, Club Med


MEET Gulf
The Gulf States are booming - even for the M.I.C.E. industry.
The M.I.C.E market in the Gulf States Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar.