52nd ICCA Congress

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ICCA Central European Chapter Meeting

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Summary of ICCA CEC Summer Meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia

Dates of the Summer Meeting 2014, Belgrade, Serbia

Current Chapter status

Introduction of the CAT Night Team Members

Presentations

Agenda

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Presentations:

How to use economic and scientific ties to attract international meetings and conventions – A case study based on the bilateral key industry sectors in China and Germany

Ursula Winterbauer,Head of International Business, German Convention Bureau

Center meets Center: Intercultural remarks on Central Europe and China (Zhong guo)

Prof. Helmut Schwägermann, Hochschule OsnabrückProf. Lan Xing, Shanghai University of Business & Economics-> Directors of International Event Management Shanghai (IEMS) 

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Summary of ICCA CEC Summer Meeting in St. Petersburg

38 ICCA members9 accompanying person12 non ICCA members

9 speakers

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Summary of ICCA CEC Summer Meeting in St. Petersburg

The general experience was rated very high

65% would like to participate again in the next Chapter Summer meeting

80% would encourage other members as well as potential ICCA member companies in their region to attend the meeting

St. Petersburg and Corinthia Hotel were rated very high

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Summary of ICCA CEC Summer Meeting in St. Petersburg

Lessons:

less speakers

only English presentations

more interactive sessions

content under better control

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27th – 29th August 2014ICCA CEC Summer Meeting

Belgrade, Serbia

Dates of 2014 meeting

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Plane ticket for St. Petersburg for site inspection € 814,28

The additional costs of WiFi and technical support € 2000,00

during ICCA CEC Meeting in St. Petersburg

Polo-shirts for the CEC Members at ICCA Congress € 735,00 in Shanghai

Office expenses like phone etc. € 150,00

Mailing the invitations to members (paid by ICCA HQ) € 162,26

Printing and mailing of Christmas Cards to members € 340,00

Speaker’s gifts at ICCA Congress in Shanghai € 200,00

Allocation of funds for the CEC Summer Meeting in Belgrade € 2 455,00

Finances 2013

TOTAL: € 6 846,54

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Current chapter status

TOTAL: 157 members from 18 countries

including 8 new members

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Current chapter status

8 NEW MEMBERS:

Georgian National Tourism Administration (Georgia)

Krakow Convention Bureau (Poland)

International Conferencing &Entertainment Kraków -ICE Kraków- (Poland)

Tsar Events DMC & PCO (Russia)

Open Joint Stock Company (Russia)

Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne (Switzerland)

Montreux Riviera Convention Bureau (Switzerland)

Kyiv Convention Bureau (Ukraine)

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Karina Gruetzner Ulrike Von Arnold Silke Spreitzenbarth Stefan Lohnert Ivo Franschitz Jonas Scharf Petra Kanderova Dagmar Brozova

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE TEAM: EDGAR HIRT

CAT Night – introduction of the team

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CAT Night

ICCA CEC during the CAT NIGHT at

ICCA Congress 2012

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CAT Night

… and this year

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION

52nd ICCA Congress