She Means Business at EduMonday at IMEX 2018
The gender debate is currently one of the leading topics on the labour market – questions about gender equality or women’s career opportunities are more relevant than ever. Especially in the meeting and event industry, where women make up a large part of...
The Importance Of A Carefully Planned Exhibition And Sponsorship Strategy
Exhibition and Sponsorhip: Finding funds is one of the key challenges when organising annual conferences or similar events. Recent research shows that 75 percent of sponsors are always on the lookout for new partnerships, which means meeting planners and organisers...
The Benefits of using a Professional Conference Travel Agency to accommodate Faculty Members
The importance of ensuring a smooth travel experience for conference attendees should never be underestimated. When it comes to catering for faculty members (conference committee members, the president, speakers as well as other VIP attendees), this task takes on an...
Social Engagement: It Concerns Us All
We at Congrex Switzerland value corporate social engagement, the thought that a company should include activities, which benefit the society. Due to our high commitment to corporate social responsibility, we strive to give employment to people of all different kinds...
Unlocking The Value Of Interaction At Conferences
Over the past few years, there has been a qualitative transformation in the events industry, shaped by a growing demand for value and a focus on the attendee experience. While education remains important, interaction is now the lifeblood of events, from form to format...
Defining Leadership for Modern Associations
Why is it important to define leadership for modern associations? In today’s society, associations play an essential role as they possess the combined power needed to tackle issues that matter to the communities they are involved with. Organisations pay much attention...
GDPR – Congrex Switzerland is ready, are you?
On May 25, 2018 – GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) will become fully enforceable throughout the European Union – at which time organisations in non-compliance will face hefty fines. Therefore, Congrex Switzerland is working with a Data Protection...
CEO Message for International Women’s Day – 8 March 2018
Dear friends and colleagues At Congrex Switzerland, we firmly believe in gender equality. We are proud to be able to say that we have a majority of female staff working at our company, in every department and at all levels. I myself have become CEO of the company just...
Leadership: Interview with Julia Bicher as new CEO
PCMA Interview with Julia Bicher as new CEO of Congrex Switzerland, January 2018 1. Can you give me some background on your career? I.e. how did you get into the industry? I come from a hospitality industry background. As a child, I admired the luxurious Grand...
Long-term client ECTRIMS wins IAPCO Regional Client Award 2017
We are proud to announce that our client ECTRIMS has been chosen as the winner of the IAPCO Regional Client Award, during the IAPCO Annual Meeting & General Assembly 2018 in Tokyo. We had nominated ECTRIMS for the award in order to express our gratitude for the...