You are planning to host a conference? At the first sight of all processes involved, you can be easily overwhelmed by the complexity of tasks to master to organise a successful event.

With many years of collective, collaborative experience in conference management, we have acquired a lot of insights along the way. It can be an intimidating exercise, especially when planning your first conference as there are multiple components to piece together. In light of this, we have put together these 7 steps for conference management paper […]

If you have been tasked with conference planning for your association, we understand that you may be rather dubious about the idea. For your association or organisation to get the most out of their conference, to ensure its success, your planning must be rigorous and concrete. If implemented correctly, the benefits can be outstanding. Orchestrating […]

How can a Professional Conference Organiser help you? In this article we want to give you some ideas of how, when and why a PCO can be your partner. When tasked with organising a conference there are a substantial amount of difficulties to consider. From the initial planning and abstract data organisation, choosing a suitable […]

Infographic The future of meetings is here: from new benchmarks for user experiences to technological upgrades. We take a look at the forces redefining the meetings industry. According to the latest research the number of real-time meetings and events — such as medical conferences, trade shows or sales and marketing meetings — is still on […]

Conferences offer invaluable opportunities for the scientific community to explore new areas of learning, share their research findings and network with their peers. It is not unusual for researchers to be called upon to organise a science conference or medical symposium and while the chance to engage with others working in their field can be […]

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 entirely new dimension. In this article, we examine three reasons why it pays off for […]

Congrex Switzerland has been training young employees for seven years and builds that way a continuous basis for a highly motivated team, acting according to the corporate values: Caring – Reliable – Efficient – Imaginative Lena Schmid, Rebecca Roser and Aline Guggisberg have completed their apprenticeship in business administration at Congrex Switzerland. Since then they […]

Press Release: Basel, November 9, 2017 Congrex Switzerland signs important new contracts with global leading associations like the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) and a long-term contract extension with the European Committee for Treatment and Research in MS (ECTRIMS).  After the success […]