by Frank M. Waechter | Jun 21, 2021 | Blog
Conferences deliver educational and professional value, but generating ROI is another key objective. To do that, it is important to ensure that pricing is high enough to generate revenue without becoming a barrier to registration.
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by Frank M. Waechter | May 25, 2021 | Blog
The role of the professional conference organiser used to be our first blog entry in 2015 and this is how it started: “Many people ask the question, what is a PCO? PCO is just an acronym for Professional Conference Organiser. A company that mainly specialises in the...
by Franziska Grether | Feb 10, 2021
Our fully equipped green-screen studio is now available for rent in Basel. We can provide specialist support with state-of-the-art equipment.
by Frank M. Waechter | Nov 16, 2020 | Blog
Event and conference attendees’ health and safety is a significant concern for event and meeting planners and will be so even after the pandemic. We all know that many are turning to online conferences. While they do not provide face-to-face interaction like...
by Frank M. Waechter | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog
The practical part of organising a conference starts with securing a venue, lining up speakers, and streamlining your marketing campaign. When all the aspects of the event management and meeting design come together smoothly, it is time to register attendees....
by PERIMETRIK®-Admin | Jul 14, 2020
Hosting an Online conference is increasingly important. We help you choose the right event format and develop a secure and engaging virtual environment.
by Frank M. Waechter | Jun 1, 2020 | Blog
As for meeting and event planners and all stakeholders of the meetings and events industry, we are still witnessing the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But little by little, we see the light at the end of the tunnel: Some countries are already easing...
by Congrex Team | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog
Knowledge Exchange, Post Graduate Learning, Efficient Networking – The Future of Scientific Meetings. Author: Christian Mutschlechner The format of scientific congresses has been the same for decades: They typically have plenary sessions, parallel sessions,...
by Frank M. Waechter | Aug 19, 2019 | Blog
What conference trends can you expect still in 2019 and for 2019? The past two years have been packed with change and innovation in the events industry. Recently, we’ve seen personalisation, immersion, and interaction become the driving forces of all event types. New...
by Frank M. Waechter | May 22, 2019 | Blog
GDPR and the meeting industry. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on data protection has now been in force for almost a year. It has had a direct impact on the meetings industry across Europe and beyond.
by Franziska Grether | Apr 13, 2019
The twenty-ninth European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) achieved a new attendance record in 2019.
by Franziska Grether | Apr 10, 2019
In April of this year, the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) held their International Liver Congress (ILC) in Vienna.
