Italy. The 23rd ECM Summer School will be hosted by the city of Bolzano/Bozen from 29th August to 2nd September 2009. The programme is a solid basic education for those just starting in the Meetings Industry and is designed for a wide spectrum of people working in convention bureaus, tourist offices, congress and conventions centres, hotels, airlines, DMCs, PCOs and Meeting Planners.

The 23rd year of Summer School will take into account an important aspect of recent industry developments: green meetings and venues.  “The School must embrace this movement, and with the help and support of our Bolzano hosts, the event will mark a major shift this year: it will be the first “Green Summer School” in its history” says Elisabeth Hansa, ECM Summer School Course Director and Head of Marketing and Business Development, Congress+event, Graz

The city of Bolzano and especially the host venue – EURAC convention center – focus their work on the domain of sustainable meetings and environmentally sustainable venues. “The EURAC convention center hosts important meetings on eco-related themes, such as the National Conference of Ecology, the ”Pact for the Climate”, and, of course, this year’s ECM Summer School,” adds Pier Paolo Mariotti, Meeting Manager of the EURAC convention center. 

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