Düsseldorf/Dallas. Registration for EMEC 2011 is open and discounted rates are available until 14 January 2011. The European Meetings and Events Conference (EMEC) will take place from February 13 to 15, 2011 in Düsseldorf – hosted by Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the biggest meetings and event industry association in the world with a 24,000-strong membership and its headquarters in Dallas/USA. Michael Luehrs, Sustainability Services Manager for MCI Group, will give a speech entitled “Engaging Suppliers for Sustainable Event Success: A Case Study”. Furthermore a Flash Point showcase will take place on 14 February. In powerful 15 minute presentations speakers have joined the line up for hundreds of meeting professionals anticipating the best of Europe.
Held each year, the EMEC is the biggest gathering of the meetings and event industry in Europe. Around 500 event organisers and service providers take advantage of the conference to catch up on the latest standards and trends in event planning, to forge new contacts and to discuss the latest developments, such as shifts in the industry landscape created by Social Media or Green Meetings. The yearly European MPI meeting was held for the first time in 1992, since when it has been staged in London, Copenhagen and Turin among others.
