Research. ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association will hold the Research, Sales & Marketing Programme in Vilnius, Lithuania where knowledge and education occupy one of the most important places in the society’s value system.

The programme will take place on 15 – 17 July 2010. Prior to the main Programme, Baltics’ Education Day is planned. The aim of this programme is to create a platform for networking, information exchange and transfer of know-how between colleagues for whom research sales & marketing activities in the international meetings market form an integral part of their responsibilities. Though Vilnius City Tourist Office & Convention Bureau is a very young member of ICCA (since 2008), however it managed to attract the attention of professional experts and to become a destination place for the event mentioned.

No doubt, such a successful bidding means international recognition and reliance among professionals. “This Training Programme affords Vilnius a unique opportunity to show the professional experts attending, everything that our city has to offer in terms of meeting and satisfying the demands for services involved in doing so.

I am absolutely confident that everybody who attend the Programme will find that thousand years of history, a magic mishmash of cultural influences, a competitive service industry, modern meeting facilities and the knowledge–based society – it all comes together to form a perfect destination for any kind of meetings,” – says Jolanta Beniulienė, Director of Vilnius City Tourist Office & Convention Bureau. www.vilnius-convention.lt