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			<title>The International &amp; European Associations Congress</title>
			<link>http://www.abpco.org/events/internationaleuropeanasoociationcongress/</link>
			<description>&lt;h3&gt;The International &amp;amp; European Associations Congress, the seventh in the series, takes place in July 2012 at the ACC Liverpool. Mark the date in your diary now for Europe's leading and largest association specialist congress with over 400 attendees.&lt;/h3&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;p&gt;Congress features include&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;p&gt;• Two full conference days of presentations and case studies dedicated to International and European associations needs&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;p&gt;• More streams than ever before, addressing: Conferences &amp;amp; Events, Membership, Information &amp;amp; Publishing, Continuous Education &amp;amp; Learning, Leadership &amp;amp; Governance&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;• Plenary sessions of a Keynote and Panel &lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;li&gt;• In-depth workshops &lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;li&gt;• The 4th Association Leadership Summit &lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;• High quality Exhibition&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;p&gt;• Technology Demonstrations from leading suppliers&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;p&gt;• Welcome reception on Sunday 15th&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;p&gt;• Congress party on Monday 16th&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;• Optional post-event Liverpool familiarisation day on 18th July&lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Education streams &amp;amp; sessions &lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Conferences &amp;amp; Event development&lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;li&gt;Strategic management of PCOs&lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;li&gt;Congress Hosts &amp;amp; Partners&lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;li&gt;Membership development&lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;li&gt;Information &amp;amp; Publishing&lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;li&gt;Continuous Education &amp;amp; Learning&lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;li&gt;Association &amp;amp; Event Apps&lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;li&gt;Leadership &amp;amp; Governance&lt;/li&gt;&amp;#13;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;For further information and to pre-register visit: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.associationcongress.com/ie&quot;&gt;www.associationcongress.com/ie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:39:31 -0600</pubDate>
			
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			<title>The Meetings Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA)</title>
			<link>http://www.abpco.org/events/the-meetings-industry-marketing-awards-2/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;The Meetings Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA) was launched in 2002 to raise the standards of marketing in the meetings and events industry and to recognise the marketeers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Organised by Meetings &amp;amp; Incentive Travel magazine, the 11th presentation banquet dinner will take place on 01st October 2012 in London.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Presentation banquet dinner&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Witness the award presentations, enjoy fine food and drink and network with industry colleagues! The evening begins at 18:00 with a drinks reception, followed by seated starter and main course at 19:00, the awards ceremony at 20:30, followed by networking desserts, with carriages at midnight. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Take advantage of the early-bird discount for seats booked before 17th August 2012:-&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Individual seats @ £150 + VAT &lt;br/&gt;Tables of 12 @ £1800 + VAT&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;(price includes reception drinks and dinner with wines).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;During the run up to the event there will be an on-line auction to raise funds for the events industry charity, Meetings Industry Meeting Needs - the auction will go live in September 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For further information, please contact Liz Coleridge on &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:lcoleridge@cat-publications.com&quot;&gt;lcoleridge@cat-publications.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&amp;#13;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:58:23 -0600</pubDate>
			
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