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AN INVITATION TO PALERMO TO ATTEND
THE VENUE ITALIA WORKSHOP |
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Interested in Italy as a destination for your events? This is a fantastic opportunity to make personal contact with a range of selected Italian venues and suppliers in the backdrop of Palermo, Sicily Dear Madam, Dear Sir, I have pleasure in inviting you to the 5th edition of The Venue Italia Workshop, to be held in Palermo from 26 to 29 June 2008. The Venue Italia Workshop is a high-profile showcase event based on pre-scheduled, one-to-one meetings between European incentive houses, event management companies, congress organisers and corporate meeting planners on the one hand, and around 40 Italian suppliers, including hotels, historic hotels and venues, DMCs, conference centres, destinations and convention bureaus on the other. The event is organised by Convegni, the leading Italian publishing house specialising in conference and incentive publications, including the magazine Venue Italia, in partnership with Regione Sicilia (Sicily local government). You will be accommodated at the brand-new 5-star Wagner Grand Hotel or at Federico II Grand Hotel, both situated right in the centre of Palermo. Our provisional programme is as follows: Thursday 26 June Arrival and check in. Event presentation, welcome cocktail and dinner at Wagner Grand Hotel. Friday 27 June Pre-scheduled meetings with suppliers - full day. Buffet lunch. Gala dinner at Palazzo Mirto, an ancient palace in Palermo. Saturday 28 June Morning: pre-scheduled meetings with suppliers. Buffet lunch. Afternoon: transfer to Cefalù, a characteristic town near Palermo. Dinner in Cefalù. Sunday 29 June Guided tour of Carini's Castle (near Palermo). Transfer to airport according to flight schedule. Complimentary flights, accommodation, meals and activities as per official programme are included. Places are limited. To participate, please fill in the APPLICATION FORM below, read and accept the Terms and Conditions and send us the email back at venueitaliaworkshop@convegni.it by no later than 5 May 2008. A network of international industry consultants will qualify 60 applicants for participation. We will get back to you to confirm your participation. If you need any further information or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Kind regards, Vittore Castellazzi Publisher Convegni Via Biondi, 1 20154 Milan, Italy tel. +39 02 349921 www.convegni.it venueitaliaworkshop@convegni.it ____________________________________________________________ APPLICATION FORM (please either fill in the information required or place an X next to the relevant option or options) Title Mr Ms First name Last name Passport name Email address Job title Company name Company website Company address City Country Company tel. Company fax 1. Nature of business (please select one only) Agency Corporate organisation Association (please specify full name) Other (please specify) 1a. Agency type Incentive House Event Management Company Professional Congress Organiser DMC/Inbound Travel Agent Outbound Travel Agent/Tour Operator Venue Finder PR/Marketing/Advertising Agency Other (please specify) 1b. Corporate organisation type Insurance/Legal/Banking/Finance/Business service Information technology/Communication/Telecoms Automotive Pharmaceutical/medical/chemical/cosmetics Food/beverage/tobacco Transportation/Construction Public sector/Government/University Manufacturing Wholesale/Retail/Trade Other (please specify) 1c. Association type National International Federation Other (please specify) Number of members: 2. How many permanent staff does your company employ? 3. Your responsibility for venues/suppliers Research Recommend Final decision 4. Type of events organised Meetings/Conferences/Conventions International Congresses Incentive travel Product launches Staff training/motivation Roadshows Business travel Other (please specify) 5. Number of events organised per year: 6. Average length of events organised (days): 7. Average number of participants: 8. Annual budget/turnover for meetings, incentives, events Up to EUR 250,000 EUR 250,000-500,000 EUR 500,000-1,000,000 More than EUR 1,000,000 9. Have you ever held events in Italy? Yes No 10. How many events have you held in Italy in the past three years? 11. Average number of participants in your past/future events in Italy: 12. What Italian products are of interest to you? Hotels Hotel chains Events venues Historic hotels and/or historic events venues Conference centres DMCs Convention bureaus Other (please specify) 13. If you have already attended The Venue Italia Workshop, what venues/suppliers have you been in contact with following the workshop? 14. What is the nearest international airport to you? (please give two options): _______________________________________________________________ TERMS AND CONDITIONS Please read the following and then mark "Accept" The programme includes:
Complimentary economy flight from selected European destinations Transfers 3-night accommodation at Wagner Grand Hotel or Federico II Grand Hotel (breakfast included) All meals and activities as per official programme The programme does not include: Personal extras Travel insurance Additional night(s) accommodation, meals or transfers 1. Convegni will only accept one application per company, and one person per application. 2. All sections of the application form must be fully completed. Failure to do so could result in the form not being considered for qualification. 3. Qualified applicants will be requested to provide their credit card details to authorise a charge of EUR 400 in case of late cancellations or no-shows. 4. Qualified applicants will commit to attend the individual appointments with suppliers scheduled for them. Data protection Your data will be added to the Convegni srl database and handled by IT systems in compliance with privacy protection legislation. Should you wish to remove your data from our database, please e-mail us at newsletter@convegni.it ACCEPT DECLINE |
