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G8 Summit Conference Hotels and Venues…

On 17 June, 2013 by Ciara Feely Comments (0), leave your own!
Categories: Conference Hotels, Golf Venues, Meeting Rooms, Venue Reviews

Ireland a serious contender for International Conferences with validation of our world class conference facilities…

The world leaders have been welcomed to The Lough Erne Resort for the G8 Summit 2013. The Northern Ireland Conference Hotel was chosen to host this prestigious conference that will result in long lasting benefits to the hotel. Speaking to the Director of Sales – John O Neill, the sales department has experienced an influx of enquiries in the last year from the corporate and conference market of Ireland and indeed internationally. Being able to say they are the chosen venue of the G8 Summit, speaks mountains about its credibility as a venue capable of handling the highest calibre of conference delegates and logistics.

It is estimated the G8 Summit is worth £40 million to the local economy, resulting in 45,000 room nights being booked. The counties of Sligo, Donegal, Cavan. Fermanagh and Monaghan have all enjoyed the conference sales benefits. The Radisson in Sligo are hosting the 2500 delegates coming from America for the Summit. The delegates, media, security and administration staff and picketers all make up the 45,000 room nights. The £40 million in spend is being generated by G8 contracts given to Northern Ireland businesses, over-time payments for security and other staff plus the spend on preparation and practicalities such as training exercises, accommodation, catering and logistics. Homeowners in the area are also benefiting – renting out their houses for up to £1300 for the few days – it sounds familiar to the Ryder Cup event held at The K Club, Kildare 2006!

Ireland being the venue for the G8 Summit has long reaching benefits for Ireland being considered as a conference venue for International Associations and corporate conferences and will all help to platform us as the fantastic country it is for conferences.
“Ireland has the perfect mix of facilities, accommodation and professionalism to host any major meeting. Drawing on the visit of the G8 to the island of Ireland, we are reminding potential ambassadors that they too can bring their global gathering to the ‘island boardroom’ according to John Concannon, Director of Marketing with Fáilte Ireland. Click here for details of the Irish Ambassador Programme.

The first six months of 2013 will see 114 international conferences and business events take place in Ireland bringing a total of approximately 31,000 delegates with an overall estimated economic impact of €37 million, that is not including the G8 Summit Conference.

Check out this review of the resort for the leisure traveller as experienced by Pol O’ Conghaile who writes for the National Geographic Traveller.

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Excellent Conference Centre option in Kilkenny

On 2 May, 2013 by Ciara Feely Comments (0), leave your own!
Categories: Conference Hotels, Conference Venues, Venue Reviews

Kilkenny adds another reason to take a conference or association meeting to the City….

There is another conference and convention centre option in Kilkenny.  Association and conference organisers will love it.  The Hub in Kilkenny, located just off the Dublin Road is a wonderful option for exhibitions, large conferences, summits and trade shows.  It accommodates up to 1200, what organisers in particular will love is that it is open space, very flexible and can be turned a number of ways.
conference space at the Hub Kilkenny
http://findaconferencevenue.com/venue/The-Hub-Conference-Centre-Kilkenny-Conference-venue-and-exhibition-space

Kilkenny is just over an hour from Dublin, just off the M9, making it extremely accessible and a great conference destination. Kilkenny City itself has a host of hotels with top class accommodation offerings, Lyrath Estate is the closest conference hotel to The Hub.

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Top Tips to make Networking at a Conference more effective… Conference Technology

On 19 March, 2013 by Ciara Feely Comments (0), leave your own!
Categories: Conference Event Technology, Conference Planning, Networking in General, Smart organising tips, Twitter and Events

What Conference Technology and mobile apps to use to deliver a better conference experience…

I attended the AIPCO (Association of Irish Professional Conference Organisers) Conference March 7th, at Clyde Court Hotel – it was an excellent event. There was a lot of talk around how to improve the results of conferences for delegates – networking being a really big one. Do you leave it up to chance who you “might” bump into at a conference? Hoping it will be that one contact that will pay for the whole trip? Preparing for an event and connecting with conference attendees before the event is smart and makes for much more productive conferences and helps make networking 10 times more effective.

Corbin Ball has put together a list of a few social networking sites and mobile technologies that improve the attendee experience at a conference. A great point Corbin makes is that for decades the name badge was the principal networking tool. Here are some conference technology sites that can make planning a conference and attending a conference much more effective…. most of them are free.

www.Bizzabo.com - Designed to help conference organisers communicate with attendees and delegates with each other.

OleaPark.com - an innovative social networking tool connecting people via LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook interests. Upload your event and begin speaking to delegates, get feedback and send messages.

Qriousapp.com Helps attendees and exhibitors find and connect with the people that are important to them.

For further information on this and to read Corbin’s blog – check this link out.

What is the easiest way to find out who is attending the event?? Ask the organiser! They should be able to send you a list or have it created with some of the technology outlined above.

If you would like more information on how to make networking more effective at conferences or events, feel free to call me. I look at the networking space and how the conference venue itself can deliver conference results for delegates and for the conference organiser. Conference hotels and conference centres/conference venues are key to delivering the result a meeting organiser and conference organiser wants to get from holding an event.

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Conference Organisers use TripAdvisor to help decide on Conference Hotel…

On 5 March, 2013 by Ciara Feely Comments (0), leave your own!
Categories: Conference Hotels, Conference Planning, Conference Venue Tips, Conference Venues, Dublin Conference Facilities, Venue Reviews

This is a fact. A client of mine recently chose not to book a week long conference at the Burlington Hotel based on their reviews on TripAdvisor. Ouch! It is being used to find the right conference hotel.

TripAdvisor have now introduced a business listing which I would highly recommend serious conference hotels in Ireland upgrade to. Why? – the hotel gets….

Link to your website
Email address
Phone number
Link to special offers
Special offer tag
Custom photo slideshow

It is all about making it easy for the conference organiser to get independent reviews about your hotel that are believable and based on a real experience.

TripAdvisor spoke at the IHF Conference in Killarney today on this topic and needless to say it was a heated debate about listing the reviews directly on hotel websites and them being anonymous. I highly recommend it. If you are not putting the reviews on the hotel website, conference organisers are just going to look for them anyway. If there are negative reviews, it all depends on how they are handled. Some negativity makes them more believable. Conference Hotels can’t ignore the power of TripAdvisor in converting a conference, meeting or event enquiry, they are being used to find the right conference venue and conference hotel.

Tagged: arranging events, Business listings, conference and meeting place, conference organisers, conference reviews, conference venue ireland, corporate event planning tips, Corporate Meetings, find a conference venue, hotel reviews, TripAdvisor

On 7 September, 2011 by Ciara Feely Comments (0), leave your own!
Categories: Conference Event Technology, Conference Planning, Smart organising tips, Twitter and Events

Measuring and proving the return Conferences and Events deliver….

Conference and meeting organisers are under even more pressure to be more strategic when organising meetings and events and measure accurately the results and contributions made to a company or organisation.  72% of the meeting planners surveyed by the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International, cited this need.  70% of companies recently said that “online traffic” is an important measure of the value of their events”.

Mobile Apps in the conference and events business are already quite advanced and extensively used, but the next 2 years will see a large increase in their use “on the job”.  According to MPIs recent Future Watch survey, 80% of meeting professionals are using smart phones   and other mobile devices in their jobs. Yet, with this high adoption, relatively few have used mobile applications yet for their own meetings.  This is where measuring “online traffic” around an event is made easy.

Pathable.com is a meeting specific  app that have gained great credence in the last few years, but the major social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are a valuable marketing and  branding tools to use in events.  Location based apps such as Foursquare, Gowalla and Facebook Places are all excellent mediums as networking channels before, during and after events.  It is all about making it easy for delegates to make great contacts at events.

Corbin Ball has written an extensive article on “The Business Value of Mobile Apps for Meetings”.
I have also touched on this in a previous post – Marketing your Conference on Twitter… Expert Tips

Corbin Ball – meetings in a minute – social media‘

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Conference Technology – making planning an event easy…

On 25 November, 2009 by Ciara Feely Comments (0), leave your own!
Categories: Conference Event Technology, Conference Planning, Conferences on a budget

I am doing some research at the moment on Conference Technology… Event Elephant seems to tick a lot of boxes when it comes to streamlining the planning and organising of a conference – it offers registration, payment, tracking options – everything that can be a nightmare to do manually.   It all seems to be organised in one easy place and at very reasonable rates too.   Tying into my aim to organise a Conference on a shoe string budget.

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Irish Blog Awards – and the winners are…

On 22 February, 2009 by Ciara Feely Comments (0), leave your own!
Categories: Business Network International, Conference Hotels, Event Reviews, Venue Reviews

Attended the Blog Awards last night – and I have to say it is the best awards ceremony I have attended to date….. fantastic night, great crowd and a mighty venue.

Well done to Damien for creating a night that brought a very talented bunch of people together to celebrate their own successes, acknowledge their contributions and party on down. 

Congrats to all – winners and shortlisters and nominees.  I have been inspired to blog a LOT more…

Best Popculture Blog

* rapture ponies

Best Blog from a Journalist – Sponsored by Mamut

* Markham Nolan – expad.ie

Best Food/Drink Blog – Sponsored by Bord Bia

* the daily spud

Best Fashion Blog – Sponsored by Spinnakerpro

beaut.ie

Best Arts and Culture Blog – Sponsored by Poetry Ireland

* pursued by a bear

Best Political Blog – Sponsored by Digital Revolutionaries

* cedar lounge

Best Group Blog – Sponsored by DineToMeet.ie

dublinblog.ie

Best Use of the Irish Language in a Blog – Sponsored by Edgecast Media

* igaeilge

Best Technology Blog/Blogger – Sponsored by Bitbuzz

* Justin Mason – taint.org

Best Sport and Recreation Blog – Sponsored by Boards.ie

* The kop blog

Best News/Current Affairs Blog – Sponsored by IGO People

* Suzy Byrne mamanpoulet

Best Specialist Blog – Sponsored by iQ Content

* irisheconomy.ie

Best Newcomer – Sponsored by Teamworkpm.net

* Trust Tommy

Best Blog of a Business – Sponsored by RedCardinal.ie

* The blacknight blog

Best Music Blog – Sponsored by DownloadMusic.ie

* nialler9

Best Personal Blog – Sponsored by Microsoft Ireland’s Developer and Platform Group

* annie rhiannon.

Best Humour Blog – Sponsored by Beecher Networks

* The Swearing Lady

Best Photo Blog – Sponsored by Pix.ie

* Ryan Whalley glasseyalley.com

Best Blog Post – Sponsored by KRO IT Solutions

* K8 the GR8: “The Secret Fire”

Grand Prix Prize – Best Blog sponsored by McConnells

Suzy Byrne – Mamanpoulet.com

The Cork International Airport Hotel proved to be the perfect venue for the event, they went all out.  It is a hotel with a difference, not your average conference venue hotel – quite funky with eye catching art deco detail all around.  Service is great too, Carmel in the events office is great to work with and I recommend them a lot to my clients.  Located just at Cork Airport it is a great place to meet in Cork.   I am delighted to be the Venue Finder for Damien and need to begin my quest for next years venue.  It will be a tough one to beat though!

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New Moto – I refuse to participate in a recession!!

On 24 October, 2008 by Ciara Feely Comments (1), leave your own!
Categories: Business Network International
New logo
BNI Conference Cork 2008
I had a 6.30 start on Saturday morning with a BNI Conference, that took place in Cork.  This was one of the best conferences I attended – and yes, it is true the early bird catches the worm…. 
The room was full of energy and people with a positive attitude.  It was extremely well organised by Sandra and Andy Harte – Executive Directors of BNI Ireland.
Busy networkers

Busy networkers

 Here are some of the highlights and learning from the day…
• From Phil Berg of “Reach your Goals”
-   Take one part of your business and improve it a little bit, then go around on all of your business and do the same, when all aspects have been improved – start again!
- Arrive a half hour early before networking events
-  Sit next to someone different every time –move tables throughout a day conference
• From Maggie Bowen of Sites to go

– Ten things to do for Free right now – Maggie Bowen -Sitestogo - http://www.sitestogo.biz/web-knowledge-page46457.html 

great networking opps

great networking opps

  
• Rob Copeland – Executive Director BNI Scotland West – picture of him - proud of his heritage or what..

- In a 60 second presentation of your business this is what you must cover –
- How can someone help grow your business
- Why are you better than your competition?
- Who do you work for – client examples
- Who is your target market – be specific
- How do you do things different from your competitor?
Charlie Lawson  - Assist Natinoal Director BNI UK and Ireland– Best questions to ask at your 1-1 meetings / your networking referral contacts

– Who are your top 3 current clients, why do your clients think you are good? Who are your 3 target clients?  What’s the best way to introduce you to a potential client?  Who passes you business?  How did your best referral happen? What can I watch/listen for to get you a referral?  What are we going to do next – follow up?
- Frank De Raffele – Making the Most of your marketing –
I need to write a separate post on this one as there were so many!  Very Brief summary is this -

“nobody cares” about your business like you do – make an emotional connection to your target market that inspires them to ACT!

It was definitely an inspiring talk and I am very jealous of Paul of Spa Lighting wining a $5000 marketing consultancy with Frank!

Dr. Ivan Misner – Founder of BNI
- Create a diverse network of connectors -and moto – “I refuse to participate in a Recession”……  there are opportunities in each climate, they must be found and explored.  Real Estate agents on the East Coast of the US are having their best year ever – why, because there are properties on the market, at more reasonable prices that buyers are very willing to buy.

 

is anyone listening??

is anyone listening??

 

networking in style at Cork International Airport

Tagged: conference venue Cork, Confernce Speakers, find a conference venue, how to build your business, The power of networking

Team Building Activities and Corporate Social Responsibility

On 1 July, 2008 by Ciara Feely Comments (2), leave your own!
Categories: Team Building, Team Building Ideas

At FindaConferenceVenue.com we are making it easy to plan corporate events. Below are some great ideas on how to plan a ‘Green’ Team Building event.

Team building activities can also be used as a means to raise awareness among employees of concepts like Corporate Social Responsibility, fair-trade and the ripple effect of these. These concepts are the talk of the town but most people are unclear of what they really mean.

One of the star ‘responsible’ team building activities is ‘Tree Planting”. It can be a great day of fun and easy to plan. It consists of employees planting trees in reserves and managed woodland so as to preserve the nature and contribute to offset their carbon emission. This way your company will work towards a more sustainable, lower carbon-emitting events industry and your employees will have fun while learning the concepts of sustainability.

Rooted in Ireland is an oak planting project in Drumconwell, which is just outside of Armagh. They are open to having a group but it would only be in Spring or Autum, as these are the times at which they plant.The following are a few suggestions on great outdoor team building venues in Ireland – Toddsleap – only 90 mins from Belfast and Dublin, Killashee House in Naas – 45 mins from Dublin, Fota House in Cork- a beautiful stately house with themed park and golf course, or a the perfect Boutique Hotel in Kenmare – The Brooklane.

FindaConferenceVenue. Com can help you to find the right venue for a successful corporate event. The website will allow you to search for the best Irish Team Building Venues. Or you can also call us and ask for our expert advice. Read our Corporate Event Planning tips for some more great suggestions.

Ciara Feely

Ireland’s Venue Finder

ciara@FindaConferenceVenue.com

353 (0)26 210 15

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