Case Studies

EADV ANNUAL MEETING 2006

The challenge: To organize a meeting of 12.000 participants, in the island of Rhodes.

Event ID: The flagship annual event of the European Society of Dermatology & Venereology
Title: “From Hippocrates to modern dermatology”
Dates: 4-8 October 2006
Location: Rhodes
Number of participants: 12.000

31ST EGOS 2015

The challenge: To seamlessly carry out a gala dinner for 2.000 people in a city-centre venue on the eve of the Greek 2015 referendum.

Event ID: A 6-day forum for the members of the European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)
Title: “Organizations and the Examined Life: Reason, Reflexivity and Responsibility”
Dates: 29 June-5 July 2015
Location: Athens (The American College of Greece Campus)
Number of participants: 2.300

IVINS 2017

The challenge: To balance the elements of a scientific meeting with premium leisure opportunities and familial atmosphere throughout.

Event ID: A premium mix of scientific and retreat meeting offered to the members of the “family sized” IVINS Orthopaedic Oncology Society
Title: “IVINS Orthopaedic Oncology Society Meeting”
Dates: 3-9 September 2017
Location: Messinia (Costa Navarino) and Athens
Number of participants: 60

NACDS 2016

The challenge: To combine a scientific meeting with a road trip itinerary for a very demanding group of VIP clients who travel to the most exclusive places in the world every year on their meeting occasion.

Event ID: An exclusive meeting for a limited number of VIP dermatologists, members of the North American Clinical Dermatologic Society.
Title: “NACDS Meeting 2016”
Dates: 20-29 May 2016
Location: Various locations in mainland Greece
Number of participants: 70

MYELOMA WORKSHOP

The challenge: Extraordinarily high temperatures (up to 48^oC) caused cancellation of scheduled flights to the island due to non-show of crew members. In addition to this, during the event a fire in the central electricity power station caused breakdown of air conditions in half of the island’s hotels.

Event ID: A big-sized international scientific event which took place in the birthland of Hippocrates, the island of Kos
Title: “XIth International Myeloma Workshop & IVth International Workshop on Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia”
Dates: 25-30 June 2007
Location: Kos island
Number of participants: 3.300

ESVS 2011

The challenge: A national strike on taxis and public transportation means (metro, buses, etc) on the day of arrivals and opening of the Meeting.

Event ID: The annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
Title: “XXV Silver Jubilee Meeting of the European Society for Vascular Surgery”
Dates: 22-25 September 2011
Location: Athens
Number of participants: 2.300

CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS

The challenge: Increased security needs as per the client’s guidelines and very specific dietary requirements (Kosher food) throughout the duration of the program (6 days).

Event ID: A small sized group of top VIP business people from Israel materializing business and ministry level meetings in Athens and Thessaloniki
Title: “The Conference of Presidents”
Dates: February 2011
Location: Athens & Thessaloniki
Number of participants: 55 delegates and 25 spouses