Social Events during a Conference
Background: When K.I.T. Group is contracted to function as Professional Congress Organizer (PCO) for a society or association, we usually also handle the congress catering as well as the social events in connection with this congress. Social Events describe a variety of functions and can be anything from a breakfast, a luncheon or a welcome […]
Audience Interaction for Conferences and Events
Background: Our clients know that engaged delegates are loyal delegates, and are aware of the need to build forums for live dialogue with their delegates through web-based systems, mobile devices or social media. Consequently, real-time communication and audience interaction is on everyone’s lips; especially when it comes to conferences and events. This is nothing new, […]
Writing a better future: How the World Library and Information Congress embraced sustainability
For the past 84 years librarians have found themselves waiting for one event: The World Library and Information Congress (WLIC). Together with IFLA, the association behind the WLIC, K.I.T. Group takes care of all the logistical details and makes sure delegates experience a productive Congress. This year we had a new challenge: how to make […]
An association’s journey towards a more sustainable event
In 2011, members of the Family Business Network International (FBN) pledged to promote a business model to enable a sustainable future for workers, community, the environment and future generations. In 2014, the network introduced Polaris, a framework to deliver on the pledge. Today Polaris is a growing movement of family businesses focused on maximizing economic […]
Reaching the Unreached: All about why an association took their annual conference to India and what they found there
K.I.T. Group helped elaborate ISPAD’s global meeting strategy and delivered the conference on their behalf. The conference was organised around the “Reaching the Unreached” theme. Why India? There were a few reasons: 1) after the USA, India has the largest population of people living with type 1 diabetes. 2) Indian diabetes specialists are only trained […]
Think Green. Act Green. Be Green.
Have you ever wondered why associations are not leading the way in sustainable event practices? After all, association members meet for various purposes beyond the pursuit of profit. Their common interests and aspirations integrate a host of other aspects that will, in turn, shape the organisation’s mission and be reflected in its agenda. As forces […]
Competence Brings Success
More than almost any other topic in recent years, digital transformation has impacted the format of the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) industry. The future of the event industry clearly involves a digital component. Event planners are being called upon to combine online and offline experiences in an efficient and user- friendly way. To […]
Into the New
The International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) is a professional medical association with an aim to promote clinical and basic science, research, education and advocacy in childhood and adolescent diabetes. Typically, ISPAD holds an annual conference in various international locations. However, in 2020, five months before the 46th Annual ISPAD Conference was planned […]
New Formats. New Target Groups.
The Conference of the European Cystic Fibrosis Society (ECFS) has been the central forum in Europe for continuing medical education in the field of cystic fibrosis for over 40 years. In 2020, the 43rd ECFS Conference was planned to take place in Lyon, France, from 3 to 6 June, with around 2,000 participants from academia, […]
When Empiricism Becomes Therapeutic Experience and Medical Progress
The 2nd Medicinal Cannabis Congress (MCC) is a professional, accredited (9 CME credits) medical congress to promote clinical research, basic science, education, and advocacy based on the topic of cannabinoids in medical practice and therapy. Representatives from all medical and pharmaceutical health professions participated in the two-day medical training event. The MCC was brought to […]