Case Studies Irish Gerontological Society and Dscoop

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CompetitionWin a Luxury Weekend in Dublin

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Events A Look at our Key Upcoming Events

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Celebrating over 30 Awards in 5 years

AUTUMN 2015

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September marked the anniversary of our official opening and we have now completed five years of operations. When we opened in September 2010, we had secured 150 events. We’ve now exceeded 1,150 events and 1.4 million delegate days and continue to maintain a customer satisfaction rate of 98%.

As you will see throughout the newsletter, we have secured a wide range of events until 2019 including the Hadoop Summit 2016, the Social Media and Critical Care Conference 2016, DrupalCon 2016, the International Conference on Information Systems 2016, 16th Annual World Congress of the Human Proteome Organisation 2017, Eurospine 2017, the International Congress of Occupational Health 2018, the International Association of Plant Biotechnology Congress 2018 and the International Union for Quaternary Research Congress 2019.

We never rest on our laurels and are always looking at ways to develop our offering and adapt to the ever-changing needs of our clients and delegates. Last year, we upgraded our existing Wi-Fi infrastructure to support up to 12,000 devices across the venue and we are now planning to double this to 24,000 devices ahead of DrupalCon next year. Our excellent technical and ICT infrastructure continues to attract high-calibre corporate events looking to maximise our facilities to deliver truly innovative events.

Our Sales Team continues to position Ireland on the world stage for international conferences and events and you can meet them at trade shows throughout the year. Jenny and Adrienne will be at IBTM World in Barcelona on 17 November. Drop by the ‘Meet in Ireland’ stand G40 to talk about how we can help bring your next conference to Dublin.

We hope you enjoy our newsletter and look forward to welcoming you to The CCD soon!

Nick Waight Chief Executive The Convention Centre Dublin

The Drive for Five!

We were absolutely overwhelmed to win gold for ‘Best Overseas Conference Centre’ for the fourth year in a row at the 2015 M&IT Industry Awards, so we’re on a ‘drive for five’ campaign!

If you are a UK based event organiser, please visit www.meetpie.com/MITAwardsVoting and cast your vote for The CCD. You could win a trip for two to Mauritius courtesy of M&IT.

Meet Adrienne & Jenny at IBTM

WELCOME TO OUR AUTUMN NEWSLETTER

Contents

Recently Confirmed Events 3

CCD News 4, 5

Industry and PCO News 6

CASE STUDY:

IAGG-ER 8th Congress 7

Recent Event Highlights 8, 9

CASE STUDY: The Dscoop Open 10

Upcoming Key Events 11

Front cover image: CEO Nick Waight, Elaine Phillips, Head of Marketing & Communications and Jacqueline Trehy, Senior Marketing Executive at MIMA 2015.

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RECENTLY CONFIRMED EVENTS

INQUA 2019The International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA) will bring its 20th Congress to Dublin in July 2019 with around 3,000 scientists expected to attend the seven-day meeting. INQUA aims to promote international collaboration in experimental and applied aspects of Quaternary research.

“ The congress will showcase the Irish landscape, promote Ireland’s research reputation, facilitate the dissemination of our research activities to a wider audience and attract world-class scientists to the country. The successful award of the 2019 INQUA Congress truly demonstrates an accomplishment far beyond what would be expected, given the relatively small size of our academic community.”

Catherine Dalton, President of IQUA.

www.inqua.org

DrupalCon 2016The Drupal Association will host its 2016 DrupalCon conference in Dublin in September and will see over 2,000 Drupal developers, site-builders, UX/designers, project managers, business owners and Chief Information Officers come together to learn, share and discuss issues.

“ We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing DrupalCon to Dublin. Drupal has a thriving local community in Dublin and throughout Ireland, and when paired with Dublin’s strong tech scene, it created the perfect location for DrupalCon 2016.”

Rachel Friesen, Events Manager, Drupal Association.

https://events.drupal.org/dublin2016

Hadoop Summit 2016Hadoop Summit is the leading conference for the Apache Hadoop community and will take place in April 2016. The two-day event will welcome over 1,500 delegates to showcase successful Hadoop use cases, share development and administration tips and tricks and educate organisations about how best to leverage Apache Hadoop as a key component in enterprise data architecture.

http://2016.hadoopsummit.org/dublin/

HUPO 2017The British Society for Proteome Research (BSPR) and the European Proteomics Association (EuPA) will welcome over 1,500 delegates for the 16th Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) World Congress in September 2017.

“ We are delighted to be bringing HUPO to Dublin, and with our PCO, Conference Partners, we look forward to hosting a vibrant congress that will showcase the latest developments in proteomics. With its state-of-the-art facilities and great location close to the city centre, we feel privileged and look forward to welcoming our international colleagues to The CCD and Dublin”.

Prof. Steve Pennington, Vice-President of the BSPR and Chair of the Local Organising Team.

www.hupo2017.ie

SMACC 2016The Social Media and Critical Care (SMACC) Conference will take place at The CCD in June 2016 with 2,000 critical care practitioners from all over the world expected to attend the four-day meeting.

“ Given the overwhelming response to SMACC and the growth in its international popularity, the move to Europe in June 2016 has been delegate-demand driven. The choice of Dublin as the host city was facilitated by it being a popular destination for travellers, a transport hub for both the USA and Europe and having a state-of-the-art convention centre.”

Lucy Timms, Team Manager, Events at The Association Specialists.

www.smacc.net.au

12th International Conference of the Metabolomics Society 2016The Metabolomics Society will host its annual meeting at The CCD in June 2016. Metabolomics is a newly emerging field of ‘omics’ research concerned with the comprehensive characterisation of the small molecule metabolites in biological systems, and the four-day event will bring together over 1,000 scientists with an interest in this.

www.metabolomics2016.org

WCFLCR 2017The 7th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights (WCFLCR) will take place over three days in June 2017, in association with Conference Partners. The Congress is expected to attract around 650 delegates and is the leading international forum for discussion and deliberation on issues of family law and children’s rights.

www.wcflcr2017.com

SIOP 2016The 48th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) will take place over four days in October 2016 attracting 2,000 international childhood cancer specialists to Dublin to make advancements in the fight against childhood cancer.

“ Location, accessibility, affordability and a state-of-the-art conference centre were the deciding factors to choose Dublin as the host city for the 48th SIOP Annual Congress.”

Dr Michael Capra, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin, SIOP Congress President.

www.siop2016.kenes.com

FIATA 2016The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association will host its 2016 world congress in October which will bring up to 1,000 visitors to The CCD for six days. FIATA represents 40,000 forwarding and logistics companies with an objective to unite the freight forwarding industry worldwide.

“ We are delighted to be working with the Irish International Freight Association on FIATA 2016. This is a terrific boost for Dublin and the surrounds and we are really looking forward to the planning year ahead.”

Clare Kilmartin, Conference Director at Conference Partners, official PCO.

www.fiata2016.org

ICMA 48th Annual General Meeting and Conference 2016The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) will welcome in excess of 800 delegates to Dublin for its three-day meeting in May 2016.

“ I am delighted that Dublin has been chosen as the venue for the 48th ICMA AGM in 2016. We are looking forward to working with our members in Ireland, to make it a really great event and to showcase this extraordinary and economically successful city to ICMA’s international members.”

Martin Scheck, CEO of ICMA.

www.icmagroup.org

ECIO 2016The 7th European Conference on Interventional Oncology (ECIO) will take place in April 2016 over four days and is set to welcome around 1,000 delegates. Interventional oncology deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and the conference will provide a platform for specialists to discuss developments in the medical, oncology, radiology, cardiology and health care fields.

www.ecio.org

OVER 30 INDUSTRY AWARDS IN 5 YEARSWe are absolutely thrilled to have been honoured with 31 industry awards in just over five years of operation, and are always delighted to receive recognition by our peers in the events industry.

This year, we have won the UK M&IT Award for ‘Best Overseas Conference Venue’ for the fourth time in a row, the UK C&IT Award for ‘Best Overseas Conference Venue’ for the second time, and three UK Meetings Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA), winning gold for ‘Best Integrated Marketing Campaign’, silver for ‘Best Print Advertising Campaign’ and bronze for ‘Best Website’.

We would like to acknowledge our wonderful team at The CCD, whose relentless passion for exceptional service has delivered this amazing result.

CCD NEWS

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How to Host an International Conference

Would you like to find out more about how you can bring your association’s international conference to Dublin? We regularly host breakfast seminars featuring presentations on the benefits and challenges of hosting successful international conferences. These include practical organisational elements such as bid preparation and submission, site inspection, available funding, operations and logistics.

Delegates can also hear from representatives of Dublin Convention Bureau (DCB), the Association of Irish Professional Conference Organisers (AIPCO), The CCD and a panel of local conference ambassadors, who share their individual experiences and thoughts on hosting international meetings.

Bringing your international conference to Ireland helps to raise Ireland’s profile internationally in your field and generates significant economic impact.

Find out more at www.theccd.ie/ambassador

BONUS PRIZE!

If you work out the anagram, you could also win a e500 online shopping voucher for Dublin’s iconic department store, Brown Thomas.

Pictured at MIMA 2015 - Joyce McElroy, Edel Mitchell and Frances Kinsella, Fáilte Ireland, Nick Waight, Elaine Phillips and Jacqueline Trehy, The CCD, Sinead Heneghan, Croke Park Stadium and Muireann King, Croke Park Hotel.

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COMPETITION: WIN A LUXURY WEEKEND FOR 2 IN DUBLIN

Complete our ‘IRELAND Taking Care of BUSINESS’ challenge and you could win a luxury weekend for 2 in Dublin.

• Return flights to Dublin with airport transfers

• Two nights’ B&B at the five star Shelbourne Hotel including relaxing spa treatments

• Dinner on one evening at Peploe’s Wine Bistro and the other at Rustic Stone

• Lunch and a tour of the Guinness Storehouse

• A hamper packed full of Irish goodies!

Many of the world’s top organisations in the fields of ICT, International Financial Services, Medical Technology and Pharmaceutical Sciences have made Ireland their European home. Using our handy clues, simply guess 3 or more top global companies on our map of Dublin to enter the competition.

Visit www.theccd.ie/competition today and ‘Let us take care of you’!

Closing date 30 November 2015. Terms and conditions apply.

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Wi-Fi Capacity to be Doubled

With the announcement of Drupal’s annual DrupalCon in September next year, we will be making a significant infrastructural investment by doubling our Wi-Fi capacity to facilitate 24,000 devices in the venue, ahead of the five-day event. As standard, we offer complimentary guest Wi-Fi as part of our comprehensive rental package.

Our Website is now Multi-lingual

Earlier this year, we translated key pages of our new fully responsive website into six additional languages – German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Irish. In order to give European conference organisers lots of useful information about the venue in their own language, we translated pages on ‘Why Dublin’, ‘Why The CCD’, ‘Conferences’, ‘About the Building’ and ‘Our Services’.

CCD Architect Kevin Roche Wins Prestigious Award

In April this year, The CCD’s architect, Kevin Roche, was awarded the 2015 George M. White Award for ‘Excellence in Public Architecture’, by the American Architectural Foundation (AAF). Kevin was presented with the award at the 26th annual Accent on Architecture Gala which celebrates individuals and organisations whose professional accomplishments combine architecture with civic and community betterment.

We’ve set a New Recycling Record!

We achieved our highest recycling rate to date in 2014. 98% or 169 tonnes of all waste generated within The CCD was recycled, breaking the previous year’s rate of 92%. 169 tonnes equates to the weight of 30 average elephants or 21 empty double decker busses! This fantastic result can largely be credited to the CCD Cleaning team, managed by Cagney Contract Cleaning, who work hard to consistently monitor and improve recycling figures.

Fitzers Catering and CCD Hospitality

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NEW CLIENT TESTIMONIAL VIDEOSWe’ve been out and about during events, speaking to clients about why they brought their conference to Dublin and The CCD. Representatives from Dell, ESOMAR, Dscoop, Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair, the European Congress of Endocrinology and Irish Tatler got behind the lens to share their experiences so far. You can view these testimonial videos on our YouTube channel.

www.youtube.com/TheConventionCentreDublin

CCD NEWS

Fitzers Catering was named as one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies for the fourth year in a row in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme.

Known as CCD Hospitality, Fitzers Catering has steadily built a reputation for premium hospitality and prides itself on the very best of Irish and international cuisine. It is dedicated to sourcing fresh, seasonal, local produce and, by using local suppliers, it ensures that food is fresher and more sustainable.

The choice of catering is vital to the success of your event and CCD Hospitality is always looking for new ways to design creative menus with innovative flair. So look out for new menus coming your way soon.

CCD Hospitality Chef, Karl O’Reilly and Executive Head Chef, Lenny Fearon carefully selecting cheeses from Martin Maguire, La Rousse Foods.

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INDUSTRY AND PCO NEWS

DUBLIN CONVENTION BUREAU LAUNCHES ITS REVAMPED WEBSITE

TEELING WHISKEY DISTILLERY AND VISITOR CENTRETeeling Distillery is the first new distillery in Dublin in over 125 years and provides the ultimate experience for whiskey lovers. It is located in the city centre just minutes from top local attractions like St Patrick’s Cathedral and the Guinness Storehouse, and is the only operational distillery in Dublin City. Dublin has a wide range of gala dinner venues and Teeling Whiskey offers a unique private event space.

Find out more at www.teelingwhiskey.com

2015 FACTS

• Dublin Airport has the fastest airport Wi-Fi in Europe

• Dublin was voted the second friendliest city in the world by Condé Nast Traveler magazine

• Ashford Castle in County Mayo was voted the best hotel in the world by Virtuoso

• Six Irish attractions were included in the Lonely Planet list of top sights

Conference Partners Win at the Event Industry Awards and C&IT Awards 2015Conference Partners was delighted to be awarded ‘Best Professional Conference Organiser’ at the Event Industry Awards and ‘International Conference of the Year’ for the One Young World Summit 2014 at the C&IT Awards earlier this year.

Speaking of the company’s success, Managing Director Nicola McGrane commented

“ We are thrilled to be recognised as the leader in the field of Professional Conference Management. With a proactive approach and an energised team, we delivered over 80 conferences and events for 66 clients in 2014. The commitment and drive of the entire team has been key to our success”.

Fáilte Ireland recently launched its revamped website for Dublin Convention Bureau (DCB). The responsive website which can be accessed easily on multiple devices, is designed to support users and to drive business tourism to Ireland.The updated site has a number of new features including:

• a new live chat function enabling users to access advice and support directly from the site;

• a range of planning toolkits; and

• a new blog focusing on key business tourism themes.

Visit www.dublinconventionbureau.com

Conference Partners Appointed ICCA UK and Ireland Chapter SecretariatConference Partners successfully tendered for and was appointed by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) to act as Secretariat for its Ireland and UK Chapter. The brief covers all aspects of association management for the Chapter and, speaking about the appointment, Managing Director Nicola McGrane said, “Conference Partners is passionate about developing the business tourism industry and working with organisations such as ICCA, who have education and the sharing of knowledge high on their agenda”

Conference Partners had previously worked with local conference host, Professor Desmond O’Neill of Trinity College Dublin to bring the 6th Congress of the EUGMS to Dublin in 2010. EUGMS 2010 was one of the first major conferences to take place at The CCD and, following its success, Professor O’Neill and Conference Partners decided that The CCD would again be an ideal venue to host the IAGG-ER 8th Congress in Dublin in 2015.

CASE STUDY

SolutionThe theme of the IAGG-ER Congress was ‘Unlocking the Demographic Dividend’. Conference Partner’s IAGG-ER brief included management of the venue, accommodation, finances, speakers, sponsorship, exhibition, online registration, delegate services, social programme design, website design and content. The strength and appeal of the scientific programme for the congress brought 1,300 geriatricians, old age psychiatrists, gerontological nurses, social gerontologists, gerotechnologists, economists, scientists in the biology of ageing, policy makers and nutritionists from 65 countries around the world to Dublin to discuss, debate, network and experience our renowned Irish hospitality.

The four day conference was officially opened by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD. The opening plenary took place in The Liffey Suite with a welcome reception in the exhibition area in The CCD, giving delegates the opportunity to reacquaint with old friends and make new connections. Nearly 1,200 abstracts were accepted and delivered via 185 oral presentations, 99 symposia and 607 posters, rotated on a daily basis. In addition, 30 high profile international keynote speakers were invited to address topics such as geriatric syndromes, neuropsychology and successful aging throughout the duration of the conference. The complexity of the extensive programme required excellent communication and cooperation between Conference Partners and The CCD’s AV and onsite teams to ensure a seamless, informative and relaxed meeting experience for all stakeholders.

The Forum in The CCD formed the hub of the conference, housing 30 exhibitors and sponsors, the poster boards, all refreshment and lunch breaks. Once again, Conference Partners worked successfully, hand-in-hand with The CCD, on managing all aspects of catering, dietary requirements and planning to ensure minimal queuing for delegates at break times. The social aspect of any conference

is always hugely important in terms of strengthening bonds between delegates and creating informal opportunities for learning and relationship building. With this in mind Conference Partners designed a social programme that offered a balanced mix of Irish culture, fun and entertainment for IAGG-ER delegates, including a gala dinner at the Mansion House, the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the option of a traditional Irish Night at Taylors Three Rock at the foot of the Dublin mountains, and an Accompanying Persons Programme that included a guided tour of Georgian Dublin taking in Trinity College and the world famous 9th century gospel manuscript, the Book of Kells.

ResultsThe IAGG-ER Congress was an outright success, with the high quality, thought-provoking programme, appealing destination, world-class city centre conference venue, outstanding organisation and energising and sociable atmosphere all contributing to uniformly positive feedback from all stakeholders. The Irish Gerontological Society was delighted with how well the congress was received and appreciated the fact that attendees had travelled from not only across Europe but from five continents to participate.

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CLIENT: Irish Gerontological Society

EVENT: International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region (IAGG-ER) 8th Congress 2015

PCO: Conference Partners

DELEGATES: 1,300

DATE: 23-26 April 2015

DAYS: 4

“ The organisers were very pleased to work with Conference Partners. They were very professional, effectively organised and provided a very thorough and professional service to delegates and organisers alike. I would be more than happy to recommend them to organisers of European congresses.” Professor Desmond O’Neill

IAGG-ER 8th Congress Dublin 2015 Chair

At the end of September, we welcomed the 68th Annual ESOMAR Congress, which is one of the world’s largest market research events. ESOMAR brought the international research audience together to “define, discover, dream and delight at the latest revelations in research, marketing and advertising.”

The four-day conference attracted around 1,000 delegates from 70 countries worldwide and featured more than 50 presentations, inspiring keynotes

such as Panti Bliss and Sir Ranulph Fiennes, one of the largest market research exhibitions, an awards ceremony, as well as pre-event training workshops and topic discussions. ESOMAR Congress provided its delegates with a number of innovations: an online TV studio broadcast of the presentations and interviews live from the exhibition set; digital business cards; networking receptions and drinks; Innovations Hub; and lots of games and interactions for networking.

Dublin Comic Con 2015

“ ESOMAR Congress Dublin 2015 was my 10th Congress as Manager of Events Logistics and, from my experience, The CCD is by far the best venue I have ever worked with. It’s not only due to the beautiful venue, up to date facilities and equipment, superb, fast and reliable internet and good quality catering, but the professional and flexible staff who really make a difference. It almost felt as if we gained additional colleagues from The CCD staff, having the same dedication, motivation and drive to implement our event, which we worked on for almost a year. ” Lucien Walraven Events Logistics Manager, ESOMAR

68TH ESOMAR CONGRESS 2015

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RECENT EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Dublin ComicCon descended on The CCD in August with 13,000 comic culture and cosplay enthusiasts gathering for the two-day exhibition. Since its inception, Dublin ComicCon has increased its fan base and exposure, and decided to move to The CCD this year to facilitate growing demand.

The event featured the best in authentic and replica on-screen props and costumes from popular films and TV shows, and interactive scenes for fans to engage with.

We also welcomed famous faces including actors Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy and The Walking Dead) and Gates McFadden (Star Trek), comic-book artist David Lloyd (V for Vendetta, Hulk and Doctor Who), voice-over artist Billy West (Futurama) and writer Simon Furman (Dr. Who, Transformers, X-Men and Terminator).

Marketplace International 2015, organised by Bord Bia, took place at The CCD in March and was the largest international food buyer event in Ireland to date. Over 500 food and drink trade buyers from around the world travelled to Dublin to do business with 200 Irish food and drink producers, generating new business worth over €30m.

MARKETPLACE INTERNATIONAL 2015

ABBEY CONFERENCE AND CORPORATE HOSTS GIC 2015

Abbey Conference and Corporate, in collaboration with Kesselman-Jones (New Mexico), welcomed over 450 delegates from 25 countries to The CCD in May 2015 for the third biennial Global Implementation Conference (GIC). 2015 was the first time GIC was held outside the United States and Abbey Conference and Corporate worked on an extensive marketing campaign to encourage delegates to travel and explore Dublin and Ireland as a destination.

The three-day conference welcomed delegates who are passionate about implementation science, practice and policy. The comprehensive conference programme offered delegates the opportunity to attend 32 different breakout sessions and over 80 ‘flash presentations’. Delegates enjoyed a picnic lunch at The CCD, ensuring a quality lunch was available ‘on the go’.

The conference was an outstanding success with Abbey Conference and Corporate citing the welcome reception in the beautiful surrounds of Trinity College, the glorious sunshine for three days and The CCD as the perfect conference venue, as contributing factors to delivering a world class conference experience in Dublin.

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RECENT EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

“ The CCD, together with its staff and services, was the perfect fit for this event, ensuring an efficient, professional and seamless flow, and working in tandem with the food and drink industry to achieve success. ” Sarah McManus Marketing Events Department, Bord Bia

The Digital Solutions Cooperative (Dscoop) is a worldwide community of visionaries from print service providers, labels and packaging converters and industry partners, who collaborate by sharing ideas and information that drive industry leading innovation and individual business growth through the use of HP digital print technologies. The fourth annual Dscoop EMEA Conference, ‘The Dscoop Open’, took place at The CCD in June 2015.

SolutionDscoop decided on Dublin as the location for The Dscoop Open due to its highly accessible location and excellent facilities available throughout the city. The CCD was subsequently chosen as the venue because of its exceptional infrastructure, built-in facilities in exhibition areas and break out rooms, and the overall wow factor it provides for delegates. MCI Brussels was also appointed as the professional conference organiser to oversee the running of the conference.

The three-day event featured over 50 partner stands in The CCD’s largest halls, The Forum and The Liffey, for the ‘Solutions Showcase’. HP demonstrated an array of applications during the event, including digital commercial printing, packaging, photo merchandise and labels and signage. In addition, two seminar events, Jetcomm at Dscoop EMEA and Photo Forum, were held at The CCD.

One of the highlights of The Dscoop Open included a daily newspaper, ‘The Dscoop Daily’, which was designed and printed on-site and distributed to attendees, showcasing the unique capabilities of digital print. Four issues of the newspaper were produced during the conference with the first issue distributed immediately after the opening session. The printed newspaper featured images from the show and interviews with conference attendees.

The CCD worked closely with organisers throughout the event to ensure the smooth running of operations. There were over 20 large machines installed for the exhibition, including industrial and commercial printers weighing up to 15,000kg, which required extensive planning. The team at The CCD carried out a structural analysis of the maximum weight capacities for The Forum and The Liffey halls, and developed a plan to facilitate the movement of parts weighing up to 6,000kg. The team also coordinated with HP technicians to execute the delivery and set up of nine HP Indigo Digital Presses. This process was completed in five days, when it normally takes one month to install one of these printing presses.

For the first time at The CCD, a compressed air system was installed, which was required to power the pneumatic systems used in the industrial sized machines. The team installed two units on one side of the building, as well as a network of piping throughout the existing cabling trough system, to facilitate power points for each machine. Dscoop had the largest electrical infrastructure requirements to date at The CCD, and CCD Maintenance had a team on-site throughout the event, monitoring the electrical load and temperatures in the halls. In addition, due to the high level of power required to run the machines, the Building Services Manager at The CCD liaised with the Irish electricity network to ensure the maximum import capacity (MIC) was not exceeded and that the city was left with sufficient power on the grid!

Another highlight during the event was a live scene change-over which CCD Technical performed during the plenary session in the Auditorium. Using dramatic lighting, sound and draping, the expert team transformed the scene from a conference setup to an awards ceremony.

ResultsThe Dscoop Open attracted more than 1,200 attendees from 47 countries. The event featured 50 partner stands and 40 educational seminars, presented by world-renowned experts and leading digital print providers from across EMEA. The comprehensive event schedule provided opportunities for delegates to network with hundreds of industry peers and Dscoop partners, and was deemed the largest graphic arts conference for digital printers so far this year.

Firsts for The CCD

• Machines weighing up to 15,000kg

• Installation of compressed air system

• Largest electrical infrastructure to date

CLIENT: Dscoop and MCI Brussels

EVENT: The Dscoop Open

DELEGATES: 1,200

DATE: 3-5 June 2015

DAYS: 3

“ The CCD proved to be a great venue for our event and our delegates really enjoyed the experience. One of the major benefits was the built-in facilities in the exhibition areas, as it was very easy for us to get the machines in and out”. Peter van Teeseling Dscoop EMEA Regional Director

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UPCOMING KEY EVENTS

In addition to the events recently confirmed (see page 3), here is a snapshot of some events our clients have given us permission to publicise. We also host many corporate events which we do not publicise. For weekly updated information on upcoming events – see our website www.theccd.ie/whats-on

2015

World Airway Management Meeting (WAMM)

3 days: 650 delegatesNovember 2015

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Life Conference

3 days: 1,000 delegates

November 2015

Workday Rising Europe

4 days: 1,200 delegates

December 2015

2016

18th International Airfinance Conference

3 days: 300 delegates

January 2016

Hadoop Summit

2 days: 1,500 delegates

April 2016

European Conference on Interventional Oncology (ECIO)

4 days: 1,000 delegates

April 2016

Phocuswright Europe

3 days: 300 delegates

May 2016

International Capital Market Association (ICMA) 48th Annual General Meeting and Conference

3 days: 800 delegates

May 2016

16th Annual European Services & Outsourcing Week (SSOW)

3 days: 450 delegates

June 2016

Social Media and Critical Care (SMACC) Conference

4 days: 2,000 delegates

June 2016

British Elbow & Shoulder Society (BESS)

3 days: 700 delegates

June 2016

12th International Conference of the Metabolomics Society

4 days: 1,000 delegates

June 2016

World Buiatrics Congress (WBC)

6 days: 2,500 delegates

July 2016

Joint Meeting of the American Physiological Society and the Physiological Society

3 days: 1,500 delegates

July 2016

32nd International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology (ICPE)

4 days: 1,200 delegates

August 2016

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries GIRO

4 days: 650 delegates

September 2016

DrupalCon Dublin

5 days: 2,000 delegates

September 2016

International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association (FIATA) World Congress

6 days: 1,000 delegates

October 2016

20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS)

5 days: 1,200 delegates

October 2016

International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP)

4 days: 2,000 delegates

October 2016

International Symposium on ALS/MND

3 days: 900 delegates

December 2016

International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)

4 days: 1,300 delegates

December 2016

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