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Kellen EUROPE ORGANIZED ITS 8th Annual EuroConference

In collaboration with key European trade and industry groups

Brussels, Belgium (28 February 2008) -- Kellen Europe of Kellen Company, the premier global association management firm, today held its eighth annual EuroConference in Brussels, Belgium. This year's conference addressed association effectiveness through the exchange of best practices. The event was developed for European association executives, corporate executives from major multinational corporations, executives of non-governmental organizations (NGO's), Platforms and Coalitions.

“EuroConference 2008 was more interactive than ever with a plenary session followed by five break-out sessions,” said Alfons Westgeest, Kellen Europe managing partner and a Kellen group vice president.  “The format created the ideal atmosphere for improving understanding while it also increased networking opportunities.”

Experienced speakers representing NGOs, European trade associations, Permanent Representations to the EU and corporations shared both best and worst practices providing a firm basis for discussion in the plenary session on “Challenges to Representation in Brussels.” The “Challenges” speakers included Daniel Karam of EICTA, the European Industry Association that is the voice of the Information and Communications Technology and Consumer Electronics industries in Europe; Goranka Gabric Kroselj from the Slovenian Permanent Representation to the European Union, Delia Villagrasa from WWF and Sylvian L’Hote from Boréalis.

Breakout session speakers included Thierry Dieu of ETNO, the leading trade association representing Europe’s 41 largest e-communications operators; Adrian Harris of Orgalime, the European Engineering Industries Association representing an industry employing more than 10 million people in the EU; Townsend Feehan of Microsoft; Jeffries Briginshaw of TransAtlantic Business Dialogue and Danielle Vermaelen of Ernst & Young.

Breakout sessions covered areas of:

  • Advocacy in the European Arena

  • Good Governance

  • Added Value for Membership

  • Media Engagement

  • Financial Management & Planning of an Association

The Kellen EuroConference was sponsored by Hoffman & Associates and was endorsed by the European Society of Association Executives. EurActiv and the European Public Affairs Directory are media partners.

For more information, visit www.kelleneurope.com/euroconference 

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About Kellen Europe

Kellen Europe provides association management, strategic advice, communications, government affairs, benchmarking studies, internet services and other professional advice to associations and corporations worldwide. Over the last 15 years, Kellen Europe has gathered considerable expertise that enables the company to rapidly anticipate the needs of emerging or existing associations and to provide tailored organizational solutions. For more information, please visit www.kelleneurope.com and/or www.kellencompany.com.

About Kellen Company

Founded in 1964, Kellen Company provides association management, government affairs, public relations, meetings management, creative communications, Web site development and other professional services to associations, as well as individual companies and other organizations.  Kellen serves more than 10,000 companies and 100,000 professionals worldwide, either through its more than 100 client associations or directly, from U.S. offices in Atlanta, New York City, Tucson and Washington, DC and international offices in Beijing, China; Brussels, Belgium; and Singapore.