The 3^rd International IMIC (International Meetings Industry Conferences) Conference on “Marketing Destinations – Incentive Trips, Team Building Events and Corporate Entertainment” (http://imic2007.conferences.gr) will be held in Athens, Greece, from 7th to 8^th February 2007.

The conference is actively supported by SITE - Greek Chapter.

The first conference in the IMIC series, entitled "Challenges in the new Global Environment" took place in Athens from 19th to 21st November 2004.

From 9th to 11th February 2006 the second conference in the series, entitled "Marketing Destinations and their Venues" took place once again in Athens and it was attended by more than 400 delegates. 

The third conference in the series will deal again with matters concerning Marketing Destinations with its main focus on the attraction of various kinds of company events and incentive trips, which now constitute a thriving and prosperous activity in this area.

With stronger emphasis to the educational aspect, this year with the support of SITE Greece, some exceptional international speakers who are leading personalities in SITE and the incentive/ meeting industry have been secured.

Among other:

·         Paul Flackett CITE, UK, SITE President 1995, Managing Director of IMEX

·         Tasso Pappas CITE, Greece, SITE President 2000 and President SITE Greek Chapter 2006

·         Carolyn Dow, UK, SITE President 2001 and Director of SITE Europe, Managing Director of The Dow Consultancy

·         Bruce Tepper CITE, US, Director if SITE Intl Board, Vice President of Joselyn, Tepper & Associates, Inc.

·         Rodolfo Musco, Italy, CMP, CMM, President SITE Italian Chapter, President of Motivation & Events

·         Bill La Violette, US, Chairman of several SITE Intl Conferences, Managing Director & Publisher Incentives & Meetings International

Except of SITE experts the conference educational program will be covered by:

·         Sotiris Avgoustis, US, Chair and Associate Professor, IU Department of Tourism, Conventions and Event Management, Indianapolis University

·         Jon Bradshaw, UK, Sales Manager of IMEX

·         Maarten Vanneste, Belgium, President of MPI Belgium in 2003-2004, President and CEO of Abbit Meeting Support

·         Imtiaz Muqbil, Thailand, Travel Columnist of Bangkok Post and Executive Editor of Travel Impact