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How a Quick Switch to Hybrid Saved This Pharma Event in Vienna

PCMA Convene

Dr. Norbert Rau, founder of RauCon, said venues should be more flexible in contracts “so that the risk is shared. They determine which business meetings they prefer to have in-person at the venue, and which ones by video meeting at any convenient date and time during the eight weeks following the venue event.”.

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California Continues to Attract Global Visitors

Smart Meetings

A lot has changed in two years since the actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had contracted what was then known as novel coronavirus on a film set in Australia. Martin Walter, managing director with Visit California Germany, Austria & Switzerland, said California was seen as role model for following rules.

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Confident planning strategies for the return of incentive travel 

The MICE

Therefore, these clients focus more on nearby destinations like Austria or Germany; something that is not too far away. As COVID has not completely gone away, what is your contingency plan if one of your team members, an employee or a speaker contracts the virus? You always need a backup. We negotiate exit windows with the suppliers.

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Swiss Sustainability Forum to lead a sustainability agenda in Bern

The MICE

Furthermore, Bern is easily reachable from other major Swiss cities, and easily accessible from neighbouring countries Germany and Austria as well as France. Why was Kursaal selected as a venue? Kursaal is flexible about working with external providers, which is another great advantage about working with this venue.