Welcome to CONFEC GREEN

What is CONFEC GREEN?

UK Buyers - UK & Ireland Suppliers

3 - 6 September 2008

Hilton NewcastleGateshead

CONFEC GREEN is specifically for the important UK and Ireland MICE industry. There is a focus on what is new in the marketplace across England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Channel Islands.

It is a 3 day meeting forum for leading professional conference organisers, corporate meeting and incentive planners and associations. They come for a programme of one-on-one prearranged meetings with hotel chains, individual and unique venues, tourist boards and convention bureaus.

An extremely valuable use of our time to meet so many key buyers
InterContinental Hotel Group

As a CONFEC virgin I wasn’t sure what to expect. In fact the event was fantastic
Whittlebury Hall

The first CONFEC GREEN forum took place in the beautiful island of Jersey in 2006. The second forum was held in the vibrant city of Dublin in September 2007. For 2008 we will experience the jewel of the North East that is NewcastleGateshead.

The quality of delegates has been highly praised by buyers and suppliers alike and welcomed as an important annual focus for their businesses.

Superb method of building relationships with potential clients in a short space of time.
Clontarf Castle

Thank you for a fantastic event, I made some excellent contacts
Chester Grosvenor Hotel & Spa

A fantastic event which was very well organised. Would definitely recommend it
Visit Wales

Hosted Buyers

The Hosted Buyers at CONFEC GREEN are selected from the leading PCOs, booking agents, corporate meeting planners and associations who are based in the UK and Ireland. Delegates are senior account managers and executives who have specific responsibility for placing substantial business in the UK and Ireland. Hosted Buyer places are by invitation only. The careful qualification process ensures that the event is highly time efficient and productive for all delegates.

Supplier Delegates

CONFEC GREEN supplier delegates are from UK and Ireland only and by application. The event includes a focus on recently launched or planned venues throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and the Channel Islands. There will also be a highlight on recently refurbished established venues and those with new or unique facilities.

Format

There are approximately 50 top quality hosted buyers places and around 70 supplier delegate places. As with all CONFEC events, the number of places will be strictly controlled in order to maximize networking opportunities and to ensure that the unique relationship building atmosphere of CONFEC is retained. CONFEC GREEN will include a networking programme of joint lunches, dinners and activities ensuring that the event is extremely time efficient and highly enjoyable - just how good business should be. Delegates will also experience a range of venues and a get a wonderful flavour of the culture of the region.

Established Reputation

CONFEC forums are established as the most effective MICE industry forums in Europe.

For the mainland European suppliers markets, CONFEC RED is now in its ninth year, bringing together UK buyers and suppliers from 26 European countries. The second CONFEC BLUE will take place in Malta and is designed for mainland European buyers and European suppliers.

Top buyers invest their time to meet senior people from hotel chains, individual and unusual venues, convention bureaux and related services. The quality and number of top buyers attending, combined with the high level meeting and networking programmes, means that the European version has a waiting list each year.

Venue

Hilton Newcastle Gateshead

The Organisers

McLean Events currently develop and organise meeting forums across seven industry sectors including, Health & Fitness, Hotel Management, Spa, Petroleum, Conference & Incentive, Ship Building and Training and People Development.

Latest News

• CONFEC green discovers NewcastleGateshead

  In addition to the focus on top level business meetings at CONFEC, one of the many bonuses is experiencing the best of the MICE offering and culture of the host region.

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